Brad is the CEO of Ripple and a member of the Board of Directors. Prior to Ripple, Brad served as the CEO of file collaboration service Hightail. Previously, he was President of Consumer Applications at AOL from 2009 to 2012 and held various positions at Yahoo! from 2003 to 2009, including Senior Vice President. Brad formerly served as CEO of Dialpad Communications, held management positions ...

Jan 19, 2023 · The boom and bust in the crypto markets, compounded by the dramatic volatility in 2022, has left many with questions about the future of blockchain innovation. What would it take to craft sufficiently robust regulation to realise the benefits of digital currencies while ensuring positive macroeconomic and societal outcomes? This session is directly linked to the ongoing work of the World ...

Jan 15, 2024 · The World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting takes place in Davos from 15-19 January 2024. Here's a snapshot of everything you need to know about Day 1 of Davos 2024. #WEF24

Jan 21, 2025 · As Microsoft’s vice chair and president, Brad Smith leads a team of professionals across business, legal and corporate affairs, tackling issues that stand at the crossroads of technology and society. In this wide-ranging discussion recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, he shares how these issues have shaped his thoughts on innovation and how they have informed his book and podcast Tools ...

Dec 19, 2024 · Recommended by: Brad Smith, Vice Chair & President of Microsoft For Brad Smith, there are thought-provoking parallels between the impact of technology on the world today and the subject of this book. It’s an examination of the 19th-century Luddite movement, when English factory workers broke the new automated machines they saw as a threat to ...

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Jan 14, 2024 · Microsoft President Brad Smith joined Arati Prabhakar, the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Vera Jourová, Vice-President for Values and Transparency at the European Commission, and Josephine Teo, Singapore's Minister for Communications and Information, to discuss the future of AI governance.

Dec 11, 2023 · Li Qiang, Premier of the People's Republic of China; Emmanuel Macron, President of France; Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; Javier Milei, President of Argentina; Han Duck-soo, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea; Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain; Viola Amherd, President of the Swiss Confederation 2024 and Federal Councillor of Defence, Civil Protection and ...

The 54th Annual Meeting of The World Economic Forum will take place at Davos-Klosters from 15th to 19th January 2024.

Jun 14, 2024 · The political misuse of AI poses severe risks, with the rapid spread of deepfakes and AI-generated content making it increasingly difficult for voters to discern truth from falsehood, potentially influencing voter behaviour and undermining the democratic process.