Head of National Security Partnerships, Anthropic

Rob Bair is the Head of National Security Partnerships at Anthropic. Prior to joining Anthropic he served as CISO for the Americas at Zscaler. He served on the National Security Council in the Executive Office of the President during two Presidential Administrations overseeing Intelligence and Cyber programs. During his twenty year career as a Naval Officer, Rob completed multiple tours at the National Security Agency, U.S. Cyber Command, and Fleet Cyber Command / TENTH Fleet with experience in both offensive and defensive cyber operations. He served in several intelligence and counterterrorism assignments, including the national counter-narcotics detection and monitoring task force, and deploying to Afghanistan with a Joint Special Operations Task Force. Rob is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and holds a M.S. in Defence Systems Engineering from the National University of Singapore; and a MBA from MIT Sloan.

Head of GTM Engineering, Clay

Everett Berry is Head of GTM Engineering at Clay, where he pioneers the intersection of technical expertise and sales execution. Since joining in 2024, he has helped build automated systems that revolutionize how sales teams operate. Everett brings extensive GTM engineering experience from leading growth teams, like cost cloud platform Vantage and database tool Arctype. As an entrepreneur, he founded Perceive, an AI infrastructure company specializing in edge devices and low-power AI inference. Everett holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Purdue University and believes great technology must be both built and effectively marketed, championing data-driven approaches to go-to-market strategies.

CEO, Form Bio

Michelle Chen, Ph.D. is a biotech executive and industry leader with extensive experience in strategy, business and corporate development, M&A, investor relations, ventures, fundraising, and R&D. She currently serves as President, CEO and Board Member of Form Bio, the first spin-off from Colossal Biosciences, where she leads company’s efforts to harness AI for genetic medicine design and genome engineering applications. Prior to Form Bio, Michelle served as Chief Business Officer at Insilico Medicine, where she drove the company’s growth by translating cutting-edge AI technologies into high-value drug discovery and platform partnerships—unlocking billions in potential revenue.

Throughout her career, Michelle has built a strong cross-functional track record spanning R&D, product management, operations, and commercial leadership. She has held key positions at Roche, Merck, BioMarin, and Agilent Technologies, and has also served as an advisor to venture capital firms and startups. Michelle has led new company formations, executed numerous M&A transactions across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and helped deliver a five-fold increase in the market capitalization of a public company within three years. Michelle earned her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Washington, conducted postdoctoral research at UC San Francisco, and completed Bioinformatics training at Stanford University.

Chief Marketing Officer, Cerebras

Julie Choi is SVP and CMO at Cerebras. She brings more than 20 years of technology industry experience to the company. Prior to joining Cerebras, Julie led marketing, communications, and community efforts at MosaicML (acquired by Databricks) as the company’s first VP and business leadership hire. Prior to that, she was the Vice President of AI Products & Research Marketing at Intel where she established the Intel AI product brand and business, worth $3.5B of reported revenue. Julie holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from MIT and Stanford, respectively, both in management science. She currently serves as an advisor to Coactive AI and is a regular speaker on topics including AI, marketing, and diversity in technology.

Security Founder & Investor, Ex-Akamai CISO

Andy Ellis is a Legendary CISO with deep expertise in security, leadership, products and messaging. He is the author of 1% Leadership, Co-Host of the CISO Series podcast, Editor of How to CISO, and Principal at Duha. He was the first CSO at Akamai, where he led cybersecurity for over 20 years. Andy has received a wide variety of accolades, including the CSO Compass Award, Air Force Commendation Medal, Spirit of Disneyland Award, Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, and was the winner of the Sherman Oaks Galleria Spelling Bee. He was inducted into the CSO Hall of Fame in 2021. He holds multiple patents in web and computer security.

EVP, BBB National Programs

Mary K. Engle is Executive Vice President, Policy, at BBB National Programs, where she leads policy efforts across the organization’s 20+ industry self-regulation programs, oversees the work of the National Advertising Review Board and the Digital Advertising Accountability Program, and provides strategic oversight of the Center for Industry Self-Regulation. A frequent speaker on the topics of independent industry self-regulation, advertising, and privacy, Mary also serves as Vice President of the International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation, of which BBB National Programs is the U.S. representative.

Ms. Engle joined BBB National Programs in 2020, following a 30-year career at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). At the FTC, Ms. Engle held several management positions, including Associate Director for Advertising Practices (2001-2020). While at the FTC, she played a lead role in developing the FTC’s policies on green marketing, advertising substantiation, influencer marketing, native advertising, online disclosures, health-related advertising, child-directed marketing, enforcement of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, alcohol advertising, and video game marketing. Ms. Engle was awarded the Presidential Meritorious Executive Rank Award in 2012. Before joining the FTC, she practiced law with a litigation firm in Washington, DC. Ms. Engle received her B.A. from Harvard University and her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.

CEO, Liquid AI

Dr. Ramin Hasani is the co-founder and CEO of Liquid AI. Previously, he was jointly‬ appointed as a Principal Machine Learning Scientist at the Vanguard Group and a‬ Research Affiliate at MIT CSAIL. Ramin’s research focuses on robust deep learning‬ and decision-making in complex dynamical systems. Prior to that, he was a‬ Postdoctoral Associate at CSAIL MIT, leading research on modeling intelligence and‬ sequential decision-making. He received his Ph.D. degree with distinction in Computer‬ Science from the Vienna University of Technology, Austria. His Ph.D. dissertation and‬ continued research on Liquid Neural Networks have been recognized internationally‬ with numerous nominations and awards.‬

CEO, Augmenta

Francesco "Frio" Iorio, Co-Founder and CEO of Augmenta, brings a deep academic and professional background in mathematics and computer science to his over 15 years of work in AI and generative design. After completing his education, Frio began his career at IBM Research, focusing on large-scale computing challenges. He later joined Autodesk, where he led teams and pioneered the concept of "goal-directed design" (now called generative design), allowing AI to move beyond assisting with design documentation to actively generating efficient and optimized designs based only on engineering requirements.

Frio’s expertise in computational science and optimization has always been rooted in his love for problem-solving and efficiency, from his early interests in computer gaming to high-performance computing. His groundbreaking work at Autodesk laid the foundation for his next venture: Augmenta. Here, Frio is applying AI to the construction industry, aiming to automate the entire building design and engineering process. By doing so, he envisions reducing inefficiencies, cutting waste, and enhancing sustainability in a $16 trillion global sector.

With Augmenta’s AI platform, Frio aims to transform how physical industries solve complex problems. His strong foundation in mathematics and computer science, combined with his vision for AI’s role in physical industries, positions him to lead the future of automated design. Over the next decade, Frio aims to extend Augmenta’s platform beyond construction into other sectors like manufacturing, using AI to revolutionize how we design and interact with the physical world.

CEO, Ketryx

Erez is passionate about improving patient care and health outcomes with software solutions. Over the last decade, Erez worked in industries including computational mathematics, biotech, and energy, helping build monitoring systems for pharmaceutical equipment and AI for medication management. Before Ketryx, Erez worked with Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology company, as the head of AI/ML for their medical device division and with Wolfram Research, the builders of Mathematica and Wolfram|Alpha. Erez holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a Master of Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

CEO, Jellyfish

Andrew Lau is Co-Founder and CEO of Jellyfish, the leading Software Engineering Intelligence Platform, helping more than 700 companies including DraftKings, Keller Williams and Blue Yonder, leverage AI to transform how they build software. By turning fragmented data into context-rich guidance, Jellyfish enables better decision-making across AI adoption, planning, developer experience and delivery so R&D teams can deliver stronger business outcomes. Andrew lives in Cambridge, MA with his wife and two children. He holds a degree in Computer Science from MIT.

Executive Editor, Operations, MIT Technology Review

Amy Nordrum is an executive editor at MIT Technology Review and is based in Boston, MA. She produces the publication’s annual lists of 10 Breakthrough Technologies, Climate Tech Companies to Watch, and Innovators Under 35. Amy previously worked as news manager for IEEE Spectrum. Amy has a master’s degree in Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting from New York University and an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business.

CTO, Maven AGI

Sami Shalabi is the Co-Founder and CTO of Maven AGI, a company building enterprise-grade AI solutions to help businesses operate more efficiently and intelligently. Throughout his career, he has built, scaled, and led high-performing organizations from zero to over 150 people, and twice created billion-user products at Google, including Play Newsstand and the all-new Google News, servicing billions of daily requests at petabyte scale. Sami has created products across Generative AI, news, healthcare, entertainment, social, and SaaS, and holds multiple patents in distributed systems and knowledge technologies. An MIT alum, inventor, mentor, and angel investor, he was also recognized by Inc. Magazine as a Business Leader of the Year honoree, combining deep technical expertise with entrepreneurial leadership to shape the future of enterprise technology.

AI Security Lead - Public Sector, Palo Alto Networks

Jessica Souder leads AI Security in the Public Sector for Palo Alto Networks. She a graduate from Executive MBA program at MIT Sloan, and previously was the Director of Government & Defense for Protect AI. She served for over 15 years as a Paramilitary Operations Officer with the CIA, focusing on covert action and technical programs.

Google Cloud AI GTM

Tim Sun is on Google's Cloud AI Go-to-Market team. He is passionate about helping customers drive business outcomes through technology. He has spent the past 10 years of his career in various AI Go-To-Market capacities, across industries such as Tech, Services, Retail, and Life Sciences. He has a BA in Economics from Stanford and a MBA from MIT Sloan. He lives in Cambridge with his wife and two kids.