Speaker Bio

Rana el Kaliouby is on a mission to humanize technology before it dehumanizes us. Rana is the deputy CEO at Smart Eye, a global leader in Human Insight AI, and cofounder and former CEO of Affectiva, an emotion recognition software company that spun out of MIT. Rana is also general partner at AI Operators Fund, an early-stage AI-focused venture fund, as well as an executive fellow at the Harvard Business School, where she teaches about AI and startups. Her bestselling memoir, “Girl Decoded: A Scientist’s Quest to Reclaim Our Humanity by Bringing Emotional Intelligence to Technology,” follows her entrepreneurial journey from the Middle East to the United States to become an Emotion AI pioneer. Rana has a track record of translating technological innovations into products that address massive market needs across the automotive, health, and robotic industries.

Rana is a trustee at the Boston Museum of Science and the American University in Cairo. A member of the Young Presidents’ Organization, she serves on YPO's New England board and is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. She is cochair of the Fortune Brainstorm AI conferences. A TED speaker and co-host of a PBS NOVA series on AI, Rana has been recognized on Entrepreneur’s 100 Women of Influence, Fortune’s 40 Under 40 list, Forbes' Top 50 Women in Tech and Newsweek's Greatest Disruptors. She holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and a postdoc from MIT.

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