Satya Nitta is a technologist and business leader with a track record of launching high-impact AI initiatives. In his role as Executive Chaiman and Chief Scientist he is focused on advancing the frontier of safe Autonomous AI and its application to mission critical domains. As Global Head of AI and Cognitive Sciences at IBM Research, he led development of conversational AI, speech recognition, and NLP technologies, while earlier pioneering IBM's silicon on-chip interconnect technologies.