Voices of AI Forum 2026*

  • Dr. Utkan Damirci

    Professor, Stanford University

  • Dr. Sevinj Mammadova

    President of ANA

    Assistant Dean for Global Initiatives, GWU

  • Dr. Aykhan Yusifov

    President of AIM Projects

    Assistant Professor of Biology at Niagara University

  • Fikrat Valehli

    Ph.D. Candidate, UC Irvine

  • Touran Waters

    Director of Communications, George Washington Univertsity

  • Dr. Sarkhan Badirli

    Co-Founder, Glacies Biome

  • Dr. Meg Holland

    Associate Dean for Administration and Operations

  • Dr. Aynur Ismayil

    Director of Smile Effect, University of Pennsylvania

  • Reyhan Rzayeva

    Clinical Assistant Professor, UTA

  • Elnara Mammadova

    PhD Candidate, Purdue University

  • Dr. Abbas Abbasov

    Postdoctoral Researcher, UTEP

  • Dr. Mohammad Kondri

    Former commissioner of Life Sciences Industry , Consulate General of Canada

  • Dr. Nathan Volman

    Chief Architect, DeepSight

  • Dr. Tathagato Roy

    Founder, Third World VC

  • Ergun Kirlikovali

    President at Integrated Polymer Industries, Inc

  • Dr. Masood Parvania

    Roger P. Webb Endowed Professor, U of U
    Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • Wei Xiao

    Director of Developer Relations, NVIDIA

  • Farida Buyuran

    Author of Pomegranates and Saffron: A Culinary Journey to Azerbaijan

  • Dr. Murad Gafarov

    Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, TXWES

  • Ali Mammadov

    PhD researcher, GMU
    Managing Editor, Center for Security Policy Studies

  • Helah Hassan

    Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Texas-Arlington

  • Hanneke Krekels

    Corporate Vice President, Global AI Markets at AMD

  • Tural Badirkhanli

    Co-Founder, Solidshape

  • Emiliya Ahmadova

    Head of Innovation & Research Center, Baku Higher Oil School

  • Bakhtiyar Neyman

    Founder and CEO, Neurasium

  • Amin Mahini

    Ph.D. Student, UC Santa Barbara

  • Dr. Nayereh Tohidi

    Professor Emeritus, California State University Northridge

  • Dr. Serkan Yolacan

    Assistant Professor of Anthropology

    Stanford University

  • Dr. Shahyar Daneshgar

    Former Faculty, Dept. of Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University

  • Dr. Lale Javanshir

    Middle Eastern Studies Librarian, University of Toronto

  • Dr. Ali Askerov

    Associate Professor, UNC - Greensboro

*The above list reflects current confirmations and will be updated as additional speakers/moderators are announced