The keynote speaker will be Mr. Akshay Sabhiki, CEO, CognitiveScale. CognitiveScale is an augmented intelligence pioneer that pairs humans and machines to bring practical, scalable, responsible AI solutions to life. MD Anderson, NBC Universal, and JPMorgan Chase are among the top global innovators that trust CognitiveScale to transform customer engagement and make business processes intelligent. CognitiveScale’s awardwinning and proven Cortex software and expert teams empower financial services, digital commerce and healthcare organizations to radically simplify the development, deployment and management of their AI systems. Akshay will be discussing the practical side of AI in healthcare.

Shay is responsible for overall company growth and strategic direction. He has more than 18 years of entrepreneurial leadership, product development, and management experience with growth-stage, venture-backed companies and highgrowth software divisions within Fortune 50 companies. Previously, Shay was the global leader for Smarter Care at IBM. He successfully led and managed the acquisition of Curam Software to establish IBM’s leadership at the intersection of Social Programs and Healthcare. He has a BS & MS degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from the Acton School of Entrepreneurship.