Erica Orange · Futurist · Author · Keynote Speaker

Technology will drive the future. Humans will define it.

For 20 years, Erica has helped Fortune 500 leaders and global audiences shape and own their future, not just react to it.

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  • Forbes Top 50 Female Futurists
  • 400+ keynotes on 6 continents
  • TEDx speaker
  • Author, AI + The New Human Frontier (Wiley)

Trusted by leaders worldwide

The organizations shaping what's next bring Erica in first.

From Fortune 500 leadership summits to global industry stages.

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AI + The New Human Frontier

When technology can do more and more, what's uniquely ours?

How leaders reclaim independent judgment, and build the human capabilities that matter most, as change accelerates. Tailored to your audience and event.

Also available: Think Like a Futurist · The Trust Paradox Explore →

The A+I Advantage

We're not in a time of change. We're in a change of time.

The pace of change isn't slowing down, and technology is only part of the story. What sets organizations apart is how well their people adapt, decide, and lead through it. Yet those capabilities are rarely developed with the same intention as the tools.

The A+I Advantage is Erica's framework for strengthening them, so organizations and their people can adapt, decide, and create value as change accelerates.

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  • AgencyThink independently. Act with intention.
  • IdentityKnow what you stand for as everything shifts.
  • JudgmentDiscern what matters when the answers aren't clear.
  • CuriosityQuestion what is. Explore what could be.
  • Agency + Identity are the foundation. Judgment + Curiosity build on them.
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ForbesOne of the world's Top 50 Female Futurists

Meet Erica

A futurist at the intersection of human behavior and technological change

Erica Orange helps Fortune 500 companies and global leaders reimagine what it means to think, lead, and stay human in an accelerating world.

She is the author of AI + The New Human Frontier (Wiley) and co-founder of Wake the Future, and for two decades she has been one of the most sought-after voices on the future of humanity.

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What clients say

Audiences leave thinking differently. Organizations bring her back.

It was a pleasure to have Erica present at our Leadership Summit. Through thought-provoking ideas, engaging personal stories and practical real-world examples, she energized our team and drove dynamic conversations that have inspired our teams to explore new and innovative ways of working together.

Chitra Ebenezer Chief Marketing Officer, Velcro Companies
  • Erica's ability to translate complex technologies using real-life scenarios provided valuable learnings that we can apply in our own work.

    Sanjay SehgalPartner, KPMG

  • What makes Erica a very engaging and thoughtful speaker is her desire to understand the audience and then curate the session catering to specific needs.

    Aazath ThaminSenior Manager, Amazon

  • Erica's talk was a hit. It really had our attendees thinking about the many possibilities ahead, and the talk sent them off to their professional development sessions with ‘eyes wide open.’

    Carrie GrapenthinDirector, Corporate Communications, Navigant

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The book

AI + The New Human Frontier

Reimagining the Future of Time, Trust + Truth

Why our curiosity, critical thinking, and empathy will become more valuable, not less, as AI evolves, and how to put trust and human judgment at the center of what comes next.

Erica Orange and Jared Weiner, co-founders of Wake the Future

Wake theFuture

Also from Erica

Want two futurists in the room?

With her husband and fellow futurist Jared Weiner, Erica co-founded Wake the Future, helping organizations build the human capabilities that matter most in a world that keeps accelerating: Agency, Identity, Judgment, and Curiosity.

  • The Human EdgeJoint keynote
  • Futurist in ResidenceOngoing advisory
  • WorkshopsFor leadership teams
  • YouTubeNew episodes every Tuesday

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