# Steve Brown — AI Futurist & Global Keynote Speaker > Steve Brown is an AI futurist and global keynote speaker who helps senior leaders, boards, and C-suite teams understand what artificial intelligence really means for their business and how to build AI-first organizations — without hype, jargon, or ambiguity. Steve is a former executive at Google DeepMind and Intel with a 30-year career in high technology, AI, and digital transformation. He is the author of "The AI Ultimatum," a book that gives senior leaders frameworks to identify high-value AI opportunities, orchestrate human and artificial intelligence, and build compounding capabilities for the Intelligence Age. He has delivered hundreds of keynotes and innovation workshops across five continents to audiences ranging from 10 to 10,000 people. His clients include Disney, Samsung, Audi, Nike, JP Morgan, WPP, PepsiCo, Comcast, Hewlett Packard, Wunderman, Intel, Hasbro, Carrier, AMD, BCG, Bank of America, Allianz, Nestlé, BASF, Cameco, The Standard, Milestone, Prime Lending, Knight Frank, Greenbrier, Micron, Celonis, Umpqua Bank, Applied Materials, PGE, Columbia Bank, Zebra, Oregon Lottery, and government agencies. He has appeared on BBC, CNN, Bloomberg, ABC, NBC, Forbes, Wired, and The Wall Street Journal. Steve is based in the United States and travels internationally. To book Steve for a keynote or workshop, email steve@stevebrown.ai or use the contact form. ## Core pages - [Home](https://www.stevebrown.ai/): Overview of Steve's work as an AI futurist and keynote speaker, client list, and featured testimonials. - [About Steve](https://www.stevebrown.ai/about): Steve's background, including his roles at Google DeepMind and Intel, his books, and his approach to AI futurism. - [Contact](https://www.stevebrown.ai/contact): Inquiry form for booking keynotes, workshops, and consulting engagements. Direct email: steve@stevebrown.ai. ## Services - [Keynote Speaking](https://www.stevebrown.ai/keynotes): Steve delivers AI-focused keynotes tailored to each audience. Five signature talks plus fully custom content built around the client's industry and event themes. - [AI Innovation Workshops](https://www.stevebrown.ai/workshop): Half- and full-day workshops using the Futurecasting foresight methodology (originally developed by Steve at Intel and used by Disney, Cisco, Google DeepMind, WPP, Mastercard, the United Nations, DARPA, and the U.S. military). Output: a portfolio of pressure-tested AI use cases and an actionable transformation plan. - [AI Course](https://www.stevebrown.ai/ai-course): Self-paced online course teaching leaders and teams how to apply AI to their work. ## Signature keynotes - [AI First: Turning AI into Your Competitive Engine](https://www.stevebrown.ai/keynotes): Why most companies are merely adding AI tools, and how the leading organizations are rebuilding themselves around AI as the operating model. - [AI Now and Next: Getting Ready for the Future of AI](https://www.stevebrown.ai/keynotes): What is here today, what is coming next, and how the next wave of AI will reshape every industry. - [AI Agents: Building a Digital Workforce to Amplify Your People](https://www.stevebrown.ai/keynotes): How AI agents — software that can plan, act, and complete work autonomously — are becoming digital teammates and redesigning how work gets done. - [AI and Innovation: Turbocharging Breakthroughs](https://www.stevebrown.ai/keynotes): How AI is compressing R&D timelines and accelerating discovery across medicine, materials science, product design, and operations. - [The State of AI: Key Trends Shaping What's Next](https://www.stevebrown.ai/keynotes): An annual briefing on what is actually moving the needle in AI, separating signal from hype. ## Book - [The AI Ultimatum (book)](https://a.co/d/grpGcEr): Steve's book for senior leaders on how to turn AI disruption into competitive advantage. Covers why 88% of transformation initiatives fail, frameworks for identifying high-value AI opportunities, and how to orchestrate humans and AI together. Available on Amazon. ## Resources - [Blog](https://www.stevebrown.ai/blog): Steve's writing on AI, the future of work, AI strategy, and digital transformation. - [Synthetic — weekly newsletter](http://synthetic.stevebrown.ai/): Steve's weekly newsletter covering AI developments, trends, and practical guidance for leaders. - [Artificial Wisdom resource pack](https://www.stevebrown.ai/#section-book): A curated free download of recommended AI tools to try, free online AI training courses, book recommendations, and podcast picks. ## Topics Steve covers - Artificial intelligence strategy for business leaders - Building AI-first organizations - AI agents and the digital workforce - The future of work and human-AI collaboration - AI-driven innovation and R&D acceleration - Digital transformation and change management for AI - AI ethics, risk, and governance for the enterprise - Futurecasting and science-fiction prototyping for foresight ## Typical audiences Boards, C-suite leadership teams, senior executives, marketing leaders, technology leaders, educators, government and public sector audiences, and industry conference attendees. Steve tailors content for audiences with any level of prior AI experience. ## Booking and fees - Fees vary by event, location, and scope. Discounted rates are offered for non-profits, government, and education. - Travel costs are passed through at cost with no markup. A fixed travel buyout is available as an alternative. - For a personalized quote: email steve@stevebrown.ai or complete the [contact form](https://www.stevebrown.ai/contact). ## Social and media - [LinkedIn — Steve Brown](https://www.linkedin.com/in/futuresteve/) ## Optional - [Privacy Policy](https://www.stevebrown.ai/legals/privacy-policy) - [Terms of Service](https://www.stevebrown.ai/legals/terms-of-service)