World Summit AI MENA 2024

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World Summit AI and Intelligent Health are known for their unwavering commitment to fostering diversity and equality. We firmly believe in the democratization of AI, striving to make the transformative power of artificial intelligence accessible to all regions and communities, contributing to the collective advancement of AI on a global scale.

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We’re not just on the cusp of something extraordinary, we’re in it.


AI advancements have propelled industries into new realms of efficiency and effectiveness, offering solutions to some of the world’s most pressing issues. On the other hand, the rapid pace of progress has ignited a global debate on ethics, privacy, and public trust, stirring a call for a delicate balance between harnessing AI’s potential and safeguarding human values. The future of AI is promising, but the stakes have never been higher. It’s imperative that we tread cautiously and with wisdom, for the path we choose today will shape the very course of our technological evolution tomorrow.

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And at the epicentre of this huge global AI transformation is World Summit AI. Since launching in 2017, World Summit AI has been the most important summit on the planet for the development of strategies on AI and spotlighting the worldwide applications, risks, benefits and opportunities. Staging world leaders, pioneers and change makers.

 

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Major General Khalid AlRazooqi
General Director of Artificial Intelligence
Dubai Police
Major General Khalid AlRazooqi
General Director of Artificial Intelligence
Dubai Police

Major General Khalid Nasser Alrazooqi has held the position of Director of the General Department of Artificial Intelligence at Dubai Police General Headquarters since March 2014. He has overseen the implementation of several key strategic projects in the UAE, including the introduction of smart police stations, electronic passports, and smart electronic gates. Notably, under his leadership, Dubai Police received recognition for their successful implementation of the Dubai Paperless Strategy in 2021 and won the award for the best government service through smartphones both locally and globally for 6 consecutive years. He has also received numerous accolades throughout his career,
including the 2021 Best Executive Director award for government departments.

Janet Adams
Chief Operating Officer
SingularityNET
Janet Adams
Chief Operating Officer
SingularityNET
Joseph Bradley
CEO
TONOMUS
Joseph Bradley
CEO
TONOMUS

Joseph Bradley is the visionary CEO behind TONOMUS, the first subsidiary company of NEOM, which has evolved from its technology and digital sector to lead the creation of the world’s first cognitive community. Joseph and his team’s strategic foresight are delivering a full-scale, end-to-end cognitive technology ecosystem for NEOM. By harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain and robotics, they are bringing cognitive cities to life.

Prior to NEOM, Joseph spent 15 years at Cisco in various senior leadership roles, the most recent of which was Global Vice President IoT, Blockchain, AI and Incubation Businesses. The California native graduated with a B.A. in economics from the University of California at Berkeley.

Joseph’s career has been defined by remarkable success. With a lifelong passion for data-driven systems that enable sustainable synergy between people and technology, Joseph has made it his life’s mission to enable companies in maximizing these dynamic interactions. 

Kfir L Godrich
Managing Director & Chief Innovation Officer
BlackRock
Kfir L Godrich
Managing Director & Chief Innovation Officer
BlackRock

Kfir L Godrich, Managing Director, is Chief Innovation Officer for BlackRock. He is responsible for driving firm’s innovation agenda, the connection with the broad financial and technology ecosystems, including partnerships and ventures that accelerate growth. He is continuously exploring new and emerging technologies under an applied innovation strategy, to practically implement them at BlackRock. In addition, he is responsible for Information Security, Aladdin Data and BlackRock’s AI Labs. He also serves as a member of BlackRock’s Global Operating Committee.

 

Mr. Godrich service with the firm dates to 2014 as Global Head of Technology for BlackRock. Prior to that, Kfir served as CTO for Hewlett Packard Co. (HP) Technology Services, where he was responsible for road-mapping technology for company’s Consulting and Support business units, as well as Advisory Board for HP Labs. His international experience lays in complex systems. Over the years Kfir’s work spanned chronologically from C4ISR to Data Centers, Alternative Energy, Fintech, Cyber, Data and Analytics and ML/AI. He received National Security awards, has been recognized as AI Pioneer at the United Nations, and has a rich portfolio of technology IP. Kfir began his career in the IAF after completing Electrical and Computer Engineering studies at Ben Gurion University.

Dr. Ott Velsberg
Government Chief Data Officer, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
Republic of Estonia
Dr. Ott Velsberg
Government Chief Data Officer, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
Republic of Estonia

Dr. Ott Velsberg is a renowned Estonian IT specialist and government official, known for his expertise in data governance and data science. As the current Chief Data Officer (CDO) of Estonia, he is responsible for driving the country’s data policy and initiatives related to the use of data in the public sector. Velsberg has a wealth of experience in coordinating data governance and data science, with a focus on domains such as artificial intelligence, open data, citizen-centric data governance, data management, and digital transformation. Under his leadership, Estonia has become a global leader in data governance, open data, and artificial intelligence. With his passion for technology and data, he is making significant contributions to Estonia’s digital transformation and shaping the country’s future in data governance. 

Mostafa Zafer
Vice President, Data, AI and Automation
IBM Middle East and Africa
Mostafa Zafer
Vice President, Data, AI and Automation
IBM Middle East and Africa

Mostafa Zafer is the Vice President, IBM Data, AI and Automation, Middle East and Africa. In his role, Mostafa is responsible for strategy, sales, revenue and client advocacy for IBM’s hybrid cloud, data, and AI solutions – a high growth business that is one of the cornerstones of IBM’s growth strategy. Mostafa has over 20 years of experience in sales and strategy leadership in IBM where he held several leadership positions in multiple countries. Prior to his current role, he was the Data & AI Leader for MEA, responsible for owning, defining and executing the Data and AI strategy in the region. Some of his other key roles include leading IBM’s software business for Middle East and Pakistan, leading software sales in Saudi, and acting as global software sales strategy leader in New York. Mostafa also worked on the growth strategy for the Middle East and later on for Africa, as the growth strategy leader for the region.Mostafa is a firm believer in the importance of intersecting strategy, sales leadership and developing solid client partnerships and to deliver solutions that make a difference for IBM’s clients and ecosystem in the region.

Professor Dame Wendy Hall
Regius Professor of Computer Science, Associate Vice President (International Engagement) & Director of Web Science Institute
University of Southampton
Professor Dame Wendy Hall
Regius Professor of Computer Science, Associate Vice President (International Engagement) & Director of Web Science Institute
University of Southampton

Dame Wendy Hall, DBE, FRS, FREng is Regius Professor of Computer Science, Associate Vice President (International Engagement) and is Director of the Web Science Institute at the University of Southampton. She became a Dame Commander of the British Empire in the 2009 UK New Year’s Honours list and is a Fellow of the Royal Society, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the ACM. Dame Wendy was co-Chair of the UK government’s AI Review, which was published in October 2017 and a member of the AI Council. She is currently the co-Chair of the ACM Publications Board and Editor-in-Chief of Royal Society Open Science. She is an advisor to the UK government and many other governments and companies around the world and in 2023 was appointed to the United Nations high-level advisory body on artificial intelligence. Her latest book, Four Internets, co-written with Kieron O’Hara, was published by OUP in 2021.

www.damewendydbe.com

Iban Garcia del Blanco
Member of the European Parliament (S&D)
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Iban Garcia del Blanco
Member of the European Parliament (S&D)
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

What’s World Summit AI?

Seen by tech leaders as the platform to launch their latest AI products and services and regarded as the world leading startup and investor network, WSAI gathers the global AI ecosystem of Enterprise, Big Tech, Startups, Investors, Science and Academia to set the global AI agenda, every year in Europe & North America.

World Summit AI will make its debut in Qatar on 10-11 December 2024 at DECC.

Staging world leaders, pioneers and change makers, World Summit AI is regarded as the most critical meeting in the AI calendar.

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Who’s coming? 

2 days, 2000+ Attendee’s, 100+ Speakers

The full AI ecosystem, startups, academics, investors, business leaders, all the big tech companies, and the brightest AI brains as speakers.

Founders, CEOs, CTOs, COOs, CDOs, CFOs, CMOs, CIOs

EVPs, SVP, VP’s, Directors and Heads of AI, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Cognitive Computing,  Data Science, Data Analytics, Technology, Innovation

Professors, Ph.D. candidates, students, interns

Government, Policy Makers, and Regulators

Data Scientists, Data Analysts, Software Engineers, Developers and more…

 

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7-11 October 2024

Amsterdam, Netherlands

World AI Week is the planet’s only week dedicated to the global AI ecosystem, a bustling, thriving series of 40+ cutting-edge business, science, tech and networking gatherings showcasing how AI is transforming business and society, with a focus on automation, creativity, diversity, innovation, responsibility, and optimisation.

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9-10 October 2024

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Seen by tech leaders as the platform to launch their latest AI products and services and regarded as the world leading startup and investor network, WSAI gathers the global AI ecosystem of Enterprise, Big Tech, Startups, Investors, Science and Academia to set the global AI agenda, every October in Amsterdam.

 

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11-12 September 2024

Basel, Switzerland

Intelligent Health is THE only large-scale, global summit that purely focuses on AI in healthcare and brings together the world’s brightest AI health brains from pharmaceutical, biotech, medtech, health provisions, clinicians, tech companies, startups, investment, and science to advance discussions on how to apply AI and drive technological collaboration in healthcare.

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