Ian Beacraft

Considered one of the top voices in AI and the future of work, Ian Beacraft is a trusted advisor to the world's most innovative companies. The founder and chief futurist of Signal and Cipher, Ian leads a change management firm that blends strategic foresight and design thinking to reimagine critical workflows, augment teams, and rebuild them with the power of artificial intelligence. Signal and Cipher guides companies through the rapidly changing technology landscape and provides the training, upskilling, process engineering and job design services necessary to adapt to the era of generative AI.  

Previously responsible for P&L’s and innovation departments at the largest agencies in the world, Ian is known for making bleeding-edge technology understandable and monetizable. Companies he has advised include Nike, Coca-Cola, Google, Chase Bank, PayPal, Member’s Development Company, SAP, Deloitte, and dozens more. 

As an international speaker, Ian has pioneered a digitally immersive presentation style that brings artificial intelligence to life so audiences can understand the future of technology in actionable ways. Ian has spoken in over twenty countries and given featured keynotes for SXSW, Microsoft, Google, CES, Web Summit and dozens more. 

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