Co-Chair of All Party Parliamentary Group on AI, UK House of Lords
Lord Clement-Jones was made CBE for political services in 1988 and a life peer in 1998. Until July 2004 he was the Liberal Democrat Health Spokesman and thereafter until 2010 Liberal Democrat Spokesman on Culture, Media and Sport, in the House of Lords. He is the current House of Lords Liberal Democrat spokesman for Digital and a former spokesman on the Creative Industries (2015-17). He is the former Chair of the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence (2017-18) and Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence. He is a member of the OECD Parliamentary Group on AI and of the Council of Europe’s Ad-hoc Committee on AI (CAHAI). He is Deputy Chair of the APPG China. In 2018, he became a Consultant of global law firm DLA Piper where previous positions held included London Managing Partner (2011-16), Head of UK Government Affairs, Chairman of its China and Middle East Desks, International Business Relations Partner and Co-Chairman of Global Government Relations. He is Chair of Ombudsman Services Limited, the not for profit, independent ombudsman service providing dispute resolution for the communications, energy, property and copyright licensing industries. He is Chair of Council of Queen Mary University of London and Chair of the Advisory Council of the Institute for Ethical AI in Education, led by Sir Anthony Seldon. He was an external member of the Council of University College London and Chair of its Audit Committee (2012-17). He is a Board Member of the Corporate Finance Faculty of the ICAEW. He is a Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council’s newly formed GeoTech Center which will focus on technology, altruism, geopolitics and competition. He is President of Ambitious About Autism, an autism education charity and school for children with autism and other communication disorders and its former Chairman (2001-08).
Collective and Augmented Intelligence Against Covid-19, California
Partner at FoundersX Ventures, a cross-stage venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. He is the co-founder and Chair of the AI Initiative within The Future Society—a 501(c)3 incubated at Harvard Kennedy School—where he engages a wide range of global stakeholders to study, discuss and shape the governance of AI. At the AI Initiative, Cyrus co-leads the Global Data Access Framework (GDAF) project with the Executive Office of the UN SG (Global Pulse) and McKinsey (Noble Purpose AI), and the Collective and the Augmented Intelligence Against COVID-19 (CAIAC) project with Stanford HAI, advised by leading UN agencies. Cyrus served as the Advisor to the UAE Minister of Artificial Intelligence at the Prime Minister’s Office, and has been leading for the past 3 years the Global Governance of AI Roundtable (GGAR) at the World Government Summit in Dubai. He is a member of the OECD Expert Group on AI (ONE AI), the Aspen Institute Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence, the Council on Extended Intelligence (MIT-IEEE), and a is co-author of IEEE Ethically Aligned Design. Cyrus is part of the steering committee of AI Commons, Member of the AI Ethics Board of Smart Dubai, and is an AI Governance Advisor at Shanghai Institute for Science of Science (SISS). He was educated at Sciences Po Paris, where he later was a Lecturer; M.A. (Hons) Paris II University in Defense, Geostrategy and Industrial Dynamics; M.P.A. Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Senior Director of Emerging AI Tech Office of CTO, AI Platforms Group
Abigail Hing Wen is an AI thought leader, international public speaker, multi-billion-dollar deal negotiator, and New York Times best selling author. Abigail is the Partner on AI’s Co-Chair for the Expert Group on Fairness, Transparency, and Accountability and sits on their Transparency in Machine Learning Steering Committee. She has also served as a Senior Director of Emerging AI Tech, Office of the CTO, Artificial Intelligence Platforms Group, Intel Corporation.
AI, Analytics Leader and KSA Head of Innovation Oracle
Khalid Alohali is the KSA Head of Innovation and Analytics, AI/ML Leader, and Data Science Ambassador at Oracle Saudi Arabia. Khalid brings more than 12 years of experience in data management, big data, analytics AI and data science. He is leading the Oracle Saudi innovation enablement programs for the public, private sector as well as the startup ecosystem in Saudi Arabia by providing workshops, mentoring, and service design thinking sessions to entrepreneurs and innovators.
CEO Pryon (founder of Amazon Alexa)
Igor is the CEO of Pryon, an AI company focused on augmented intelligence. Pryon’s cognitive technology helps machines better understand people, putting AI at the core of enterprise digital transformations. Impatient with the gap between the invention of AI technologies and their commercialization, Igor left his career at IBM and founded Yap in 2006. Just 5 years later, Amazon acquired the company for its AI technology, which is now found in billions of Alexa, Echo, and Fire TV devices. Igor was awarded both the Eisenhower and Truman National Security fellowships to explore and expand the role of entrepreneurship and venture capital in addressing geopolitical concerns.
Advisor and Director of Product Management & Planning, Artificial Intelligence & AR/VR Microsoft
Nate Yohannes is the Head of Central Product Management & Planning at Microsoft’s AI & AR/VR engineering and product team. Mr. Yohannes drives planning & strategy across Microsoft’s AI products and is responsible for leading AI product operations. Prior to joining AI engineering, he was a Director of Strategy & Corporate AI Business Development at Microsoft. Prior to joining Microsoft, Mr. Yohannes was appointed by The White House to serve in President Barack Obama’s administration as the Senior Advisor to the Chief Investment and Innovation Officer, US Small Business Administration, where he managed the United States’ $26 billion private equity fund and a $3B government innovation grant.
PROF. RESEARCH DEREE COLLEGE THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GREECE, DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST AT KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY AND VISITING SCHOLAR IN EFFAT UNIVERSITY, KSA
Dr. Miltiadis D. Lytras is an expert in advanced computer science and information management, editor, lecturer, and research consultant, with extensive experience in academia and the business sector in Europe, Saudi Arabia and Asia. Dr. Lytras is Research Professor at Deree College – The American College of Greece and serves as Distinguished Scientist at the King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Visiting scholar in Effat University, KSA. Dr. Lytras is a world-class expert in the fields of AI, cognitive computing, information systems, technology enabled innovation, social networks, computers in human behavior, and knowledge management. In his work, Dr. Lytras seeks to bring together and exploit synergies among scholars and experts committed to enhancing the quality of healthcare for all.
He serves as the Editor in Chief of the International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems, http://www.igi-global.com/ijswis (Indexed in ISI, latest Impact Factor: 1.5)
He has served as leading guest (co)-editor of 85 special issues in peer reviewed International Journals most of them indexed in ISI, (e.g. IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, IEEE Internet Computing, IEEE Transactions on Education, World Wide Web Journal, Computers in Human Behaviour, Information Systems Management, IJ of Engineering Education, Journal of Universal Computer Science, Journal of Knowledge Management, British Journal on Education Technology, Behavior and Information Technology, International Review on Open and Distributed Learning, Mobile Information Systems, Electronic Government, etc).
He has (co)authored/[co-]edited 70 books in International publishers, Springer, Elsevier, IGI-Global, Emerald [e.g Applying Big Data Analytics in Bioinformatics and Medicine, Computational Methods and Algorithms for Medicine and Optimized Clinical Practice, Innovation in Health Informatics: A Smart Healthcare Primer (Next Generation Technology Driven Personalized Medicine And Smart Healthcare)Cases on Open-Linked Data and Semantic Web Applications, Information Systems, E-learning, and Knowledge Management Research, Trends and Effects of Technology Advancement in the Knowledge Society, Knowledge Management and Drivers of Innovation in Services Industries, Semantic Web Personalization and Context Awareness: Management of Personal Identities and Social Networking, Knowledge Management, Information Systems, E-Learning, and Sustainability Research, Electronic Globalized Business and Sustainable Development Through IT Management: Strategies and Perspectives, Technology Enhanced Learning: Quality of Teaching and Educational Reform, The China Information Technology Handbook, Web 2.0: The Business Model, Progressive Concepts for Semantic Web Evolution: Applications and Developments, Best Practices for the Knowledge Society. Knowledge, Learning, Development and Technology for All, Social Web Evolution: Integrating Semantic Applications and Web 2.0 Technologies, Emerging Topics and Technologies in Information Systems, Visioning and engineering the knowledge society – A web science perspective, Knowledge Networks: The Social Software Perspective, Emerging Technologies and Information Systems for the Knowledge Society, The Open Knowledge Society: A Computer Science and Information Systems Manifesto, Knowledge Management Strategies: A Handbook of Applied Technologies, Technology Enhanced Learning: Best Practices, Semantic Web Engineering in the Knowledge Society, The Semantic Web: Real-World Applications from Industry. Semantic Web and Beyond, Ubiquitous and Pervasive Knowledge and Learning Management: Semantics, Social Networking and New Media to Their Full Potential, Semantic Web-Based Information Systems: State-of-the-Art Applications, Intelligent Learning Infrastructures for Knowledge Intensive Organizations: A Semantic Web Perspective].
He has participated in more than 30+ R&D projects, and recently he seeks collaborations in the Domains of Smart Cities and Personalized Medicine.
Founder and President of SmartTips Consultants, a premier provider for tools and techniques to grow businesses on a global scale.
Founder and President of SmartTips Consultants, a premier provider for tools and techniques to grow businesses on a global scale, Dr. Thabet is the President of The Economic Forum For Sustainable Development, President of the World’s IQ Foundation, Vice President of the World Intelligence Network (WIN), Deputy Director of the Institute for Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition of Imperial College and Vice-Chancellor of The UK Gifted Academy. A talented leader who wears many hats, Dr. Thabet is involved as a successful leader in numerous organizations that connect science, knowledge, and business in the global arena.
Aa a leading intellect on numerous scientific topics, Dr. Thabet has published articles and researches on topics of financial engineering, quantum mathematics, quantum physics, theories of Quantum Brain. Her work and expert opinions of have been featured in several leading publications both nationally and internationally. Dr Thabet is often sought out as a subject matter expert in these areas specially in quantum mathematics, mind enhancements methods, futurism, talent identification and organizational development.
Bringing machine intelligence to life at the Lloyds Banking Group
Bringing machine intelligence to life at the Lloyds Banking Group, Abhjit focuses on combining machine and human intelligence to transform the banking industry and create new opportunities for customers and colleagues.
Earlier, as a leader in McKinsey, he engaged with CXOs from large enterprises to help them make strategic and investment decisions, build new digital business models, and drive above-market growth.
Previously, at HCL Technologies, Abhijit had built and led tech-enabled businesses in Europe and Asia. An engineer by training, Abhijit has an MBA from London Business School with an exchange at MIT Sloan.
Director of the House of Expertise of Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence
Director of the House of Expertise of Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence Professor at computer science department King Abdulaziz University Member of the Scientific council Member of the promotion committee Lead of the virtual reality research group Director of the House of Expertise of Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence
Hema Chamraj is the Technology and Policy Advocacy Lead in Data Platforms Group at Intel.
Hema Chamraj is the Technology and Policy Advocacy Lead in Data Platforms Group at Intel. Currently, she is involved with Intel’s Pandemic Response Technology Initiative to collaborate with customers and partners to address COVID-19 challenges. Also, she is driving Intel’s participation in the COVID-19 Industry Coalition (https://c19hcc.org/) – a private-sector led effort to address COVID-19 priorities
She has held varied roles in technology and business at Intel including strategic planning, product development, business development and marketing. In her recent past role, she drove strategy and business development for Intel’s Artificial Intelligence Portfolio including deep learning solutions for Healthcare providers, Lifesciences and Pharma sectors. She has passion for technology and for the role of AI in addressing issues in the Health and Life Sciences Sector. She has driven industry enabling initiatives with key partners, devised concepts to accelerate genomic medicine, precision health and helped shape healthcare policy in the US.
She is active in driving community-based health initiatives – Board member at local YMCA to address chronic diseases & mental health; Executive Council member/Marketing lead for Sankara Eye Foundation, a non-profit with mission to eradicate curable blindness.
Assistant Professor at Kind AbdulAziz University
C¬urrently a Fulbright research scholar at Duke University researching machine learning based protein and therapeutic drug design, specifically using reinforcement learning. I am also an Assistant Professor at King Abdulaziz University researching artificial intelligence tools in biomolecular simulations and drug discovery
Co-CEO @ Holistic AI AI Risk Management & Auditing Platform
Co-founder of Holistic AI, a start-up focused on software for auditing and risk-management of AI systems. He is also a Research Fellow in Computer Science at UCL.
President at Artificial Intelligence Society / International Group of Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Haji is a veteran in the field Information and Communications Technology with over 3 decades of robust experience in implementing IT strategies to move applications/infrastructure, formulating vision, improving vision/culture, innovation, and change management. With hands on expertise in reorganizing operations, managing core infrastructure including servers, storage, network, collaboration, application, middleware products.
Investor | Board Member | GP
Management Consulting. Talks about #finance, #fintech, #technology, #venturecapital, and #artificialintelligence. FinMirai is an investment | Digital Strategy firm. We design and orchestrate the delivery of next-gen business models, products, and platforms for Financial Institutions.
Founder at Phi Science | CEO at Bionl.ai | MD | AI in Healthcare | Bioinformatics
A doctor in medicine with over 8 years of leadership experience and biotech consulting.
AI and Data Science Advisor at Ministry of Energy KSA
Experienced Data Scientist with an excellent record in Data Science, AI/ML contributions to research, publications, trainings as well as coaching and mentoring. Aseel has a PhD in Informatics from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a master’s degree in engineering from Cornell University in the USA, and she was an Assistant Professor at the College of Computer and Information Science, Imam Mohammad Bin Saud University. Dr. Aseel participated in several journal and conference publications around Ontology, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and Prediction Modeling.
CEO at NetEdge Computing Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
With over 30 years of experience in Information Technology, my prime focus is on Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Management, Distributed Systems, Internet of Things and Cloud Computing.
Senior researcher @ ETUI / lawyer / CIPP-E / New tech and law: AI, blockchain and Nano-Bio-Info-Cogno / Data protection (DPO) / Strategic foresight
A lawyer specialized in science and technology. Obtained a Master in Bioethics and Ph.D. in Law. I have also immersed myself into science and technology studies (STS). I provide legal and regulatory analysis of emerging technologies: AI, algorithms at work, blockchain, nanotechnology, including converging technologies: Nano-Bio-Info-Cogno.
Published Author on AI | Voted Top 10 AI Influencer 2023 | International Keynote Speaker and Emcee | Consultant at Rialto
Published Author, Keynote Speaker and Consultant on Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital, STEM, leadership and business transformation. Voted a ‘Top 10 AI Influencer 2023', I have over 30 years of consulting experience and has advised many of the world's leading brands and business leaders, including Virgin, Harrods, Rolls-Royce, o2 and more. Delivered two TEDx talks, and Keynotes worldwide, including Gitex/Ai everything, Dubai, in October 2022.
Producer / Film Financier / Managing Director of Black Deer Entertainment
Former Founder and Group CEO of AMG.Media Group, now rebranded for the APX Group Joint Venture, as Black Deer Entertainment, helping clients from all over the world from the UK, USA, and UAE. Poya has a deep understanding of different cultures and their guidelines for successful work. Has worked on multiple Academy Award-winning films for Best Achievement in Visual Effects. A career spanning over 20+ blockbuster Hollywood films. Poya has experienced all levels of creativity from artists' positions to management, to dealing with clients and leading teams of people on tightened projects.
Business educator and researcher
CEO at Artificial Intelligence Academy in Oman
Science, Technology and Innovation is without doubt a strategic driver that contributes toward the shift from relatively lower end economic activities into high value added activities. My work involves developing talents in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI)- especially in the area of Artificial Intelligence and the fourth industrial revolution technologies. Equipping talent with the requisite knowledge, skills and attitudes that can promote them to be in positions of influence within the organisations. I believe, professionals who understand the dynamics of science and technology within the context of economic and market development, are critical to help in designing blueprints and strategic implementation frameworks to lead strategic transformation within countries and organizations.
Head of Transformational Change and Future of Work at SAP
Advisor to C-Level executives, helping organizations strategize and achieve organizational success and navigate the intersection of people and technology.
Educational consultant and Lead Practice in Science education
Science educator leading on science curriculum, pedagogy and assessment at the Canary wharf College Trust.
Professor of Financial Economics at Loughborough University
Expertise: bank capital; financial regulation; financial risk management; financial stability; central banking; payments, systems of payments, clearing and settlement; liquidity and lender of last resort; macroeconomic dynamics and monetary transmission
Professor Emeritus of Surgery at University of Washington – Seattle. USA
Prior positions include Professor of Surgery at Yale University, military appointment as Professor of Surgery (USUHS) Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Program Manager at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Senior Science Advisor at US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command in Ft. Detrick, MD. Undergraduate training was Johns Hopkins University, medical school at Hahnemann University of Philadelphia, internship at Cleveland Clinic, surgical residency at Mayo Clinic with a Master of Surgical Research. During 23 years of military surgery he has been an active flight surgeon, an Army astronaut candidate, MASH surgeon for the Grenada Invasion, and a hospital commander during Desert Storm, all the while continuing clinical surgical practice. He has served on the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Committee on Health, Food and Safety. He is on numerous committees of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), is pastpresident of many surgical societies, on the editorial board of numerous surgical and scientific journals, and active in numerous engineering societies. He has been continuously active in surgical education and surgical research, with more than 200 publications and book chapters in diverse areas of advanced surgical technology, including Surgery in the Space Environment, Video and 3-D imaging, Plasma Medicine, Directed Energy Surgery, Telepresence Surgery, Virtual Reality Surgical Simulation, and Objective Assessment of Surgical Competence and Training and the Moral and Ethical Impact of Advanced Technologies.
University of Miami College of Engineering Electrical & Computer Engineering
Currently, he chairs the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, where he is also a professor. His research focuses on 3-D face and ear recognition, dental biometrics, visual tracking, human-activity recognition and medical image processing. He holds 21 U.S. patents and more than 30 international patents. He has published more than 120 journal and conference papers in the areas of image processing, computer vision and content-based retrieval. He is an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers fellow and on the editorial board of the Pattern Recognition journal. He is an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers fellow and on the editorial board of the Pattern Recognition journal. As chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Abdel-Mottaleb, along with his colleagues, successfully hired several faculty who received the National Science Foundation Career Award.
Senior neurosurgeon and avid academic with a passion for fostering the next generation of healthcare professionals.
International Medical Center, Jeddah, KSA Consultant, Neurosurgery. King Abdulaziz University Hospital, KSA Consultant, Neurosurgery. Dr. Sabbagh's research interests encompass pediatric neurosurgery, epilepsy surgery, neuro-oncology, virtual reality simulation, education, and artificial intelligence. His three fellowships in Canada focused on epilepsy surgery, pediatric neurosurgery, and neurosurgical simulation research. Dr. Sabbagh takes great pride in mentoring and inspiring future healthcare professionals. He is committed to shaping the landscape of medical education and is an advocate for innovative teaching methods such as virtual reality simulation.
Professor of Marketing St. Edward's University
Dr. Debra Zahay-Blatz has developed numerous programs and courses in the Digital/Interactive Marketing area and helped inspire hundreds of students to seek jobs in search, social, email, and web design, and analytics, among other areas. She developed the Digital Marketing, Social Media Management, Advanced Marketing Management and and Principles of Marketing courses in the undergraduate Marketing Major. As Department Chair, she led the effort to incorporate Digital Marketing and Analytics throughout the Marketing major and create a Digital Marketing minor, open to all St. Edward's students. The Entrepreneurshp Faculty in her area also modernized the curriculum and created an Entrepreneurship Minor. At the graduate level, Dr. Zahay-Blatz developed and teaches several classes across the graduate curriculum and also served as Program Director for the Master of Science in Digital Marketing and Analytics from 2018 to 2022. There she co-developed the introductory digital marketing and analytics courses. For the MS-DgMA she also developed and has taught the Predictive Modeling course and a course Managing the Digital Marketing Organization. These courses involve incorporating IBM SPSS Modeler and Tableau into the curriculum. A thought leader in digital marketing with an international reputation, Dr. Zahay-Blatz researches how firms can facilitate customer relationships, particularly using customer information. She is also skilled in data analytics techniques and has taught these techniques in database marketing courses. She has published 31 referreed journal articles and three books. Dr. Zahay-Blatz has co-authored the fifth edition of the textbook Digital Marketing: Foundations and Strategy with Lauren Labreque, Brooke Reavey and the late MaryLou Roberts, is solo author of Digital Marketing Management: A Handbook for the Current (or Future) CEO, Business Experts Press and is a lead author with Janna Parker on the third edition Cengage text, Social Media Marketing: A Strategic Approach, second and third edition.
Using Big Data Analytics in Customer Service
Dr Gokce received his PhD in Swansea University. He is an AI and Big data research on this domain.
Emerging Technologies in e-commerce: Social Commerce as a channel for Sale
Dr Saleh has PhD in Marketing from Newcastle University. He is an assistant professor in Yarmouk University in Jordan. He has many publications and research on this stream.
Social commerce, social media and VR/IoT in sales/ or Big data analytics
Dr Mina Tajvidi is an Assistant Professor in Marketing at Queen Mary University of London, School of Business and Management. Prior to joining Queen Mary, Mina worked as a Lecturer in Digital Marketing at Newcastle University London. Mina holds a PhD in Management from Bangor Business School, UK. Dr Tajvidi's research interests are in the areas of Service Marketing, Social Media & Digital Marketing, Branding and Big Data Analytics. Her research has been published in leading journals including British Journal of Management, Annals of Tourism Research, Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Research. In addition, Mina has published a research book entitled “Product Development Strategy, Innovation Capacity and Entrepreneurial Firm Performance in High-Tech SMEs” with Palgrave MacMillan publisher.
Block Chain in Finance, FinTech
Professor Shirazi is a Senior Researcher at Institute for Innovation and Technology Management at Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada. He is a Professor of the Ted Rogers school of Information Technology Management. Dr. Shirazi's research focuses mainly on the impact of ICTs on the social and economic development. His main research interests are IT-enabled sustainability and development, Cloud Computing, AI & Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics, Enterprise Architecture & Governance, Green IS management as well as the ethical and security perspectives associated with the introduction and use of ICTs.
Socially responsible information systems development: the role of AI and business analytics
Dr. Denis Dennehy (Ph.D.) is an Associate Professor of Business Analytics (Research) and School Research Lead at the School of Management, Swansea University, Wales. His research primarily focuses on the mediating role of emerging technologies and analytics, and its implications for people, organisations, and society. This research has been published in leading journals including International Journal of Operations & Production Management, European Journal of Operational Research, Information Systems Frontiers, Information & Management, Information Technology & People, International Journal of Production Research, Government Information Quarterly, Journal of Systems & Software, Project Management Journal, and IEEE.
Healthcare and Emerging Technologies
Dr Shamugam is a well published scholar in the University of Universiti Tenaga Nasional as a senior lecture. She has many publications on this stream.
is currently Welsh Regional Vice Chair of the Chartered Management Institute and a Main Board Director of Enterprise Educators UK
David Bolton is currently Welsh Regional Vice Chair of the Chartered Management Institute and a Main Board Director of Enterprise Educators UK. He also is an external examiner and verifier at London South Bank University, Coventry University and the Royal Agricultural University. aving worked in industry for 20 years specialising in Sales, Marketing and Business Development and in economic and business support for the Welsh Government he returned to academia in 2013. David is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Chartered Management Institute and the International Enterprise Educators Program