Leadership

    Inaugural Advisory Board

    Leaders who are actively building, scaling, and governing AI in the real world. This board shapes the direction, content, and integrity of AI BusinessCon™.

    Chair & Founding Partner

    Seema Alexander

    Seema Alexander

    Chair of the Advisory Board

    Founder & CEO, Disruptive AI

    Founding Partner, AI BusinessCon™

    Host, The AI CEO Podcast

    Hugo Cubias

    Hugo Cubias

    Founding Partner & Production Lead

    CEO, Simple

    Founding Partner, AI BusinessCon™

    Partner, Community Health Media

    Production Lead

    Board Members

    Kristina Francis

    Kristina Francis

    CEO, Kin & Commons

    Former Exec Director, JFF Labs

    Gerry Gomez

    Gerry Gomez

    Co-Founder, BuiltWithin

    Jennifer Ives

    Jennifer Ives

    CEO, The JSI Group

    Former Vice President of AI, Partnerships for Public Service

    Jerome Johnson, II

    Jerome Johnson, II

    Director of Professional Services, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

    Public & Private Sector Experience

    Anna Nissinen

    Anna Nissinen

    Chief Economic Development Officer & Director

    Arlington Economic Development

    Esther Lee

    Esther Lee

    CEO, Crimson Tiger

    Global Policy & Public Affairs Leader · Presidential Appointee

    Catherine McMillan

    Catherine McMillan

    Founding Director, AI Collective

    Rob Richardson

    Rob Richardson

    CEO, Disruption Now

    Founder, MidWestCon

    AI BusinessCon™ 2027