Keynote Speakers 

Why This Keynote Lineup Matters — for CIOs, Founders, Researchers, Policymakers & Investors. The TruNorth AI Leadership Summit features a keynote roster intentionally curated to give every senior stakeholder — from enterprise leaders to founders, researchers, policymakers, and investors — a complete, multidimensional view of how AI will be built, governed, funded, and deployed at scale. This lineup blends strategy, governance, innovation, foresight, and culture into one cohesive experience.

Michael Ashley

EVENT HOST

Forbes AI Columnist, Ghostwriter for Aspiring Thought Leaders, Public Speaker, Tech Podcaster

Tiffani Bova

HEADLINE KEYNOTE (DAY 1)

Chief Strategy & Research Officer at The Futurum Group, 6x Thinkers50 Global Ranking of Management Thinkers; 2x WSJ Bestselling Author; Host, What’s Next! Podcast. Former VP, Distinguished Analyst at Gartner and SVP, Global Growth and Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce

Steve Brown

HEADLINE KEYNOTE (DAY 2)

Global Keynote Speaker & #1 AI futurist. Former executive at Google DeepMind & Intel. Helping companies become AI-first organizations. 500+ Keynotes on five continents. BCG Luminar

Hema Dey

FEATURED KEYNOTE

CEO at Iffel International, Forbes Top 5 AI Leader | Strategic AI Advisor | Fractional CMO, GTM & CAIO | SEO2Sales™ Creator | The AI Translator | International

Kris Krüg

FEATURED KEYNOTE

Executive Director BC + AI Ecosystem, CTO Indigenomics Institute; Power 50; Building openweb & communities since ’95; Co-founder The Upgrade AI

Jeff Burningham

FEATURED KEYNOTE

Co-Founder & Chairman at Peak Capital Partners | Founding Partner at Element Ventures. Entrepreneur. Investor. National Best Selling Author. Explorer of Human Potential. Author of The Last Book Written By A Human

Michael Law

FEATURED KEYNOTE

Vice President Growth & AI Transformation at Telus. Driving Enterprise‑Scale AI Transformation Across TELUS