Jay Kiew (JQ) Keynote Speaker from Vancouver, BC

Looking for a unique speaker who can walk your audience beyond the hype of AI? Meet Jay Kiew. Jay Kiew (JQ) is the Change Fluency™expert. As a change navigation strategist and keynote speaker with over 15 years of innovation experience, he has created more than $2B of impact for 400+ executives by designing, developing, and delivering organizational transformation, but his story extends far beyond the professional arena. Kiew is a half-blind cancer survivor, whose life is a testament to resilience in the face of adversity. His remarkable blend of professional expertise and personal resilience equips leaders to navigate uncertainty with confidence and connection. Kiew spent his corporate career working at Deloitte, TELUS, and ADP, where he led mission-critical strategic transformations. This included a $150-million primary care health policy reform, $13-million tech transformations, doubling app users from 1 to 2 million, and scaling 15 product lines to $35 million in 12 months. Recognized as a global Thinkers360 thought leader in Agentic AI, Innovation, Change Management and Healthcare, Kiew is regularly featured in Forbes, USA Today, the Financial Times, Globe and Mail, Financial Post, Digital Journal, Ivey Business Journal, Change Leadership, and more. At the age of 19, Kiew became the world’s youngest Distinguished Toastmaster (before quickly getting old). In 2025, Jay became a Canadian delegate for the G20 YEA Summit, representing his country on national entrepreneurship policy related to Innovation, Digitization and the Future of Work. In 2024, the Project Management Institute inducted Jay as a Future50 honoree for his work on enabling organizations with AI Adoption. Jay holds an MBA from the Ivey Business School and lives in Vancouver with his wife, two daughters and a stubborn Shiba Inu named Brooklyn. KEYNOTE TOPICS Keynote topics include, but are not limited to... - NAVIGATE | Leading Teams Through Digital Disruption - EVOLVE | Leading Change and Innovation in the Age of AI - FLOURISH | Transforming resilience into joy through turbulent times