Rana el Kaliouby, Ph.D., is an Egyptian-American AI scientist, entrepreneur and investor on a mission to humanize technology before it dehumanizes us. She is the Deputy CEO at Smart Eye and formerly, Co-Founder and CEO of Affectiva, an MIT spin-out. Rana is also General Partner at AI Operators Fund, an early stage AI-focused venture fund, as well as an executive fellow at the Harvard Business School. Her bestselling memoir, Girl Decoded: A Scientist’s Quest to Reclaim Our Humanity by Bringing Emotional Intelligence to Technology follows her journey, growing up in the Middle East and moving to the United States to become an entrepreneur and Emotion AI pioneer. Rana has a track record of translating technology innovations into products that address massive market needs including in automotive, health and robotics. Rana is a Trustee at the Boston Museum of Science, as well as the American University in Cairo. She is Chapter Chair of the YPO Boston and is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. A TED speaker, Rana is co-chair of the Fortune Brainstorm AI conferences and co-host of a PBS NOVA series on AI. Rana has been recognized on Entrepreneur’s 100 Women of Influence, Fortune’s 40 Under 40 list, Forbes' Top 50 Women in Tech, Newsweek's top Disruptors and most recently in Boston Globe’s Top 50 Tech Power Players. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge and a Post Doctorate from MIT.