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Michael Wooldridge is the Ashall Professor of the Foundations of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Oxford and one of the world's foremost authorities on AI. He has researched the field for more than 35 years, publishing over 500 scientific articles and ten books, translated into nine languages. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, is President-Elect of the Association for the Advancement of AI (AAAI), and is co-editor-in-chief of the journal Artificial Intelligence. In 2023, he delivered...
Michael Fuller had a long and distinguished career in the Police Service. He started his police career as a Cadet in 1975 and worked in a number of uniformed and senior CID roles, rising to the rank of Deputy Assistant Commissioner in the Metropolitan Police. In 2004 he made history in the UK when he was appointed Chief Constable of Kent and became Britain’s first black chief constable. During the year of this appointment he received the Queen’s Police Medal...
Heiko Maas' career as a politician spanned three decades, during which time he held various ministerial posts - most recently the office of Federal Foreign Minister. In 2023, the Social Democrat decided to make a fresh start and take his leave from politics. Heiko Maas (*1966) studied law at Saarland University and passed the Second State Examination at Saarbrücken Regional Court in 1996. As a law student, he became a member of the SPD in 1989 and was considered a political...
Juan Antonio March is at present, the President of Fundación Onuart, an organization specialising on the value and positive impact of art on international relations. He has been Spanish Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva (2004-2007) to the World Trade Organization (2004-2007) as well to Russia (2007-2011) to Armenia (2009-2011) - to Belarus (2009-2011) to Uzbekistan (2009-2011) and to Turkmenistan (2009-2011). During his 30 years of involvement in international relations as a career Diplomat, he has covered most of the...
Dr Paul Dongha is a deep technologist who has pioneered the development and implementation of responsible AI strategies in large financial organisations. His approach brings together the troika of technological advancement, corporate integrity and the responsible use of AI. Paul is currently Head of AI Strategy and Responsible AI at NatWest Group and has extensive hands-on experience of building service-based, high-performance systems that use Big Data. Paul Dongha is the author of Governing the Machine: How to Navigate the Risks...
George Yip is Professor of Management and Co-Director of the Centre on China Innovation at China Europe International Business School, which is the top business school in mainland China. He is based in London, Shanghai, and Maine, U.S.A. He is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business and of the International Academy of Management. He is also a Visiting Professor at Imperial College Business School. He is Co-Executive Editor of Chinese Management Insights and serves on the Editorial Advisory...
Professor Lawrence Juen-yee Lau received his B.S. degree (with Great Distinction) in Physics from Stanford University in 1964 and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1966 and 1969 respectively. He joined the faculty of the Department of Economics at Stanford University in 1966, becoming Professor of Economics in 1976 and the first Kwoh-Ting Li Professor in Economic Development at Stanford University in 1992. He retired from Stanford University in 2006 and...
Professor Terence Chong is associate professor of Economics and Executive Director of Lau Chor Tak Institute of Global Economics and Finance, Dean of Students of New Asia College and Co Director of Global Economics and Finance Program, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He served as Siyuan Chair Professor of Nanjing University in China from 2013 to 2016. Prof Chong received his Bachelor degree in Economics from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1991, and Ph.D. in Economics from the...
Sarah Ennis is a globally recognized expert in artificial intelligence innovation, commercialization, and adoption, with over 20 years of experience advising Fortune 500 companies on emerging technologies. As Chair of the AI Initiative at LG NOVA’s Coalition for Innovation in Silicon Valley, she leads strategic efforts to drive responsible and impactful AI deployment across industries. Sarah is the co-founder of AgentsGEO.ai, a patent-pending platform that helps brands become discoverable and recommended by AI agents like ChatGPT and Gemini. Her proprietary GEOScorer™...
Embark on an extraordinary journey of resilience and triumph with Steve Judge, a motivational speaker who transformed adversity into victory. Following a near- fatal car accident that left both legs crushed, the doctors' prognosis suggested a future without walking. However, Steve defied the odds by setting ambitious goals and unwaveringly pursuing them. His inspiring journey led him through an arduous rehabilitation, ultimately propelling him to become Twice World Champion in the challenging realm of Paratriathlon. At the core of Steve's mission...
Douglas Kennedy is the author of twenty-seven books. Born in Manhattan, he is that rare construct: a native New Yorker. In 1977 he moved to Dublin and founded a small theatre company. Eighteen months later he was put in charge of The Abbey Theatre’s studio, The Peacock. Over the five years that he ran the theatre, he began to write late at night – and has his first play accepted by BBC Radio in 1980. Other plays followed, and he left...
Omar Christidis was a first mover and early evangelist in the Middle East digital sector, and has a decade-long track record in driving the conversation around tech and innovation in the region. Over 12 years, his company, Arabnet, has organized over 30 tech conferences, featuring more than 2,000 global experts, and has issued over a dozen original research reports. Omar is an Advisory Board member of the Strategic Foresights Program at the Middle East Institute (Washington DC), a Faculty Member and...
Ghassan Karian was educated in London and received a BSc. in Management and Marketing at King’s College, University of London. Ghassan started his career as a political campaigns manager for the British Labour Party (1996-1998) during the General Election that say Tony Blair become Prime Minister. He subsequently worked as Head off Media Relations for Saatchi & Saatchi’s PR agency, Rowland Communications. For just under 10 years, he led employee engagement, culture transformation and leadership communications for British Gas and Rolls-Royce....
Smita Tharoor is a Global Motivational Keynote Speaker. She is a Thought-Leader on the Unconscious Bias and how it influences us all. She has spoken at conferences globally, from Berlin to Philadelphia, Bangalore to Penang. Smita is an entertaining, erudite, dynamic, story teller who shows us how our personal narratives influence all the decisions we make. Among her topics are Emotional Resilience, Change Management, Leadership in times of uncertainty, Empowerment of Women in the workplace, as well as other similar...
There are a number of strings to Manley Hopkinson’s bow; as an internationally acclaimed and admired inspirational speaker, as a mentor, coach and catalyst for personal, team & organisational transformation, as an accomplished author and as an Executive Board member. Manley’s strength lies in creating and developing the transformational leadership behaviours needed for people, organisations and sporting teams to perform at a high level, consistently. Aligning leaders, executive teams and the wider community to the strategic intent enables true delegation, leveraged...
Dr Cristiana Pace is the founder and CEO of Enovation Consulting which specialises in helping sports organisations and teams - including in Formula 1 - to deliver robust, datadriven sustainability strategies in their quest to achieve ambitious ESB goals. The first woman to work trackside for the FIA’s* technical departments in Formula 1, her subsequent work at Williams Advanced Engineering saw her apply advanced motor sport engineering techniques in a range of solutions across complex industrial applications. With an Engineering...