Day 1

14:00

Day 1 - DeepFest Main Stage - Live Stream

Hall 5
09 February 2025 14:00 to 19:40

WELCOME FROM MC

Hall 5
09 February 2025 14:00 to 14:10

Rosanna Lockwood

International Journalist and Presenter

14:10

Opening Remarks

Hall 5
09 February 2025 14:10 to 14:15

Susannah Streeter

Journalist and Former BBC News Anchor

Creating with AI: A New Era for Content Creation

Hall 5
09 February 2025 14:10 to 14:30

Jordi Van den Bussche

Founder/ YOUTUBER

JVDB Studios/ Kwebbelkop

14:15

Opening Welcome by SDAIA

Hall 5
09 February 2025 14:15 to 14:20

H.E. Dr. Esam Alwigait

Director of the National Information Center (NIC)

SDAIA

14:20

The Future of Robotics and AI

Hall 5
09 February 2025 14:20 to 14:50

Marc Raibert

Founder and Executive Director, AI Institute

Boston Dynamics

Isabelle Kumar

Former Euronews Anchor

Moderator

14:30

Lights, Camera, Innovation: AI and Augmented Reality in Filmmaking and Storytelling

Hall 5
09 February 2025 14:30 to 15:00

14:50

Societal Impact and AGI

Hall 5
09 February 2025 14:50 to 15:30

Juan Napoli

Senior Leadership Advisor

SDAIA

Masoud Nikravesh

CEO

AilluminateX

Manail Anis Ahmed

Responsible AI Mentor

Princeton University

Isabelle Kumar

Former Euronews Anchor

Moderator

15:00

AI Trends Shaping the Future of Journalism

Hall 5
09 February 2025 15:00 to 15:20

Jatin Aythora

Director of Research & Development

BBC

15:20

AI's Impact on the Future of Content Creation & The Creator Economy

Hall 5
09 February 2025 15:20 to 15:50

Tarek Amin

Regional Director, Middle East, Africa and Turkey

YouTube

Osamah Essam El Din

YouTube Content Creator

15:30

Tech Vision 2025

Hall 5
09 February 2025 15:30 to 15:50

Jan Van den Bremen

CEO Technology for Europe, ME and Africa

Accenture

15:50

The Rise of the Cognitive Enterprise

Hall 5
09 February 2025 15:50 to 16:10

Anas Alfaris

Co-Founder and CEO

intelmatix

Regulating AI Driven Systems and Policies

Hall 5
09 February 2025 15:50 to 16:20

Lama Alhamawi

Reporter and Journalist

Arab News

Sarah AlHusseini

Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy, Saudi Arabia & Egypt

Google

16:10

The Big Debate: Ethics and Regulation

Hall 5
09 February 2025 16:10 to 16:50

Mia Shah-Dand

CEO, Lighthouse 3

Founder, Women in AI Ethics

Sanjay Puri

Founder

Knowledge Networks Group

Abir Habbal

Managing Director - Data and AI

Accenture

Aadil Jaleel Choudhry

CEO

vResolv.io

16:20

Powering the Future of Entertainment with AI, Brain Computer Interfaces, and Next-Generation Data Storage Technologies

Hall 5
09 February 2025 16:20 to 16:40

Dr. Christina Yan Zhang

CEO

The Metaverse Institute

16:40

Overcoming Linguistic Barriers through Natural Language Processing (NLP) Tools

Hall 5
09 February 2025 16:40 to 17:20

Charles Cadbury

CEO

Say It Now

Melissa Stires

Founding Partner, Chief Global Growth Officer

Mia AI

Mohamed Nabil

Founder & CEO

WideBot AI

David Parry-Jones

Chief Revenue Officer

DeepL

Alex Malouf

Senior Director, Public Relations & Media

Confidential Government Saudi Arabia

16:50

How AI is Accelerating the Path to Net Zero

Hall 5
09 February 2025 16:50 to 17:10

Raffaella Campagnoli

Founder and Managing Director

LIRA Partners

Ashiss Kumar Dash

EVP & Segment Head- Services, Utilities, Resources, Energy & Enterprise Sustainability

Infosys

17:10

Ethics, Creativity, and Human Imagination in an AI World

Hall 5
09 February 2025 17:10 to 17:30

Michael Spranger

President

Sony AI

17:20

The Post AI Future: New Business Models Ahead

Hall 5
09 February 2025 17:20 to 17:40

R “Ray” Wang

Founder, Chairman and Principal Analyst

Constellation Research Inc.

17:30

Bridging the AI Divide: Can the World Unite on AI Governance?

Hall 5
09 February 2025 17:30 to 18:00

Angela Kane

Vice President

International Institute for Peace

Isabelle Kumar

Former Euronews Anchor

Moderator

17:40