SPEAKER’S PROFILE

Kumardev is a globally known though-leader with expertise on Web3, AI and a range of technology areas, industry leader, serial tech innovator and entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and author with over 25 years of extensive experience in strategy, advanced tech, and executive leadership at start-ups and Fortune 500 companies in Europe, the United States, Middle East and Asia. He advises and works closely with the major governments, intergovernmental institutions, Fortune 100 companies, Sovereign Wealth Funds, and mainstream media. He is an INTEL and EU awarded Young Innovation Luminary, World Economic Forum appointed Expert on Entrepreneurship, and a co-author of the EU’s ‘Digital Minds for a New Europe’ alongside Vint Cerf. Kumardev has been inducted into the prestigious Progress 1000 list of London’s most influential leaders in technology.Kumardev last tech scale-up was officially launched by Prime Minister Theresa May at Downing Street during London Tech Week. He was the first and only Director of Emerging Technologies for NEOM at its Tech and Digital sector (this is now Tonomous), where he co-created NEOM's Cognitive Metaverse. He founded the non-profit European Young Innovators Forum a decade ago, which was recognised for its work and impact by President Obama, Chancellor Merkel, and major institutions like the World Economic Forum. Kumardev has been invited to speak at 10 Downing Street, The Bundestag, US State Department, United Nations, World Economic Forum, major conferences worldwide and has been interviewed by Forbes, Bloomberg, BBC, CNN, and others. He is a British Chevening Science Scholar and noted Computer Scientist from University College London.