Hear from pioneers who’ve reshaped industries.CogX Summit 2024 speakers included global CEOs, tech visionaries, and thought leaders.
Anna Makanju
Vice President of Global Impact - OpenAI
Anna Makanju is OpenAI's Vice President of Global Affairs. She previously worked on technology regulation at Facebook and SpaceX and taught at Princeton...
Thomas Wolf
Co-Founder and CSO - Hugging Face
Thomas Wolf is co-founder and Chief Science Officer (CSO) of Hugging Face where he has been at the inception of the open-source, educational and research...
Debbie Weinstein
Vice President and Managing Director, Google United Kingdom & Ireland - Google
Debbie is Vice President and Managing Director for Google in the United Kingdom and Ireland. She leads teams responsible for business partnerships; as well...
Tony Fadell
Principal at Build Collective and Best Selling Author of BUILD: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making - Build Collective
Tony Fadell is an active investor and entrepreneur with a 30+ year history of founding companies and designing products that profoundly improve people’s...
Kai Zenner
Head of Office and Digital Policy Adviser - European Parliament
Kai Zenner is Head of Office and Digital Policy Adviser for MEP Axel Voss (European People’s Party Group) in the European Parliament. Describing himself as...
EJ Achtner
Group Head, Generative Artificial Intelligence Capabilities - HSBC
EJ is HSBC’s Group Head of Generative AI Capabilities. He is responsible for leading the global, multidisciplinary teams (Business, Technology, Data...
Verity Harding
Founder, Formation Advisory Ltd and Director of the AI & Geopolitics Project at Cambridge University
One of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI, Verity Harding is director of the AI & Geopolitics Project at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the...
Marietje Schaake
International Policy Director at Stanford University Cyber Policy Center - Stanford University
Marietje Schaake is international policy director at Stanford University Cyber Policy Center and international policy fellow at Stanford’s Institute for...
Sana Khareghani
Professor of Practice in AI at King's College London and AI Policy lead for Responsible AI UK - King's College London
Holding a BSc in Computer Science and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sana Khareghani has over 20 years’ experience in technology and...
Ottoline Leyser
Chief Executive - UK Research & Innovation
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser is the Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Cambridge.
Thomas Balkizas
Senior Director Life Sciences - Microsoft UK
Thomas Balkizas stands at the forefront of AI and Healthcare, currently serving as Senior Director of global Life Sciences at Microsoft. His mission is to...
Marika Auramo
CEO - Vodafone Business
Marika was appointed as CEO of Vodafone Business on 1 July 2024. She brings extensive B2B experience with over 25 years in the global IT industry. She...