Jim Harris, Contributing Writer

Jim Harris is a one of North America’s foremost thinkers on AI, disruption and innovation. He writes business books, columns and white papers and is a frequent guest on leading podcasts. Association magazine ranked him as one of North America’s top ten thinkers. His new book The Age of Fakes!: How AI Abuse, Fake News, and Deepfakes Threaten Business and Society which he co-authored is published on Amazon in 2026 has hit #1 bestseller status in Australia and the US in five categories. Jim’s prior book, Blindsided!, is published in 80 countries worldwide and is a #1 international bestseller. Soundview Executive Summaries selected Blindsided! as one of the best business books of the year sending a summary to 80,000 executives globally. The Miami Herald calls Blindsided! “Brilliant stuff!” Other books he’s written include The Learning Paradox, which was nominated for the national business book award and The 100 Best Companies to Work for in Canada, which was a national bestseller. Jim’s YouTube video focusing on surprising AI applications was posted in 2025 and has broken 5 million views: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmyTJVWyQJI Every year Jim attends the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. His social accounts create up to $600,000 of earned media according to third party analytic tools. And his accounts (YouTube, Linkedin, X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook) have created the most impressions among personal social accounts in three of the last 10 years – registering up to 250,000,000 impressions. Jim also attends Davos and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona every year – along with 50 other events. Jim writes for AI News, Corporate Knights magazine and numerous other publications. His insights are featured on DM Radio which is syndicated in 13 markets. He is a frequent contributor to podcast on AI, tech, innovation and disruption. In past he has appeared in or on Time magazine, the BBC, the Business News Network, CTV, the CBC, Global TV, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star. He had a regular column in the Financial Post (part of the National Post) that was syndicated in the Postmedia network. He has worked in print, radio and television for more than 36 years. In addition to journalism, Jim also speaks at conferences and seminars worldwide. In 2024, he was named the Speaker of the Year by the largest CEO peer mentoring group in Canada from among the 500 speakers. Jim is a one of North America’s foremost thinkers on AI, Thriving Amid Uncertainty, and disruptive innovation. He is one of the world’s leading keynote speakers presenting internationally at 50+ events a year. Jim also leads strategic planning sessions with executive teams. His firm provides AI advisory and AI training to organizations. His clients include American Express, Canadian Society of Association Executive, CIBC, IBM, Munich Re, Meeting Planners International, the Top 200 CIOs of India, the UK Cabinet Office, Swiss Re, Walmart, Zurich Insurance. Follow him on Linkedin.com at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimharrisprofile/ https://x.com/JimHarris https://www.youtube.com/@speakerjimharris https://www.facebook.com/jim.harris.profile/ https://muckrack.com/jim-harris-2/articles you can email him at [email protected]