Name: THE Global AI Summit 2025
Start: 2025-10-27 09:00
End: 2025-10-29 17:00
Location: Toronto Metropolitan University

Speakers

Our high-quality speakers are essential to ensuring our events engage audiences and provide relevant, up-to-date and innovative content for our delegates. If you are an innovator or influencer in your field, or know someone who is, please apply below.

Kris Alexander

Associate Professor of Video Games and Educational Technology

Toronto Metropolitan University

Joseph Aoun

President

Northeastern University

Steve Ataky

Scientist Manager in Applied AI

Skema Business School

Garrett Beatty

Assistant Dean for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

University of Florida College of Health and Human Performance

Pina D'Agostino

Associate Vice-President of Research

York University

Mark Daley

Chief AI Officer

Western University

Johanna de Boer

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Hinge Consulting Group

Charmaine Dean

Vice-President, Research and International

University of Waterloo

Jake Effoduh

Assistant Professor, Lincoln Alexander School of Law

Toronto Metropolitan University

Eleonore Fournier-Tombs

Head of Anticipatory Action and Innovation

United Nations University Centre for Policy Research

Mohammed A Ghazal

Director, Research Institute for AI and Emerging Technology

Abu Dhabi University

Noreen Golfman

Member Canadian Advisory Board

Studiosity

Anatoliy Gruzd

Professor and Canada Research Chair, Social Media Lab

Toronto Metropolitan University

Cortney Hanna-Benson

Associate Director of Digital Learning

Western University

Alexia Hudson-Ward

Dean of the Library

Georgetown University

Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano

Provost and Vice-President, Academic

Toronto Metropolitan University

Rajiv Jhangiani

Vice Provost of Teaching and Learning

Brock University

April Khademi

Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in AI for Medical Imaging

Toronto Metropolitan University

Naimul Khan

Director, Multimedia Research Lab

Toronto Metropolitan University

Sean Kheraj

Vice-Provost, Academic

Toronto Metropolitan University

Mohamed Lachemi

President and Vice-Chancellor

Toronto Metropolitan University

Alistair Lawrence

Head of Branded Content

Times Higher Education

Steven Liss

Vice-President of Research and Innovation

Toronto Metropolitan University

Leo Lo

Dean of Libraries and Advisor to the Provost for AI Literacy

University of Virginia

Karen McCrindle

Professor, Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning and Director, Centre for Teaching and Learning

University of Toronto Scarborough

Robbie Melton

Provost and Vice-President of Academic Affairs and Smart AI Technologies

Tennessee State University

Helia Mohammadi

Chief AI and Precision Health Officer

Microsoft

Jennifer Nichols

Associate Professor

University of Florida

Mattia Prosperi

Associate Dean for AI and Innovation

University of Florida

Hossein Rahnama

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Flybits

Jamie Ramacciotti

Director, Global Events

THE

Reza Samavi

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Toronto Metropolitan University

Judith Spitz

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Break Through Tech

Navid Tahvildari

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Florida International University

Enzo Tartaglione

Chair, Interdisciplinary Centre for AI

Institut Polytechnique de Paris

Sanethia Thomas

Associate Professor

University of Florida

Spencer Thomas

Director of Sports Performance and Analytics

University Athletic Association

Hans van Oostrom

Interim Director AI² Center

University of Florida

Robin Yap

Chief Executive and Learning Innovation Officer

Point North

Kevin Yee

Director, Faculty Centre for Teaching and Learning

University of Central Florida

Jaeho Yeom

Vice-Chair

Korean National Artificial Intelligence Committee

Saeed Zolfaghari

Vice-President of Administration and Operations

Toronto Metropolitan University

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