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MEET THE SPEAKERS
16 JUNE
Future Summit: AI 2026 brings world-renowned experts on stage to explore the next era of Artificial Intelligence, where AI is becoming increasingly autonomous.
Discover the latest trends in Generative AI (GenAI), emerging AI technologies, and the growing importance of AI ethics for business and society. Through real-world use cases and strategic insights, industry leaders will decode the GenAI innovation wave and what’s coming next.
And because the future isn’t built in theory alone, you’ll experience it live during our interactive session: Company Metamorphosis through AI. Join Future Summit: AI 2026 and learn from the experts shaping tomorrow.
Nicola Russo
Head of Data & Artificial Intelligence
More than twenty years of experience in Consulting and System Integration, helping organizations unlock the full potential of Data & AI through strategy definition, business enablement, and large-scale transformation initiatives. Proven track record in developing and scaling Data & AI consulting and IT businesses. Conception, design, and leadership of internal AI transformation program, alongside definition and execution of the company’s go-to-market AI strategy. Oversight of Data & AI strategic initiatives and key clients. 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: AI Metamorphosis, how to build your Tomorrow 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Rather than trying to predict the future of AI or debating which models will win next year, this session focuses on something more useful and urgent for leadership: how AI tools available today can reshape organizations sooner and more deeply than most expect. The real challenge is not “understanding AI” in isolation; it is understanding what AI does to how work is designed, decisions are made, and value is created across the enterprise.
Ger Janssen
AI Ethics & Compliance Lead and Head of the Responsible AI Office
Ger Janssen has a PhD in applied Physics from Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. He joined Philips in 2001 in the computational modeling domain, and later started to focus on Digital Twin, AI and hybrid intelligence, combining AI with computational modeling. He was head of the AI, Data Science & Digital Twin department in Philips Research before shifting focus on Responsible AI during recent years. Currently he is AI Ethics & Compliance Lead, and head of the Responsible AI Office, supporting whole Philips in using, developing and deploying AI in a responsible way. 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: How to prepare for the AI Act and gain trust from your customers 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: The AI Act is designed to protect European citizens, but for businesses, it’s also a strategic opportunity. Turning regulation into practical implementation is essential not only for compliance, but also for building customer trust and competitive advantage. This session focuses on the practical aspects, such as learning how to establish a robust AI inventory, conducting and implementing bias risk assessments, and setting up effective AI literacy across your organization.
Martyn Gooding
Principal Product Designer
Martyn Gooding is a Principal Product Designer at Microsoft, specializing in AI-powered design initiatives that span automotive, energy, and manufacturing sectors. With over 20 years of experience designing intelligent platforms and enterprise-scale experiences, Martyn excels at merging interaction craft, machine intelligence, and product strategy. He has led co-innovation workshops with global partners, helping teams prototype faster and scale smarter using AI. Martyn is passionate about making advanced design tools accessible and human-centered, and he mentors designers worldwide on integrating AI into their creative process. 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Designing AI Products with Hypervelocity Design 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: This 45-minute interactive session will walk executives through the hypervelocity design operating model for AI products. It's a structured, non-technical walkthrough of how modern AI product cycles function in large enterprises: covering AI discovery, user validation, aligning business/design/engineering, and how AI-assisted tooling changes the speed and shape of product work. Examples will use generic, recognizable enterprise workflows.
Alexandru Glod
Storyteller, TEDX Speaker, Udemy Instructor
𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿: For 12 years, Alex Glod has been working with leaders, marketers and professionals from the corporate and NGO sector to help them tell their stories with impact, to connect with their audiences, and to provide them with a memorable experience. He has trained over 4500 people on Storytelling, Public Speaking and Leadership and has taught over 63.000 online students through Udemy. He has spoken 4 times on a TEDx stage and has coached several TEDx speakers on the structure and delivery of their talks. Alex has also mentored several startups in pitching their business idea and has moderated over 25 events on topics such as blockchain, AI, cities of the future, urban mobility and youth leadership.
Elaine Barsoom
Founder of Waveco.ai and Former Head of Ai/Tech Innovation Partnerships at Nike
Elaine Barsoom is a senior advisor who helps executive teams turn emerging technologies and partnerships into sustained business growth. Over the course of her career, she has advised on and structured more than $1B in joint ventures, strategic alliances, and acquisitions, helping organizations convert innovation ambition into durable commercial advantage. Most recently, Elaine served as Global Head of Technology Innovation Partnerships and Strategy at Nike, where she helped establish the company’s first Center of Excellence for Emerging Technology and AI. In this role, she led the evaluation and diligence of more than 300 startups and technology providers, designed partnership models with global technology leaders, and supported the transition of early experimentation into scalable enterprise capabilities across engineering, marketing, HR, e-commerce, and corporate domains. 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: The GenAI Innovation Wave: Designing the Age of Co-Intelligence 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Across industries and geographies, leaders are experimenting at extraordinary speed. But experimentation alone does not answer the deeper question. What kind of relationship are we building between humans and AI? One of replacement? Or one of amplification? This keynote explores how we move from fascination to intention. From deployment to design. From isolated use cases to a broader vision of co-intelligence that strengthens creativity, accountability, and strategic clarity. Because the most important innovation of this wave is not the model. It is the mindset. The future will not be built by AI alone. It will be built by humans who understand how to shape intelligence responsibly, ethically, and imaginatively.
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