Agenda 2018

Monday, November 6, 2017

• 6:00

  VIP Welcome Event

  Private welcome event for EmTech MIT speakers, Innovators Under 35, and special guests
  
  *Innovation Circle registration required

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

• 8:00

  Registration & Breakfast
• 9:00

  Opening Remarks

  A welcome from MIT Technology Review.

• 9:15

  The State of AI

  Deep Learning in Practice
  A global view of the latest advancements in the field of deep learning and the growing significance of real-world AI applications.

  

  Andrew Ng Founder, Deeplearning.ai; Adjunct Professor, Stanford University
  The State of AI
• 9:45

  Meet the Innovators Under 35

  An introduction to the 2017 Innovators Under 35 honorees.

  

  Ian Goodfellow Staff Research Scientist, Google Brain
  2017 Innovator Under 35: Invented a way for neural networks to get better by working together

  

  Kathy Gong CEO, WafaGames
  2017 Innovator Under 35: Developing new models for entrepreneurship in China

  

  Jianxiong Xiao Chief Executive Officer, AutoX, Inc.
  2017 Innovator Under 35: His company AutoX aims to make self-driving cars more accessible
• 10:30

  Break & Networking
• 11:00

  AI’s Next Leap Forward

  An update from experts who are pushing the boundaries of AI research, and reimagining collaboration between humans and machines.

  

  Tomaso Poggio Investigator, McGovern Institute; Eugene McDermott Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT
  Understanding Intelligence

  

  Kris Hammond Chief Scientist and Cofounder, Narrative Science
  AI’s Language Problem

  

  Yibiao Zhao Cofounder and CEO, iSee AI
  Engineering Common Sense
• 12:00

  Meet the Innovators Under 35

  Conversations with the 2017 Innovators Under 35 honorees.

  

  Austin Russell Founder and CEO, Luminar
  2017 Innovator Under 35: Better sensors for safer automated driving

  

  Angela Schoellig Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
  2017 Innovator Under 35: Her algorithms are helping self-driving and self-flying vehicles get around more safely

  

  Lorenz Meier Founder, PX4; Pioneer Fellow, ETH Zurich
  2017 Innovator Under 35: An open-source autopilot for drones
• 12:30

  Lunch & Networking

  Special Session
  Drones, Robots, AI, and the Future of Energy
  
  The energy ecosystem is evolving in front of our eyes: Renewable energy accounts for over 50% of new capacity additions. What role can emerging technology like drones, robotics, and AI play in fulfilling that potential?

  

  Lee Krevat Director, New Ventures, Sempra Renewables
  Powered by GE

  

  Alex Tepper Founder and Head of Corporate and Business Development, Avitas Systems, a GE Venture
  Powered by GE
• 2:00

  Adapting to the reality of climate change

  How will new technologies help us survive and thrive in the face of climate change?

  

  John Holdren Professor, Harvard University
  Climate Disruption: Technical Approaches to Mitigation and Adaptation

  

  David Keith Professor, Harvard University; Founder, Carbon Engineering
  The Growing Case for Geoengineering

  

  Evelyn Wang Professor of Mechanical Engineering, MIT
  From the Lab: Inventive Approaches to Sustainable Energy
• 3:00

  Meet the Innovators Under 35

  Conversations with the 2017 Innovators Under 35 honorees.

  

  Gene Berdichevsky CEO, Sila Nano
  2017 Innovator Under 35: Exploring new materials for better lithium-ion batteries

  

  Michael Saliba Marie Curie Fellow, EPFL
  2017 Innovator Under 35: Finding ways to make promising perovskite-based solar cells practical
• 3:30

  Break & Networking
• 4:00

  Meet the Innovators Under 35

  Conversations with the 2017 Innovators Under 35 honorees.

  

  Jessica Brillhart Principal VR Filmmaker, Google
  2017 Innovator Under 35: A pioneer in virtual-reality filmmaking

  

  Franziska Roesner Assistant Professor, University of Washington
  2017 Innovator Under 35: Preparing for the security and privacy threats that augmented reality will bring
• 4:15

  Next-generation brain interfaces

  How are emerging computing interfaces going to change medicine?

  

  Andrew Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh
  
• 4:45

  Meet the 2017 Lemelson-MIT Prize Winner
  

  Feng Zhang James and Patricia Poitras Professor in Neuroscience, MIT; Investigator, McGovern Institute
  Presented by the Lemelson-MIT Program
• 5:00

  Lemelson-MIT Prize Honors & Reception

  Hosted by the Lemelson-MIT Program

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

• 8:00

  8:00 - 9:00

  Registration & Breakfast
• 9:00

  9:00 - 9:05

  Event Launch
  9:00 - 9:05

  

  Abdulsalam Haykal CEO, Haykal Group
• 9:05

  9:05 - 9:15

  Welcome to EmTech MENA

  Elizabeth Bramson-Boudreau CEO and publisher, MIT Technology Review

  9:05 - 9:10

  

  Khalfan Belhoul CEO, Dubai Future Foundation.

  9:10 - 9:15

  

  Elizabeth Bramson-Boudreau CEO and publisher, MIT Technology Review.
• 9:15

  9:15 - 9:25

  Opening Remarks
  9:15 - 9:20

  

  Dr. Anas Tawileh Executive Director, EmTech MENA.

  9:20 - 9:25

  

  Dia Haykal, Editor-In-Chief, MIT Technology Review Arabia.
• 9:25

  9:25 - 10:25

  Emerging Technologies and Our Future

  Conversations with the 2017 Innovators Under 35 honorees.

  9:25 - 9:55

  

  Dr. Prof. Christoph Meinel President and CEO of the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) for IT Systems Engineering at the University of Potsdam

  9:55 - 10:25

  

  Prof. Fiona Murray Professor of Entrepreneurship & Associate Dean of Innovation, MIT Sloan School of Management
• 10:25

  10:25 - 11:00

  Break & Networking
• 11:00

  11:00 - 11:15

  Sponsor Presentation - DEWA
  11:00 - 11:15

  

  Marwan Bin Haidar Executive Vice President Innovation and The Future, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority
• 11:15

  11:15 - 12:25

  The Intelligent City

  Connectivity is the great promise of this era. Social media is connecting people around the world at an extraordinary pace. Yet there are important issues that we need to address if these technologies will reach their potential.

  11:15 - 11:40

  

  Prof. Carolina Osorio Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), MIT

  11:40 - 12:00

  

  Miloš Milisavljević Founder and CEO, Strawberry Energy

  12:00 - 12:25

  

  Ambarish Mitra CEO and Co-Founder, Blippar
• 12:25

  12:25 - 13:30

  Lunch and Prayer Break
• 13:30

  13:30 - 14:45

  The Transformation of Energy
  13:30 - 13:55

  

  Prof. Donald Sadoway John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry, MIT

  13:55 - 14:20

  

  Prof. Fikile Brushett Raymond A. and Helen E. St. Laurent Career Development Professor of Chemical Engineering, MIT

  14:20 - 14:45

  

  Dr. Lin Wen Hu Director, Research and Services, MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory
• 14:45

  14:45 - 15:00

  Sponsor Presentation - RTA
  14:45 - 15:00

  

  Abdulaziz Al Falahi CEO of Corporate Technology Support Services Sector
• 15:00

  15:00 - 15:30

  Break & Networking
• 15:30

  15:30 - 16:00

  The AI Driven Future
  15:30 - 16:00

  

  Prof. Una-May O'Reilly Principal Research Scientist at CSAIL, MIT
• 16:00

  16:00 - 16:30

  Meet the Innovators Under 35
• 16:30

  16:30 - 16:40

  Closing Remarks

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

• 8:00

  8:00 - 9:00

  Registration & Breakfast
• 9:00

  9:00 - 9:05

  Opening Remarks
• 9:05

  9:05 - 10:00

  Nanotechnology and Bioengineering
  9:05- 9:35

  

  Prof. Munir Nayfeh Professor of Physics, University of Illinois

  9:35 - 10:00

  

  Ms. Noor Shaker Co-Founder and CEO, GTN Ltd
• 10:00

  10:00 - 10:15

  Sponsor Presentation - Udacity
  10:00 - 10:15

  

  Clarissa Shen Cheif Operating Officer, Udacity
• 10:15

  10:15 - 10:45

  Break & Networking
• 10:45

  10:45 - 12:00

  Securing Our Future
  10:45 - 11:10

  

  Dr. Stefano Zanero Associate Professor Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Polytechnic University of Milan

  11:10 - 11:35

  

  Justin Fier Director for Cyber Intelligence & Analytics, Darktrace

  11:35 - 12:00

  

  Anthony Butler CTO, IBM's blockchain business in Middle East and Africa
• 12:00

  12:00 - 12:15

  Sponsor Presentation - Parsons
  12:00 - 12:15

  

  Dr. Rida Hamza Vice President, Global Business Development, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Parsons Corporation
• 12:15

  12:15 - 13:15

  Lunch and Prayer Break
• 13:15

  13:15 - 13:30

  Sponsor Presentation - Dubai Municipality
  13:15 - 13:30

  

  Salem Albedwawi Head of Smart Transformation, Dubai Municipality
• 13:30

  13:30 - 14:00

  Meet the Innovators Under 35
• 14:00

  14:00 - 14:30

  Break & Networking
• 14:30

  14:30 - 15:20

  Government and Transformation
  14:30 - 14:55

  

  Dr. Saleh Alhashemi Managing Director, Krypto Labs

  14:55 - 15:20

  

  Siim Sikkut Government CIO of Estonia
• 15:20

  15:20 - 16:00

  A Look Ahead and Closing Remarks - Fireside with H.E. Omar Al Olama
  15:20 - 16:00

  

  Omar Al Olama Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence in the United Arab Emirates