Cognitive scientist, artificial intelligence researcher, CEO and founder of SingularityNET, leader of the OpenCog Foundation, and the AGI Society, and chair of Humanity+

Dr. Ben Goertzel is a brilliant thinker who wants to educate people worldwide about AI and our duties in relation to it. Goertzel, the founder and CEO of SingularityNET, developed the blockchain-based AI marketplace to bring together AI advancements from across the world while adhering to the principles of opensource economics. He is the head scientist of Aidya Holdings, a company that makes financial predictions, as well as the chairman of the Artificial Intelligence Society. He is in charge of the group working on Sopha, perhaps the most sophisticated human-like robot in the world, as the company's top scientist. As a means of disseminating his ideas, Goertzel may be heard on well-known free podcast platforms. He advises several eminent businesses throughout the world on AI and innovation, including Genscient Corp (a biotech company) and Singularity University.