Global AI Summit (GAIN) announces headline speakers

The Global AI Summit (GAIN) is set to bring together 300+ AI leaders in Riyadh to discuss the Now, the Next and the Never for AI. Top speakers include Cristiano Amon (President & CEO, Qualcomm Incorporated), Julie Sweet (CEO, Accenture), Nick Studer (President & CEO, Oliver Wyman Group) and Dr. Marc Raibert (Founder, Boston Dynamics).GAIN will take place 10-12 September 2024 at the King Abdulaziz International Convention Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Global AI Summit 2024 (GAIN), hosted by the Saudi Data & Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), is set to be one of the most important gatherings in AI this year and today announced its line-up of headline speakers. The summit, which aligns with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 to diversify the economy, is designed to foster global collaboration and explore the transformative potential of AI across industries.

The deliberations of over 300 speakers, including innovators, academics, executives, regulators and decision-makers from 100 countries worldwide, will be centered around the summit’s theme: “Now, Next, Never”. Sessions will discuss technology’s transformative impact on people and communities, the real world benefits of AI, the technology’s future trajectory and the ethical considerations necessary to ensure responsible AI development across all sectors.
The summit will feature an impressive lineup of global speakers including Cristiano Amon (President & CEO, Qualcomm Incorporated), Nick Studer (President & CEO, Oliver Wyman Group), Dr. Marc Raibert (Chairperson, Boston Dynamics), Marcelo Claure (Founder & CEO, Claure Group), Julie Sweet (CEO, Accenture), Amandeep Gill (Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology, United Nations), Kathleen Kennedy (Executive Director, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence), Alex Smola (CEO, Boson AI), Andrew Feldman (Founder & CEO, Cerebras Systems), Dr. Chris Miller (Director, Greenmantle), Caroline Yap (Global Managing Director, Google Cloud), Stefan Schnorr (State Secretary, German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport), Charles-Edouard Bouée (Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Adagia Partners), Jonathan Ross (Founder & CEO, Groq) and Dr. Deepak Chopra (Founder, Chopra Foundation).
SDAIA’s official spokesperson, Eng. Majed Al-Shehri, said:
“The Global AI Summit will be a landmark event in shaping the future of AI. The theme ‘Now, Next, Never’ is especially pertinent as it challenges us to consider the immediate implications, future innovations, and the ethical responsibilities that come with the rapid advancement of AI technologies. This is a technology that is hugely promising, but as we innovate, we also cannot afford to get it wrong. It is essential that AI integration is sustainable and for the betterment of society.
“The strong presence of global leaders, especially from the consulting industry, highlights AI’s pivotal role in business transformation and global innovation, and their commitment to collaboration as we seek to resolve the many questions that this technology raises.”
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For more information about the GAIN Summit, please visit: https://globalaisummit.org/en/default.aspx 
Further Speakers include: 
Nick Studer, President & Chief Executive Officer, Oliver Wyman GroupMarcelo Claure, Founder & CEO, Claure GroupJulie Sweet, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, AccentureDr Marc Raibert, Founder and former CEO of Boston Dynamics and Executive Director, The AI InstituteCristiano Amon, President & CEO, Qualcomm IncorporatedAlex Smola, CEO, Boson AIDr. Chris Miller, Director, GreenmantleLord Sarfraz of Kensington, House of Lords, UK ParliamentProfessor Simon See, Professor, Coventry University and Global Head Nvidia AI Technology Centre NVIDIACharles-Edouard Bouée, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Adagia PartnersKathleen Kennedy, Executive Director, MIT Center for Collective IntelligenceAntony Cook, Deputy General Counsel, MicrosoftTanuj Bhojwani, Head, People+AIStefan Schnorr, State Secretary, German Federal Ministry for Digital and TransportDr. Fang Xu, AI Lead, Deutsche TelekomDr. Amandeep Singh-Gill, Secretary-General’s Envoy for Technology, United NationsAndrew Feldman, Co-founder & CEO, Cerebras SystemsDr. Jake P. Taylor-King, Co-founder, RelationDr. Seth Dobrin, CEO, Qantm AIDr. Eva-Marie Muller-Stuler, Data & AI Leader, EYJason Pontin, General Partner, DCVCDr. Samer Al Moubayed, Co-founder & CEO, Furhat RoboticsDr. Daniel Hulme, Chief AI Officer, WPPAlain Le Couédic, Senior Partner, Artificial Intelligence Quartermaster (AIQ)Kok-Chin Tay, Chairman, Smart Cities NetworkOmar Christidis, CEO & Founder, ArabnetPaul Bloch, President & Co-founder, DDN StorageProf. Abdulmotaleb El Saddik, University of OttawaProf. James Doty, Founder & Director, Stanford University Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and EducationProf. Nick Jennings, Vice-Chancellor & President, Loughborough UniversityMartin Kon, President & COO, CohereHassan Sawaf, Founder & CEO, aiXplainDr. Michael May, Head of Data Analytics & AI, Siemens AGDr. Kevin Knight, Chief Scientist, Threeven LabsDr. Jean Nehme, Co-founder, Digital SurgeryDr. David Leslie, Professor & Director of Ethics & Responsible Innovation Research, The Alan Turing InstituteCaroline Yap, Global Managing Director, Google CloudAntoine Blondeau, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Alpha Intelligence CapitalDr. Joanna Soroka, Principal, Hitachi VenturesDr. Richard Benjamins, Co-CEO, RAIght.aiFahad Khan, Deputy Department Chair, MBZUAIGordon Gould, Co-CEO, NewAtlantisKate Kallot, CFO & Founder, AminiKrishna Kumar, Founder & CEO, Cropin TechnologyLaetitia Cailleteau, Managing Director & EAMA Responsible AI Lead, AccentureLorena Puica, Founder & CEO, syd.lifePriya Nagpurkar, Vice President, IBM ResearchProf. Graham Ball, PhD FRSB, CSO, Intelligent Omics LtdProf. Jiebo Luo, Professor, University of RochesterProf. Mohan Kankanhalli, Director, NUS AI InstituteProf. Rajesh Balan, Professor, Singapore Management UniversityProf. Yuan Qi, Founder, INFRamzi Rizk, Founder & Angel Investor, Rizky VenturesSaad Toma, General Manager, IBM Middle East & AfricaProf. Alan Smeaton, Professor, Dublin City UniversityFor a list of other confirmed speakers, please visit:https://globalaisummit.org/en/Pages/Speakers.aspx 

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