Artificial Intelligence, aka AI is a rapidly growing technology impacting nearly every industry. Once the realm of academia and movies, there are proliferating applications in e-commerce, customer service, talent acquisition and management, healthcare, financial services, insurance, supply chain, security, social media, marketing, product development and more. The business and societal implications of AI are profound and complex. Below, are Promenade speakers who cover AI either as the sole focus of a keynote or part of a broader futurist vision:
Cassie Kozyrkov – CEO of Kozyr, AI Luminary, Former Chief Decision Scientist at Google, and Pioneer of Decision Intelligence
Christina Kerley – Technology Expert with AI Reskilling Focus
Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi – Visionary AI strategist, Founder and CEO of The International Social Impact Institute® (The ISII).
Rohit Talwar – AI Expert and Futurist – The Future of Financial Services and Insurance
Elin Hauge – Connecting Artificial Intelligence & Disruptive Technology with Business & Society.
Clara Durodié – A technology strategist specializing in the business and governance of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services.
Dr. Aadeel Akhtar – PhD, CEO and Founder of PSYONIC, which makes advanced AI-powered bionic limbs for humans and robots. Appeared on Shark Tank, securing a three-shark deal for One Million Dollars.
King Willonius – Award-winning Filmmaker, AI storyteller and Comedian, a modern renaissance man unafraid to break boundaries.
Nikolas Badminton – Futurist with Extensive Corporate Tech and Executive Experience, Author of Facing Our Futures: How Foresight, Futures Design and Strategy Creates Prosperity and Growth.
Zack Kass – AI Futurist, former Head of Go To Market at OpenAI
Naveen Agarwal – InsureTech, AI and Digital Transformation Speaker. Board Advisor, Former C-Suite Executive in Multinational Public Firms.
Asha Saxena – AI & Big Data Advisor, Columbia University Business School Professor
Liv Boeree – Filmmaker, TED speaker and Poker Champion
Constance M. Hunter – Top Business Economist, Speaker on Geopolitical Risk, AI and the Economy.
Daniel Burrus – Best-Selling Author, Innovation Expert & Tech Futurist, Entrepreneur
Marita Cheng – Rising AI & Technology Star, Entrepreneur, TEDx Speaker, Robot Inventor
Crystal Washington works with companies that want to use technology to increase profits and productivity!
Jay Baer – Hall of Fame Business Growth Speaker, NY Times Best-Selling Author, Internet Pioneer, Serial Entrepreneur, Tequila Influencer.
Richard Yonck – HEART OF THE MACHINE: Our Future in a World of Artificial Emotional Intelligence
Mike Walsh – Leading authority on the digital future, author of Futuretainment and CEO of innovation agency Tomorrow.
Ari Popper – Using Science Fiction for Competitive Advantage
Kavita Ganesan – The AI for Business Expert—Helping Businesses Strategically Integrate AI to Improve Productivity, Profitability & AI Success
Tom Koulopoulos – Tech Co Founder, 11 Books on Digital Business Ecosystems, Cybersecurity
Peter Singer – Cybersecurity, AI & Cyberwar Futurist, Ghost Fleet Author
Dr. Daniel Kraft – TED Speaker, Digital Health Futurist, Physician.
Thomas Frey – Google’s top rated futurist speaker and IBM’s most award winning engineer
Julie Holmes – Innovate in the Age of AI: Strategies to Catapult Your Business into the Next-Normal
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Vito Di Bari – Futurist, Author, Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies Speaker.
Byron Reese – Futurist, technologist, Publisher. Author of “Infinite Progress” and “Fourth Age”
Alistair Croll – Lean Analytics Author & Futurist on Tech, Big Data
Scott Amyx – Disruptive Innovation, Future of AI and Work from Acclaimed Investor & Author