Meet the speakers

“Refreshingly honest about what is and is not working.”

Through his writing, Benedict brings a unique global and historical context to trends and shifts in technology and companies.

“We give people room to play while having a very focused agenda on enterprise-wide generative AI capabilities that are critical for the company’s future.”

As CEO of Latin America Foods, Athina leads PepsiCo's food business of more than $10 billion across 34 markets. As the Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer for PepsiCo, Athina oversees PepsiCo’s end-to-end digitization. She brings extensive experience in transformation business with an emphasis on artificial intelligence and analytics.

“I think of tasks as the atomic unit, and reinvention requires that you understand where AI can affect each of those.”

Erik's research examines the effects of information technologies on business strategy, productivity and performance, digital commerce, and intangible assets. A best-selling author, he writes and speaks to global audiences about these topics.

“GenAI is not simply another productivity technology. It is reshuffling where value, power, and competitive advantage reside, forcing established companies to rethink their defensible advantage.”

Sangeet Paul Choudary is a globally recognized strategist, bestselling author, and leading authority on platforms, ecosystems, and AI. Founder of Platformation Labs and a UC Berkeley Senior Fellow, he advises Fortune 500 leaders on competing as AI reshapes organizations and industries.

“AI is better understood when seen as an ecosystem, rather than a technology.”

Michael works at the intersection of strategy, innovation, and digital transformation, focusing on how AI reshapes firms’ value propositions, the rise and governance of digital ecosystems, value migration, the evolution of industries, firm boundaries, and organizational design. He combines academic research with practice, advising senior leadership teams of Fortune 500 firms and scale-ups globally, and is also an Academic Advisor to BCG’s Henderson Institute.

“Technology alone doesn’t create transformation—innovation happens when people trust, adopt, and shape it into meaningful change.”

With over 20 years at Airbus, Armel combines expertise in engineering, digital transformation, and organizational change. He helps leaders bridge the gap between emerging technologies and human readiness to unlock lasting innovation.

“Two days that will change how you think about shipping this stuff at scale.”

Named the world's top innovation-management scholar. Author of the best-selling Winning at New Products, now in its 5th edition.

“Worth clearing your calendar for.”

“If you only go to one AI event this year, make it this one.”

Ranked #5 on the Thinkers50 most influential thinkers in 2025 and the world’s leading innovation thinker in 2017, Scott Anthony is a leading expert on innovation and growth. He has written 9 books on the topic of helping forward-thinking companies navigate disruptive change. His latest book 'Epic Disruptions' was included in JPMorgan’s Next List of 11 books with “cutting-edge ideas across technology, business, financial markets, arts, and culture. Scott previously spent more than 20 years at Innosight, a growth strategy consultancy founded by Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen.

“GenAI matters for innovation because it accelerates learning and experimentation, but transformations come from pairing AI with human judgment, evidence, and the courage to challenge assumptions.”

Rainer is Global Vice President of Innovation Transformation at Mars, where he leads enterprise innovation capabilities, experimentation, and transformation. With more than 25 years of global leadership experience, he helps organizations build evidence-based innovation cultures that drive sustainable growth.

“Most AI conversations stop at software — this is where you find out what changes when the thing you're building has to survive contact with the physical world.”

Suchit Jain leads Strategy & Business Development at Dassault Systèmes, shaping SOLIDWORKS across AI and cloud. An angel investor and a16z Speedrun Insider, he works at the intersection of AI, engineering, and physical product innovation

“Most conferences tell you what's possible; this one tells you what it took.”

Dr. Stephanie Knizkov leads digital transformation at Mercedes-Benz, applying AI, process intelligence, and digital technologies across automotive quality and production. She has helped scale human-centered AI solutions across Mercedes-Benz’s global manufacturing network.

“Building with AI isn’t about finding a straight line through complexity. It’s about giving teams navigation clarity on knowing when to automate, when to intervene, and how to keep people at the center as the system evolves.”

Marc Scibelli is the product design leader at Cisco Outshift, focused on AI, agentic systems, and emerging technology. His work spans enterprise software, security, and human-agent collaboration, building on a career designing complex products and advising organizations on new technology.

“Be in the room to move the conversation beyond what AI can generate toward what creates meaning, who retains agency, and what responsible impact looks like at enterprise scale.”

Onur Yüce Gün is the Global Director of Computational Design at New Balance, where he explores how computation, AI, and human judgment can reshape design practice. His work connects technology with making, focusing on authorship, agency, and responsible experimentation to turn new capabilities into meaningful products, processes, and enterprise-scale learning.

“The rare conference where the sessions outlast the small talk.”

Frank Piller is a leading expert on mass customization, open innovation, and user innovation. He has published numerous books and articles on these topics.

Tucker has spent over 25 years driving innovation in both startups and established companies. Co-founded Tadavo, an AI-driven product design platform, and FlashPoint Development, a consultancy focused on product strategy and engineering, as well as served as the Chief Development Officer at the Innovation Factory. Previously, he led engineering and product teams at Visteon and Ford Motor Company, giving him firsthand experience in large-scale product development and manufacturing innovation.

“The fastest way to shorten your genAI learning curve is two days with the people who have already executed.”

Gregor is Founder of Loft Design, with more than 30 years of design and innovation experience. Blending UX, engineering, and data science, he has helped bring more than 500 products to market worldwide.

“Humans won’t design the future, and neither will AI; at GAIF we'll figure out to design it together.”

Chris McComb is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and Director of the Human+AI Design Initiative. His research explores human-AI collaboration, machine learning for engineering design, and how AI can augment human creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving.

“The peer who has solved your problem doesn't work at your company, and two days is a cheap way to find them.”

Dr. Alexander (Alex) Osterwalder is Founder and CEO of Strategyzer and Visiting Professor at IMD Business School. A leading thinker on strategy and growth, he co-created the Business Model Canvas and has authored five global bestsellers. Through Strategyzer, he helps leaders and teams drive strategy, commercialisation, and growth.

““AI is the ultimate generalist, connecting dots across siloed domains to unlock exponential enterprise innovation.””

Aaron Nickels is R&D GenAI Innovation Lead at Mondelez, where he helps scientists and engineers apply AI to work smarter and improve how innovation gets done.