Ian Beacraft
Ian Beacraft is the CEO and Chief Futurist of Signal and Cipher. Considered one of the top voices in AI and the future of work, Ian is a trusted advisor to the world’s most innovative companies. He leads an innovation design firm guiding companies through the rapidly changing technology landscape with training, workforce reengineering, design, and development, resulting in meaningful routes to innovation that impact the bottom line, inspire cultural change, and create new products and services. Previously responsible for innovation departments at the largest agencies in the world, Ian is known for making bleeding-edge technology understandable and monetizable. Brands he has advised include Samsung, Intel, Coca-Cola, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Universal Pictures, and dozens more. He’s known as a Gonzo Futurist, actively experimenting with new and emerging technologies before they leave the research lab to understand the implications and applications for the future of work and society at large.
