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Pioneering AI Scientist and Inventor of Emotion and Human Perception AI; Visionary Entrepreneur, Investor and Authority on Developing an AI Mindset for Competitive Advantage; Expert on Designing and Implementing Ethical Business Strategies; Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Blue Tulip Ventures; Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School; Bestselling Author, “Girl Decoded” (2020)
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Trusted Advisor, Speaker and Thought Leader to CEOs, Executive Teams and Boards on Leading in AI- And Data-Driven Environments; Advises Fortune 10 And Fortune 500 Companies, Large Global Technology Firms, Leading Financial Institutions, and Senior Government Leaders; Award-Winning Expert in AI, Big Data, Behavioral Science and Cognitive Computing, Recognized as an “Influencing Mind” by The Edison Electric Institute; Faculty Chair of ELRIWMA at Harvard Law School and The Harvard Kennedy School; Faculty Affiliate at the Division of Continuing Education (DCE) at Harvard University; Senior Research Fellow at the Harvard Center on the Legal Profession; Co-Chair of AI, Big Data and Virtual Worlds Initiatives at the United Nations ITU; Author of “Building a Thriving Future” (2025) and “Diversity Dividend” (2023).
Leadership / Artificial Intelligence / Metaverse / Future of Work / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Inclusion & Belonging / Company Culture / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Quantum Computing / Communication Strategy / Financial Services / Strategy / Wearables / Women in Tech / Women Speakers & Advisors / Must-Read Books
Award-Winning Roboticist and Entrepreneur Who Educates Leaders on Emerging AI and Robotics Technologies and Their Coming Impacts on Business and Society; Professor of Robotics and AI, Columbia School of Engineering and Columbia Business School; Chair, Columbia Department of Mechanical Engineering; Director, Creative Machines Lab, “25 Most Awesome Labs in the U.S.,” Popular Science; Co-Author, “Fabricated” and “Driverless” (Translated Into 7 Languages); One of the “World’s 7 Most Powerful Data Scientists,” Forbes
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Digital Health Pioneer, Entrepreneur and Inventor of Mobile & Wearable Technology for Emotional Intelligence and Well-Being; Expert on Emotion AI and the Ethics of Its Use; Top Cited Scholar in the Areas of Digital Health and Affective Computing; Co-Founder, Affectiva; Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, Empatica; Founder and Director, MIT Media Lab Affective Computing Research Group; Professor of Health Sciences and Technology, MIT; 2026 Recipient of the IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology
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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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Leading Authority on Extended Intelligence, Closely Coupling Human Cognition and Artificial Intelligence; Pioneering Inventor, Innovator and Entrepreneur; CEO and Co-Founder, AlterEgo; 2019 TED Fellow; 2019 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Winner
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Acclaimed Technology Pioneer in Virtual Reality, Consumer Electronics and Medical Devices; Inventor and Serial Entrepreneur Inspiring Others to Think Bigger and Use New Techniques to Tackle The World’s Toughest Problems; Pioneer in Medical Therapeutics and Diagnostics and Telepathic Technology; Founder, Chairman and Former CEO, Openwater; Co-Founder, One Laptop Per Child and Architect of the $100 Laptop; High-Level Tech Executive at Google, Facebook, Oculus and Intel; Former Professor, MIT Media Lab; TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World; Forbes 50 Over 50, 2022: Entrepreneurs; CNN Top 10 Thinker
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Renowned Robotics and AI Expert Focused on Human-Robot Interaction; Leading AI Researcher & Innovator; Associate Director of Academic Affairs, Cornell University Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Head, Human-Robot Collaboration & Companionship Lab; Former Co-Director, IDC Media Innovation Lab
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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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Pioneering Robotics Researcher Focused on Deconstructing Algorithms to Make Robot Processes Clear Through Explainable AI; Expert on Developing Socially and Physically Assistive Machines That Improve Lives; Foremost Expert on Human-Centered Robotics and Human-Robot Collaboration; Director, Human and Robot Partners (HARP) Lab and Associate Professor, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
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