An award-winning inventor, engineer and technology innovation director, with a track record of success, Ivan brings over 20+ years of experience in leading cross-functional teams to deliver cutting edge technical and product innovation. With deep technical expertise in spatial computing and interaction design, advanced sensors and natural interaction, mobile and wearable devices, he led development of many new technologies shipped in millions of products for such companies like Google, Disney, and Sony, as well as Adidas, Levi’s, YSL and others. He is currently leading a nascent

Ivan’s has over 100 issued US patents and his work has been published extensively in scientific conferences such as ACM SIGGRAPH, CHI, and UIST. He was honored with awards, such as the National Design Award for Interaction Design and Consumer Technology Association’s Technology Achievement Award. Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum, elected his work into its permanent collection and Fast Company magazine described him as “one of the best interaction designers in the world.” In 2021, he was also honored by the Carnegie Foundation as a “Great Immigrant. Great American.” for his contributions and actions that have “enriched and strengthened our society and democracy”.

Chetan Gupta is a visionary and a leader in the field of Industrial AI. At Hitachi, he is the GM of the Advanced AI Research Center in Japan, leads the Industrial AI Lab in NA, and leads the Global AI CoE. He is proud to be a part of one of the strongest teams in applied AI that is building fundamental horizontal technologies for industrial and societal AI, building solutions across verticals, and opening new research frontiers in AI applied to real-world challenges. Chetan has close to 200 papers and patents in applied AI, data mining/machine learning, data stream systems, complex event and related topics. Chetan holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics and M.S. in Mathematical Computer Science and Chemical Engineering.

Artem is an engineering leader and co-founder of Bardeen Inc., where he serves as CTO. With deep expertise in distributed systems and cloud computing, Artem has led engineering and product teams at Mesosphere and Qualys, driving innovations in distributed systems, real-time data processing, and large-scale computing and storage infrastructure development. Before his career in industry, Artem worked at CERN, contributing to the research and development of the computing infrastructure of LHC experiments. He holds a PhD in Computer Science.

Joe McMorrow leads a global team that drives supply chain strategy and execution to deliver a secure, adaptable and sustainable supply chain. Under his leadership, Supply Chain transformation has led multiple transformational efforts that positioned Cisco’s supply chain to recover, learn and evolve from the recent global supply chain challenges. Joe is the executive sponsor of supply chain’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiative, where he oversees enterprise-level transformational efforts to achieve Net Zero by 2040, embed circularity across Cisco’s entire product portfolio, and responsibly source and manufacture products.

Joe joined Cisco in 2008 and has focused on designing and implementing cross-functional capabilities that support the achievement of complex, multi-year transformations. He has held a variety of leadership roles within Supply Chain Operations, including Senior Director of Component Operations and Transformation and Director for Global Supplier Management and Supply Chain Transformation.

Joe began his career journey in a manufacturing at the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group working as a Manufacturing Industrial Engineer. Joe then joined Intel Corporation’s a Manufacturing Systems Engineer, before moving into engineering management. Joe holds a degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA.

Nathalie Han
VP and Chief Product Officer, GenAI
SAP

Natalie Han is a visionary leader in AI and data science with over a decade of experience driving innovation at companies like Google, Intuit, LinkedIn, and now SAP. She leads product development for Generative AI applications in Business AI at SAP.  She has spearheaded transformative projects, including AI-driven models and platforms, contributing to significant product advancements, user engagement, and business outcomes. With deep expertise in Generative AI and large language models, she excels at creating data-driven strategies that influence product and business decisions.

Originally from Inner Mongolia, Natalie holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and has completed postdoctoral research at Stanford University on Medical Images Processing. She was recognized as the top 50 Women Leader of San Jose for 2024. 

Alison is Founder and CEO of Unblocked Future, a consultancy that drives adoption at the forefront of emerging tech, and has been working with pioneers in artificial intelligence since 2010. Her focus in on the human dimension of unlocking business value from transformative technology, and she has helped executives to navigate and inspire tech-driven change for over 20 years. Working at the nexus of the enterprise, disruptive innovation, and organizational change at the birth of many categories, Allison serves as a trusted advisor to both pioneers building new markets and the business leaders seeking to leverage new technology.

Alison is the author of international best-selling book Unblocked (published by O’Reilly Media, 2019), her articles have appeared in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Venture Beat. Over 90,000 students have taken her course created for LinkedIn, and she is a speaker at conferences around the world.

Jay Onda
Venture Advisor, Investor

Jay is an experienced innovation professional who has been investing in and building startups for over twenty years. He has collaborated with numerous multinational corporations, building, pivoting, and scaling their innovation and venture practices. His experience includes the transformation of NTT Docomo Innovation Inc, the launch of Yamaha Motors Ventures and Laboratories, and setting up Marubeni Ventures. Jay is a founding member of the Sundial Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting purpose-driven entrepreneurs. He is a member of the National Venture Capital Association advisory board.

Angelo has played nearly every role in the venture ecosystem, including investor, board member, advisor, early startup employee, and acquirer. He has helped numerous tech companies grow from 0 to 1 as well as $1B and beyond. His primary expertise is in strategy, business development, negotiations, and financial analysis.

Currently, Angelo is a founding partner at HP Tech Ventures, where he leads investments in AI, Data Science, AR/VR, Hybrid Work, and Edge Computing. He is on numerous boards, including at AdHawk Microsystems, Mobalytics, Mojo Vision and Owl Labs.

Dušan Vuksanovic is a global leader in the cybersecurity and innovation space, currently serving as the CEO of Swisscom Outpost in Silicon Valley, where his primary focus is cybersecurity. With over 15 years of experience, including his role as a former CISO, Dušan has a deep expertise in security management across information security, physical security, and safety. He has successfully developed corporate security programs, fostered a security-conscious culture, and effectively managed security risks.

Dušan’s industry experience spans telecommunications, information technology, blockchain, healthcare, education, robotics, human resources, supply chain, finance, and mergers & acquisitions. He has worked in various organizational environments, including startups, SMEs, and large enterprises in countries such as Switzerland, the United States, and Mexico.

Dušan also serves as an advisor and coach, providing guidance in the areas of cybersecurity, innovation, and leadership, and holds positions on advisory boards across multiple countries.

Laureen has led enterprise transformations in four global companies. She works with industry leaders and internal experts to define the future of business and bring Lean principles to all parts of an organization, focusing on optimizing end-to-end value stream flows, removing waste, and ensuring executives can make data-driven decisions.

Laureen is the Co-Author of Modern Business Management: Creating a Built-to-Change Organization. Laureen is a Forbes Technology Council Member and she is also on the Forbes 2021 Top 100 Women in Tech list.

Frode Odegard
Chairman and CEO
Post-Industrial Institute

Frode Odegard studies how enterprises, investors, and policymakers can best navigate the transition to a post-industrial civilization and economy. He is the founder of the Post-Industrial Institute, which provides advisory, educational, and strategic services to corporates and investors to help them turn disruption into opportunity. Frode is also the founder of the Post-Industrial Forum, a global community formed to develop and promote a better understanding of the post-industrial transition and how to navigate it. Its members include investors, executives, founders, and policymakers.

Michael Costigan
Vice-President, Salesforce Futures
Salesforce

Mick Costigan leads the Salesforce Futures team, helping Salesforce leadership and customers anticipate, imagine and shape the future, with a focus on AI, sustainability, customer experience, and work. Mick has two decades of experience in innovation and futures at Salesforce and in strategy consulting across four continents. He was also a Salesforce Fellow in the AI policy team at the World Economic Forum.