Sam Burd
Magnus Östberg
Magnus Östberg is the Chief Software Officer (CSO) at Mercedes-Benz, where he spearheads the development and implementation of the MB.OS vehicle operating system. Born in Sweden, Östberg holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology and an Executive MBA from the University of Gothenburg. With a career deeply rooted in automotive software, Östberg brings extensive experience from leadership roles at Mecel, Delphi, and Aptiv. His expertise spans vehicle software, infotainment, telematics, and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). Notably, at Aptiv, he was instrumental in the development and launch of the ADAS Satellite Architecture for multiple automotive manufacturers.
Ruth Cotter
Ruth Cotter is Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at AMD, leading the company’s integrated and enterprise-wide Corporate Operations Group. She oversees Marketing, Communications, Human Resources, Corporate Security, Information Technology, and Indirect Procurement. With more than 25 years of experience, Cotter’s leadership has been instrumental in helping the company scale during hypergrowth and is guided by thoughtful policy, strategic planning and leadership.
Under her leadership, the marketing team significantly increased AMD brand awareness through its “together we advance” brand, strengthened thought leadership positioning of AMD Executive Team and increased engagement and commitment among AMD’s 28,000+ employees. She has led the HR team during a period when AMD doubled the size of its workforce with a strong focus on belonging and inclusion through improved company policies, benefits and community engagement.
Cotter also leads the AMD Integration Planning Office for the ZT Systems acquisition, which plays an essential role in coordinating and facilitating integration. In her previous role, she oversaw the integration of the Xilinx acquisition, the largest semiconductor transaction of its time, and investor relations, where she led a proactive investor outreach campaign that resulted in AMD being among the best-performing stocks on the S&P 500.
Cotter is Executive Sponsor of the Women’s Forum and AMD PRIDE Employee Resource Groups. She serves on the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) Women’s Leadership Council and was named to the PRWeek US Power List in 2024. She has previously received recognition in Technology Magazine's Top 100 Women in Technology, the National Diversity Council’s Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Tech and Top 100 HR and Communication Professionals.
Ramin Hasani
Ramin Hasani is the Co-founder and CEO of Liquid AI and a machine learning Scientist at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Previously, he was jointly appointed as a Principal AI and Machine Learning Scientist at the Vanguard Group and a Research Affiliate at CSAIL MIT. Ramin’s research focuses on robust deep learning and decision-making in complex dynamical systems. Prior to that, he was a Postdoctoral Associate at CSAIL MIT, leading research on modeling intelligence and sequential decision-making, with Prof. Daniela Rus.
He received his Ph.D. degree with distinction in Computer Science from the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), Austria (May 2020). His Ph.D. dissertation and continued research on Liquid Neural Networks got recognized internationally with numerous nominations and awards such as TÜV Austria Dissertation Award nomination in 2020, and HPC Innovation Excellence Award in 2022. He is a frequent TEDx Speaker.
Jeff Hart
Jeff is one of McKinsey’s leading thinkers on bringing artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve core commercial sales and operations processes for core industrial clients, including those in chemicals, energy, and metals and mining.
A key partner with QuantumBlack, Jeff oversaw the development of our proprietary B2B commercial analytics platform that converted McKinsey’s best thinking on sales and pricing into reusable software that any B2B client can use.
Examples of Jeff’s recent work include the following:
- standing up a commercial analytics center of excellence that leverages machine learning to recommend prices and includes new processes and training programs. This new capability is on track to deliver more than $200 million in additional margin for a petrochemical company
- supporting development of a digital factory, including operating model and skill building, for a midstream oil and gas company; the first product focused on identifying data issues and increasing uptime on critical assets
- partnering with a sports team on an analytics transformation to fully embed its use of technology and advanced analytics
Outside of McKinsey, Jeff is a board member for Combined Arms, a not for profit focused on improving the effectiveness of organizations that provide support to military veterans and their families.