Beth Davies
Former Director of Learning & Development at Tesla. Former Gap, Apple & Microsoft executive
Ramy Nassar
Futurist & Former Head of Innovation at Mattel | Author of The World After AI | AI Strategy Advisor to Fortune 500s | On AI, Foresight & the Future of Work
Ramy Nassar helps leaders stop reacting to disruption and start designing the future. A futurist and former Head of Innovation at Mattel, where he was part of the team behind the $1.5B Barbie film, he now advises Fortune 500s on AI and delivers dozens of keynotes a year for organizations like Apple, Disney, and TD Bank. Author of the forthcoming The World After AI, he's a builder as much as a speaker, often coding a live AI demo on stage.
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Ramy Nassar biography
Ramy Nassar helps leaders stop reacting to disruption and start designing the future. A futurist, author, and former Head of Innovation at Mattel, he combines the rare perspective of someone who builds the technologies he speaks about, cutting through the noise around artificial intelligence to give leaders clarity, confidence, and a practical path forward.
Futurist speaker Ramy Nassar led innovation at Mattel, where he launched the company’s first innovation lab and used emerging technologies to reinvent one of the world’s most iconic brands, including contributing to the Mattel team behind the Barbie movie, which grossed $1.5 billion worldwide. Across 25+ years, he has worked with more than 250 organizations, among them Apple, TD Bank, TELUS, Verizon, New Balance, Disney, and the Government of Canada, blending hands-on technical depth with strategic foresight and powerful storytelling.
A Practitioner, Not a Spectator
What sets Nassar apart is that he is a builder as much as a speaker. Alongside his keynotes, he advises Fortune 500 companies on AI strategy and implementation through his consultancy, has built enterprise AI agents, guided AI governance teams, and launched innovation labs focused on real-world adoption. He is known for occasionally building a live AI proof-of-concept on stage, turning abstract ideas into working proof in real time. He is the author of The World After AI, arriving in early 2027, which sets aside the tired debate over whether AI is good or bad to ask the harder question of who decides, and a faculty member at universities in Canada and Europe. He is fluent in English, French, and German.
As a speaker, Ramy Nassar equips audiences to navigate what’s next in AI and emerging technology. He speaks on responsible AI adoption at scale, strategic foresight, the innovation imperative, and the convergence of AI with quantum and blockchain, always tailored to the audience and grounded in what actually works. His keynotes and workshops leave senior audiences energized, optimistic, and ready to build the future rather than be disrupted by it.
Ramy Nassar Speaking Videos
CIO Summit Keynote: Change in the Age of Intelligent Systems
CPA Canada National Conference Keynote 2024
Ramy Nassar Keynote Topics
AI is no longer a future bet; it's an executive priority, and most leadership teams are still figuring out where to start. Drawing on 25+ years building inside Mattel, Apple, TD Bank, and 250+ other organizations, Ramy maps the technologies driving real impact today, the frameworks that scale investments past the pilot trap, and the lines that protect trust, governance, and reputation, so leaders know what to pursue now, what to wait on, and what to walk away from. Available as a keynote or interactive workshop, often with live AI demonstrations and a post-session toolkit.
Linear planning was built for a world that no longer exists. Drawing on his forthcoming book The World After AI, Ramy shows leaders how to spot the weak signals and trend convergences competitors miss, make decisions that hold up across multiple possible futures, and lead their organizations through ambiguity with strategic confidence rather than reactive crisis management. Tailored to each client's sector with industry-specific scenarios.
AI dominates the headlines, but quantum, biotech, and blockchain are quietly converging to reshape industries at unprecedented speed. Ramy helps executives decode these technologies without jargon and time their strategic bets, when to experiment, when to scale, and when to wait for the hype to settle and the infrastructure to mature, building resilient strategies as technologies converge.
How can enterprises innovate with the speed and agility of startups? Most organizations are slowed by silos, legacy processes, and risk aversion. Drawing on lessons from both startups and Fortune 500s, Ramy shows leaders how to build innovation systems that combine startup agility with enterprise scale, harness AI as a catalyst for creativity and speed, and reframe culture, risk, and constraints as fuel for growth. Often includes startup-style design sprints.
Every enterprise wants the benefits of AI, but hallucinations, bias, governance gaps, and lack of explainability can derail adoption and damage trust. The organizations that win won't be the fastest adopters; they'll be the most responsible. Ramy introduces frameworks that balance innovation with governance, helping leaders recognize and mitigate AI risks and deploy responsibly while still accelerating growth. Frequently paired with workshops that map enterprise-specific risks into practical governance roadmaps.
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FAQs on Booking Ramy Nassar
Why Ramy Nassar?
Booking Ramy Nassar gives audiences a rare combination: a futurist who is also a hands-on practitioner. As the former Head of Innovation at Mattel, part of the team behind the $1.5 billion Barbie film, and an advisor to Fortune 500 companies on AI strategy, he doesn't just talk about emerging technology, he builds it, sometimes coding a live AI proof-of-concept right on stage. With 25+ years of experience across 250+ organizations including Apple, Disney, TD Bank, and Verizon, and a forthcoming book, The World After AI, he brings both credibility and optimism to one of the most requested topics in the world. His keynotes cut through the hype with practical frameworks and leave audiences energized and ready to act, making him an ideal speaker for events on AI, innovation, foresight, and the future of work. To bring Ramy Nassar to your next event, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
What was Ramy Nassar's role at Mattel and on the Barbie movie?
Ramy Nassar served as Head of Innovation at Mattel, where he launched the company's first innovation lab and led emerging-technology work for iconic brands including Barbie and Hot Wheels. In that capacity he was part of the Mattel team connected to the Barbie movie, which went on to gross approximately $1.5 billion worldwide. His work focused on using AI and emerging technologies to reinvent how one of the world's best-known brands engages audiences.
What is Ramy Nassar's book The World After AI about?
The World After AI, arriving in early 2027, sets aside the tired debate over whether AI is good or bad and asks the harder question of who decides which future we build. Rather than a book of features or prompting tips, it follows one ordinary day in 2035, lived twice by the same five people, once in a future designed on purpose and once in one drifted into, framing AI's impact around human agency and choice. It is written by someone building inside AI rather than watching from the outside, with pre-orders opening in summer 2026.
What topics does futurist speaker Ramy Nassar cover?
Ramy Nassar speaks on practical AI adoption, strategic foresight, responsible AI governance, the innovation imperative, and the convergence of AI with quantum and blockchain. His sessions range from interactive keynotes to hands-on workshops, hackathons, and foresight labs, and often include live AI demonstrations and a post-session toolkit. They suit conferences and corporate events on AI, technology, innovation, leadership, and the future of work. To book Ramy Nassar as a speaker, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
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