Irad Ben-Gal is a full professor and the head of the “AI and Business Analytics” Lab in the faculty of engineering at Tel Aviv University. He is a visiting professor at Stanford University, teaching “analytics in action” and co-heading the “Digital Life 2030” research initiative. He is a world-known expert in machine learning and predictive analytics with more than 20 years of experience in the field, including R&D collaborations with companies such as Oracle, Intel, GM, AT&T, Applied Materials, Siemens, Kimberly Clark and Nokia. He has written three books, published more than 100 scientific papers and patents and received numerous awards for his work. Irad is the co-founder and chairman of CB4 (“See Before”), a startup backed by Sequoia Capital that provides granular predictive analytics solutions to retail organizations. He is an advisory board member in several startup companies that focus on AI.