2024-09-02 15:31:02
As one of the most important conferences in the field of artificial intelligence this year, the 2024 Global Artificial Intelligence Summit (GAIN) hosted by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) announced today the list of keynote speakers. The summit is in line with Saudi Arabia’s 2030 vision to diversify its economy and aims to promote global cooperation and explore the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in various industries.
- The Global Artificial Intelligence Summit (GAIN) brings together more than 300 leading artificial intelligence experts in Riyadh to discuss “now, next and forever“Discuss artificial intelligence.
- German speakers include Stefan Schnorr from the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport, Dr. Fang Xu from Deutsche Telekom, and Michael May from Siemens.
- Other notable speakers include Cristiano Amon (President and CEO of Qualcomm), Julie Sweet (CEO of Accenture), Nick Studer (President and CEO of Oliver Wyman Group) and Dr. Mark Raibert (Founder of Boston Dynamics) .
- GAIN will be held from September 10-12, 2024 at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
More than 300 speakers (including innovators, academics, executives, regulators and policymakers) from 100 countries around the world will reflect on the summit theme “Now, Next and Forever”, and the conference will explore the impact of technology on people and communities transformative impact.
In addition to other renowned speakers, Germany will be represented by leaders in the field of artificial intelligence innovation and implementation. Notable participants include Stefan Schnorr from the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport, Dr. Fang Xu from Deutsche Telekom and Michael May from Siemens AG. Their participation highlights Germany’s significant contribution to the global AI landscape, from government policy to telecommunications to industrial applications, and underscores the importance of international cooperation in shaping the future of AI.
The summit will also invite a global lineup of speakers, including Cristiano Amon (President and CEO of Qualcomm), Nick Studer (President and CEO of Oliver Wyman Group), Dr. Marc Raibert (Chairman of Boston Dynamics), Marcelo Claure ( Founder and CEO of Claure Group), Julie Sweet (CEO of Accenture), Amandeep Gill (Representative of the Secretary-General for Technology at the United Nations), Kathleen Kennedy (Executive Director of MIT Center for Collective Intelligence), Alex Smola (CEO of Boson AI) , Andrew Feldman (Founder and CEO of Cerebras Systems), Dr. Chris Miller (Director of Greenmantle), Caroline Yap (Global Managing Director of Google Cloud), Jonathan Ross (Founder and CEO of Groq) and Dr. Deepak Joe Pula (Founder of Chopra Foundation).
SDAIA official spokesperson, Eng. Majid Shehri said:
“The Global AI Summit will be a groundbreaking event in shaping the future of AI. The theme of ‘Now, Next, Never’ is particularly important as it challenges us to consider the immediate impact, future innovation and moral responsibility. This is a promising technology, but we cannot afford to innovate wrong. It is important that the integration of artificial intelligence is sustainable and benefits society.
The strong presence of global leaders, especially those in the consulting industry, underscores the central role of artificial intelligence in business transformation and global innovation, and their commitment to working together to solve the many problems raised by the technology.
The list of speakers includes, but is not limited to
- Nick Studer, President and CEO of Oliver Wyman Group
- Marcelo Claure, founder and CEO of Claure Group
- Julie Sweet, Chairman and CEO, Accenture
- Dr. Marc Raibert, founder and former CEO of Boston Dynamics, executive director of the Artificial Intelligence Institute
- Cristiano Amon, President and CEO of Qualcomm Incorporated
- Alex Smola, CEO of Boson AI
- Dr. Chris Miller, Director, Greenmantle
- House of Lords, Lord Kensington, Lord Safraz
- Professor Simon See, Professor at Coventry University and Global Head of Nvidia AI Technology Center NVIDIA
- Charles-Edouard Bouée, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Adagia Partners
- Katherine Kennedy, CEO, Center for Collective Intelligence, MIT
- Anthony Cook, Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft
- Tanuj Bhojwani, Head of People + AI
- Stefan Schnorr, State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport
- PhD. Fang Xu, Head of Artificial Intelligence at Deutsche Telekom
- Dr. Amandeep Singh-Gill, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Technology
- Andrew Feldman, Co-Founder and CEO, Cerebras Systems
- Jake P. Taylor-King, Ph.D., Co-Founder, Relation
- Dr. Seth Dobrin, CEO, Qantm AI
- Dr. Eva-Marie Muller-Stuler, Data and AI Leader, EY
- Jason Pontin, General Partner, DCVC
- Dr. Samer Al Moubayed, Co-Founder and CEO, Furhat Robotics
- Dr. Daniel Hulme, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, WPP
- Alain Le Couédic, Senior Partner, Artificial Intelligence Quartermaster (AIQ)
- Kok-Chin Tay, Chairman, Smart City Network
- Omar Christidis, CEO and founder of Arabnet
- Paul Bloch, President and Co-Founder, DDN Storage
- professor. Abdulmotaleb Sadiq, University of Ottawa
- Professor James Doty, founder and director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University
- Professor Nick Jennings, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Loughborough University
- Martin Kon, President and Chief Operating Officer, Cohere
- Hassan Sawaf, Founder and CEO, aiXplain
- Dr. Michael May, Head of Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, Siemens AG
- Dr. Kevin Knight, Chief Scientist, Threeeven Labs
- Dr. Jean Nehme, co-founder of Digital Surgery
- Dr. David Leslie, Professor and Director of Ethical and Responsible Innovation Research at the Alan Turing Institute
- Caroline Yap, Global Managing Director, Google Cloud
- Antoine Blondeau, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Alpha Intelligence Capital
- Dr. Joanna Soroka, Head of Hitachi Venture Partners
- Dr. Richard Benjamins, Co-CEO, RAight.ai
- Fahad Khan, Deputy Head of Department, MBZUAI
- New Atlantis Co-CEO Gordon Gould
- Kate Kallot, Chief Financial Officer and Founder of Amini
- Krishna Kumar, Founder and CEO, Cropin Technology
- Laetitia Cailleteau, Managing Director at Accenture and Head of Artificial Intelligence at EAMA
- Lorena Puica, founder and CEO of syd.life
- Priya Nagpurkar, Vice President, IBM Research
- Professor Graham Ball, PhD FRSB, CSO, Intelligent Omics Ltd
- Professor Roger Bo, Professor at the University of Rochester
- Professor Mohan Kankanhalli, Director of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence, National University of Singapore
- Professor Rajesh Balan, Professor, Singapore Management University
- Professor Yuan Qi, founder of INF
- Ramzi Rizk, founder and angel investor of Rizky Ventures
- Saad Toma, general manager, IBM Middle East and Africa
- Professor Alan Smeaton, Professor, Dublin City University
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