Join Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard and the Harvard Business School Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council for AI Elevate: From Readiness to Exponential Growth, on December 13, 2024 in Dubai, UAE.
This one-day conference is tailored for business leaders, researchers, and government officials involved in driving AI initiatives and digital technology. The conference will explore key topics such as driving AI strategy, the transformative impact of AI on various industries, and the integration of AI innovations in global markets. Attendees will gain insights into practical AI applications, the growth of AI start-ups, and best practices in the public sector. The day will cover strategies for developing an AI-ready workforce and ethical AI governance.
Attend in-person or join our interactive virtual experience.
Audience

Registration is now live! Apply to attend the conference today. In-person tickets are limited so apply early.
Speakers

H.E. Omar Sultan Al Olama
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, Director General of the Prime Minister’s Office, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Ebtesam Almazrouei
CEO and Founder, AIE3
Chairperson, UN AI for Good Impact Initiative
Previously Executive Director, Acting Chief AI Researcher, and Founder of the AI Cross Center at the Technology Innovation Institute (development of Falcon LLM)

Shailesh Jain
Global Head of Data & Analytics
Landmark Group

H.E. Younus Al Nasser
Chief Executive, Dubai Data & Statistics Establishment
Digital Dubai

Bobby Yerramilli-Rao
Chief Strategy Officer,Microsoft

Saman Darkan
Chief Product & Technology Officer/Co-Founder
Kitopi

Andrea Prazakova
Founder & CEO
AndreaNow

Dr. Najwa Aaraj
Chief Executive Officer
Technology Innovation Institute

Faranak Farahmand Pour
Director
Global Strategic Initiatives
Google

Dr. Hakim Hacid
Chief Researcher
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Science Research Center Technology Innovation Institute

Raisa Mahomed
Chief Technology Officer
OpusDigitech

Devesh Mishra
President and Chief Product and Technology Officer, CoreAI
Keystone

Anjana Wijegunasinghe
Group Director Data Audit and Digital Assurance Solutions
DP World

Mohamed Khalifa
Head of AI & Innovation for the US Private Bank
J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Dino Varkey
GEMS Group Chief Executive Officer
GEMS Education

Millie Liu
Founder and Managing Partner
First Star Ventures

Said Murad
Senior Partner
Global Ventures
Conference Faculty Chairs

MBA Class of 1958 Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Dorothy & Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, co-founder and chair of the The Digital, Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard

Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Research,
Harvard Business School
Conference Steering Committee

CEO, Etihad Credit Insurance and Chairperson of the Harvard Business School MENA Advisory Board

Industry Transformation and Enterprise Strategy Lead

HBS Club President, Chairman of the Lootah Holding, Founding Member of Souq Extra LLC, Managing Director of Al Islami Foods and the CEO of IFPA

Managing Director – Middle East, SNP Group

Founder, Middle East AI News, and Marketing Strategy Consultant,
Tech Ventures & Initiatives

Principal Data Scientist, Presight

Managing Director, Dalebrook Media Middle East and D^3 Industry Council Member

Head of Global Partnerships and Business Excellence, Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence

Partner, Iron Pillar, Co-Chair, Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Alumni Association
Special Advisors

Founder, Malchas

Co-founder, The Rundown

Partner, YUE Accelerator, Sequoia China
Event Sponsors
