Jim Harris

Keynote Speaker | Toronto, Ontario

Bestselling Author
2024 Speaker of the Year | AI, Genai & Disruptive Innovation Expert

Jim Harris Expertise Alliances & Partnerships, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Technology, Disruptive Innovation, Change Management, Innovation & Creativity, Futurists & Foreseight, Business Leadership and Disruption Management.

Jim Harris

About Jim Harris

Jim Harris is one of North America’s top keynote speakers on AI, GenAI, disruptive innovation, and strategic leadership. Named TEC Canada’s Speaker of the Year in 2024, he helps executive teams navigate transformation, innovation, and change with clarity. A globally recognized thought leader, Jim Harris engages more than 280,000 followers online and ranks among the top one percent of users on LinkedIn and Facebook. His #1 international bestseller Blindsided! is published in 80 countries and recognized by Soundview Executive Summaries as one of the best business books of the year. Renowned for translating complex trends into actionable insights, Jim Harris empowers leaders to anticipate disruption, harness emerging technologies, and build future-ready organizations.

Jim Harris Videos

The AI Revolution with Jim Harris 2025

Disruptive Innovation | Jim Harris | Strategic Advantage

The Disruption That Killed Industries Forever: Jim Harris

Disruptive Innovation Speaker Jim Harris: AI & Autonomous Vehicles (se

Jim Harris – Surprising Sustainability Ideas

Idea City: Disruptive Innovation

Jim Harris Interviews & Podcasts

Surviving & Thriving Amid Covid-19: Jim Harris

Disruption Shift with Jim Harris

AI, People, and the Power of Curiosity with Jim Harris, Keynote Speake

JIM HARRIS BIOGRAPHY

Jim Harris is one of North America’s top keynote speakers on AI, disruption, and innovation—named TEC Canada’s Speaker of the Year in 2024. He helps executive teams navigate change and lead with clarity.

Jim Harris is an AI, GenAI, disruptive innovation, and strategic planning expert recognized for executive education and advisory. In February 2024 Jim Harris was named Speaker of the Year by TEC Canada, part of Vistage, in recognition of his AI presentations to chief executives.

Jim Harris is a globally recognized thought leader with a powerful digital presence, holding top rankings for hashtags such as disruptive innovation and artificial intelligence. He engages more than 280,000 followers on Twitter and ranks among the top one percent of users on LinkedIn and Facebook, reinforcing his influence as a trusted voice on technology and change.

As the closing keynote speaker for the World Future Society conference, Jim Harris has shared the stage with leading futurists shaping the global innovation agenda. He was personally trained by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore to deliver An Inconvenient Truth, further demonstrating his long-standing commitment to sustainability, climate leadership, and responsible business transformation.

Jim Harris speaks at 60+ global events each year, helping organizations like Walmart, IBM, and the UK Cabinet Office lead through change. His bestselling book Blindsided! is published in 80 countries. Association magazine ranked Jim Harris among North America’s top ten speakers.

As one of North Americas foremost management consultants, Jim Harris advises leadership teams on strategy, transformation, and execution with an emphasis on measurable outcomes. His facilitation aligns boards and executives on priorities, resource allocation, and risk.

Clients include American Express, Barclays Bank, Canon, GM, IBM, SAP, Munich Re, Swiss Re, Walmart, Zurich Insurance, the UK Cabinet Office, and the Top 200 CIOs of India. Jim Harris has delivered engagements across financial services, insurance, technology, retail, manufacturing, and the public sector.

Jim Harris is the author of Blindsided!, a number one international bestseller published in 80 countries. Soundview Executive Summaries selected Blindsided! as a best business book and circulated a summary to 80,000 executives globally.

Future-proof your business with Jim Harris—#1 international bestselling author, innovation strategist, and one of North America’s top ten speakers on AI and disruptive change.

His work examines how exponential technologies and new business models drive market shifts and competitive risk. Leaders use Jim Harris frameworks to identify early warning signals and accelerate response.

From 1992 to 1996 he represented the Covey Leadership Center teaching The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. This foundation informs the Jim Harris approach to culture, accountability, and execution.

Jim Harris is a frequent commentator on global technology and business trends at the Consumer Electronics Show, the World Economic Forum in Davos, and Mobile World Congress. His analysis supports planning for product, operations, and workforce readiness.

Focus areas include AI strategy, GenAI adoption, digital transformation, data governance, cybersecurity resilience, and the future of work. Jim Harris translates complex concepts into practical steps for competitive advantage and risk mitigation.

Event organizers select Jim Harris for credible case studies, clear structure, and industry specific preparation. Each session is tailored to executive priorities, current market conditions, and defined outcomes.

Jim Harris has led initiatives on sustainability and information technology efficiency, including a global program focused on virtualization and energy reduction. His work outlines cost avoidance, performance gains, and emissions impact.

As a consultant and facilitator, Jim Harris supports executive offsites, board retreats, and enterprise planning cycles. Deliverables include strategic choices, scenario plans, and implementation roadmaps.

Jim Harris appears regularly at IdeaCity where audience demand has led to multiple invitations. His virtual delivery capabilities support distributed teams and hybrid conferences.

Based in Toronto, Jim Harris serves clients across North America and internationally. Organizations engage him for keynotes, leadership sessions, and advisory aligned to growth, resilience, and innovation.

 

Jim Harris Topic Presentations

Jim Harris Toronto, Ontario, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.

Leading in Turbulent Times: Building Agility and Resilience in a Vuca World

The AI Revolution: Transforming Productivity and Performance

Thriving in the Era of Disruptive Innovation

Surviving and Pivoting During Technological Transformation

Collaboration and Engagement: Unlocking the Full Potential of People

Creativity and Innovation: Building a Culture That Drives Change

Exponential Organizations: Why Some Firms Achieve 10x Performance

Customized Presentations: Future Trends Shaping Your Industry

Social Media Endorsement: Jim Harris the Social Influencer

Jim Harris Books & Articles

Blindsided
Blindsided

In Blindsided, Jim Harris examines how the rapid pace of change, driven by technology, mergers, and fierce competition, has made the...

The Learning Paradox
The Learning

In The Learning Paradox, Jim Harris explores the idea that change is the most powerful driver of a company's success. The book provides...

Jim Harris Speaking Testimonials

"Jim’s session was one of the most highly rated and I am certain that we will work with him in the future. What was particularly noteworthy was the accessibility and relevance of his material. Jim’s friendly, open style is critical in encouraging participants to take the material on board and shift their thinking."

Geoff Merchant

Centre for Management & Policy Studies
UK Cabinet Office

"As if the enthusiastic response of our audience wasn’t enough, the results of our post conference survey are conclusive: you were a major hit! In fact, the response of 2,000 delegates closely paralleled my own assessment: the content was on target, the presentation superlative"

President
Mackenzie Financial

"Jim Harris was a wonderful speaker. The delegates and I really enjoyed his presentation and he was extremely professional."

Mirissa Caldarola

Senior Coordinator
Events Supply Chain Management Association

"Jim Harris did a great job! He knocked the ball out of the park talking to a crowd of 350 construction industry people here at the Ottawa Construction Association. I got a lot of great feedback that it was actionable items, something they were going to move on right away and they were going to pursue so you can’t do better than what Jim did at our annual general meeting. Jim was a pleasure to work with him and his supporting team, easy to coordinate, did a great job of research in our group, researching with my board of directors. He really invested time and effort to deliver a A-Plus presentation. What Jim did for a construction crowd was bang on for the times. Everyone’s..."

John DeVries

Executive Director
Ottawa Construction Association

"I launched the Center of Excellence for Sales Leadership at York University’s Schulich Executive Education Centre with the 13-day Masters Certificate Program and the 5 day Executive Sales Management Program. Jim Harris was one of my faculty for both programs. He is exceptional. Jim engages the minds and hearts of participants with his informative content, style and humour. Jim is able to create a complete shift in participants’ outlook in just a single session.  I always learn something new every session I attend with Jim because it is never canned content.  He is exceptional at refreshing and adding current and relevant content to his programs. In all my years in sales..."

Lorella DePieri

Program Director
York University, Schulich School of Business

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