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Artificial Intelligence Pioneer and Entrepreneur Who Helps Companies Develop Pro-Human AI Solutions That Scale Leadership, Unlock Talent and Extend Identity in Purposeful Ways; Founder, Virtual Human Economy; Co-Founder, Hour One; Former Digital Media Executive
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Top Global Researcher on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Computer Science Who Helps Public and Private Institutions Move Toward a Future Where Machines Are Integrated Into the Fabric of Life; Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT; Director, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the MIT AI Accelerator; Co-Founder of Liquid AI, Themis AI, Venti Technologies and TRC; Board Member; Class of 2002 McArthur Fellow; Member, National Academy of Engineering and American Academy of Arts and Sciences; 2024 John Scott Award Recipient; Author, “The Mind’s Mirror” (2024), “The Heart and the Chip” (2024)
Robotics & Automation / Artificial Intelligence / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Innovation & Design / Emerging Technology / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Supply Chain Management / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Future of Work / Futurists / Digital Twins / TED Speakers / Founders & Practitioners / Must-Read Books / Women Speakers & Advisors
World-Renowned Responsible AI Pioneer Helping Organizations Implement Safe, Secure and Transparent Solutions that Minimize Bias and Boost Cybersecurity Protocols; Innovative Inventor Holding Patents for Algorithms that Open Pathways for Fair and Balanced Assessments of Automated Systems; CEO and Co-Founder, Humane Intelligence; Responsible AI Fellow, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University; First United States Science Envoy for Artificial Intelligence (Biden Administration); Former Member, Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Trailblazing Journalist, Tech Guru, and Futurist Helping Organizations Anticipate Technology Trends That Are Poised to Disrupt Business and Society; Former Editor-in-Chief, WIRED Magazine and MIT Technology Review; Co-founding Editor, Quartz Magazine
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Renowned Expert on the Exquisitely Difficult Problems of Technology Governance, Including Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Computing, Privacy and Cybersecurity; Exceptional Moderator; George Bemis Professor of International Law, Harvard Law School, Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Professor of Computer Science, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Co-Founder and Faculty Director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society; Director, Harvard Law School Library
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Acclaimed Futurist, Computer Scientist and Pioneering AI Scholar Whose Ongoing Research Reveals How Emerging Technologies Will Impact Humans and Related Long-term Investments; Foremost Expert on the Future of Work, Human-Machine Collaboration and the Ethics of AI and Autonomous Vehicles; Director, Center for Humans & Machines, Max Planck Institute for Human Development; Former Professor, MIT Media Lab; Editor, Artificial Intelligence Journal; Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2020
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Pioneering Social Scientist and Social Worker Whose Frameworks for Designing Ethical AI Ensure Well-Being for Diverse Communities and Organizational Cultures; Widely Cited Authority at the Intersection of Healthy Social Media Ecosystems, Empathy, Race and Society; Named a 2022 Top 50 in Digital Health, Equity Advocate; Brian and Randi Schwartz Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor, University of Pennsylvania; Founding Director, SAFELab; Chief Strategy Officer, Penn School of Social Policy & Practice; Author of the Forthcoming Book, “Facing Gakirah: Life and Death on the Digital Street”
Wellness & Well-Being / Artificial Intelligence / Social Media Marketing & Business Analytics / Inclusion & Belonging / Trust & Empathy / Resilience / Health Care & Medicine / Education & Lifelong Learning / TED Speakers / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Future of Work / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Digital Twins / Executive Education / Moderators
Leading Voice on Emerging Technologies Who Equips Leaders with Practical Tools to Build Toward the Futures They Envision; Digital Visionary Preparing Organizations for Multiple Possible Technological Landscapes with Actionable Scenario Planning and Strategic Foresight; New York Times Bestselling Author, “The Inevitable”; Co-Founder and Senior Maverick, WIRED
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Renowned Brand Marketing Strategist Whose Retailing Success Matrix Offers Companies Winning Strategies for Surviving Disruption; Expert on Brand Loyalty, Management and Consumer Decision-Making; Bestselling, Award-Winning Author, “The Shopping Revolution” (2021); Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School; Executive Director, Marketing Science Institute
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Authority on Social Media Behavior & Psychology of Online Interaction; Expert on Technology’s Role in Deception and Trust; Founding Director, Stanford University Social Media Lab; Co-director, Stanford Cyber Policy Center; Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute; Professor of Communication, Stanford University
Social Media Marketing & Business Analytics / Emerging Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Digital Twins / Policy & Government / Communication Strategy / Cybersecurity / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Future of Work / Marketing, Branding & Sales / Trust & Empathy / TED Speakers
Transdisciplinary Scholar Exploring the Impact of Imagination on Health and Constructing a More Inclusive Future; Pioneer in Using Virtual Reality to Expose How Racism Affects Individual Health, Organizations and Society; Associate Professor of Social Work, Chief Broadening Participation Officer, and Director of Knowledge Transfer at the Learning the Earth with AI and Physics (LEAP) NSF Science and Technology Center, Columbia University; Special Advisor to the Dean, Columbia University School of Social Work; Author of the Forthcoming Book, “Untethered”
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Virtual Reality Pioneer and Leading Authority on Immersive Technologies That Are Reshaping Business and Society; Expert on VR and AR Tools That Improve Workplace Training and Culture and Prepare Companies for the Future of Work; Cognitive Psychologist; Founding Director, Virtual Human Interaction Lab, Stanford University; Co-Founder, STRIVR; Author, “Experience on Demand” (2018)
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