Adam Cheyer

The creator of Siri, Apple’s AI assistant, Adam Cheyer is a visionary pioneer in AI and computer human interfaces.

An inventor holding 39 patents and an engineering executive, Adam is one of the world’s most authoritative and engaging speakers on AI, the future of technology, and entrepreneurship/building successful startups.

Adam’s 30+ year career has been marked by both commercial success and his passion to use technology to make the world a better place. He has been a co-founder or founding member of five successful startups, four of which were acquired for their breakthrough AI technology. These include Siri, (sold to Apple where, working alongside Steve Jobs, he led server-side engineering and AI for the Siri assistant),  Viv Labs (sold to Samsung, where as VP R&D, Adam led product engineering and developer relations for Samsung’s voice assistant, Bixby), Sentient (massively distributed machine learning sold to Cognizant), and Gameplanner.AI (sold to Airbnb as their first acquisition as a public company).

He also co-founded Change. org, the world’s largest petition platform, empowering more than 500 million people in 197 countries to drive change in their communities.

Currently, Adam is VP of AI Experience at Airbnb, where he is working to use generative AI to radically transform the platform into an intuitive “travel concierge”, along with being an advisor to several companies.

Author of over 60 publications and server on numerous boards and committees, Adam holds 39 granted patents in the areas of AI, human computer interfaces, distributed computing, machine learning, and more.

Alongside all of this, Adam is an award-winning magician who can incorporate magic and mentalism into his keynotes! He has performed in front of heads of state, stadium crowds, and some of the most recognized magicians in the world, including David Copperfield, David Blaine, and Shin Lim. Adam also appeared before millions on TV as a guest on Penn & Teller Fool Us.