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2024 Programme

HEADLINER: Should I be thinking about AI in the shower? Robustness automation and new science in innovation
Samantha Samaras, Global Vice President Science & Technology, Beauty and Personal Care R&D, Unilever
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HEADLINER: Scaling AI for business: Driving productivity and innovation with responsible governance
Shukri Eid, VP and General Manager, IBM Gulf, Levant and Pakistan
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KEYNOTE: AI: Unexplainable, Unpredictable, Uncontrollable
Dr. Roman V. Yampolskiy, Author; Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Louisville
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KEYNOTE: Responsible AI and Governance: Navigating the Ethical Frontier
Umer Jamal Syed, Customer Success Manager, Qatar Datamation Systems (QDS)
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HEADLINER: Responsible AI & Governance: How to navigate the changing environment
JoAnn Stonier, Mastercard Fellow of Data and AI, Mastercard
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KEYNOTE: How AI distorts human beliefs
Celeste Kidd, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
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HEADLINER: AI-powered surgery: Transforming healthcare through innovation and collaboration
Ozanan Meireles, Vice Chairman of Innovation, Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine; Director, Surgical Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Laboratory (SAIIL)
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HEADLINER Harnessing the Power of Human-AI Convergence: A New Era of Innovation
Nacho Floristan, Director Generative AI Solutions Architecture, EMEA/APAC, Google Cloud
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HEADLINER: Best practice for accelerating your AI journey with secure and powerful agents
Kevin Kiley, President, Airia
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HEADLINER AGI: The Quest for Human-Level Machine Intelligence
Janet Adams, Chief Operating Officer (COO), SingularityNET
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HEADLINER: "Trust Me, I'm an Algorithm”: The Missing Link in AI Governance
Professor Sue Black, OBE, Professor of Computer Science and Technology Evangelist, and Director of EDI, Computer Science Dept, Durham University
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KEYNOTE: Own your AI. Own your future.
Cihangir Kocak, Business Strategist & AI Advisor, HP
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HEADLINER: Good AI vs. Evil AI: How the UN is Leading the Fight Against Cybercrime
Amr El Rahwan, Cybercrime Forensic Expert, United Nations Regional Centre for Combating Cybercrime
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KEYNOTE: Generative AI: Hype meets Reality A new wave of AI has emerged.
Mohannad Abuissa, CTO, Cisco Middle East & Africa, Turkey, Romania and CIS
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HEADLINER: Data: The raw material fueling AI
Vijay Karunamurthy, Field Chief Technology Officer, Scale AI
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HEADLINER: Snoonu’s AI Journey: Key Metrics and Business Outcomes
Nikita Gordeev, Chief Technology Officer, Snoonu
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HEADLINER: Fanar: Arabic-Centric Large Language model
Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Yassin Eltabakh, Principal Scientist, Qatar Computer Research Institute (QCRI)
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HEADLINER: Realizing Qatar's vision through advanced AI and emerging technologies
H.E. Sheikh Mansoor Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Cofounder and Chairman, Tamkeen Al Tamayyoz; Founder and Chairman, MBK Holding
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2024 Programme

USE CASE: Augmenting, Upskilling, and Reskilling: Building Your AI-Ready Workforce
Dr. Kevin J. Jones, Director, IU Columbus Centre for Teaching and Learning
Associate Professor of Management, Division of Business
Indiana University Columbus
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USE CASE: Accelerating Qatar’s AI readiness from data centre efficiency to infrastructure and skillset
Dr. Eng Fadi Nasser, Chief Commercial Officer, MEEZA
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USE CASE: The power of AI in enabling smart and sustainable living in Qatar and beyond
Dr. Hamid Menouar, Principal R&D & Innovation Lead, Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC)
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USE CASE: Banking the unbankable: Applying AI in low literacy settings
Seema Prem, CEO & Founder, FIA Global
Biju Balakrishnan, Chief Technology Officer, FIA Global
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INNOVATION INSIGHT: Transforming Efficiency with Collaborations Between Cobots and Humans
Dr. Raul V. Rodriguez, Vice President, Woxsen University
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INNOVATION INSIGHT: AI Agents: Shaping the future and transforming finance
Catherine Kurt, CEO, AQ22
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INNOVATION INSIGHT: Farming in the Digital Age: Can AI solve the issue of water scarcity?
Gabriele De Propis, Co-Owner, Growa.ai
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"INNOVATION INSIGHT: The future of Enterprise AI: Working side-by-side with AI agents "
Firas Sleiman, Founder & CEO,ENN.ai: The Enterprise Neural Network; KAIC: Khwarizmi Artificial Intelligence Center
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KEYNOTE INNOVATION INSIGHT: Navigating the future of how AI is transforming businesses
Jesper Schleimann, EMEA AI Officer, SAP
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DEEP DIVE TECH TALK Degenerative AI? If GenAI has Already Hit its Limit, What is its Next Evolution?
Dr. Sabri Boughorbel, Scientist, Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI)
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DEEP DIVE TECH TALK; Empowering enterprises with Arabic AI: Building smarter LLMs and SLMs to overcome regional challenges
Nour Al Hassan, Founder and CEO, Tarjama
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DEEP DIVE TECH TALK: Discover how AI is redefining the future of social commerce order management and sales for SMEs
Rose Rwegasira, Co-founder and Head of Business Operation, Ghala
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DEEP DIVE TECH TALK Transforming cancer registries with machine learning and neural networks
Adhari Alzaabi, Assistant Professor, Sultan Qaboos University
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DEEP DIVE TECH TALK Generative AI for Education: A Critical Multiplex Approach
Junaid Qadir, Professor of Computer Engineering, Qatar University
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USE CASE: Harnessing AI for Precision Medicine's Next Leap
Puthen Veettil Jithesh, Associate Dean for Education, Program Coordinator, Genomics & Precision Medicine, Associate Professor, College of Health & Life Sciences (CHLS), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Foundation
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USE CASE: Strategizing for AI: Driving Innovation and Business Value
Hanan Alhaddi, Guest Lecturer on Strategy/Director of Integrative Cases on AI, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford: Board Director and Chair, Automotive AI Committee, Connected Vehicle Trade Association
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KEYNOTE USE CASE: Why it takes a data-driven organization to fully leverage AI
Dr. Edeltraud Leibrock, Senior Partner Digital and Global Managing Director, Roland Berger
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2024 Programme

USE CASE: Revolutionizing healthcare: The transformative impact of robotic surgery
Rajesh Sivaprakasam, Consultant in Transplant, Access and General Surgery, Lead for Robotic renal failure Surgery, Barts Health NHS Trust
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HEADLINER: Exponential technologies boosting a new future for healthcare
Sofia Couto da Rocha, Head of Innovation & Head of Virtual Client, Lusíadas Saúde
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KEYNOTE: Lab to Life: Generative AI Innovations in Healthcare at Weill Cornell Qatar
Ahmed Serag, Professor and Director, AI Innovation Centre, Weill Cornell Medicine
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INNOVATION INSIGHT: NAZARE: A New Wave in Global Health
Milan Bates, MD, FRCS Associate Specialist Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Bristol Royal Infirmary
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USE CASE: AI Integration in Healthcare: Myths, Realities, and Breakthroughs
Amr Metwally, Director of Clinical Simulation & Innovation, Itqan Clinical Simulation & Innovation Center, Hamad Medical Corporation
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INNOVATION INSIGHT: From data to discovery: How GenAI is changing bioinformatics
Iris Lam, Co-founder and CEO, Genie TechBio, Inc.
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INNOVATION INSIGHT The Power of Data Readiness in AI Success
Ramachandra Yermal, Advisor, Data Platforms, Department of Government Enablement (UAE)
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INNOVATION INSIGHT: Metaverse for A Unified Healthtech: Aiming Physical and Virtual Integration of Qatar’s Healthtech Services
RK Radhakrishnan Mahalingam, President & Honorary AdvisoryCommittee – Qatar for Government Blockchain Association / BLI