Ramy Nassar

Ramy Nassar is a futurist, AI strategy expert, author, and former Head of Innovation at Mattel. Over 25+ years, he has worked with more than 250 organizations, including Apple, TD Bank, Verizon, New Balance, Disney, and the Government of Canada. At Mattel, he launched the company’s first Innovation Lab, led 15+ AI-powered retail experiences for brands including Barbie and Hot Wheels, and contributed to the tech strategy for the $1.5 billion Barbie film.

Today, Ramy delivers keynotes and workshops on artificial intelligence, strategic foresight, and innovation. Rather than teaching audiences how to use individual AI tools, he challenges leaders to think more carefully about where technology belongs, what should remain human, and how organizations can turn disruption into advantage. Ramy Nassar is available to be booked for corporate and private events. Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group today to inquire about Ramy Nassar’s fees.

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Building Innovation Inside Global Organizations

Before Ramy Nassar became a full time keynote speaker, he spent decades working at the intersection of technology, innovation, and business. His experience spans more than 250 organizations across financial services, professional services, healthcare, government, life sciences, retail, and other sectors.

As Head of Innovation at Mattel, Ramy built the company’s first Innovation Lab and led more than 15 AI-powered retail experiences. His work included creating AI-powered experiences for Barbie and Hot Wheels and contributing to the technology strategy for the $1.5 billion Barbie film.

Today, Ramy brings that same builder’s mindset to leaders, helping them Navigate What’s Next in AI and emerging technology with clarity and confidence. His work includes building enterprise AI agents, advising AI governance teams, and launching innovation labs focused on real-world implementation. He also teaches at universities in Canada and Europe and is fluent in English, French, and German.

Ramy is also the author of The AI Product Design Handbook. His forthcoming second book, The World After AI, is scheduled for early 2027.

To hire Ramy Nassar for an event, contact the Mollie Plotkin Group with the proposed event date, location, audience size, event format and program goals. Ramy Nassar is available for corporate events, conferences, leadership meetings, private events, workshops, fireside chats and virtual programs.

After receiving your request, a Mollie Plotkin Group booking agent will review Ramy Nassar’s availability, discuss the event details and get back to you within 48 hours with next steps for securing Ramy Nassar for your program.

The cost to book Ramy Nassar depends on the event date, location, format, audience size and scope of the appearance. Ramy Nassar’s speaking fee ranges from $17,500 to $25,000. Speaking fees may vary for keynote speeches, workshops, fireside chats, private events, corporate meetings and virtual programs.

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Ramy’s keynotes focus on artificial intelligence, strategic foresight, innovation, and the emerging technologies shaping the future. His broader futurist work also examines areas including quantum computing, neuromorphic technology, and synthetic biology, although AI remains the subject audiences request most often.

His central argument is that AI is becoming less of a technology problem and more of a leadership problem. As the technology matures, the critical questions become human decisions. What should an organization automate? What should remain human? Where should AI improve speed, and where should it help people produce better work?

One idea Ramy explores is what he calls “the human remainder,” the part of a job that AI cannot replace and that organizations should deliberately identify and elevate. His presentations are built to challenge how audiences think rather than demonstrate specific platforms such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot. Drawing on extensive research for each client, Ramy helps leaders separate meaningful change from hype, anticipate disruption, and make deliberate decisions about what they want to build next.

AI Now, Next, Never

AI is no longer a future bet. It’s an executive priority, and most leadership teams are still trying to figure out where to start. Drawing on 25+ years building inside Mattel, Apple, TD Bank, and 250+ other organizations, Ramy tells the real story of AI – daring leaders to confront what matters now, what’s coming next, and what guardrails are vital.

• AI Now maps the technologies driving real impact today: generative AI, agents, and the practical use cases inside enterprises that are actually moving the needle.
• AI Next equips leaders to scale investments past the pilot trap. The frameworks that turn proofs of concept into enterprise-grade value.
• AI Never draws the lines that protect trust, governance, and reputation. The strategic case for what to walk away from, even when the market is racing toward it.

Audiences will learn how to:

• Identify AI use cases with measurable ROI and separate hype from reality
• Scale initiatives past the pilot trap with frameworks that turn proofs of concept into enterprise value
• Align their leadership team on what to pursue now, what to wait on, and what to walk away from entirely

This presentation can be delivered as a keynote or interactive workshop. Sessions often include live AI demonstrations and provide participants with a post-session toolkit (sample prompts, adoption frameworks, governance checklists) to inspire action the very next day.

The Future-Proof Leader: Strategic Foresight in an Age of Disruption

What if your biggest risks aren’t today’s challenges, but tomorrow’s blind spots? Linear planning was built for a world that no longer exists. Drawing on his forthcoming book The World After AI, Ramy challenges leaders to confront a harder truth: the executives who win the next decade aren’t the ones with the best plans, they’re the ones willing to lead differently.

• Anticipate teaches leaders to spot the patterns hiding in industry noise: the weak signals, leading indicators, and trend convergences that competitors miss until it’s too late.
• Adapt moves beyond static planning into multi-horizon thinking, equipping leaders to make strategic decisions that hold up across multiple possible futures rather than betting everything on one forecast.
• Lead translates foresight into the kind of proactive direction-setting that brings entire organizations along through ambiguity, replacing reactive crisis management with strategic confidence.

Audiences will learn how to:

• Spot weak signals and trend convergences to anticipate disruption before competitors react
• Apply foresight methods (scenario planning, Janus Cones, horizon scanning) to decisions that hold up across multiple futures
• Lead their organization through ambiguity with proactive direction-setting instead of reactive crisis management

The presentation is tailored to each client’s sector and includes in-depth research into industry-specific scenarios. Programs can be interactive (real-time foresight exercises, trend prioritization), and participants receive a post-session toolkit to bring learning back into their organizations.

Exponential Futures: Quantum, Blockchain, and The World After AI

The technologies that will reshape your industry aren’t theoretical, they’re already here. AI dominates the headlines, but quantum, biotech, and blockchain are quietly converging to reshape industries at unprecedented speed. Drawing on his forthcoming book The World After AI, Ramy dares executives to think past today’s hype – mapping when to experiment, when to scale, and when to wait.

• Experiment maps the emerging technologies worth investing in now: where to place small bets, build optionality, and learn before competitors do.
• Scale equips leaders to commit when a technology has crossed from possibility to advantage. The frameworks that turn early bets into enterprise-grade capability before the window closes.
• Wait draws the strategic case for letting hype cycles complete – knowing which technologies are louder than they are ready, and standing back until infrastructure matures.

Audiences will learn how to:

• Decode AI, quantum, and blockchain without jargon, focusing only on strategic impact
• Time strategic bets: when to experiment, when to scale, and when to wait
• Build resilient strategies that adapt as technologies converge across industries

This keynote is always tailored to the audience, helping participants decide where to lean in, where to wait, and where to let technologies mature further.

The Innovation Imperative: Leading Change in the Age of AI

How can enterprises learn to innovate with the speed and agility of startups? In today’s AI-powered economy, the ability to adapt quickly isn’t a luxury, it’s survival. Yet most organizations are slowed by silos, legacy processes, and risk aversion.

Futurist and former Head of Innovation at Mattel, Ramy Nassar, brings decades of experience helping global brands reimagine innovation. Drawing on lessons from both startups and Fortune 500s, he shows leaders how to cultivate cultures, systems, and strategies that unlock enterprise-scale innovation. 

Through stories from the front lines and proven frameworks, he equips leaders to embrace risk, adopt an AI-first mindset, and leap from incremental improvements to bold reinvention.

Audiences will learn how to:

• Build innovation systems that combine startup agility with enterprise scale
• Harness AI as a catalyst for creativity, speed, and competitive advantage
• Reframe culture, risk, and constraints as fuel for transformation and growth

This program can be delivered as a keynote or interactive workshop. It often includes startup-style design sprints, collaborative foresight activities, and tools leaders can use to rewire innovation practices the very next day.

Responsible AI: Governance, Ethics, and Practical Adoption at Scale

Every enterprise wants the benefits of AI, but the risks are real. Hallucinations, bias, governance gaps, and lack of explainability can derail adoption, create reputational damage, and limit trust with customers and regulators. The organizations that win with AI won’t be the fastest adopters, they’ll be the most responsible.

Futurist and former Head of Innovation at Mattel, Ramy Nassar, equips leaders with the tools to adopt AI at scale, responsibly and sustainably. Drawing on years of hands-on experience guiding Fortune 500 companies, from global banks and healthcare organizations to energy providers and technology leaders, Ramy has helped design AI policies, launched governance committees, and established innovation labs that scale across the enterprise.

In this presentation, he introduces frameworks that balance innovation with governance, ensuring AI initiatives drive measurable impact without exposing the enterprise to unnecessary risk. 

Audiences will learn how to:

• Recognize and mitigate AI risks, such as bias, hallucinations, and misuse, that jeopardize adoption and trust
• Build responsible AI practices that align with governance and compliance needs
• Deploy AI responsibly while still accelerating growth and competitive advantage

This keynote is tailored to each organization’s unique industry and context. Many organizations pair it with interactive workshops that map enterprise-specific risks and create practical governance roadmaps, ensuring teams leave with actions they can implement immediately.