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    Cassie Kozyrkov
    Chief Executive Officer, Kozyr LLC

    Cassie Kozyrkov is the Chief Executive Officer of Kozyr and the founder of Decision Intelligence. As Google’s first Chief Decision Scientist, she helped lead its transformation into an AI-first company, personally training over 20,000 Googlers and influencing 500+ initiatives. Today, she advises global organizations like NASA, Meta and Gucci on AI strategy. A dynamic speaker with deep technical expertise and theater-trained charisma, Cassie has captivated audiences in 40+ countries, including at the United Nations and World Economic Forum. She’s a LinkedIn Top Voice, Forbes AI cover star and a celebrated author with millions of readers. Cassie holds degrees in economics, statistics, psychology and neuroscience.

    Presenting:
    • The Cognitive Advantage: Why Great Leaders Will Thrive in the AI Era

    Rosalyn Durant
    Executive Vice President of Programming & Acquisitions, ESPN

    Rosalyn Durant is Executive Vice President of Programming and Acquisitions at ESPN, where she leads strategy across media rights, ESPN+, ESPN International, Andscape and espnW. A 24-year Disney and ESPN veteran, Durant has held pivotal roles shaping college sports networks – including the launch of the ACC Network – and driving innovation in digital rights and programming. She previously led Disney Springs, water parks and ESPN Wide World of Sports, where she played a key role in the NBA’s 2020 “Bubble” restart. Recognized by Sports Business Journal, Savoy and CableFax, Durant is a champion of inclusive leadership and serves on Disney’s CEO Diversity and Inclusion Council and the T. Howard Foundation board.

    Presenting:
    • Keynote

    Steve May
    Chief Technology Officer, Pixar

    Steve May is the Chief Technology Officer at Pixar Animation Studios, where he has led innovation for over 25 years. He oversees all studio technology, including software research and development, RenderMan and visual effects tools. Steve began at Pixar as a technical director on Toy Story 2 and helped pioneer character technology on Monsters, Inc., later serving as supervising technical director on Finding Nemo, Cars, Up and Brave. He is the founder and chair of the Alliance for OpenUSD and serves on the governing board of Disney Research Studios. A distinguished alumnus of Ohio State University, Steve is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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    • Keynote

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    Ethan Mollick
    Innovation Expert & Artificial Intelligence Thought Leader; Professor of Entrepreneurship, The Wharton School

    Ethan Mollick is an Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where
    he studies and teaches innovation and entrepreneurship, and also examines the effects of artificial
    intelligence on work and education. His papers have been published in top journals and his book on AI, "Co-Intelligence," is a New York Times bestseller. His research is highly cited by other academics, and has been covered by CNN, The Wall Street Journal, and other leading publications.

    In addition to his research and teaching, Ethan is the Co-Director of the Generative AI Lab at Wharton,
    which builds prototypes and conducts research to discover how AI can help humans thrive while
    mitigating risks. Prior to his time in academia, Ethan co-founded a startup company, and he advises
    numerous organizations.

    Mollick received his PhD and MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management and his bachelor’s degree
    from Harvard University.

    Presented From Disruption to Opportunity: Embracing the AI Revolution


    Moritz Bächer
    Associate Lab Director of Disney Research

    Moritz Bächer is the Associate Lab Director of Disney’s Zurich-based robotics team, where he leads a strategic program focusing on the development of novel model- and learning-based tools for the design and control of believable robotic characters. His core expertise is the optimal design and control of both soft and rigid systems, using a combination of differentiable simulation and reinforcement learning. Prior to joining Disney, Moritz received his Ph.D. from the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and his master’s degree from ETH Zurich.

    Presented Breathing Life into Disney’s Robotic Characters with Deep Reinforcement Learning


    Liv Boeree
    Science Communicator & Poker Champion

    A self-confessed nerd with a first class degree in astrophysics, Liv combined her science background and passion for games to become one of the most recognizable faces in professional poker. She was the number one ranked female player from 2014-2016, and holds both European Poker Tour and World Series of Poker championship titles after winning more than $4 million on the international circuit.

    Liv is also a keen philanthropist, and in 2014 co-founded Raising for Effective Giving (REG), a research and advisory non-profit that uses the philosophies and strategies of effective altruism to identify and raise money for the most globally impactful charities.

    Since retiring from professional poker in 2018, Liv is now focused on education, keen to inspire others with the rational thinking techniques she has learned through both poker and effective altruism.

    Presented Applying Poker Strategies to Business & Life


    Mark Moyou
    Sr. Data Scientist & Solutions Architect, NVIDIA

    Dr. Mark Moyou Senior Data Scientist at NVIDIA working with enterprise clients on AI strategy and deploying machine learning applications to production. He is the host of the Caribbean Tech Pioneers Podcast, The AI Portfolio Podcast and is the Director of the Optimized Ai Conference.

    Presented Human After All – AI as Force Multiplier for Human Ambitions


    Martin Kihn
    Sr. Vice President of Product Strategy, Salesforce

    Martin Kihn is senior vice president of strategy for Salesforce Marketing Cloud, working with global enterprises on data strategy and execution. Before joining Salesforce, Marty led the data-driven marketing practice as research vice president at Gartner, focusing on data integration and analytics. He was previously vice president and director of strategy and analytics at Digitas. Marty is widely known as a thought leader, speaker and frequent contributor to publications such as AdExchanger, ZDNet, Forbes and the New York Times. His first book, “House of Lies,” was the basis for a Showtime series. His latest book, releasing in September 2024 through Wiley publishing, is titled, “Customer 360: How Data, AI and Trust Change Everything.”

    Presented How AI + Data + CRM + Trust is Transforming Customer Engagement


    Mike Bechtel
    Chief Futurist, Deloitte Consulting LLP

    As chief futurist for Deloitte Consulting LLP, Mike and his team work to make sense of what’s new and next in tech. Their goal: Helping today’s leaders arrive at their preferred tomorrows slightly ahead of schedule. He also serves as an adjunct professor teaching corporate innovation at the University of Notre Dame. In 2013, Mike co-founded and served as managing director of Ringleader Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups that had (intentionally or not) built simple solutions to complex corporate challenges. Mike began his career in technology R&D where he was awarded 12 U.S. patents.

    Presented Human After All – AI as Force Multiplier for Human Ambitions


    Tim Brooks
    Managing Director and Chief AI Advisor, World Wide Technology

    Tim has 25 years of innovation experience at start-ups, early growth companies and established enterprise organizations. He specializes in data strategy, AI solutions and platform transformations that leverage data. Tim’s expertise includes digital and customer experience strategy, service design and partner ecosystem development.

    At World Wide Technology, Tim serves as co-founder and managing director of World Wide Technology’s consulting services and solution engineering practice, where he leads solution development activities for AI solutions and data strategy. Under his leadership, World Wide Technology has been recognized for seven consecutive years as NVIDIA’s AI Solutions Partner of the Year and has delivered nearly 100 working AI solutions to Fortune 500 customers during the last nine years while growing a team from four consultants to 350 data scientists, data engineers, consultants and delivery specialists.

    Presented From Experimentation to AI at Scale