World AI Council
Founding Members
The World AI Council is a global movement of scientists, executives, and innovators united to turn breakthrough AI ideas into verified, gold-standard solutions industries can trust and scale. Its members are pioneers, disruptors, and visionaries who bridge research, enterprise, and policy—driving AI transformation that is safe, ethical, and delivers real-world impact.
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Sam Obeidat, MGM 🇨🇦
President & CAIO
World AI X Ventures
AI/Product. Defense. Fintech
Dr. Mohd Jamal 🇰🇾
Head of Strategy
World AI X Ventures
AI. SpaceTech. Fintech
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Eng. Anthony Hammad 🇰🇾
Chief Technology Officer
Cayman Islands Government
Government & Smart Cities
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Eng. Martin Cortes 🇧🇪
Head of Industrialization
Worldline Merchant Services
Banking & Fintech
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Corlette Grobler 🇿🇦
Principal Specialist: Cyber Security
Vodafone Financial Services (VFS)
Cyber Security
Indraniel Gupta Potta (Niel) 🇦🇪
Senior Director of Automation & AI,
7X Group
Logistics & Supply Chain
Janet Jack 🇬🇧
CEO @ Professional Development Institute
Leadership. Educational Development
Habib Baluwala, PhD 🇳🇿
GM of AI and Data Foundations,
One New Zealand
Telecommunication. Data Strategy
Karine Megardooomian, PhD 🇺🇸
Principal AI & NLP Engineer
Zoorna Technology Solutions
Large Language Models. Strategy
Mazin Ghadir, PhD 🇦🇪
Director
Alvarez & Marsal
Strategy. Digital Health
Declan Burke 🇳🇿
Head of Information Technology
AoFrio
Information Technology
Elie Keyrouz 🇦🇪
Data Center Strategy & Business Dev. Lead
Dar
Data Center Infrastructure
Manju Mude 🇺🇸
Senior Chief Information Security Officer
U.S. Department of Treasury
Information Security
Nathon Gunn 🇨🇦
Former Innovation Advisor, Gov. of Canada; CEO Sociable
Government. Gaming. Defense.
Eng. Ayed Al Mahan 🇸🇦
Chief Information Officer
FNRCO Group - Saudi Arabia
Government. LegalTech. AI
Eng. Elier Cruz 🇲🇽
Global Enterprise Security Architect
Check Point Software Technologies
Cyber Security
Pooja Misra 🇨🇦
Associate Senior Counsel, Litigation
Co-operators - Canada
LegalTech
H.E. George El Hashem 🇰🇼
Chief AI Officer
Global ACME
Government. Innovation. Education
Dr. Hanane Aouri 🇨🇦🇨🇾
CEO
Victoria Royal Investment
Real Estate. Investment
Hussein Dajani 🇸🇦
Group CMO & CCO Officer
Petromin Corporation
Customer Experience. Marketing
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Anne Liebgott 🇨🇭
Founder and Managing Director
AW + Switzerland
Marketing. Wealth Management
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Dr. Fabrizio Degni 🇮🇹
Chief of AI
webuild
AI Governance & Ethics
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Yvonne D’Souza 🇨🇦
Senior Manager
Ontario Public Service Leadership
Government. ClimateTech
Brian Thomas 🇺🇸
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
City of Lawrence, Kansas
Government. Information Technology
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Eric Santonastaso 🇺🇲
Director of Cyber Security Architecture
SouthState Bank
CyberSecurity. Banking
Eng. Ulises Martins 🇦🇷
Product Manager, DialPad
CAIO, Centro de e-Learning UTN FRBA
Edtech. Product Management
Eng. Samuel Martinez 🇲🇽
Senior Product Developer
Epicor
Product Engineering
Jonathan Do, MBA 🇨🇦
VP, Commercial Finance,
Royal Bank of Canada
Banking & Financial Services
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Ali Ezletni 🇨🇦
Financial Planner
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) - Canada
Financial Planning & Wealth Mgmt
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Subhi Ghazal 🇶🇦
VC - SME Relationship Management
QNB Group - Qatar
Banking & Financial Services
Eng. Karmil Asgarally 🇶🇦
Deputy Director, IT
Qatar Financial Center Regulatory Authority
Banking & Financial Services. Regtech
Vivek Kumar 🇺🇸
Assistant Vice President
EXL Technologies
Governance & Data Privacy
Dr. Salim Al-Shuaili 🇴🇲
Director, AI & Advanced Tech
Ministry of Transport, Comm. & IT
Government. Public Policy
Adam Balwant 🇨🇦
CEO & Co-Founder
TrAInify
Education
Houmed Mohomed Ali 🇩🇯
Chief Operating Officer
Djibouti Port Community Systems
Logistics & Supply Chain
Ziad Kablawi 🇨🇦
Business Development Consultant
Former GM American Express/Visa
Business Development. Real Estate
Dr. Haider Al-Lawati 🇴🇲
Senior Manager - Artificial Intelligence
Oman Data Park
Data. Telecommunication
Dr. Salem Al Gharbi 🇸🇦
Principle Engineer, AI & Data Science
Ma'aden
Mining. AI Engineering
Dr. Jeremy Turner 🇨🇦
Chief XR/AI Innovation Officer, SociableOS
Metaverse. General AI
Eng. Anas Abu Ghoush 🇦🇪
Head of Information Services, Dubai
Heriot Watt University
Education. Information Technology
Dr. Ahmad Al Tarawneh 🇦🇪
Partner - Pioneering & Excellence Sector, Crowe
Government. Digital Transformation
Diaa ElSayed 🇰🇼
Director Strategic Development
at NTEC - Kuwait
Business Strategy
Kuntal Malia 🇮🇳
Chief Data & Insights Officer,
Metro Brands Limited, India
Data. Retail
Basim Al Mohammadi 🇸🇦
Chairman at Qudra Holding; Managing Director at AirShields AI
Defense
Lynette Klue-Baker 🇺🇸
Service Delivery Ops Lead Senior Manager at Accenture
IT Service & Asset Management
Peter Stephens 🇺🇸
Chief Information Officer
Southeastern Virginia Health System
Healthcare
Shanaz Sigouin 🇨🇦
Chief Admin Officer at AirShare; Co-founder at AirShields
Defense
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Dr. Ramprabananth Sivanandan 🇳🇴
Consultant Radiologist , Clinical AI lead, Vestre Viken HF
Healthcare
Rick Whittaker 🇨🇦
CEO at AirShare; Co-founder at AirShields
Defense. Aerospace Engineering
Shekhar Kachole 🇳🇱
Chief Technology Officer
Independent Consultant
AI. Spacetech. Fintech
Neda Parnian, PhD 🇨🇦
VP Innovation & Digital Transformation
Summit Interconnect
Machine Learning. Strategy
Adnan Fatayerji 🇦🇪
Co-founder, Strategy & Growth
Skipr
Blockchain. AI. Secured Comm.
Muteb Al Yousef 🇸🇦
Director of AI
Saudi Civil Defense
Defense. AI
Bruce Makhubele 🇿🇦
Information Security Manager
Mettus
Information Security
Invitation to Join
If you have 10+ years of experience in your field and are passionate about shaping the future of AI, we invite you to join us. Your insights, whether shared in discussions, reports, or through mentorship, will help us build a future where AI serves humanity, not the other way around.
Even if you feel you’re not yet equipped with the knowledge to contribute, we have you covered. Our Chief AI Officer program offers comprehensive training and coaching to prepare you to become an influential member of the World AI Council. This is more than just a program; it’s an invitation to lead in the AI-driven world.