The problem isn’t AI — it’s our leadership model. We’re still leading like humans are the only ones in the room… as the room quietly fills with AI agents. AI systems are no longer just tools. They’re becoming active participants across the business, and will soon co-author every meaningful decision. This is already happening, and the leaders who learn to orchestrate these new dynamics will redefine how business works. The ones who don’t will be outpaced by competitors moving at agentic speed. In this keynote, Near Futurist Neil Redding shows how leadership must evolve in the Agentic Era — from command and control to the orchestration of human–AI dynamics.

The world is shifting at an exponential pace — AI is no longer just a tool but an active participant in the evolution of business. We are entering the Agentic Era, where businesses will automatically adapt in real time to changes in supply chains, markets, geopolitics, and technology itself. In this transformative keynote, Near Futurist Neil Redding demonstrates how businesses can shift from static machines to living, self-adjusting ecosystems. AI agents will play an essential role — co-creating business realities, shaping strategy, automating decisions, and executing increasingly complex agendas. Attendees will leave with a new, actionable paradigm: AI as an active participant in our teams, workflows, and businesses. The near future of business is not merely efficient but continuously evolving — leveraging AI to drive sustainable growth and a resilient, thriving business.

The convergence of AI and spatial computing enables us to conjure what we dream into our shared reality — and into our evolving business models. In this talk, Near Futurist Neil Redding showcases new tools for practical co-creation of the future, starting with the near and even the now. Drawing on wide-ranging inspiration including quantum mechanics theories, neuroscience, spiritual traditions, psychedelic insights, lucid dreaming and even entrepreneurial creation-from-nothing, we will experience the thin veil separating what is from what we dream. Welcome to the Near Future.