Navigate the AI revolution with confidence and build a culture where human creativity and artificial intelligence drive breakthrough results—with AI & Emerging Tech keynote speaker Josh Linkner.
Key trends and opportunities that Josh helps leaders navigate
Josh has been a technology pioneer for over 30 years. He founded, launched, and sold five groundbreaking tech businesses that leveraged cutting-edge innovation to gain competitive advantage. Today, Josh remains at the forefront of tech transformation, running a venture capital firm and innovation studio focused on the next generation of AI disruption. He shows leaders a new model where human creativity and AI fuse together to unlock growth, agility, and sustainable success—because in the age of agentic AI and accelerating change, the organizations that thrive will be the ones that pair powerful technology with a culture of inventive, entrepreneurial thinking at every level.
Generative AI: The Culture Multiplier
What separates the leaders from the laggards is culture. Organizations that pair generative AI with a genuine commitment to innovation—where people at every level feel empowered to experiment, iterate, and apply creative judgment—are the ones capturing outsized value. The technology is the same for everyone. The culture is what makes the difference.
AI Governance as Brand Advantage
With new regulatory frameworks now in enforcement globally, the organizations that lead on AI ethics are building a brand of integrity that attracts talent, partners, and customers. Innovation applied to trust: using creative problem-solving to build AI systems that are powerful and principled.
Where AI Meets Biology
One of the most promising frontiers of modern innovation, demanding the kind of creative, cross-disciplinary thinking that can’t be automated. The organizations that invest in this convergence—and build cultures that encourage bold experimentation across traditional boundaries—will lead in creating the sustainable, health-focused solutions the world urgently needs.
Automate the Routine, Innovate on Everything Else
Automation without innovation is just efficiency—and efficiency alone isn’t a moat. The real advantage goes to organizations that use the time and resources freed up by AI to invest in creative thinking, customer-centric innovation, and the kind of inventive problem-solving that drives sustainable growth.
The Intelligent, Connected World
This intersection of the digital and physical worlds is a rich canvas for creative innovation. The organizations that approach AI and IoT with an inventive mindset will redefine their market presence and build competitive advantages that are difficult to replicate.
Josh Linkner helps organizations discover and exploit their strengths in a changing business world. He clearly
shows how to reignite innovation
and unlock new business value such as speed, agility, persistence, and partnership.”
Alan Boehme
Chief Innovation Officer and Global CTO, The Coca-Cola Company
Josh Linkner delivers a roadmap to help future generations of entrepreneurs and innovators push boundaries and explore the art of the possible.
He provides a clear path to help you build an army of everyday innovators and
turn ideas into action."
Steve Case
Co-Founder and Former CEO, AOL, Chairman, Revolution Partners
Hi, I'm Josh.
Josh Linkner — a New York Times bestselling author — is a rare blend of business, art, and science.
On the business front, he’s been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which created over 10,000 jobs and sold for a combined value of over $200 million.
He’s the co-founder and Managing Partner of Muditā Venture Partners - an early-stage venture capital firm investing in groundbreaking technologies. Over the last 30 years, he’s helped over 100 startups launch and scale, creating over $1 billion in investor returns. He’s twice been named the EY Entrepreneur of The Year and is the recipient of the United States Presidential Champion of Change Award.
Josh has been a technology pioneer for over 30 years. He founded, launched, and sold five groundbreaking tech businesses that leveraged cutting-edge innovation to gain a competitive advantage. Today, Josh remains at the forefront of tech transformation, running a venture capital firm and innovation studio focusing on the next generation of AI disruption.
While proud of his business success, his roots are in the dangerous world of jazz music. He’s been playing guitar in smoky jazz clubs for 40 years, studied at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, and has performed over 1000 concerts around the world.
His experiences in both business and music led him to become one of the world’s foremost experts on innovation. Josh is the co-founder and Chairman of Platypus Labs, a global research, training, and consulting firm. Today, he’s on a mission to help leaders Find A Way™ through creative problem-solving, inventive thinking, and ingenuity.
Keynote Topics
+ Outcomes
Find A WayTM
Every problem can be solved, and every opportunity can be seized. Through a proven innovative framework, you'll discover new paths to explosive growth, competitive advantage, and sustainable results.
Expand organization-wide capability for creative problem-solving and inventive thinking.
Big Little BreakthroughsTM
Instead of high-risk moonshots, the most innovative leaders cultivate a high volume of ‘micro-innovations’ and build a culture of everyday innovation.
Gain the tools to become an everyday innovator.
The Music of Business
What business leaders can learn about agility, collaboration, creativity, and performance under pressure from the mysterious world of jazz.
Inject artistry and agility into your business through an unforgettable, interactive experience.
*Please note this topic requires additional talent + gear. Accordingly, additional costs apply.
The Innovative Leader
Become an unstoppable force by unlocking your and your team's ingenuity, gaining confidence, and boosting results in times of dramatic uncertainty and disruption.
Elevate your capacity to lead and win in volatile times.
Disciplined DreamingTM
A proven system for driving breakthrough creativity. Learn how to balance raw imagination with business rigor to achieve profound and predictable results.
Boost creativity and rigor simultaneously to achieve better outcomes.
Rethink. Reboot.
Reinvent.
The business you’ll be running in five years will be dramatically different than today. Unlock the definitive playbook on reinvention, relevancy, and sustainable success.
Gain the confidence to venture into the unknown and thrive, no matter what the future brings.
Innovation in the Age of AI
A modern framework to unlock sustained profitable growth at the intersection of technology and human creativity.
Josh shows you how the path forward involves integrating human creativity with artificial intelligence to thrive amidst uncertainty, rapid change, and disruption.
For AI & Emerging Tech Meeting Professionals
5 Ways Josh Turns Your Event Up To "11"
Sparks a mindset & movement.
His authentic, relatable, research-backed content - with real-world case studies and a high-energy delivery - will inspire your audience to uncover and activate new opportunities every day.
Moves your team into action.
Your audience will not only be energized, motivated, and inspired, they’ll become better equipped with specific tools, frameworks, and techniques to drive meaningful results in the months and years ahead.
Handcrafted, not canned.
Josh takes the time to listen deeply before custom-building a keynote experience just for you. This ensures that every minute is on-point, relevant, and targeted to your unique challenges and opportunities.
Real and accessible.
Josh applies Find A Way™ principles in his everyday work as a leader, venture capitalist, musician, and author. Leaders inspired by his keynote often reach out to him for help finding a way in their everyday work.
Impact - 11, Drama - 0.
Coming from a place of humility and service, Josh believes that a great keynote is about the audience, not the speaker. Meeting professionals often call Josh one of the best keynote speakers to work with.