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John Sanei is a world-renowned keynote speaker, futures strategist, lecturer, best-selling author, and your guide to future trends and visionary leadership.

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That was absolutely brilliant - you hit every important nail on why, what and how we need to thrive in the world today and in the very near future. So much crucial learning to take away. Thank you.

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Why you should book John Sanei for your next event

  • With extensive experience in dynamic problem-solving, John's expertise is renowned for helping organizations navigate complex challenges with innovative solutions.
  • John's insights have helped hundreds of organizations globally develop future-focused strategies, catalyzing their path to high success and profitability.
  • Unlock tailored strategies for your organization, built for adaptability, high profitability, and sustainable success in the face of constant change.

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Future-Ready Strategies for Organizational Success
As a future strategist and transformation specialist, John Sanei is your key to an exciting future. By blending neuroscience, psychology, and strategy, he empowers organizations to create innovative workflows and processes that propel them beyond the present. With a wealth of experience in dynamic problem solving, John has guided countless organizations globally towards future-focused strategies, ensuring high success and profitability for decades to come. Partner with John Sanei to safeguard your relevance, competitiveness, and long-term profitability.
Globally acclaimed keynote speaker, futures strategist, 5 times bestselling author, Singularity University and Duke CE faculty member, Associate Partner at the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies, Chief of Tomorrow Board Member and podcaster at The Expansive – John Sanei isn’t just transforming the way we think about the future, he’s empowering us with the courage we need to cultivate everlasting change.

John's insights into the future of work, leadership, organizational restructuring, and education are a beacon of guidance in these ever-shifting times. He empowers organizations to not only keep up with the rapid changes but to proactively embrace them, just as a smartphone adapts to new apps and innovations.

Using a dynamic mix of human psychology, quantum science, business strategy and futurism, John creates talks, writes books, delivers masterclasses and sits on boards to help guide future-forward leaders who are ready to lean into uncertainty, overcome doubt, and rise with courage, clarity and power.

John collaborates with governments, educational institutions, and corporations to plan, evolve, engage, and educate their teams. His guidance extends to C-suite executives and board members, tailoring strategies that instill adaptability, ensuring profitability amidst evolving landscapes.

When you book John Sanei, you invest in a visionary thought leader who has seen countless organizations falter by avoiding technological advances or failing to inspire teams at the onset of change. John ensures your organization maintains momentum, progressing toward its goals and profits, securing relevance and competitiveness well into the future.

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That was absolutely brilliant - you hit every important nail on why, what and how we need to thrive in the world today and in the very near future. So much crucial learning to take away. Thank you.

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John as always hit the nail on the head. Is is imperative for businesses to create or start environments that are solely focused on catering for the future.

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The most mindblowing transformative experience of my life in a single short course! I really feel blessed in so many ways and deeply grateful. I have made some extremely difficult decisions and changes and I'm feeling strongly that everything is proceeding on a much more positive path now.

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Next level, Brilliant thought leadership content that will help me in my engagements with my clients. Wow we need to stay with the time! It was a mind shift!

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Keynotes

Keynote by John Sanei: A.I Frontiers for Leaders

Optimizing Decision-making in Changing Business Landscapes.

In a world reshaped by artificial intelligence, leaders often face a critical challenge: navigating the vast potential of A.I while avoiding the trap of outdated thinking.

This keynote simplifies the complexities of A.I, empowering leaders to assess how much—or how little—they’re leveraging its capabilities. Whether optimizing existing processes, transforming customer experiences, or pioneering entirely new industries—this session challenges leaders to adopt A.I as both a tool and a lens for bold, future-focused decisions.

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Keynote by John Sanei: The Human A.I Symphony

Unlocking Lateral Creativity in the Workforce.

The A.I revolution demands something uniquely human—our ability to reinvent ourselves, to see opportunities in chaos, to thrive in uncertainty, and to imagine possibilities that have never existed before.

In a world where adaptability trumps efficiency, our traditional focus on outcome-based thinking and algorithmic intelligence is holding us back. The “Human A.I Symphony” keynote explores how our brains have been hardwired for certainty, limiting our ability to experiment, adapt, and innovate in a rapidly changing world.

By understanding the neuroscience of change and embracing the art of unlearning, leaders and teams can develop more adaptable minds and lateral creativity. This keynote inspires audiences to elevate their awareness, break free from old patterns, and celebrate uncertainty as a pathway to discovering new solutions for the future.

Audience takeaways:

  • Adaptability Over Efficiency: Understand why traditional, outcome-based thinking is limiting and learn how to cultivate a mindset built on exploration and experimentation.
  • The Neuroscience of Change: Discover how to rewire the brain for greater adaptability and creativity, using practical techniques for unlearning old patterns.
  • Celebrate Uncertainty: Shift your perspective to embrace uncertainty, fostering optimism and innovative thinking in the face of the unknown.

This keynote empowers leaders and teams to embrace change with courage, think laterally with creativity, and transform uncertainty and change into opportunity.

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Keynote by John Sanei: TRANS-FOR-MOTION

Re-imagining Organizational Structure for Today & Tomorrow.

The challenge facing modern organizations is clear: we’re asking people to be both innovative and disruptive—two fundamentally opposing tasks.

Innovation requires doing what you’ve always done, only better and more efficiently. Disruption, on the other hand, demands rendering your current business model obsolete to create something entirely new. Most digital transformations fail because they rely on structures built for economies of scale and efficiency, which lack the adaptability required for disruption.

In this keynote, John provides insights on how to build dual-purpose teams: one focused on optimizing today’s operations (the “Boeing”); and the other tasked with experimenting and adapting for tomorrow (the “jet fighter”). By understanding and implementing this dual-structure approach, organizations can position themselves to succeed both today and tomorrow.

Key takeaways:

  • Clarity on Transformation vs. Disruption: Understand why these two functions are incompatible within the same team and how to separate them effectively.

  • Building Dual-Purpose Teams: Learn how to structure “Today Teams” for efficiency and “Tomorrow Teams” for adaptability, ensuring both profitability and long-term innovation.

  • A New Framework for Resilience: Discover practical strategies to create an organization that is nimble, lateral, and equipped to thrive in an unpredictable future.

This keynote gives leaders the insights and tools to build an organizational structure of “Today Teams” for operational efficiency and innovation, and “Tomorrow Teams” for disruption—to survive, and thrive in both the present and the future.

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