Mo Gawdat

Mo Gawdat has enjoyed a decorated career encompassing the sectors of mental wellbeing and artificial intelligence. Best known as the former Chief Business Officer of Google [X], Mo is now the Chief AI Officer of Flight Story and a revolutionary keynote speaker. When hired as a keynote speaker, Mo shares expertise from his decades of experience at the most valuable tech companies in the World and his groundbreaking research on workplace happiness and stress.

Mo Gawdat’s distinguished career began as a Sales Representative for IBM, before he was recruited as the Communications Sector Regional Manager of Microsoft. Building quite a reputation in the technology industry, Mo was initially recruited to join Google in 2007 – as the Vice President of Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & North Africa. For the next six years, he spearheaded Google’s multi-billion-dollar success in the regions, before he was appointed as the Chief Business Officer of Google [X] in 2013. At Google [X], Mo focused on creating “Moonshot” innovation and deployed cutting-edge technology, computer science and robotics – such as self-driving cars and smart contact lenses. The expertise Mo gained in this role forged his reputation as a leading authority in artificial intelligence, and he has since authored the book Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence & How You Can Save Our World.

Following a three-decade-long career in technology, Mo has since committed his primary research focus to happiness – and how to achieve it in both the workplace and private life. Motivated by the tragic loss of his son, Ali, Mo became the Founder of One Billion Happy and authored the bestselling book Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy. In addition, Mo is also the host of the #1 mental health podcast, Slo Mo, on which he explores the purpose and pursuit of happiness. To further spread his expertise on happiness, Mo has also authored the two books That Little Voice in Your Head and Unstressable, both of which explore how people can thrive and eliminate unhappiness from their lives. 

Today, Mo is highly sought after as a keynote speaker on a variety of topics – ranging from artificial intelligence and innovation to mental wellbeing and stress management. Since the release of ChatGPT in 2023, Mo has emerged as a leading expert on AI, after he was an early whistleblower on the unregulated development of this technology. Driving crucial conversations on mental health, technological innovation and ethical business, Mo is hired by governments, non-profit organisations and businesses globally to share his holistic practices for happier and more innovative organisations. Mo is a seasoned speaker, having previously delivered keynotes to Meta, Coca-Cola, Deloitte and Visa, along with appearing on Steven Bartlett’s Diary of a CEO on “A Warning About Stress & Anxiety! This is Causing 70% of Heart Attacks in Young People”. If you are looking for an insightful speaker on mental wellbeing, technology and innovation, hire Mo Gawdat today. 

As a leading expert on the development of artificial intelligence and its regulation, Mo Gawdat was recently named one of the 15 Very Best Artificial Intelligence Speakers!