Keynote SpeakersAdah Parris (pronounced Ad-der)is a strategic futurist and pattern navigation expert.
She helps leaders navigate AI transformation and create sustainable competitive advantage.
Named “one of the most important futurists” by Forbes Brazil, she transforms complexity into immediate strategic clarity for C-suite executives and boards implementing AI strategy and managing digital transformation.
Through her pioneering work in pattern navigation and strategic foresight, she enables organisations to spot emerging opportunities and create actionable transformation strategies.
Her unique methodology combines advanced pattern recognition with strategic presence, delivering immediate results for global organizations navigating AI implementation, market volatility, and systemic change.
Adah is dedicated to inspiring individuals and organisations to embrace new ways of thinking and doing.
She challenges individuals and organisations to think differently by asking, “What type of ancestor do you want to be?”
Adah has a unique blend of expertise in multiple fields, including living systems, technologies (digital and ecological) and systems design.
Her perspective on innovation, transformation, and technology is both empathetic and subversive. She challenges the status quo and helps people recognise and bridge the gap between their external stories and internal behaviours.
Adah Parris is the Chair of Mental Health First Aid England and the advisory group for the Centre for Cultural Value. She has also been recognised as a TED Talks Global Emerging Innovator.
Her work explores the anatomy of transformation and innovation.
“What type of ancestor do you want to be?”
Her cutting-edge philosophy, Cyborg Shamanism™, merges ancient wisdom, living systems, traditional ecological knowledge and practices, and digital technologies. Through her consulting and her ancestors retreats, she provides individuals with the tools and practices to bridge the gap between where they are and where they want to be.
Adah Parris has over 20 years of experience in transforming cultures to nurture decentralised innovation environments and has worked with some of the world’s leading organisations and institutions, including Natwest Bank, Google, Unilever, Sainsbury’s, Ogilvy Labs, The British Council, The EU Council, The Tate Modern, the British Film Institute (BFI), ArabNet Dubai, Innovate Finance, Wayra UK, The University of The Underground, and Shambala Festival to name a few.
Her work with individuals and organisations helps them to expand their perspectives, develop a deeper understanding, and take action towards a more sustainable future.
“One of the most important futurists in the world”
Forbes Brazil
Adah Parris – Futurist, Innovator and Sustainable Growth Speaker
Do you need a keynote speaker who inspires innovative solutions to global and business challenges? Adah Parris can transform your approach to change, leadership, and culture.
How Nature Can Unlock AI’s Potential for Systemic Regeneration
In this thought-provoking keynote, Adah presents a strategic approach for leveraging AI in harmony with environmental principles to drive innovation and sustainable growth.
This presentation outlines the practical integration of AI with insights derived from natural systems, emphasising the value of ethical AI development and leadership strategies that prioritise long-term ecological sustainability and business resilience.
Attendees will explore actionable frameworks for enhancing AI’s impact through environmental mindfulness, ensuring their initiatives contribute positively to both their organisations and the wider ecosystem.
Parris delivers a compelling case for adopting a forward-thinking approach to AI, demonstrating how businesses can achieve competitive advantage and sustainability by aligning technology with nature’s blueprint for regeneration.
Pattern Navigation in the AI Age – Finding Home in Paradox
- See patterns others miss in the AI transformation
- Navigate multiple futures simultaneously
- Transform complexity into regenerative opportunity
- Use presence as our most advanced technology
- Create space for wise implementation
Beyond AI Integration: Pattern Recognition for Regenerative Innovation – Where Technology Meets Wisdom
- Navigate the intersection of AI and sustainability
- Create bridges between ancient and emerging wisdom
- Transform polarization into a possibility
- Enable upstream pattern recognition
- Build regenerative technological futures
Presence as Technology: Leading in an AI World Where Human Wisdom Meets Artificial Intelligence
- Navigate AI implementation through presence
- See patterns that machines miss
- Create space for human-centered innovation
- Enable wise technological choices
- Transform complexity into clarity
Regenerative AI: Creating Futures Worth Inheriting – Aligning Technology with Life
- Design AI systems that support planetary wellbeing
- Navigate the intersection of green prosperity and AI
- Create regenerative technological practices
- Enable wise implementation choices
- Transform challenges into possibilities
