MIT AI Conference
Speakers on stage at the MIT AI Conference
2026 Speakers

Voices shaping AI

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

2026 Speakers

Keynotes and Fireside chats
Aparna Chennapragada, Meta — MIT AI Conference speaker
Meta

Aparna Chennapragada

Meta

VP of Wearables Product

Brad Porter, Cobot — MIT AI Conference speaker
Cobot

Brad Porter

Cobot

Founder & CEO

Bret Taylor, Sierra / OpenAI — MIT AI Conference speaker
Sierra / OpenAI

Bret Taylor

Sierra / OpenAI

CEO / Chairman of the Board

Carina Hong, Axiom Math — MIT AI Conference speaker
Axiom Math

Carina Hong

Axiom Math

Founder

Daron Acemoglu, MIT — MIT AI Conference speaker
MIT

Daron Acemoglu

MIT

Professor, Nobel Laureate

DJ Patil, The White House — MIT AI Conference speaker

DJ Patil

The White House

Former U.S. Chief Data Scientist

Fawad Ahmad, ADT — MIT AI Conference speaker
ADT

Fawad Ahmad

ADT

COO and CCO

Shishir Mehrotra, Superhuman — MIT AI Conference speaker
Superhuman

Shishir Mehrotra

Superhuman

CEO

Suhas Patil, Cirrus Logic — MIT AI Conference speaker
Cirrus Logic

Suhas Patil

Cirrus Logic

Founder

Vivek Ranadivé, Sacramento Kings — MIT AI Conference speaker
Sacramento Kings

Vivek Ranadivé

Sacramento Kings

Chairman & CEO

Speakers
Abhinav Adduri, Arc Institute — MIT AI Conference speaker
Arc Institute

Abhinav Adduri

Arc Institute

ML Tech Lead

Ana Pinczuk, SentinelOne — MIT AI Conference speaker
SentinelOne

Ana Pinczuk

SentinelOne

President & CPTO

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

Ann Miura-Ko

Floodgate

Managing Partner

Anna Sun, Nowadays — MIT AI Conference speaker
Nowadays

Anna Sun

Nowadays

Co-Founder

Anvisha Pai, Moda — MIT AI Conference speaker
Moda

Anvisha Pai

Moda

Founder & CEO

Arun Saigal, Thunkable — MIT AI Conference speaker
Thunkable

Arun Saigal

Thunkable

Co-Founder & CEO

Bhawna Singh, Lightspeed Commerce — MIT AI Conference speaker
Lightspeed Commerce

Bhawna Singh

Lightspeed Commerce

CTO

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

Calvin Chin

E14 Fund

Managing partner

Dan Huttenlocher , MIT — MIT AI Conference speaker
MIT

Dan Huttenlocher 

MIT

Dean, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing

Dor Fledel, Anthropic — MIT AI Conference speaker
Anthropic

Dor Fledel

Anthropic

Member of Technical Staff

Felipe Chavez, Robot.com — MIT AI Conference speaker
Robot.com

Felipe Chavez

Robot.com

Co-Founder & CEO

Feyza Haskaraman, Felicis — MIT AI Conference speaker
Felicis

Feyza Haskaraman

Felicis

Partner

Hadi Partovi, Code.org / Payam Music — MIT AI Conference speaker
Code.org / Payam Music

Hadi Partovi

Code.org / Payam Music

Founder / CEO

Hugo Barra, Meta — MIT AI Conference speaker
Meta

Hugo Barra

Meta

VP Product, Superintelligence labs

Ivan Burazin, Daytona — MIT AI Conference speaker
Daytona

Ivan Burazin

Daytona

Founder

Jake Seid, Ballistic Ventures — MIT AI Conference speaker
Ballistic Ventures

Jake Seid

Ballistic Ventures

General Partner

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

James Cham

Bloomberg Beta

Partner

Jessica McKellar, Pilot — MIT AI Conference speaker
Pilot

Jessica McKellar

Pilot

Founder & CEO

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

Julie Yoo

Andreessen Horowitz

General Partner

Justin McCarthy, Diffusion AI — MIT AI Conference speaker
Diffusion AI

Justin McCarthy

Diffusion AI

Founder

Kevin Peterson, Bedrock Robotics — MIT AI Conference speaker
Bedrock Robotics

Kevin Peterson

Bedrock Robotics

CTO

Luna Maroun, MITAI 2026 — MIT AI Conference speaker
MITAI 2026

Luna Maroun

MITAI 2026

Co-Chair

Maggie Chung, Voio — MIT AI Conference speaker
Voio

Maggie Chung

Voio

Co-Founder

Manal Habib, MightyFly — MIT AI Conference speaker
MightyFly

Manal Habib

MightyFly

CEO

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

Mark Gorenberg

Zetta Venture Partners

Managing Director

Michael Grinich, WorkOS — MIT AI Conference speaker
WorkOS

Michael Grinich

WorkOS

Founder

Mike Hamilton, Genesys Works / Cloudflare — MIT AI Conference speaker
Genesys Works / Cloudflare

Mike Hamilton

Genesys Works / Cloudflare

Board Member / Former CIO

Moin Nadeem, Phonic — MIT AI Conference speaker
Phonic

Moin Nadeem

Phonic

Co-Founder

Mubarik Imam, Stanford University Graduate School of Business — MIT AI Conference speaker
Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Mubarik Imam

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Lecturer & Advisory Council

Nancy Wang, 1Password — MIT AI Conference speaker
1Password

Nancy Wang

1Password

CTO

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

Field CISO

Rachel Lang, MITAI 2026 — MIT AI Conference speaker
MITAI 2026

Rachel Lang

MITAI 2026

Co-Chair

Reshma Khilnani , Medplum — MIT AI Conference speaker
Medplum

Reshma Khilnani 

Medplum

Co-founder & CEO

Sam Schillace, Microsoft — MIT AI Conference speaker
Microsoft

Sam Schillace

Microsoft

CVP, Deputy CTO

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

Sarah Mirza

Squire Patton Boggs

Partner & Patent Attorney

Selin Kocalar, Delve — MIT AI Conference speaker
Delve

Selin Kocalar

Delve

Co-Founder & COO

Shuja Keen, MITAI / MITAS — MIT AI Conference speaker
MITAI / MITAS

Shuja Keen

MITAI / MITAS

Founder & Chair / Founder & President

Susie Wee, DevAI — MIT AI Conference speaker
DevAI

Susie Wee

DevAI

Co-Founder & CEO

Swati Chaturvedi, Calculus VC — MIT AI Conference speaker
Calculus VC

Swati Chaturvedi

Calculus VC

Managing Partner

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

Umair Khan

Mentors Fund

Founding Partner

Vanessa Colella, Stellarus — MIT AI Conference speaker
Stellarus

Vanessa Colella

Stellarus

President & CEO

Workshop Leaders, Emcees and Judges
Aaron Edell, Amazon Web Services — MIT AI Conference speaker

Aaron Edell

Amazon Web Services

Global Head of Startup Investor Management and GTM - Accelerators and Universities

Abubakar Abid, HuggingFace — MIT AI Conference speaker

Abubakar Abid

HuggingFace

Head of Applications

Dane Patterson, Goodwin — MIT AI Conference speaker
Goodwin

Dane Patterson

Goodwin

Partner

Danny Saposnik, Goodwin — MIT AI Conference speaker
Goodwin

Danny Saposnik

Goodwin

Tech M&A Partner

David Fung, MIT Alumni Association — MIT AI Conference speaker
MIT Alumni Association

David Fung

MIT Alumni Association

President

Esther Lee, Crimson Tiger — MIT AI Conference speaker
Crimson Tiger

Esther Lee

Crimson Tiger

CEO

Houssam Kherraz, Kensho — MIT AI Conference speaker

Houssam Kherraz

Kensho

ML Manager

Jeff Applebaum, Chutzpah Entertainment — MIT AI Conference speaker

Jeff Applebaum

Chutzpah Entertainment

President

Jesika Haria, OpenAI — MIT AI Conference speaker

Jesika Haria

OpenAI

Member of Product Staff

Jon Xu, Y Combinator — MIT AI Conference speaker

Jon Xu

Y Combinator

General Partner

Kelly Porter, Woodside Capital Partners — MIT AI Conference speaker
Woodside Capital Partners

Kelly Porter

Woodside Capital Partners

Lead Managing Partner

Manjula Shivanna, Legaleez — MIT AI Conference speaker
Legaleez

Manjula Shivanna

Legaleez

Co-Founder & CTO

Maria Gorskikh, Maritime (YC F26) — MIT AI Conference speaker
Maritime (YC F26)

Maria Gorskikh

Maritime (YC F26)

Co-founder and CEO

Murtaza Jameel, Barclays — MIT AI Conference speaker
Barclays

Murtaza Jameel

Barclays

Technology Investment Banking

Patrick Parker, Legaleez — MIT AI Conference speaker
Legaleez

Patrick Parker

Legaleez

Founder and CEO

Rebeca Hwang, Kalei Ventures — MIT AI Conference speaker

Rebeca Hwang

Kalei Ventures

Managing Director

Rob Derow, BCG X — MIT AI Conference speaker
BCG X

Rob Derow

BCG X

Managing Director & Partner

Samantha Trimble, OpenAI — MIT AI Conference speaker

Samantha Trimble

OpenAI

Ecosystem

Sung Choi, Deutsche Bank — MIT AI Conference speaker

Sung Choi

Deutsche Bank

Director, Relationship Manager - Private Bank

Zain Gulamali, Microsoft — MIT AI Conference speaker
Microsoft

Zain Gulamali

Microsoft

VC and Strategic Startups Partnerships – Head of US West, Microsoft for Startups