Technology & Innovation Speakers

José Hernández is a former NASA astronaut and engineer who flew as the Flight Engineer on the 2009 STS-128 mission to the International Space Station. His inspiring life story from migrant farmworker to astronaut is the subject of the 2023 Amazon Prime biopic, A Million Miles Away. As a keynote speaker, Hernández shares his powerful message on perseverance, STEM education, and the power of achieving the impossible. His talks provide unique insights into aerospace consulting, technical due diligence, and the principles of leadership honed at NASA and LLNL.

Laurence Moroney is a leading AI expert, award-winning researcher, and bestselling author who formerly led AI Advocacy at Google. He is an authority on scaling education in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Computer Vision. He designed a globally recognized AI certification curriculum and created content for MOOCs and the TensorFlow YouTube Channel (with hundreds of videos). His keynotes deliver inspiring, technical, and strategic insights on AI roadmaps and the need for racial and gender equity in technology development.

Porter Erisman is the former Vice-President of Alibaba Group and a leading expert on e-commerce in China and emerging markets. He has over 20 years of experience with China’s digital transformation. He is the author of Alibaba’s World and the director of the award-winning documentary Crocodile in the Yangtze: the Alibaba Story. His keynotes provide unparalleled insights into scaling a business in emerging markets and the future of global e-commerce.

Chhavi Rajawat is a former Sarpanch of Soda village and is recognized as India's first Sarpanch with an MBA. She is an award-winning advocate for rural development and social empowerment. An alumna of Lady Shri Ram College and Sri Balaji Society Pune, her mission is to co-create a holistic model for rural development through education and upskilling. Her keynotes focus on leadership, social justice, and equity, inspiring audiences to commit to impactful change in business, non-profits, and government.

Eugene Kaspersky is the co-founder and CEO of Kaspersky Lab, a global leader in antivirus and information security. He is one of the world's most experienced experts on cybercrime and cyberwarfare. His presentations provide a fascinating, candid analysis of modern cyberwarfare, including government-sponsored attacks, and the strategic importance of data security. His insights are critical for organizations concerned with data security, cybercrime, and building effective defenses against a rapidly evolving threat landscape.

Amit Sircar is the Managing Director of Microsoft Global Services India and a senior executive with over 30 years of experience in the global IT industry. He advises organizations on strategic growth and global transformation. As a keynote speaker, his sessions—delivered at prestigious institutions like Harvard, IIM, and ISB—cover crucial topics including Digital Transformation, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and the intricacies of Building Global Teams that Succeed.

Moon Ribas is a celebrated Catalan cyborg artist who developed the Seismic Sense—an online sensor implanted in her feet that allows her to feel earthquakes and moonquakes in real time through vibrations. As a co-founder of the Cyborg Foundation and the Transpecies Society, she advocates for cyborg rights and the freedom of self-design. Her artistic work and keynotes explore the union between humans and technology, using the internet as a sense and promoting the concept of senstronauts—those who extend their senses into space.

Jack Shaw is a leading strategist with 30 years of experience in Innovation and Change Management. He was voted one of the World's Top 25 Speakers and a Top Five Technology Futurist. With over 1,000 keynote presentations in 26 countries, he advises Fortune 500 companies like Mercedes Benz, GE, and IBM. His talks provide a deep, practical understanding of AI, Blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT), offering leaders a blueprint for Transformational Leadership and innovation.

Ankit Fadia is a former author and television host known for his initial work in computer security. He is a graduate of Stanford University, where he studied Management Science and Engineering. He has authored several books on computer security and hosted the MTV show MTV What the Hack! His early claims of having worked with U.S. intelligence agencies and the CBI on cybercrime cases have been widely scrutinized and disputed by security professionals and the media.

Vijay Shekhar Sharma is the Founder and CEO of Paytm and the architect of its successful 2021 IPO. He is a pioneer in India's mobile payments revolution, responsible for innovations like QR codes and the Soundbox. Named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world, he is an active angel investor in fintech and e-commerce. His keynotes provide a strategic roadmap for digital transformation, financial inclusion, and leveraging AI to build high-growth, disruptive tech ventures in emerging markets.

Bipin Preet Singh is the Co-Founder and CEO of MobiKwik, a leading digital banking platform serving millions of Indians. An alumnus of IIT Delhi in Electrical Engineering, he is a pioneer of the Digital Payments landscape in India. His career includes roles as a Platform Architect at Intel and Nvidia before founding MobiKwik in 2009. His talks draw on his experience in scaling new products, building credit underwriting and insurance cross-sell, and achieving distribution muscle to 100 million customers in India.

Gul Panag is an acclaimed actress, former Miss India, and one of India's most powerful social media influencers and thought leaders. She is a dedicated activist for gender equality and environmental issues. A recognized fitness icon and serial half-marathoner, her keynotes inspire creativity, positivism, and a go-getter attitude. She shares her unique perspective on gender equality, fundamental rights, and the importance of citizen-government partnership for social change.

Calum Chace is a best-selling AI author and futurist whose books Surviving AI and The Economic Singularity have shaped how leaders think about automation, work, and society. A former business executive and journalist with an Oxford PPE background, he translates complex ideas—AGI, LLMs, and accelerating tech—into clear, practical narratives. His core message is balanced and actionable: AI can drive abundance, but only if organizations prepare thoughtfully with strategy, skills, and sensible governance. He co-founded the Economic Singularity Foundation, contributes to Stories from 2045, and advises boards on responsible AI adoption. On stage—at events like CogX and private leadership offsites—Calum mixes big-picture foresight with near-term playbooks: where AI creates value now, how to adapt jobs and education, and which policies reduce risk without stifling innovation. Audiences leave with context, vocabulary, and concrete next steps to build an AI-ready future.

Jeremy White is Senior Innovation Editor at WIRED, where he tracks the technologies and companies building the near future and turns them into usable insight for leaders. His beat spans AI and automation to mobility, cybersecurity, and consumer hardware, with a focus on what’s real, what’s hype, and where value appears first. Earlier stints at the Financial Times and Esquire (UK) shaped his eye for design and product—how innovations cross from lab to everyday life. As a keynote speaker and moderator, White briefs boards and product teams on timelines, adoption hurdles, and the operational impacts of emerging tech. He is known for translating complex systems into clear choices—what to pilot, how to govern, and how to talk about change with customers and regulators. Whether road-testing exoskeletons or interrogating quantum and web3 claims, he keeps promise and trade-offs in view, offering a realistic map of the next decade that decision-makers can act on.

Tanmay Bakshi is an AI and software architect known for making machine learning accessible to builders, students and business audiences. He began coding at five, later became a young face in the IBM Watson ecosystem, and now speaks from the overlap of engineering, education and applied AI. He is also the author of four technology books, including Hello Swift!, Cognitive Computing with IBM Watson, Tanmay Teaches Julia for Beginners, and Tanmay Teaches Go. His talks focus on AI literacy, first-principles thinking and how organizations can use technology with more clarity and less hype.