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GAI World 2026

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AI World is an enterprise Generative AI conference where executives, AI leaders, and investors share real-world use cases and deployment strategies for AI in production.

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13Voices
23Underwriters
0Exhibitors
20On the bill · sessions
34Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at GAI, in alphabetical order.
Apeksha Patel
Medical Director - Solid Tumors · Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Ashish Bhatia
Director, Product Management · Audible
David Edelman
Executive Advisor and Fellow · Harvard Business School
Heather Staples
EVP Operations and Technology & CIO · Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ
Jonathan Issacson
CEO · Gemline
Mike Grandinetti
Executive Fellow · Harvard Business School
Mojgan Lefebvre
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology & Operations Officer · Travelers
Nick Pope
Chief AI Officer · Train in Your Lane
Pam Boiros
Chief Marketing Officer · Reclaim Health
Priya Patel
Product Manager · Google
Rama Pyarasani
Multidisciplinary Forward Deployed Engineering Leader · Microsoft
Rizwan Mallal
Chief Operating Officer · Quantum Gears
Sarah Fraim
Executive Director · MassTLC
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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Gold Sponsor 1Gold
Gold Sponsor 2Gold
Gold Sponsor 3Gold
Gold Sponsor 4Gold
Silver SponsorSilver
Bronze Sponsor 1Bronze
InvoiceBronze
AIPressroomMedia Partners
AWSWomen In AI Breakfast
CASTSponsored Tables
DDN Data IntelSponsored Tables
Goodwin
IBMSponsored Tables
Nonprofit Partner 1Nonprofit
Nonprofit Partner 2Nonprofit
Nonprofit Partner 3Nonprofit
Quantum GearsSponsored Tables
SeekrSponsored Tables
ThoughtSpotSponsored Tables
Times of AIMedia Partners
Transformation PartnerTransformation Partner
VantiqSponsored Tables
VertivSponsored Tables
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The Programme

Selected from 20 sessions on the bill.
  • Mon Sep 28 • 10:30am - 11:15am

    Networking Activity

    Networking
  • Mon Sep 28 • 11:15am - 12:15pm

    General Session

  • Mon Sep 28 • 1:15pm - 2:10pm

    Vendor Product Demo

    Vendors
  • Mon Sep 28 • 2:15pm - 2:40pm

    How to establish the business case for a multi-year, continuous AI upskilling program for employees

    Expert Panel Talk
  • Mon Sep 28 • 2:15pm - 2:40pm

    Move from SEO to AEO

    Expert Panel Talk
  • Mon Sep 28 • 2:15pm - 2:40pm

    Portfolio support with AI

    Expert Panel Talk
  • Mon Sep 28 • 2:15pm - 2:40pm

    What to expect from AI in clinical care in 2027

    Expert Panel Talk
  • Mon Sep 28 • 2:15pm - 2:40pm

    Which is better: Closed or open-weight AI models

    Expert Panel Talk
  • Mon Sep 28 • 2:45pm - 3:10pm

    Copilot use in medical affairs

    Hands-On Workshop
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 34 companies show up — and 1 bet on three roles at once?

“34 companies. one are betting more than once.”

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

№ 01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
1All threespeak · spons · exh
22Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
11Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Quantum Gears

№ 02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

69% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite538%
  • VP-level18%
  • Director / Head of323%
  • Product18%
  • Advisor / Investor18%
  • Other roles215%

Of 13 on the bill · classified by free-text title

№ 03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01Quantum GearsSp·S1V
  2. 02AIPressroomSp·M
  3. 03AWSSp·W
  4. 04Bronze Sponsor 1Sp·B
  5. 05CASTSp·S
  6. 06DDN Data IntelSp·S
  7. 07Gold Sponsor 1Sp·G
  8. 08Gold Sponsor 2Sp·G
  9. 09Gold Sponsor 3Sp·G
  10. 10Gold Sponsor 4Sp·G
  11. 11GoodwinSp
  12. 12IBMSp·S
  13. 13InvoiceSp·B
  14. 14Nonprofit Partner 1Sp·N
№ 04Fig. 04 — By Tier
gold4
17% of 23
silver1
4% of 23
bronze2
9% of 23
nonprofit3
13% of 23
media partners2
9% of 23
sponsored tables8
35% of 23
transformation partner1
4% of 23
women in ai breakfast1
4% of 23
unspecified1
4% of 23
№ 05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's at peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.