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2026 Speakers

Voices shaping AI

The people actually building and deploying AI
— not just talking about it.

2026 Speakers Include...

Anvisha Pai, Moda — MIT AI Conference speaker
Moda

Anvisha Pai

Moda

Founder & CEO

Aparna Chennapragada, Microsoft — MIT AI Conference speaker
Microsoft

Aparna Chennapragada

Microsoft

Chief Product Officer

Brad Porter, Collaborative Robotics — MIT AI Conference speaker
Collaborative Robotics

Brad Porter

Collaborative Robotics

CEO & Founder

Bret Taylor, Sierra — MIT AI Conference speaker
Sierra

Bret Taylor

Sierra

Co-Founder & CEO

Dan Huttenlocher , MIT — MIT AI Conference speaker
MIT

Dan Huttenlocher 

MIT

Dean

Daron Acemoglu, MIT — MIT AI Conference speaker
MIT

Daron Acemoglu

MIT

Professor

DJ Patil, Devoted Health — MIT AI Conference speaker
Devoted Health

DJ Patil

Devoted Health

Board Member

Fawad Ahmad, ADT — MIT AI Conference speaker
ADT

Fawad Ahmad

ADT

Chief Operating & Customer Officer

Feyza Haskaraman, Felicis — MIT AI Conference speaker
Felicis

Feyza Haskaraman

Felicis

Partner

Hugo Barra, Dreamer (acq. Meta) — MIT AI Conference speaker
Dreamer (acq. Meta)

Hugo Barra

Dreamer (acq. Meta)

Co-Founder

Jessica McKellar, Pilot — MIT AI Conference speaker
Pilot

Jessica McKellar

Pilot

Co-Founder & CTO

Julie Yoo, Andreessen Horowitz — MIT AI Conference speaker
Andreessen Horowitz

Julie Yoo

Andreessen Horowitz

General Partner

Michael Grinich, WorkOS — MIT AI Conference speaker
WorkOS

Michael Grinich

WorkOS

Founder & CEO

Nikhil Buduma , Ambience Healthcare  — MIT AI Conference speaker
Ambience Healthcare 

Nikhil Buduma 

Ambience Healthcare 

Co-founder & CEO

Omar Khawaja, Databricks — MIT AI Conference speaker
Databricks

Omar Khawaja

Databricks

VP Security & Field CISO

Reshma Khilnani , Medplum — MIT AI Conference speaker
Medplum

Reshma Khilnani 

Medplum

Co-founder & CEO

Sara Hooker, Adaption — MIT AI Conference speaker
Adaption

Sara Hooker

Adaption

Co-Founder & CEO

Selin Kocalar, Delve — MIT AI Conference speaker
Delve

Selin Kocalar

Delve

Co-Founder & COO

Shishir Mehrotra, SuperHuman — MIT AI Conference speaker
SuperHuman

Shishir Mehrotra

SuperHuman

CEO

Vanessa Colella, Stellarus — MIT AI Conference speaker
Stellarus

Vanessa Colella

Stellarus

President & CEO

Past Speakers

Innovators & Founders
Alex Wang, Scale AI — MIT AI Conference speaker
Scale AI

Alex Wang

Scale AI

Founder & CEO

Amjad Masad, Replit — MIT AI Conference speaker
Replit

Amjad Masad

Replit

Founder

Andrew Clare, Nuro — MIT AI Conference speaker
Nuro

Andrew Clare

Nuro

CTO

Anna-Katrina Shedletsky, Instrumental — MIT AI Conference speaker
Instrumental

Anna-Katrina Shedletsky

Instrumental

Founder & CEO

Anne Wojcicki, 23andMe — MIT AI Conference speaker
23andMe

Anne Wojcicki

23andMe

Founder & CEO

Arvind Jain, Glean — MIT AI Conference speaker
Glean

Arvind Jain

Glean

Founder & CEO

Aye Moah, Baydin — MIT AI Conference speaker
Baydin

Aye Moah

Baydin

Founder & CEO

Ayesha Khanna, ADDO.AI — MIT AI Conference speaker
ADDO.AI

Ayesha Khanna

ADDO.AI

Founder & CEO

Cai Gogwilt, Ironclad — MIT AI Conference speaker
Ironclad

Cai Gogwilt

Ironclad

Founder & Board Member

Christina Qi, Databento — MIT AI Conference speaker
Databento

Christina Qi

Databento

Founder & CEO

Cynthia Yeung, Plus One Robotics — MIT AI Conference speaker
Plus One Robotics

Cynthia Yeung

Plus One Robotics

Head of Product

Daphne Koller, Insitro — MIT AI Conference speaker
Insitro

Daphne Koller

Insitro

Founder & CEO

Diane Greene, VMware — MIT AI Conference speaker
VMware

Diane Greene

VMware

Founder

Drew Houston, Dropbox — MIT AI Conference speaker
Dropbox

Drew Houston

Dropbox

Founder & CEO

Grace Colon, InCarda Therapeutics — MIT AI Conference speaker
InCarda Therapeutics

Grace Colon

InCarda Therapeutics

Co-founder

Greg Brockman, OpenAI — MIT AI Conference speaker
OpenAI

Greg Brockman

OpenAI

President, Chairman, & Founder

Julia Hu, Lark — MIT AI Conference speaker
Lark

Julia Hu

Lark

Founder & CEO

Kyle Vogt, Cruise — MIT AI Conference speaker
Cruise

Kyle Vogt

Cruise

President & Co-Founder

Mary Lou Jepsen, Openwater — MIT AI Conference speaker
Openwater

Mary Lou Jepsen

Openwater

Founder & Executive Chairman

Neha Singh, Obsess — MIT AI Conference speaker
Obsess

Neha Singh

Obsess

Founder & CEO

Omar Tawakol, Rembrand — MIT AI Conference speaker
Rembrand

Omar Tawakol

Rembrand

Founder & CEO

Qasar Younis, Applied Intuition — MIT AI Conference speaker

Qasar Younis

Applied Intuition

Founder & CEO

Rehan Jalil, Securiti — MIT AI Conference speaker
Securiti

Rehan Jalil

Securiti

Founder, President & CEO

Richard Socher, You.com — MIT AI Conference speaker
You.com

Richard Socher

You.com

Founder & CEO

Sal Khan, Khan Academy — MIT AI Conference speaker
Khan Academy

Sal Khan

Khan Academy

Founder & CEO

Sam Altman, OpenAI — MIT AI Conference speaker
OpenAI

Sam Altman

OpenAI

CEO

Sam O'Keefe, Flex — MIT AI Conference speaker
Flex

Sam O'Keefe

Flex

Founder & CEO

Sam Udotong, Fireflies.ai — MIT AI Conference speaker
Fireflies.ai

Sam Udotong

Fireflies.ai

Co-Founder & CTO

Sami Shalabi, MavenAGI — MIT AI Conference speaker
MavenAGI

Sami Shalabi

MavenAGI

Founder & CTO

Wardah Inam, Overjet.AI — MIT AI Conference speaker
Overjet.AI

Wardah Inam

Overjet.AI

Founder & CEO

Academics & Researchers
Atif Mian, Princeton University — MIT AI Conference speaker
Princeton University

Atif Mian

Princeton University

Professor

Daniela Rus, MIT CSAIL — MIT AI Conference speaker
MIT CSAIL

Daniela Rus

MIT CSAIL

Director

Dava Newman, MIT Media Lab — MIT AI Conference speaker
MIT Media Lab

Dava Newman

MIT Media Lab

Director

Dawn Song, UC Berkeley — MIT AI Conference speaker
UC Berkeley

Dawn Song

UC Berkeley

Professor

Dina Katabi, MIT — MIT AI Conference speaker
MIT

Dina Katabi

MIT

Professor

Ed Boyden, MIT — MIT AI Conference speaker
MIT

Ed Boyden

MIT

Professor

Irfan Essa, Georgia Tech — MIT AI Conference speaker
Georgia Tech

Irfan Essa

Georgia Tech

Senior Associate Dean

Karim Lakhani, Harvard — MIT AI Conference speaker
Harvard

Karim Lakhani

Harvard

Professor

Megan Smith, White House — MIT AI Conference speaker
White House

Megan Smith

White House

3rd U.S. Chief Technology Officer and Assistant to the President (Obama)

Timnit Gebru, Distributed AI Research Institute — MIT AI Conference speaker
Distributed AI Research Institute

Timnit Gebru

Distributed AI Research Institute

Founder & Executive Director

Researchers
Anima Anandkumar, NVIDIA — MIT AI Conference speaker
NVIDIA

Anima Anandkumar

NVIDIA

Director of ML Research

Been Kim, Google DeepMind — MIT AI Conference speaker
Google DeepMind

Been Kim

Google DeepMind

Senior Staff Research

Eric Horvitz, Microsoft — MIT AI Conference speaker
Microsoft

Eric Horvitz

Microsoft

Chief Scientific Officer

Fox Harrell, MIT — MIT AI Conference speaker
MIT

Fox Harrell

MIT

Professor

Francesca Rossi, IBM — MIT AI Conference speaker
IBM

Francesca Rossi

IBM

AI Researcher

Kim Hazelwood, Meta AI Research — MIT AI Conference speaker
Meta AI Research

Kim Hazelwood

Meta AI Research

Senior Director Engineering

Paula Goldman, Salesforce — MIT AI Conference speaker
Salesforce

Paula Goldman

Salesforce

Chief Ethical and Humane Use Officer

Ramesh Raskar, MIT Media Lab — MIT AI Conference speaker
MIT Media Lab

Ramesh Raskar

MIT Media Lab

Professor

Sriram Raghavan, IBM — MIT AI Conference speaker
IBM

Sriram Raghavan

IBM

General Manager, IBM Software, India & Software Innovation Lab

Surga Ganguli, Stanford — MIT AI Conference speaker
Stanford

Surga Ganguli

Stanford

Professor

Investors
Aaref Hilaly, Bain Capital — MIT AI Conference speaker
Bain Capital

Aaref Hilaly

Bain Capital

Partner

Aileen Lee, Cowboy Ventures — MIT AI Conference speaker
Cowboy Ventures

Aileen Lee

Cowboy Ventures

Founder & Managing Partner

Alex Rosen, Ridge Ventures — MIT AI Conference speaker
Ridge Ventures

Alex Rosen

Ridge Ventures

Managing Partner

Ann Miura-Ko, Floodgate — MIT AI Conference speaker
Floodgate

Ann Miura-Ko

Floodgate

Managing Partner

Anna Khan, CRV — MIT AI Conference speaker
CRV

Anna Khan

CRV

General Partner

Anna Patterson, Gradient Ventures — MIT AI Conference speaker
Gradient Ventures

Anna Patterson

Gradient Ventures

Managing Partner

Ansaf Kareem, Latitude Capital — MIT AI Conference speaker
Latitude Capital

Ansaf Kareem

Latitude Capital

Founding Partner

Calvin Chin, E14 Ventures — MIT AI Conference speaker
E14 Ventures

Calvin Chin

E14 Ventures

Managing Partner

Elad Gil, Founder / Investor — MIT AI Conference speaker

Elad Gil

Founder / Investor

Investor

Hemant Taneja, General Catalyst — MIT AI Conference speaker
General Catalyst

Hemant Taneja

General Catalyst

CEO

James Cham, Bloomberg Beta — MIT AI Conference speaker
Bloomberg Beta

James Cham

Bloomberg Beta

Partner

Joanne Chen, Foundation Capital — MIT AI Conference speaker
Foundation Capital

Joanne Chen

Foundation Capital

Partner

Jocelyn Goldfein, Zetta Venture Partners — MIT AI Conference speaker
Zetta Venture Partners

Jocelyn Goldfein

Zetta Venture Partners

Managing Director

Keith Rabois, Khosla Ventures — MIT AI Conference speaker
Khosla Ventures

Keith Rabois

Khosla Ventures

Managing Director

Mark Gorenberg, Zetta Venture Partners — MIT AI Conference speaker
Zetta Venture Partners

Mark Gorenberg

Zetta Venture Partners

Managing Director

Maryanna Saenko, Future Ventures — MIT AI Conference speaker
Future Ventures

Maryanna Saenko

Future Ventures

Founding Partner

Pegah Embrahimi, FPV Ventures — MIT AI Conference speaker
FPV Ventures

Pegah Embrahimi

FPV Ventures

Founder & Managing Partner

Rebecca Lynn, Canvas Prime — MIT AI Conference speaker
Canvas Prime

Rebecca Lynn

Canvas Prime

Founder & Managing Director

Rohini Chakravarthy, New Build Venture Capital — MIT AI Conference speaker
New Build Venture Capital

Rohini Chakravarthy

New Build Venture Capital

Managing Partner

Sarah Guo, Conviction — MIT AI Conference speaker
Conviction

Sarah Guo

Conviction

Founder & Investor

Umair Khan, Mentors Fund — MIT AI Conference speaker
Mentors Fund

Umair Khan

Mentors Fund

Founding Partner

Usman Rabbani, Brighton Park Capital — MIT AI Conference speaker
Brighton Park Capital

Usman Rabbani

Brighton Park Capital

Partner

Vanessa Larco, NEA — MIT AI Conference speaker
NEA

Vanessa Larco

NEA

Board Partner

Yousuf Khan, Ridge Ventures — MIT AI Conference speaker
Ridge Ventures

Yousuf Khan

Ridge Ventures

Partner

Executives
Aashima Gupta, Google — MIT AI Conference speaker
Google

Aashima Gupta

Google

Global Director Healthcare

Anneka Gupta, Rubrik — MIT AI Conference speaker
Rubrik

Anneka Gupta

Rubrik

Chief Product Officer

Apoorv Saxena, JP Morgan — MIT AI Conference speaker
JP Morgan

Apoorv Saxena

JP Morgan

MD & Global Head of AI

Ashu Rege, Zoox — MIT AI Conference speaker
Zoox

Ashu Rege

Zoox

SVP of Software

Danny Lange, Unity Technologies — MIT AI Conference speaker
Unity Technologies

Danny Lange

Unity Technologies

VP of AI and ML

Douglas Hamilton, NASDAQ — MIT AI Conference speaker
NASDAQ

Douglas Hamilton

NASDAQ

VP - AI

Elena Grewal, Airbnb — MIT AI Conference speaker
Airbnb

Elena Grewal

Airbnb

Head of Data Science

Hoda Eydgahi, Shopify — MIT AI Conference speaker
Shopify

Hoda Eydgahi

Shopify

Director Machine Learning

Kelly Rivoire, Stripe — MIT AI Conference speaker
Stripe

Kelly Rivoire

Stripe

Head of Data

Maisha Gray-Diggs, Eventbrite — MIT AI Conference speaker
Eventbrite

Maisha Gray-Diggs

Eventbrite

VP Global Talent

Mathai Mammen, J&J — MIT AI Conference speaker
J&J

Mathai Mammen

J&J

Global Head of R&D

Mona Flores, NVIDIA — MIT AI Conference speaker
NVIDIA

Mona Flores

NVIDIA

Former Global Head of Health AI

Rania Khalaf, Inari — MIT AI Conference speaker
Inari

Rania Khalaf

Inari

Chief Data Officer

Rohit Ghai, RSA — MIT AI Conference speaker
RSA

Rohit Ghai

RSA

CEO

Sarah Mirza, Squire Patton Boggs — MIT AI Conference speaker
Squire Patton Boggs

Sarah Mirza

Squire Patton Boggs

Partner & Patent Attorney

Steven Tamm, Salesforce — MIT AI Conference speaker
Salesforce

Steven Tamm

Salesforce

Chief Technology Officer

Ted Goldstein, Anthem — MIT AI Conference speaker
Anthem

Ted Goldstein

Anthem

Chief AI Officer

Umar Farooq, Onyx by JP Morgan — MIT AI Conference speaker
Onyx by JP Morgan

Umar Farooq

Onyx by JP Morgan

CEO

Zulfikar Ramzan, AURA — MIT AI Conference speaker
AURA

Zulfikar Ramzan

AURA

Chief Scientist

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