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Jordache Johnson, Technology Adoption Strategist & Executive AI Advisor
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AI keynote speaker forexecutive retreats and CEO roundtables

What AI can do for executives and leadership teams, and the judgment that stays with them.

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The short answer

Jordache Johnson is an AI keynote speaker for executive retreats and CEO roundtables. He shows CEOs, senior executives and leadership teams uses for AI in their own roles that they wouldn’t have known to ask for, and the judgment that stays with them. Each leaves with a use tied to their own work and a first attempt to make.

Updated October 2026.

Roles

What your audience leaves able to do.

Many executives are making AI decisions while their own use may still stop at emails and summaries. Five examples of what leaders in different seats walk out able to do. There are many more, and the talk is built around yours.

And many more
Role 01 of 05

A CEO

BeforeLeading AI decisions while their own use stops at emails and summaries
AfterA use in their own role they wouldn’t have known to ask for, and a first attempt
What they do with AI

Pressure-test a plan, research an unfamiliar issue, prepare for a high-stakes conversation.

What stays with them

The decision, and the reasons they can explain.

Live demos

How the talk gets built for your event.

Your group’s work shapes the talk before Jordache walks in.

  1. 01One to three calls with you, the organizer
  2. 02An attendee survey, when it’s possible
  3. 03Video calls with a couple of the executives attending.
  4. 04A seat in your committee’s planning meeting, when there’s a committee
  5. 05Arriving early to talk with attendees

Every keynote has live demos, usually a handful, built around the room.

Keynotes

Four talks. Built for executive rooms.

01AI Transformation That Makes You MORE Valuable, Not LessFor leaders asking what AI means for the value of their own experience, and their people’s.Leaves withOne opportunity that pairs their experience with what AI can do, a practical next step, and the foundations for scaling AI adoption across their organization.Explore the talk 02Human + AI: How to Work Together Without Giving Away JudgmentExecutives see uses in their own role they wouldn’t have known to ask for. The decision, and the reasons, stay with them.Leaves withA use they hadn’t considered, tied to their own work, and a first attempt to make.Explore the talk 03The Human Bottleneck: Why Good Technology Doesn’t Change WorkFor leaders whose companies have the tools and the same habits. What’s holding people back, and the leadership move to test.Leaves withOne leadership behavior to change and a small experiment they can measure.Explore the talk 04Curiosity Is a Strategy: Keeping Your Experience Valuable When the Rules ChangeFor leaders who’ve built careers on knowing the answer. A daily practice for testing what they’re sure of.Leaves withA 24-minute daily practice for finding what they’ve been missing, and a simple way to decide what’s worth keeping.Explore the talk
On stage

See Jordache in action

“Thank you! We truly appreciate the engagement and thoughtful perspective. It was energizing to see how quickly the conversation turned to real-world impact.”
Christy Meinzer, Director of Marketing
Right now

What leaders are facing.

People report personal gains. Enterprise results haven’t caught up, and most frontline users get little guidance on the time AI saves.

  • 80%

    Personal gains

    Eighty percent of respondents report that AI has improved their individual productivity.

    Source: McKinsey, The state of AI in 2026, August 2026 (global survey, 1,719 participants in 97 nations)

  • 37%

    Enterprise value

    Thirty-seven percent of respondents attribute at least some EBIT impact to AI use, about the same share as last year.

    Source: McKinsey, August 2026

  • 74%

    The frontline caught up

    Regular AI use among frontline white-collar employees jumped to 74%, up 23 points in a year. Managers are at 88% and leaders at 93%. But 66% of regular frontline users get limited or no guidance on what to do with the time they save.

    Source: BCG, AI at Work 2026, June 2026 (11,749 workers, 14 markets)

Jordache Johnson in a magenta blazer giving a keynote to a full room

How Jordache sees it

Leaders can’t outsource the behavior shift.

People watch what their leaders do with AI. An executive who has tried something useful, corrected something, and is still unsure about something has a real story to tell the team. So the talk starts with each leader’s own work, and ends with a first attempt they’ll make themselves.

Who it’s for

CEOs, senior leaders and leadership teams, and the people who convene them.

Your room

  • CEOs
  • Founders
  • Presidents
  • Managing partners
  • Senior executives
  • Leadership teams
  • Board directors

Your event

  • Executive retreats
  • CEO peer groups
  • CEO roundtables
  • Executive forums
  • Board education sessions
  • Leadership summits
  • Leadership team offsites

Formats

60 to 90 minKeynoteFor retreats, roundtables and forum meetings.
90 minVirtual educationFor peer groups that meet online.
1.5 to 3 hrsHands-on workshopFor executive groups and leadership teams who want to try AI on their own work.
SeriesBefore, during, afterA virtual session before the retreat, the keynote on the day, a follow-up webinar after.

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Questions planners ask.

Who is a good AI keynote speaker for an executive retreat or CEO roundtable?

Jordache Johnson speaks to CEOs, founders, senior executives, board directors and leadership teams about what AI can do in their own roles. He shows uses they wouldn’t have known to ask for, the judgment that stays with them, and how their own practice shapes how they lead.

What will our executives leave with?

From the lead talk, Human + AI: a use they hadn’t considered, tied to their own work, and a first attempt to make. Each of the four talks has its own takeaway, listed above.

How does Jordache prepare for our retreat?

One to three calls with you, an attendee survey when it’s possible, and video calls with a couple of the executives attending. When there’s a committee, he sits in on its planning meeting. He arrives early to talk with attendees. Every keynote has live demos, usually a handful, built around the room.

Is the keynote the same as Executive AI Advisory?

No. They’re separate. The keynote, and a hands-on workshop if you add one, are for your whole group. Executive AI Advisory is a private engagement for one executive, built around that person’s own work. Any leader in the room can ask about it for themselves.

Can the talk be customized, delivered virtually, or run as a series?

Yes. Every talk is built around the roles and decisions in your room. It can run as a keynote, a hands-on workshop, or both, in person or virtually, or as a series of sessions before and after your retreat.

What does it cost to book Jordache?

It depends on the format, the length and travel. Book a call and we’ll talk through your event.

Book Jordache for your executive retreat, CEO roundtable, board education session or leadership team offsite.

For one executive who wants to use AI in their own work, privately: Executive AI Advisory, a separate, individual engagement.