Mark Laurence is a generative AI consultant, strategic advisor, and futurist. He works with organisations across New Zealand to build real-world AI capability and long-term strategic resilience. He puts a particular focus on transforming executive leadership teams to become AI fluent, so they themselves can be the figurehead of AI-emergence throughout their organisations, skilfully and strategically.. 

Mark’s clients span the full landscape of the New Zealand business and education ecosystem, from small and mid-sized organisations through to institutions like Icehouse, Bayleys, and both the AUT Business School and Waikato Management School. His government and civic work includes strategic guidance engagements with the Council for International Development and keynote speaking engagements at the Northern Club and national leadership forums. 

Mark studied strategic foresight at the Institute for the Future in California and has spent the past four years immersed in AI transformation work. Before this, he led strategy functions within New Zealand’s digital agency ecosystem. His work is known for rewiring organisational culture to AI transformation, radically lifting AI literacy and technical skills in workforces, and helping organisations respond to a changing world with clarity and momentum.