Book john yarrow for keynote, panels, and interviews

Future AI: Where Are We Heading?”  is a fast‑paced, story‑rich keynote that examines the real trajectory of artificial intelligence through the lens of The Time Forward Trilogy. Audiences follow the rise of Comperi (the first true AI mainframe) to confront questions we face now: what happens when AI can re‑write its own code, steer national security, and predict catastrophic futures better than we can? 

Audiences will:

• Separate today’s AI from the near‑future systems we’re realistically building toward.
• Examine scenarios where AI misalignment, cyber‑warfare, and automated decision‑making spiral toward conflict.
• Learn how narrative “test labs” can help leaders evaluate risk, ethics, and policy before reality forces the issue.

Ideal for: technology and innovation conferences, security and defense audiences, corporate strategy offsites.

 The Time Forward Project knows a catastrophic Purge War is coming in 2098. They send genetically enhanced agents into the past to stop it—and keep discovering that inaction is often the deadliest choice. 

This talk connects that narrative to our world:

• What if we know a world‑ending risk is coming: climate, AI, nuclear, or otherwise?
• Why do societies stall, and what finally pushes characters—and real leaders—to act?
• How can organizations use “alternate timelines” to stress‑test strategy and build resilience?

Time Forward was built from the ground up as a rich story universe that can extend into film, television, audio, games, and interactive experiences.

In this session, John shares how he and Leanne approach:

• Designing a core narrative strong enough to support multiple mediums.
• Using characters like Kristen and Hunter as emotional anchors as the world expands.
• Collaborating with publishers and media partners (The Story Plant, Gramarye Media) to expand IP thoughtfully.

Ideal for: writers’ conferences, IP strategists, game studios, and media producers.

Time Forward was built from the ground  

How do you turn a big speculative idea into a compelling novel? John Yarrow shares his approach to premise, world-building, collaboration, character design, structure, and revision—showing how the Time Forward universe grew from a single concept into a trilogy with transmedia potential.  

Topic of interest,” include examples such as: 

• Writing process 
• World-building  
• Collaboration 
• Writing science fiction  
• Transmedia storytelling 

You can add these bullets under the category:

• How John develops a core premise from a single compelling “what if?” question.
• How character voices can reshape a project, as Kristen Winters eventually grew into a larger protagonist role in the series.
• How collaboration works in practice, with John driving the larger architecture and Leanne strengthening detail, dialogue, and emotional depth.
• How to manage large story systems involving multiple timelines, factions, technologies, and arcs without losing reader clarity.
• How to think beyond the book and design stories for adaptation across media.