AZEEM AZHAR
Azeem Azhar is a globally respected analyst of technology’s impact on business, the economy, and society. He’s the founder of Exponential View, author of the bestseller Exponential, and host of the award‑winning Exponential View podcast. Azeem helps leaders make sense of AI, climate tech, and geopolitics—and build strategies that thrive in exponential times.
- Founder, Exponential View: the influential newsletter and podcast on tech, AI and the future.
- Author, Exponential (Random House/Cornerstone): how accelerating technologies reshape business and society.
- Experienced operator and investor; advisor to leading organizations on AI policy, strategy and risk
- Frequent commentator in the Financial Times, The Economist, Bloomberg, BBC and more
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TOPICS:
- AI’s Exponential Era: how leaders adapt strategy, talent, and governance
- The New GeoTech Order: AI, chips, climate, and shifting supply chains
- Navigating the Exponential Age: building resilient, opportunity‑ready organizations
- Productivity, Labor, and the Firm: what GenAI really means for work
- Climate Tech and the Net‑Zero Transition: innovation, capital, and policy
- Responsible AI and Regulation: balancing competitiveness with safety
Ideal audiences: Executive teams and boards, strategy and transformation leaders, policy forums, investor summits, tech conferences.
Why book Azeem? Azeem blends rigorous analysis with operator and investor experience. He connects the dots—AI, energy, finance, geopolitics—into practical moves leaders can make now, with clarity on the next 12–36 months.
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Two of his most popular talks: –
Leading in the Exponential Age — AI, Geopolitics and the Next S‑Curve Abstract: The pace of change isn’t linear—and neither is the competition. Azeem Azhar maps the forces reshaping markets: generative AI, compute and chips, data advantage, climate tech and geopolitical fragmentation. Learn how to spot the next S‑curves, redesign operating models for compounding change and allocate capital, talent and partnerships accordingly.
Outcomes:
- A leader’s map of the next 12–36 months in AI and geo‑economics.
- Practical posture shifts: from annual planning to continuous strategy.
- Signals to track—and scenario plays for upside and risk.
Generative AI and the Future of Work — Productivity, Policy, and the Firm Abstract: Beyond the hype, GenAI will reshape tasks, team structures and value chains. Azeem synthesizes the latest research and field data to show where productivity gains are real, where risks bite and how leaders can redesign workflows, incentives and guardrails. He addresses skills, complements vs. substitutes and the policy environment that will frame adoption.
Outcomes:
- A pragmatic lens on productivity and ROI.
- A capability roadmap: data, tooling, skills, and governance.
- Talent implications: reskilling, augmentation, and new roles.
Ready to make sense of AI, geopolitics, and the exponential age? Bring Azeem Azhar to your leadership event. Enquire via Oration Speakers.
BIOGRAPHY
Azeem Azhar
Azeem Azhar is a globally respected analyst, author, and investor who helps leaders make sense of how exponential technologies reshape business, the economy, and society. He is the founder of Exponential View, the influential newsletter and podcast followed by executives, policymakers, and technologists for its clear analysis of AI, climate tech, geopolitics, and the future of work. Azeem is the author of the international bestseller Exponential, which explains how accelerating technologies create widening gaps between tech capabilities and our institutions—and how leaders can respond.
Across two decades, Azeem has operated at the intersection of technology and strategy as an entrepreneur, advisor, and early‑stage investor. He has built and led products at fast‑growth startups and advised global organizations on AI strategy, risk, and governance. His commentary appears in the Financial Times, The Economist, Bloomberg, the BBC, and other leading outlets, and he hosts conversations with world‑class thinkers on the award‑winning Exponential View podcast.
A sought‑after keynote speaker and board‑level advisor, Azeem connects the dots across AI, compute and chips, data advantage, energy transitions, finance, and geopolitics—translating complex shifts into practical decisions on capital allocation, operating models, and talent. He regularly briefs executive teams and public sector leaders on the next 12–36 months and the structural changes that will define the decade ahead.
Azeem studied at the University of Oxford and serves as an advisor to organizations shaping the future of technology and policy. He speaks worldwide at leadership offsites, investor summits, and major conferences.
Want clear decisions on AI, geopolitics and the exponential age? Bring Azeem Azhar to your leadership event. Enquire via Oration Speakers.