Keynote Addresses

January 6, 2027 | 12:45pm – 1:50pm

Peter Sarlin
Founder and Chairman – Foundation PS and PostScriptum

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Peter Sarlin is the Founder and Chairman of Foundation PS and PostScriptum, the cradle of NestAI, Qutwo and Silo AI. He is also Professor of Practice at Aalto University, specializing in machine learning and AI, and served as Co-Founder & CEO of Silo AI, acquired by AMD in Europe’s largest AI acquisition in 2024.

With a PhD in machine learning, Peter has held academic positions at many universities, including Imperial College London, the London School of Economics, and the University of Technology Sydney. His professional journey also includes tenures at the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

January 7, 2027 | 12:45pm – 1:50pm

Christopher Nguyen
CEO and Co-Founder, Aitomatic

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Christopher Nguyen is CEO and Co-Founder of Aitomatic, the Silicon Valley company pioneering learning Digital Engineers for Physical Industry. As Chief Architect of Project Tapestry and an AI Alliance Board Member, he helps nations advance sovereign AI. Vietnam’s national leadership, Japan’s METI, and global industrial leaders seek his counsel on AI strategy and standards.

Previously, Christopher led Panasonic’s global industrial AI strategy. At Google, he helped launch Gmail and earned the Google Founders Award. Earlier work includes establishing Vietnam’s first Internet connection and co-founding HKUST’s Computer Engineering Program.

 An NSF Fellow with 12 patents in AI/ML systems, Christopher holds a PhD from Stanford and a BS from UC Berkeley. His work advances AI that meets the physical world’s demands for sovereignty, safety, and reliability.