via Laura Monroe, REALM Global Collective

“Leadership is a decision you make about the future you are willing to fight for.” Brian Solis

I’m incredibly excited to share our first keynote speaker for REALM Global Collective | April 13–16, 2026 at The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess — someone whose work has shaped much of how we think about innovation, leadership, and human behavior: Brian Solis — world-renowned digital futurist, 9x bestselling author, and one of the most influential thinkers of our time.

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It’s hard to overstate Brian’s impact.

Forbes calls him “one of the more creative and brilliant business minds of our time.”

ZDNet describes him as “one of the 21st-century business world’s leading thinkers.”

Entrepreneur Magazine has recognized him as “a world’s top superforecaster.”

For more than two decades, Brian has been at the forefront of digital transformation—studying disruptive technologies, business model evolution, and the shifts in human behavior that often predict what comes next.

As the Head of Global Innovation at ServiceNow, he advises executives and leading global brands on the trends shaping our future and how to navigate them with clarity, adaptability, and purpose.

He is the author of nine bestselling books, including his newest, Mindshift: Transform Leadership, Drive Innovation, and Reshape the Future, a USA Today bestseller guiding leaders through the mindset shift required to thrive in an era of constant acceleration.

What I personally appreciate about Brian is his ability to humanize innovation. AI, automation, digital behavior, new consumer expectations—he translates complexity into insight, and insight into meaningful action.

His work appears regularly in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Forbes, CIO, Worth, and is followed by an online community of over 800,000, including leaders like Oprah, Shaq and more.

Brian brings exactly what RERALM members needs in this moment:
*A fresh lens for adapting to rapid change
*A human-centric approach to innovation
*A strategic guide for navigating consolidation, shifting consumer psychology, and AI acceleration
*A blueprint for how the advisor—not the brokerage—becomes the ultimate differentiator.

As we come together under our 2026 theme, Solstice, and step into a year centered on illumination, vitality, and transformation, Brian’s perspective will help us understand the light ahead—and how to lead others toward it.

It’s a mindshift that will help the world’s most trusted real estate advisors and luxury brokers future-proof their businesses and elevate their leadership in entirely new ways.

I cannot wait to welcome Brian Solis to the REALM Global Collective stage.

REALM Global Collective is more than an event- its an experience shaping what’s next in global luxury. Once a year, for REALM members, partners and guests. Join us.