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H.E. Omar Sultan Al Olama

Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy & Remote Work Applications

UAE

UAE

Positioning the UAE as a global leader in AI & digital innovation

Peng Xiao

Group CEO

UAE

Developing the world's largest supercomputer, enhancing UAE’s AI research and capabilities

Sam Altman

Co-Founder & CEO

OpenAI

USA

The world’s most valuable AI company, investing trillions in compute infrastructure for superintelligence development

Andrew Feldman

CEO

Cerebras Systems

USA

Forbes AI 50, TIME 100 Most Influential Companies, Produced Cs-3, the fastest AI computer for inference and training

Ekaterina Zaharieva

Commissioner for Startups, Research & Innovation

European Commission

Belgium

Leads the EU’s innovation agenda, driving European research reforms, startup support and AI policy

THE HON. EVAN SOLOMON

Minister of Artificial Intelligence & Digital Innovation

Canada

Canada

Canada’s first AI Minister, driving national AI policy, accelerating adoption & building the backbone for Canadian digital sovereignty

Sanjay Poonen

CEO & President

Cohesity

USA

A global leader in AI-powered data security and enterprise data protection, serving over 13,600 enterprise customers - including more than 85 of the Fortune 100

H.E. Liisa-Ly Pakosta

Minister of Justice & Digital Affairs

Minister of Justice & Digital Affairs

Estonia

World's first nation to integrate AI across all secondary schools in partnership with Open AI & Anthropic

H.E. Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah

President & CEO

Dubai Chambers

UAE

Jim Keller

CEO

Tenstorrent

USA

Forbes AI50 List of 2025, Unicorn and next-generation computing company that builds in AI architectures focused on scalable deep learning. $2.6B, Raised $700M at a valuation of more than $2.6 billion from investors including Jeff Bezos, Samsung, LG, Fidelity Management & Research Company

Dr. Matt Angle

CEO

Paradromics

USA

Pioneered first-in-human recording of Connexus® brain-computer interface.

H.E. Wesam Lootah

Director General of GovDigital

Department of Government Enablement

UAE

Propelling Abu Dhabi into the vanguard of global governance as the world's first fully AI-native government by 2027

Dr. Jörg Goschin

CEO

KFW Capital

Germany

Europe's largest state-backed VC ecosystem, deploying €2.5 billion across 135 funds supporting over 2,500 tech companies

Dato' Pua Khein Seng

CEO

Phison Electronics

Malaysia

The father and inventor of USB flash drives, now spearheading Malaysia’s growth in AI and semiconductor innovation

Dr. Peter Koerte

CTO & Member of the Board

Siemens AG

Germany

Member of the Managing Board, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Strategy Officer

Eliah Seton

CEO

Soundcloud

USA

World's largest music catalog with 375 million tracks, supercharged by AI tools democratizing music creation for millions of creators globally

H.E. Ksenia Klampfer

Minister of Digital Transformation

Republic of Slovenia

Slovenia

 Led Slovenia to become one of only six European nations selected to host next-gen AI factories

H.E. Khalfan Belhoul

CEO

Dubai Future Foundation

UAE

Pioneering the establishment of Dubai as one of the world’s foremost hubs for innovation, futurism, and disruptive technology

Amandeep Singh Gill

Under-Secretary General & Special Envoy for Digital & Emerging Technologies

United Nations

Among TIME’s 100 most influential AI leaders in 2024, leading global commitment to inclusive AI governance

Ramin Hasani

CEO

Liquid AI

USA

Unicorn, over $2 billion valuation, building efficient general-purpose AI at every scale

Tanuja Randery

Vice President & MD - EMEA

AWS

UK

Orchestrated AWS's €15.7 billion investment in Spain by 2033, fueling over 17,500 jobs and accelerating AI adoption to unlock €600 billion in European economic value

Rafal Sosinski

Undersecretary of State

Ministry of Digital Affairs

Poland

Leading Poland’s €500M AI strategy and government backed AI Factory, a flagship R&D hub for AI and quantum innovation

H.E. Mehmet Fatih Kacır

Minister of Industry & Technology

Türkiye

Türkiye

Champion of Turkey’s first government-backed AI hub and data center initiatives

Trevor Martin

CEO & Co-Founder

Mammoth Biosciences

USA

Fortune 40 Under 40 biotech leader pioneering ultra-compact CRISPR breakthroughs transforming diagnostics and therapeutics

Dimitris Moulavasilis

Group CEO

M42

UAE

M42, part of the G42 group, is driving AI-powered healthcare innovation and advancing global patient care under the leadership of Dimitris, recently appointed Group Digital CEO. In addition to this role, he serves as a Board Member at Cleveland Clinic. With more than 30 years of experience, Dimitris has successfully led digital transformation and strategic growth across the medical technology sector.

Greg Jackson

Founder & CEO

Octopus Energy

UK

AI and energy unicorn ($10B valuation), deploying AI-optimized platform to recycle data center waste heat for UK homes, slashing AI energy demands by 30%

H.E. Dr. Kamal Shehadi

Minister of Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence

Lebanon

Lebanon

Spearheads Lebanon’s AI programme to rebuild the nation’s economy and government

Jack Hidary

CEO

SandboxAQ

USA

Raised $450M Series E in April, bringing total equity up to $950M and valuation around $5.75B - led by Alphabet, Nvidia and BNP Paribas

Ana Paula Assis

SVP Growth Markets

IBM

Spain

Senior Vice President, Chair and General Manager IBM EMEA and Growth Markets

Taavi Madiberk

CEO & Co-Founder 

Skeleton Technologies

Estonia

Pioneering ultracapacitor tech with over 50 patents, now scaling up by constructing the world’s largest ultracapacitor factory

Dr. Najwa Aaraj

CEO

Technology Innovation Institute (TII)

UAE

UAE’s national lab for frontier science, to global prominence by developing quantum-safe cryptography, secure AI infrastructure, and robotics breakthroughs

Keith Strier

Senior Vice President Global Markets

AMD

USA

Spearheads AMD’s strategic vision for AI, driving new ecosystem capabilities, and a Founding Member of the US National AI Advisory Committee (NAIAC)

H.E. Eng. Shadi Malak

CEO

Etihad Rail

UAE

Built the region’s first AI-powered national rail network, revolutionizing sustainable mobility

H.E. Shaza Fatima Khawaja

Federal Minister of IT & Telecom

Pakistan

Pakistan

Spearheaded the launch of Pakistan's National AI Policy 2025 while advancing satellite internet expansions, catapulting the nation as a pioneer in closing digital divides

Çağlayan Çetin

President

Trendyol Group

Türkiye

One of the world’s leading e-commerce platforms

Giordano Albertazzi

Group CEO

Vertiv

Italy

A leader in the modular data centrespace with market capitalization valued at over $44 billion as of January 2025

André Molina

Secretary of Cybersecurity & Information Security

Institutional Security Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Brasil

Brazil

Brazil’s Secretary of Information Security, overseeing national cyber strategy under the Presidential Security Office. A CISSP-certified expert, he brings 22+ years of experience across the Air Force, Senate, and CGU.

Victor Gao

Chairman

China Energy Security Institute

China

A prominent strategist in Beijing’s energy sector, Chair of the China Energy Security Institute and the International Committee of the Beijing Private Equity Association, with deep expertise in global markets, driving sustainable energy projects and pivotal investments shaping China’s economic transformation.

Paul Palandjian

CEO & General Partner

O'Leary Ventures

USA

Leading Kevin O'Leary's 8-gigawatt Wonder Valley project in Alberta - the world's largest planned off-grid AI data center complex.

Jerry Sheenan

Director for Science, Technology & Innovation

OECD – OCDE

France

Dr. Ciyong Zou

Deputy Director General & the Managing Director, Technical Cooperation & Sustainable Industrial Development

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Austria

H.E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori

Director General

Digital Dubai

UAE

Spearheaded Dubai's Shared Digital Channels Initiative merging seven platforms for proactive AI services boosting D33 economic goals.

Stephen Bennett

Group CISO

Domino's

Australia

Protects a multi-billion-dollar global brand by securing operations, customer trust and digital innovation at scale

Cesar Maklary

Co-Founder & President

Fluidstack

UK

Building the world’s largest decarbonized AI supercomputer in France, planning to scale beyond 1 gigawatt (GW) of dedicated AI compute power; Formerly an aerodynamicist for the Red Bull Racing F1 Group

Jared Joselyn

Senior Vice President

Sanofi Digital Health

France

Rolled out AI predicting Type 1 diabetes risk a year early with ~92% accuracy.

Abdullah Alotaibi

Chief Business Diversification Officer

solutions by stc

Saudi Arabia

Heading solutions by stc Business Diversification Division. Forging innovative PPP frameworks that advance transformations within public sector

Sean Yang

Global Cyber Security & Privacy Officer

Huawei

China

Leads global cybersecurity and privacy for one of the world's largest telecom and ICT infrastructure providers.

Chiara Marcati

Chief AI Advisory & Business Officer

AI71

UAE

Transforming industries with the power of AI and the promise of data autonomy

AMR KAMEL

GM

Microsoft

UAE

Leading efforts to support UAE's national digital & AI priorities & empower customers, partners & developers

Tareq Masoud

Country Manager MENAT

Snowflake

UAE

Snowflake is ranked 1 on Fortune Future 50 list