Stage DeepFest DeepMedia All Events Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 1 14:00 DeepFest DeepMedia Opening Remarks Hall 5 09 February 2025 14:00 to 14:10 Swapcard image Susannah Streeter Journalist and Former BBC News Anchor 14:10 WELCOME FROM MC Hall 5 09 February 2025 14:00 to 14:10 Swapcard image Rosanna Lockwood International Journalist and Presenter 14:10 14:10 DeepFest DeepMedia Opening Welcome by SDAIA Hall 5 09 February 2025 14:10 to 14:20 14:20 Creating with AI: A New Era for Content Creation Hall 5 09 February 2025 14:10 to 14:30 Swapcard image Jordi Van den Bussche Founder/ YOUTUBER JVDB Studios/ Kwebbelkop 14:30 14:20 DeepFest The Future of Robotics and AI Hall 5 09 February 2025 14:20 to 14:50 Swapcard image Marc Raibert Founder and Executive Director, AI Institute Boston Dynamics Swapcard image Isabelle Kumar Former Euronews Anchor 14:50 14:30 DeepMedia Lights, Camera, Innovation: AI and Augmented Reality in Filmmaking and Storytelling Hall 5 09 February 2025 14:30 to 15:10 Swapcard image Ladun Awobokun Chief Content Officer FilmOne Limited Swapcard image Jimi Daodu CEO Vault Hill Swapcard image Alexa Jago CEO New Horizon Pictures 15:10 14:50 DeepFest Societal Impact and AGI Hall 5 09 February 2025 14:50 to 15:30 Swapcard image Masoud Nikravesh CEO AilluminateX Swapcard image Manail Anis Ahmed Responsible AI Mentor Princeton University Swapcard image Panos Madamopoulos Managing Director for Industry Programs and Partnerships Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Swapcard image Isabelle Kumar Former Euronews Anchor 15:30 15:10 DeepMedia AI Trends Shaping the Future of Journalism Hall 5 09 February 2025 15:10 to 15:30 15:30 15:30 DeepFest DeepMedia How Generative AI will Revolutionize the Workplace Hall 5 09 February 2025 15:30 to 15:50 15:50 Transforming Personalised Recommendations and Audience Engagement with AI Hall 5 09 February 2025 15:30 to 16:00 16:00 15:50 DeepFest The Rise of the Cognitive Enterprise Hall 5 09 February 2025 15:50 to 16:10 Swapcard image Anas Alfaris Co-Founder and CEO intelmatix 16:10 16:00 DeepMedia Powering the Future of Entertainment with AI, Brain Computer Interfaces, and Next-Generation Data Storage Technologies Hall 5 09 February 2025 16:00 to 16:20 Swapcard image Dr. Christina Yan Zhang CEO The Metaverse Institute 16:20 16:10 DeepFest The Big Debate: Ethics and Regulation Hall 5 09 February 2025 16:10 to 16:50 Swapcard image Mia Shah-Dand CEO, Lighthouse 3 Founder, Women in AI Ethics Swapcard image Sanjay Puri Founder Knowledge Networks Group Swapcard image Daniela Braga Founder & CEO Defined.AI Swapcard image Aadil Jaleel Choudhry CEO vResolv.io 16:50 16:20 DeepMedia Overcoming Linguistic Barriers through Natural Language Processing (NLP) Tools Hall 5 09 February 2025 16:20 to 17:00 Swapcard image Charles Cadbury CEO Say It Now Swapcard image Melissa Stires Founding Partner, Head of Global Growth Mia AI Swapcard image Rami Alqawasmi Founder and CEO Mawdoo3.com Swapcard image Mohamed Nabil Founder & CEO WideBot AI Swapcard image David Parry-Jones Chief Revenue Officer DeepL Swapcard image Alex Malouf Senior Director, Public Relations & Media Confidential Government Saudi Arabia 17:00 16:50 DeepFest Safeguarding the Digital Future Hall 5 09 February 2025 16:50 to 17:10 17:10 17:00 DeepMedia DeepMedia Artificial Intelligence vs Human Creativity: Will AI Ever Replace Humans? Hall 5 09 February 2025 17:00 to 17:20 17:20 The Post AI Future: New Business Models Ahead Hall 5 09 February 2025 17:00 to 17:20 Swapcard image R “Ray” Wang Founder, Chairman and Principal Analyst Constellation Research Inc. 17:20 17:10 DeepFest Ethics, Creativity, and Human Imagination in an AI World Hall 5 09 February 2025 17:10 to 17:30 Swapcard image Michael Spranger President Sony AI 17:30 17:20 DeepMedia Every Listener, Every Moment: The Personalization Journey at Spotify Hall 5 09 February 2025 17:20 to 17:50 Swapcard image Akshat Harbola Managing Director of Spotify for the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia Spotify Swapcard image Rosanna Lockwood International Journalist and Presenter 17:50 17:30 DeepFest Bridging the AI Divide: Can the World Unite on AI Governance? Hall 5 09 February 2025 17:30 to 18:00 Swapcard image Angela Kane Vice President International Institute for Peace Swapcard image Isabelle Kumar Former Euronews Anchor 18:00 17:50 DeepMedia Public Perceptions of an AI-mediated Future Hall 5 09 February 2025 17:50 to 18:30 Swapcard image Masoud Nikravesh CEO AilluminateX Swapcard image Dr. Raul Villamarin Rodriguez Vice President Woxsen University Swapcard image Andrew Naudi Senior Partner NOUV Swapcard image Nadeem Ibrahim Head of Digital, KSA UM MENAT Swapcard image Richard Fitzgerald CEO & Founder Augustus Media 18:30 18:00 DeepFest Robotics Showcase Hall 5 09 February 2025 18:00 to 18:20 18:20 18:20 DeepFest The Future of Intelligent Data Centers Hall 5 09 February 2025 18:20 to 18:40 18:40 18:30 DeepMedia Regulating AI Driven Systems and Policies Hall 5 09 February 2025 18:30 to 19:00 19:00 18:40 DeepFest Generative AI in a Nutshell Hall 5 09 February 2025 18:40 to 19:00 Swapcard image Henrik Kniberg Chief Scientist and Cofounder Ymnig.ai 19:00 18:50 DeepMedia Women's Economic Empowerment in the Age of AI Hall 5 09 February 2025 18:50 to 19:20 Swapcard image Melissa Stires Founding Partner, Head of Global Growth Mia AI Swapcard image Janna Salokangas Co-founder & CEO Mia AI 19:20 19:00 DeepFest DeepMedia AI Innovations and the Future of Medicine Hall 5 09 February 2025 19:00 to 19:40 Swapcard image Prof. Alireza Haghighi Chief Executive and Director, Harvard International Center for Genetic Disease Harvard University Swapcard image Nabiha Saklayen CEO and Founder Cellino Biotech - Swapcard image Ahmed Serag Professor, Founder and Director of the AI Innovation Lab Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar Swapcard image Isabelle Kumar Former Euronews Anchor 19:40 The Next Chapter in Saudi Arabia’s Digital Age Hall 5 09 February 2025 19:00 to 19:20 19:20 19:20 DeepMedia Women's Economic Empowerment in the Age of AI Hall 5 09 February 2025 19:20 to 19:50 Swapcard image Janna Salokangas Co-founder & CEO Mia AI Swapcard image Melissa Stires Founding Partner, Head of Global Growth Mia AI 19:50 End of Day 1 Day 2 13:30 DeepFest Opening Remarks Hall 5 10 February 2025 13:30 to 13:40 Swapcard image Susannah Streeter Journalist and Former BBC News Anchor 13:40 13:40 DeepFest Opening Welcome by SDAIA Hall 5 10 February 2025 13:40 to 13:50 13:50 13:50 DeepFest DeepMedia The Near and Long-term Societal Impact of Emerging Technologies Hall 5 10 February 2025 13:50 to 14:10 Swapcard image Lambert Hogenhout Chief of Data and AI United Nations 14:10 WELCOME FROM MC Hall 5 10 February 2025 13:50 to 14:00 Swapcard image Rosanna Lockwood International Journalist and Presenter 14:00 14:00 DeepMedia Exploring the Impact of AI on Music Production and Creativity Hall 5 10 February 2025 14:00 to 14:30 Swapcard image Maejor . Maejor, American Grammy-Nominated Producer, Singer, Songwriter, Cancer Survivor 14:30 14:10 DeepFest Integrating Governance into Enterprise AI Innovation Hall 5 10 February 2025 14:10 to 14:40 Swapcard image Isabelle Kumar Former Euronews Anchor 14:40 14:30 DeepMedia Cinematic Realities: How Technology is Redefining Storytelling Hall 5 10 February 2025 14:30 to 14:50 Swapcard image Alexa Jago CEO New Horizon Pictures 14:50 14:40 DeepFest Building the Future of Computing with Groq Hall 5 10 February 2025 14:40 to 15:00 Swapcard image Jonathan Ross CEO and Founder Groq 15:00 14:50 DeepMedia Supporting Local Artists and Fueling the Music Economy in the MENA Region Hall 5 10 February 2025 14:50 to 15:20 Swapcard image Panos A. Panay President The Recording Academy Swapcard image Rosanna Lockwood International Journalist and Presenter 15:20 15:00 DeepFest Exploring Government AI Readiness Hall 5 10 February 2025 15:00 to 15:40 Swapcard image Margarete Schramboeck Former Minister of Economy of Austria, Board Member and Advisor Aramco Digital Swapcard image Lama Arabiat Director of Artificial Intelligence & Advanced Technologies Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship Swapcard image Sanjay Puri Founder Knowledge Networks Group 15:40 15:20 DeepMedia Creating Content for Virality with Social Media Algorithms Hall 5 10 February 2025 15:20 to 16:00 Swapcard image Melissa Lawton Chief Content Officer SailGP Swapcard image Omar Dweik Co-Founder and CEO Bith.AI Swapcard image James Rothwell Chief Marketing and Content Officer World Rugby Swapcard image Vito Strokov Product Growth & AI Research Halo AI Swapcard image Rosanna Lockwood International Journalist and Presenter 16:00 15:40 DeepFest How Building Confidence in AI Can Accelerate Your Transformation Hall 5 10 February 2025 15:40 to 16:00 Swapcard image Natalia Martin Global Artificial Intelligence Clients and Markets Leader EY 16:00 16:00 DeepFest DeepMedia Scaling AI with Purpose with Aidan Gomez Hall 5 10 February 2025 16:00 to 16:30 Swapcard image Aidan Gomez Co-founder and CEO Cohere Swapcard image Isabelle Kumar Former Euronews Anchor 16:30 Trust in the Age of Algorithms: Building Credibility in Digital Media Hall 5 10 February 2025 16:00 to 16:30 Swapcard image Kirstine Stewart CEO Media Mughals Technologies Inc. Swapcard image Rosanna Lockwood International Journalist and Presenter 16:30 16:30 DeepFest DeepMedia How to Future-Proof Your Business in the AI-First Era Hall 5 10 February 2025 16:30 to 16:50 16:50 The Future of Employment and Media Skills in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Hall 5 10 February 2025 16:30 to 17:10 Swapcard image Trefor Murphy CEO Cooper Fitch Swapcard image David Lazaro Director of Edraak Queen Rania Foundation Swapcard image Solange El Rassi Media Personality, News Anchor Swapcard image Adewale Yusuf Co-Founder, CEO AltSchool Africa, TalentQL Inc. Swapcard image Janna Salokangas Co-founder & CEO Mia AI 17:10 16:50 DeepFest A Future of Innovation and Strategic Transformation Hall 5 10 February 2025 16:50 to 17:10 Swapcard image Omar Hatamleh Chief AI Officer NASA Swapcard image Isabelle Kumar Former Euronews Anchor 17:10 17:10 DeepFest DeepMedia Integrating AI into Enterprise Hall 5 10 February 2025 17:10 to 17:50 Swapcard image Bader Almadi General Manager, Saudi Arabia Google Cloud Swapcard image Shelli Brunswick CEO and Founder SB Global Swapcard image Koen Kas Healthcare futurist, Delight thinker, Author & Inspiring international Keynote speaker, Prof Molecular Oncology. Swapcard image Aku Srikanth Director of AI Product Management and Strategic Partnerships Workday Swapcard image Jean English Chief Marketing Officer Juniper Networks 17:50 The Hidden Cost: AI's Impact on Future Generations Hall 5 10 February 2025 17:10 to 17:30 Swapcard image Dr. Michelle Machado Founder Luminara Academy 17:30 17:30 DeepMedia AI and Interactive Storytelling in Video Games Hall 5 10 February 2025 17:30 to 18:10 Swapcard image Ahmed AlSharif Chief Technology Officer Sansoft Games Swapcard image Billal Yamak Head of Growth GCC The SandBox Swapcard image Adel Saud CEO & Co-Founder Game Legend Studio Swapcard image Racha Ghamlouch Co-Founder Digital Digest 18:10 17:50 DeepFest From Code to Clone: How I Built my AI Avatar Hall 5 10 February 2025 17:50 to 18:10 Swapcard image Jordi Van den Bussche Founder/ YOUTUBER JVDB Studios/ Kwebbelkop 18:10 18:10 DeepFest AI Unleashed: A Data-Driven Future Hall 5 10 February 2025 18:10 to 18:30 Swapcard image Matt Watts Chief Technology Evangelist NetApp 18:30 18:30 DeepMedia DeepFest Your 'Neuralprint': The Future of Entertainment, Creativity and Wellbeing Hall 5 10 February 2025 18:30 to 18:50 Swapcard image Dr Gabriel Axel Montes Neuroscientist, Musician, Inventor and Author Neural Axis 18:50 Will GenAI make the CIO obsolete? Hall 5 10 February 2025 18:30 to 18:50 Swapcard image Anil Cheriyan Managing Partner Former CTO CIO Phase IV Ventures 18:50 18:50 DeepMedia DeepFest Leading the Future: How Omnicom Precision Marketing Group Revolutionized Marketing, Media, and Advertising for Global Powerhouse Brands Hall 5 10 February 2025 18:50 to 19:10 Swapcard image Dr. Ali Alkhafaji Chief AI & Technology Officer Omnicom Precision Marketing Group 19:10 AI: A Game-Changer for Smart Cities Hall 5 10 February 2025 18:50 to 19:30 Swapcard image Sultan Moraished Group Head of Technology and Corporate Excellence Red Sea Global Swapcard image Laila Al Hadhrami Managing Director Communities Connect Cities (C3) Swapcard image Prof. Dr. Gesa Ziemer Academic Lead UNITAC (UN Innovation Technology Accelerator or Cities) UN Habitat, OICT, United Nations Head of the CityScience Lab, HafenCity University Hamburg Swapcard image Dr. Erol Özgüner CIO Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Swapcard image Isabelle Kumar Former Euronews Anchor 19:30 End of Day 2 Day 3 13:30 DeepFest Opening Remarks Hall 5 11 February 2025 13:30 to 13:40 Swapcard image Susannah Streeter Journalist and Former BBC News Anchor 13:40 13:40 DeepFest Opening Welcome by SDAIA Hall 5 11 February 2025 13:40 to 13:50 13:50 13:50 DeepFest Quantum Leap: The Intersection of Quantum Computing and AI Hall 5 11 February 2025 13:50 to 14:30 Swapcard image Daniela Harrmann Co-Founder and Mission Leader Dynex Moonshots Swapcard image Dr Kathrin Kind-Trueller Chief AI Scientist / AI A. Director Central Europe (as of 1st September 2024) Cognizant Technology Solutions 14:30 14:30 DeepFest Revolutionising Healthcare with AI Hall 5 11 February 2025 14:30 to 14:50 Swapcard image Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve Co-founder and CEO Alan 14:50 14:50 DeepFest Spatial Computing – Temporary or Transformative Hall 5 11 February 2025 14:50 to 15:10 Swapcard image Cathy Hackl Founder Spatial Dynamics 15:10 15:10 DeepFest The Promise and Responsibility of AI Across Industries Hall 5 11 February 2025 15:10 to 15:40 Swapcard image Daniela Braga Founder & CEO Defined.AI 15:40 15:40 DeepFest Interviewing My AI: A Decentralized Approach to the Future of Intelligence Hall 5 11 February 2025 15:40 to 16:00 Swapcard image Marcello Mari Founder and CEO SingularityDAO 16:00 16:00 DeepFest RAG models from Open Source: Theory & Application Hall 5 11 February 2025 16:00 to 16:20 Swapcard image Alaa Moussawi Chief Data Scientist New York City Council 16:20 16:20 DeepFest From Playground to Production: Enterprise GenAI Comes of Age Hall 5 11 February 2025 16:20 to 16:50 Swapcard image Luc Dammann President of EMEA Adobe 16:50 16:50 DeepFest Improving AI-Enhanced Medical Diagnosis through a Creative Mix of Deep Learning, GenAI, and Large Multimodal Models Hall 5 11 February 2025 16:50 to 17:10 Swapcard image Selwa Al-Hazzaa CEO/Founder SDM Tech 17:10 17:10 DeepFest Quantifying AI Investment Success for Businesses Hall 5 11 February 2025 17:10 to 17:50 Swapcard image Manjusha Gangadharan Head of Strategic Partnerships MinIO Swapcard image Suha Kayum Vice President - Head of AI & Advanced Analytics, Planning & Coordination Public Investment Fund (PIF) Swapcard image Anil Cheriyan Managing Partner Former CTO CIO Phase IV Ventures Swapcard image Thomas Oehl Founder and Managing Partner Vsquared Ventures 17:50 18:10 DeepFest Startups, Giants, and the Path to Real-World AI Impact in a Crowded Landscape Hall 5 11 February 2025 18:10 to 18:40 Swapcard image Laurie Fuller Venture Partner Raiven Capital Swapcard image Isabelle Kumar Former Euronews Anchor 18:40 18:40 DeepFest The Consciousness Explosion & Brain-computer Interfaces: The Next Big Leap for Humankind Hall 5 11 February 2025 18:40 to 19:00 Swapcard image Dr Gabriel Axel Montes Neuroscientist, Musician, Inventor and Author Neural Axis 19:00 19:00 DeepFest AI’s Effect on Security Hall 5 11 February 2025 19:00 to 19:40 Swapcard image Suresh Sankaran Srinivasan Group Head - Cyber Security and Data Privacy Axiata Group Berhad Swapcard image Deepak Gupta Senior executive, Vice President and CTO Cars24 Swapcard image Nancy Wang Venture Partner Felicis Ventures Swapcard image Robert Hercock Chief Researcher British Telecommunications plc 19:40 End of Day 3 Day 4 13:30 DeepFest Opening Remarks Hall 5 12 February 2025 13:30 to 13:35 Swapcard image Susannah Streeter Journalist and Former BBC News Anchor 13:35 13:35 DeepFest Opening Welcome by SDAIA Hall 5 12 February 2025 13:35 to 13:40 13:40 13:40 DeepFest The Intersection of the Sporting World and Emerging Technologies Hall 5 12 February 2025 13:40 to 14:20 Swapcard image Matt Roberts VP Business Intelligence Formula E Swapcard image Rodi Basso CEO E1 Series Swapcard image Warren Jones Chief Technology Officer SailGP Swapcard image Michael Cole Chief Technology Officer PGA European Tour Group Swapcard image Isabelle Kumar Former Euronews Anchor 14:20 14:40 DeepFest Clothing as Emotional Interface Hall 5 12 February 2025 14:40 to 15:00 Swapcard image Anouk Wipprecht FashionTech Designer Engineer 15:00 15:00 DeepFest AI in Marketing Hall 5 12 February 2025 15:00 to 15:20 Swapcard image Dr. Samir Mirdad CEO Linx Investments 15:20 16:10 DeepFest From Insights to Impact: Harnessing AI-Guided Analytics for Smarter Decisions Hall 5 12 February 2025 16:10 to 16:30 Swapcard image Vishal Soni Senior Technical Product Marketing Manager Alteryx 16:30 16:30 DeepFest Unlocking AI’s Creativity to Rethink the Science of Drug Discovery Hall 5 12 February 2025 16:30 to 16:50 Swapcard image Thrasyvoulos Karydis Co-founder and CTO Deepcure.AI 16:50 16:50 DeepFest Pioneering Frontier: Education with AI Hall 5 12 February 2025 16:50 to 17:30 Swapcard image Dr. James Ehrlich Director of Compassionate Sustainability Stanford University School of Medicine 17:30 17:30 DeepFest Harnessing AI for a Sustainable Future Hall 5 12 February 2025 17:30 to 18:10 Swapcard image Lee Tiedrich Multistakeholder Expert Group, Co-Chair of IP Committee; Co-Lead, AI and Climate Committee Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) Swapcard image Johannes Leon Kirnberger Policy Advisor, AI and Sustainability OECD Swapcard image Dana Shukirbayeva Founder FOREST HERO, Qala AI 18:10 End of Day 4 Subscribe to learn more Subscribe to DeepFest's newsletter - DeepDive, to receive DeepFest and AI dedicated updates straight into your inbox.