Mike Walsh
About Mike Walsh
“Your insights from emerging markets and watching the youngest of the population were powerful and insightful. This is the guy I watch to get ideas from!”
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The AI-Powered Decade Ahead: A Roadmap For Enterprise Reinvention
Artificial intelligence is not just another wave of technology. It is the foundation of a new era. Over the next decade, AI will reshape how we work, how we make decisions, how we serve customers, and even how we interact with the world around us. From autonomous systems and digital labor to intelligent infrastructure and machine-driven discovery, AI is rapidly becoming embedded in every industry and institution.
In this compelling keynote, futurist Mike Walsh explores what the next ten years will actually look like. Drawing on global trends and real-world examples, he reveals how AI will reshape industries, redefine productivity, and transform the relationship between people, organizations, and machines. Audiences will gain a clear view of the forces already reshaping the world and the critical questions every organization must confront as the AI- powered decade unfolds.
Audience Takeaways
- The biggest AI breakthroughs and shifts likely to shape the next decade
- How AI will transform everyday life, industries, and the global economy
- What the rise of autonomous systems, agents, and robots will mean for the future of work
- Understanding the Fifth Industrial Revolution, and how to position your organization to thrive in it
- What leaders need to do next to be ready for what will be expected of them
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Why Business Leaders Need to Understand Their Algorithms
One of the biggest sources of anxiety about AI is not that it will turn against us, but that we simply cannot understand how it works. Knowing “why” is important for many industries, particularly those with fiduciary obligations like consumer finance, or in healthcare and education, where vulnerable lives are involved. Leaders will increasingly be challenged by shareholders, customers, and regulators on what they optimize for...
Books by Mike Walsh
“Abundant Intelligence: How Digital Labor Will Rewrite the Rules of Business” (2027)
How the rise of AI agents—and other forms of autonomous intelligence—will transform every aspect of how companies create value and compete.
“The Algorithmic Leader: How to Be Smart When Machines Are Smarter Than You” (2019)
The greatest threat we face is not robots replacing us, but our reluctance to reinvent ourselves.We live in an age of wonder: cars that drive themselves, devices that anticipate our needs, and robots capable of everything from advanced manufacturing to complex surgery. Automation, algorithms, and AI will transform every facet of daily life, but are we prepared for what that means for the future of work, leadership, and creativity? While many already fear that robots will take their jobs, rapid advancements in machine intelligence raise a far more important question: what is the true potential of human intelligence in the twenty-first century?Futurist and global nomad Mike Walsh has synthesized years of research and interviews with some of the world's top business leaders, AI pioneers and data scientists into a set of 10 principles about what it takes to succeed in the algorithmic age. Across disparate cultures, industries, and timescales, Walsh brings to life the history and future of ideas like probabilistic thinking, machine learning, digital ethics, disruptive innovation, and de-centralized organizations as a foundation for a radically new approach to making decisions, solving problems, and leading people.The Algorithmic Leader offers a hopeful and practical guide for leaders of all types, and organizations of all sizes, to survive and thrive in this era of unprecedented change. By applying Walsh's 10 core principles, readers will be able to design their own journey of personal transformation, harness the power of algorithms, and chart a clear path ahead--for their company, their team, and themselves.
“Futuretainment: Yesterday the World Changed, Now It's Your Turn” (2009)
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