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Our Founding Partner, Akshay Chopra is a global keynote speaker, fintech leader, investor and non-executive director based in Dubai. Formerly Vice President leading innovation at Visa, Akshay has delivered keynotes at some of the world's most prestigious stages on topics such as AI, innovation, crypto and business trends.
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Akshay Chopra is also the author of After Us: A Tale of Life Beyond Superintelligent AI. A speculative fiction centered on an AI takeover, it explores how the rise of artificial general intelligence (AGI) could radically transform life, governance and society.
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His insights and work have been featured by CNN, CNBC, Harvard Business Review, TechCrunch, and other leading international media.
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Speaker Bio
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MEDIA INTERVIEWS
BOOKS
After Us: A Tale of Life Beyond Superintelligent AI is a speculative science fiction work centered on an AI takeover. It explores how the rise of artificial general intelligence (AGI) and superintelligence could radically transform life, governance, and society.
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Published by Jaico, one of India's largest publishing houses, After Us is available globally. It is a multi-category bestseller in Amazon UAE and India. It is available in bookstores across India and UAE, including Books Kinokuniya in Dubai Mall.
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Praise and endorsements for After Us have come from global luminaries in AI, politics, technology and philosophy, including:
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Salman Khurshid: former Indian Cabinet Minister
Deep Kalra: founder & Chairman of MakeMyTrip
Shoukei Matsumoto: Buddhist Monk & Bestselling Author
Donald Farmer: Former AI leader at Microsoft and Qlikโโ
SPEECHES & PODCASTS
How Visaโs Dubai Innovation Center is attracting global talent
Akshay Chopra Hult Commencement Speech
From Hype to Mainstream_ AI and Tokenization Enter a New Era of Regulation in the UAE
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Akshay Chopra Hult Commencement Speech
Interview: Akshay Chopra for Web3TV at Dubai FinTech Summit 2023
Visa Path to Access Podcast: Unlocking a digitally enabled world
How covid-19 is disrupting the financial industry?
AUTHOR TALKS
E14: Will AI Make Us Immortal? | Akshay Chopra | FinTech Leader, Inventor & Author
Akshay Chopra Hult Commencement Speech
What Comes After Humans? A Conversation on AI and the Future | Akshay Chopra
The Futurists - EPS_319: Imagining Life With Super Intelligence with Akshay Chopra
PRINT MEDIA
Akshay Chopra's thought leadership has been published in Tier 1 journals globally. Highlights include:
GLOBAL EVENTS
Akshay Chopra is a sought-after speaker at world leading conferences around the world. Examples include:
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Commencement Address, Hult Business School, 2026, Dubai
Mawarid FinTech Summit Keynote Speech, 2026, Dubai
Read-a-Kitaab Literature Festival, 2026, Mumbai
Banking Innovation & Technology Mainstage, 2025, Dubai
Orange City Literature Festival, 2025, India
Abu Dhabi Finance Week, 2023, 2024, 2025, Abu Dhabi
Banking Innovation & Technology Mainstage, 2024, Doha
Banking Innovation & Technology Mainstage, 2024, Dubai
Blockchain Economy Summit Mainstage, 2023, Dubai
GITEX 2023 VC Circle, 2023, Dubai
Visa Client Forum, 2023, Amsterdam
Wealth Today Finance Summit Mainstage, 2023, Dubai
Decipher (Algorand) Mainstage, 2023, Dubai
Visa Client Forums Mainstage 2022, UAE, South Africa, Athens
DIFC FinTech Week Mainstage, 2022, UAE
Plus Forum Uzbekistan Mainstage, 2022, Tashkent
Belgrade Economic Forum Mainstage, 2020, Serbia
Qatar Economic Forum Mainstage, 2021, Doha
Harvard Business Review, 2019, Virtual during COVID
GITEX Tech Talks 2022, UAE
Visa Risk Forum Mainstage, 2019, Spain
GITEX 2018 Mainstage, UAE
FinSum 2018 Mainstage, Tokyo
TechInAsia 2018, Mainstage, Singapore
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We welcome enquiries for speaker engagements, media interviews, podcasts and private leadership sessions with for Akshay Chopra and other advisory board members.
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Our subject matter expertise โextends to key trends shaping the world, such as:
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Futurism & Technology Trends
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Startup Angel Investing
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FinTech
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Innovation
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Smart Government
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Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
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User Experience and Customer-Centric Design
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For board and Independent Director enquiries, please visit 237 Board.