Former Chief Business Officer, Google X; Chief AI Officer, Flight Story; Founder, One Billion Happy
Mo Gawdat is an Egyptian technologist, author of Scary Smart, and former Chief Business Officer at Google X, where he helped scale moonshot innovations. After three decades in tech, he pivoted toward global advocacy—co-founding the #OneBillionHappy initiative and serving as Chief AI Officer at Flight Story. Gawdat blends engineering insight with philosophical inquiry, probing how AI’s rapid evolution intersects with human well‑being. Since the release of ChatGPT in 2023, he has become a leading voice on the ethical deployment of AI, cautioning against societal disruption even as he proposes pathways toward abundance and resilience  .
"Ethics & Governance requires thoughtful implementation in the insurance sector."