Speakers

Igal Raichelgauz, the visionary founder and CEO of Autobrains, is a distinguished leader in the realm of artificial intelligence. With a robust background that spans electrical engineering, computer and neuroscience, Raichelgauz has been at the forefront of AI innovation. Under his leadership, Autobrains boasts over 250 patents and has raised more than $140 million, propeling the company into new global markets. Raichelgauz's professional journey began in elite military intelligence before he co-founded Figment, an advanced messaging platform. He later transitioned to become the CTO of LCB, a speech recognition company. His academic endeavors at the Technion, focusing on cortical neural networks, laid the groundwork for his scientific expertise. In 2007, he co-founded Cortica, an AI firm renowned for its self-learning technology in visual perception. At Cortica, he spearheaded the foundation of seven AI companies in various fields; including Autobrains in the autonomous driving domain. At Autobrains, Raichelgauz pioneered Thinking AI, an architectural approach that incorporates Agentic AI principles to address key challenges in automotive AI, including edge cases, cost efficiency and the integration of perception and decision-­making. This approach enables scalable autonomous driving capabilities using standard sensors and efficient compute, helping bring affordable autonomy to every car. Raichelgauz's significant contributions to technology and innovation have earned him numerous awards, and he is a sought­-after speaker at international conferences, where he shares his expertise on the future of AI in the automotive industry and beyond.