Meet the Speakers

Seth Godin

Marketing visionary, pioneer & entrepreneur

As consumers turn from search engines to AI assistants, digital marketing and advertising models will face huge disruption.

Seth Godin will dive into the potential implications – for companies, careers, and society – and what we can all do to be ready. He also looks at the important topic of how we can put humanity first in an age of AI.

De Kai

Pioneering AI scientist widely regarded as "The Statesman of AI"

A founder of the contemporary AI field as known today, three decades ago De Kai invented and built the world’s first global-scale online language translator.

De Kai continues to push boundaries in AI research, alongside speaking to philosophical questions about the fears and possibilities of humanity's new technology and how we can be empowered to shape our future.

Aurore Belfrage

Geopolitical & sustainability advisor and co-author of Climate Change and the New World Order

When it comes to our sustainability, intention means nothing without action.

Aurore Belfrage will take aim at the 'greenwashers' and salute those who are creating real sustainability impact. Aurore will take a big-picture view of the geopolitical factors that are impacting sustainability globally. She will then focus on the phenomenon of “what gets measured gets done” and how it is both helping and hindering sustainability.

Oliver Bullough

Author, investigative journalist, & financial crime expert

As the complexity and scale of money laundering and financial crime grows, businesses must not only be accountable for their actions, they must also be accountable for the actions of their partners, suppliers, and even customers.

Best-selling author and investigative journalist Oliver Bullough will provide rich insight into this murky world and explore some of the telltale signs that companies should look out for.

Ginny Gomez

Dun & Bradstreet | President, North America

Ginny Gomez is responsible for the strategic vision and long-term growth of the company’s North America businesses, including Finance & Risk and Sales & Marketing, and the management of Product, Sales, Customer Service and Marketing in the region.

Neeraj Sahai

Dun & Bradstreet | President, International

Neeraj Sahai ensures the pursuit of growth opportunities, operating efficiency and best practices across Asia, India, the UK&I, and the Dun & Bradstreet Worldwide Network. 

Gary Kotovets

Dun & Bradstreet | Chief Data and Analytics Officer

Gary Kotovets leads Dun & Bradstreet’s data and analytics strategy globally and is responsible for enterprise data governance and exploring new digital and alternative data and analytics opportunities.

Gary Kotovets, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Dun & Bradstreet, joins Katherine Dwyer, Director of Data, AI & Automation Sales and Jason Mudd, Director, Transformation & Operations, Global Accounts Payable & Procurement at IBM for a conversation about how the companies are working together to help leverage the powerful combination of watsonx and Dun & Bradstreet data to drive innovation for clients.