The Intelligence Symphony
Move over Digital Transformation It’s time for Intelligent Transformation
Companies do not need just an AI strategy.
They need a complete relook of their business strategy for the intelligence-abundant future.
Charlie Ang
- About Charlie
Charlie Ang is an internationally recognized Digital Futurist, AI Strategist, Keynote Speaker & Author of "The Intelligence Symphony"
His mission is to help companies succeed in the intelligence-abundant future and guide leaders and talents to thrive amidst the new reality of work.
For over 15 years, Charlie has been at the forefront of analyzing and explaining the future of business and industries, exploring how they are shaped by emerging technologies and global trends.
In 2013, he coined the AI-centric 4.0 model, pre-dating by three years and similar to the World Economic Forum’s Fourth Industrial Revolution introduced in 2016. Since 2018, he has forewarned of the Perfect Storm of the 2020s, a decade of heightened disruptions that have become self-evident today with the COVID-19 mayhem, ChatGPT debut, hot conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, and Trump 2.0.
Beyond equipping audiences with deep insights into the future of business, he ventures downstream to help companies innovate at speed and transform in sync with the future. Charlie’s expertise lies at the intersection of futures, strategy, innovation, leadership, and technology, uniquely equipping him to craft an integrated and actionable playbook for leaders facing the AI tsunami head-on.
In his upcoming book, Charlie introduces The Intelligence Symphony (ISY), the 6th-generation company, following The Incorporated Company, The Industrial Organization, The Diversified Conglomerate, The Multinational Corporation, and The Digital Business of the past.
These next-generation companies maximize the prowess of artificial intelligence (represented by Genies) and the power of human ingenuity (symbolized by Geniuses) within an organization. They harmoniously integrate and orchestrate Genies and Geniuses to achieve exponential growth, breakthrough innovation, and strategic advantage.
Leading Futurist, AI and Innovation Keynote Speaker
Charlie has delivered keynotes and workshops to global industry-leading companies and thousands of senior executives worldwide on leading, innovating and transforming in the age of AI.
His thought-provoking sessions inspire and equip audiences to lead their companies with confidence and clarity, amidst constant disruption and change.
Engage him today to gain futurist insights and breakthrough strategies for navigating the intelligence-abundant future.
Most industries will change more in the next ten years than the last fifty. Is your organization ready for it?
Charlie Ang
worked with and spoken at some of the world’s and asia’s industry leaders
Media Recognition
Charlie has been featured in renowned international and Asian media, including BBC, National Geographic, Financial Times, The Telegraph, Al Jazeera, Asian Scientist, Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp, Straits Times, Business Times, and Esquire.
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Signature Topics
These sessions will inspire strategic and imaginative thinking to accelerate your journey into the AI-first and hyper-disruptive future:
✓ Flexible Delivery: Available in-person or virtually to fit your event’s needs.
✓ Ignite Blue-Sky Thinking: Ideal as an opening keynote to expand your audience’s imagination and set the stage for more creative and deeper discussions during plenaries.
✓ Versatile Formats: Perfect for summits, conferences, townhalls, board meetings, leadership retreats, executive roundtables, client briefings, annual planning exercises, strategy workshops, innovation forums, and learning festivals.
✓ Industry-Relevant: Excellent fit for business, technology (AI and digital), industry-specific, and professional themed events.
✓ Customizable Content: Tailored to specific industry, vertical or profession to ensure relevance.
✓ Engaging Format: Best delivered as a 45-minute keynote, with an optional additional 15-minute “Ask Futurist Anything” session to address audience questions and foster interactive dialogue.
Signature Topic
"The Future of Business in 2030, According to AI"
Will Your Company Lead or Lag in the Intelligence-Abundant World?
Advancements and applications in artificial intelligence astound us on an almost daily basis. As a result, it is easy to lose sight of the big picture and the critical question of what AI truly means for business in the long term. If leaders fail to anticipate fundamental shifts in the business landscape and their industry environment over the next five years, they will struggle to lead, adapt, and transform confidently and effectively.
This thought-provoking and forward-looking keynote reveals the deep fundamental shifts, ignited by AI, that will redefine business, work and talent by 2030. You will gain a clear-eyed view of the future operating environment, opportunity spaces, competitive dynamics, disruptive threats, business models, customer expectations, organizational design, and workforce structure, shaped by AI and adjacent technologies.
Whether you’re a leader, innovator, strategist, or technologist, this session will equip you with powerful, actionable insights to sharpen your North Star vision, transformation agenda, innovation strategy, technology roadmap, and leadership priorities.
Gain an unfair advantage by seeing the future clearer and further than your competitors.
Signature Topic
"The Intelligence Symphony"
The Imminent Rise of the 6th Generation Company and a New Business Order
The companies of tomorrow will wield superpowers compared to the mundane firms of today. Called The Intelligence Symphony (ISY), they are the 6th-generation companies, following The Incorporated Company, The Industrial Organization, The Diversified Conglomerate, The Multinational Corporation, and The Digital Business of the past.
These next-generation companies maximize the prowess of artificial intelligence (represented by Genies) and the power of human ingenuity (symbolized by Geniuses) within an organization. They harmoniously integrate and orchestrate Genies and Geniuses to achieve exponential growth, breakthrough innovation, and strategic advantage.
Intelligence Symphonies operate on a simple yet powerful principle: businesses that harness a higher aggregate intelligence will capture an outsized share of the market and achieve extraordinary gains over their peers. ISYs adopt an entirely new doctrine – grand strategies, organizational structures, and tactical tools – to outcompete the rest of the field.
The rules and economics of every industry are about to be upended by Intelligence Symphonies. Every competitive advantage that today’s industry leaders hold can – and will – be amplified, challenged, or eliminated.
ISYs is not just a grand concept – they are already emerging today and will become the dominant model by the end of this decade. Intelligence Symphonies will ignite the biggest wave of creative destruction in our lifetime. Your company stands no chance against them – unless it becomes one.
The concept of ISY is likely to be the crucial missing piece in your strategic puzzle. It provides a North Star template for your company or team to develop its vision, exercise full agency, and play to win.
Join this groundbreaking keynote to discover The Intelligence Symphony and how your company can become one. Be one or lose to one.
Signature Topic
"Transform to Thrive in a Chaotic World "
The Twin Meta-Models for Leading in a More Uncertain and Complex Environment
We have entered a prolonged era of profound uncertainty, relentless digital disruption, and rapid change – what Charlie calls the Perfect Storm of the 2020s and beyond. The VUCA world (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity) has now intensified to a Hyper-VUCA level, characterized by unprecedented turbulence and unpredictability.
This seismic shift is caused by the intricate interplay and chaotic convergence of four megatrends: the intelligence revolution, climate emergency, geopolitical disorder, and ageing demographics.
How can organizations upgrade their strategy, systems, and culture not only to survive but to thrive in this brave new world?
The answer lies in two groundbreaking meta-models: Ambidexterity and Antifragility. Companies that embrace these Twin Meta-Models will position themselves to flourish rather than struggle in the face of increased disruption, chaos, and volatility in the external environment.
Engage Charlie today to discover how your organization can become chaos-resistant and stay ahead of the next inevitable external crisis.
Client Compliments
“Thank you for your outstanding presentation at the SIBOS 2024 conference, organised by SWIFT, on Banking 4.0. It was truly one of the highlights of the event.
Your insights were not only thought-provoking but also incredibly inspiring. The way you broke down complex concepts and made them accessible was remarkable. I’ve already heard so much positive feedback from attendees who were captivated by your ability to connect the dots between emerging technologies and real-world applications. It’s clear that you have a deep passion for the subject, and it really shone through in your talk.
Thank you for taking the time to prepare and deliver such a compelling and engaging session. I hope we have the opportunity to collaborate again in the future.
Innes Macleod, Swift | Sibos
Your insights into the Fourth Industrial Revolution and its impact on our lives and businesses were very well received and certainly gave our delegates plenty of food for thought.
Thank you very much indeed for your contribution to our event, and we hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you to further TFWA events in future.
Erik Juul-Mortensen, President, Tax-Free World Association (TFWA)
We would specifically like to thank you for your insightful presentation on the “Perfect Storm in 2020s: Previewing and Preparing for the Four Mega-Disruptions” session, and for all the time and effort you have spent on this well-delivered session despite your busy schedule.
We hope that you could again share with us your expertise in one of our future events.
Steve Tunstall, General Secretary, Pan-Asia Risks & Insurance Management Association (PARIMA)
See What’s Next. Play to Win. Own the Future.
Compelling & Relevant Futurist Insights
Charlie cuts through the noise and focuses on what truly matters, helping your organization anticipate what’s next with clarity and precision.
Inspiring & Empowering Perspectives
His sessions deliver thought-provoking and relatable insights, transforming mindsets and beliefs for a profound, lasting impact.
Powerful & Actionable Strategies
As a futurist-strategist, Charlie doesn’t just decipher the future - he provides play-to-win strategies to turn disruptive threats into growth opportunities.
Visual & Memorable Storytelling
His signature approach simplifies complex ideas through visual storytelling and mental models, making them clear, impactful, and unforgettable.
" The past was owned by those who knew. The present is ruled by those who think. The future belongs to those who can imagine. Can YOU? "
- Charlie Ang
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If you want to gain an unfair advantage and play to win in this new game of business, then this is for you. You will find powerful tools – futurist outlooks, breakthrough perspectives, visual mental models, strategic frameworks, and transformational approaches – that will gear you up for this long and exciting journey ahead.
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