Archives: Speakers

Ankor Rai is the CEO of Straive, a global leader in operationalizing data and AI for enterprises. With over two decades of experience, Ankor has successfully scaled data-driven businesses and delivered high-impact solutions to Fortune 1000 companies across North America, United Kingdom, and Asia. Before Straive, he served as Executive Vice President & Chief Digital Officer at EXL, where he significantly expanded the analytics division and drove its growth at a global scale. Ankor’s expertise in leveraging data, analytics, and AI positions Straive to continue driving innovation and value for its clients.

Umberto Malesci is the CEO of Kosmoy, a software company focused on AI governance and monitoring. He also serves as Non-Executive Chair of SBTi Services and as an Independent Director on the Board of Assicurazioni Generali. Previously, he co-founded and led Fluidmesh Networks, a pioneer in wireless networking, through its acquisition by Cisco in 2020. He holds a BSc and MEng in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT. Today his work centers on helping large organizations adopt generative AI safely—bringing consistent controls, guardrails, observability, and cost discipline to move from pilots to production at scale.

Ben Carter is Client Director, EMEA at CoreWeave, where he leads enterprise adoption of GPU-accelerated infrastructure across the region. He partners with financial institutions to accelerate their time-to-market by leveraging CoreWeave’s platforms for machine learning research, risk modelling, and AI. Before joining CoreWeave, Ben spent over five years at AWS, most recently in the Capital Markets team, where he worked with leading quantitative and high-frequency trading firms to modernise their compute and cloud strategies.