Daniel Hulme

Daniel Hulme, PhD, is a globally-renowned expert and thought leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies. As Chief AI Officer at WPP, the world's largest marketing company, he spearheads the group's AI vision, capability development, curation of solutions, and exploration of new opportunities.

Daniel brings more than two decades of academic experience in AI to his role. He previously co-founded and exited Satalia, an award-winning AI products and solutions company with major clients including Tesco and PwC. Satalia's acquisition by WPP paved the way for Daniel's current position.

In addition to his WPP role, Daniel is the co-founder of Faculty AI and an advisor to responsible AI startups like Holistic AI. He has held academic leadership roles including Director of UCL's Applied AI/Business Analytics MSc and is currently UCL's Computer Science Entrepreneur-in-Residence. Daniel also lectures at LSE's Marshall Institute on applying AI to business and social challenges.

A passionate advocate for ethical, purposeful technology, Daniel frequently delivers keynotes on AI ethics, the metaverse, emerging tech, innovation, decentralization, and organizational design for Google, TEDx, and others. He is a faculty member at Singularity University and has contributed to numerous books, podcasts, and articles on AI's impact on the future of work.

Daniel's global recognition includes an international Kauffman Global Entrepreneur Scholarship. He serves on impact/advisory boards for organizations such the University of St. Andrews' Computer Science department.

With a PhD in AI from UCL, Daniel's mission is to create a world where everyone can freely innovate and have access to those advances. He promotes purposeful entrepreneurship and technology with companies and governments worldwide.

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