Keynote SpeakersOmar Johnson is a marketing executive, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker best known for building Beats by Dre into a global brand before its $3 billion acquisition by Apple.
Omar is the visionary founder of Øpus Intelligence, the Generative AI platform that democratises the most powerful resource in marketing: Cultural Relevance.
For more than two decades, Omar Johnson has shaped some of the world’s biggest brands – Coke, Campbell’s, Kraft, Nike, and Apple – mastering how to scale culture to deliver outsized results.
As founding CMO of Beats by Dre, he grew the company from $20 million to more than $2 billion in revenue, leading to a $3 billion acquisition – by putting culture, athletes, and artists at the centre.
Those experiences revealed a simple truth: when business intelligence meets cultural intelligence, brands don’t just sell more – they change the game.
After Apple, Omar turned his focus to machine learning as the ultimate amplifier of cultural relevance. That journey led to Øpus Intelligence, a marketing operating system that encodes decades of marketing know-how into AI that generates culturally and emotionally resonant campaigns – fast, global, and at scale.
Today, Øpus Intelligence is building the world’s first Culturally-Relevant Marketing Super-Intelligence, transforming how the world’s biggest brands, athletes, and artists connect with consumers everywhere.
Omar Johnson Speaker:
Omar Johnson delivers inspiring keynote speeches on brand building, innovation, leadership, and marketing.
Speaking titles include:
Leading Through AI: Navigating the New Frontier:
In this interactive keynote experience, Omar unpacks how executives can harness AI’s potential to enhance decision-making, optimise operations, and foster innovation.
B2H: Business to Human Marketing and Marketing 3.0 – What’s Next?
In this timely talk, Adweek “Brand Genius” proves that whether you call them consumers, clients, or customers, people are human beings first – and marketers must look beyond data and numbers for insights that activate them at this universal level.
Leadership: Meeting People Where They Are:
In this engaging and thought-provoking talk, Omar Johnson discusses the challenges and benefits of meeting people where they are. Audiences will come away with an understanding of differences among employees, which can lead to a better work environment that enriches company culture and the bottom line.
The Beats Story: Building a Winning Company Culture and International Brand:
In this entertaining and illuminating talk, Omar tells the inside story of the Beats’ worldwide phenomenon, sharing lessons and insights for any organisation aspiring to reinvigorate its culture, reinvent its industry, and activate its employees to reach for the stars.
Building Tech Companies from the Ground Up and Harnessing AI:
Now a successful tech entrepreneur and AI expert at Opus Intelligence, Omar will share his unique insights on harnessing the power of technology to disrupt industries and create groundbreaking experiences. His most recent success is Opus Intelligence, a tech company that is revolutionising marketing, brands and the use of AI in the marketplace.
