Karim Beguir is the co-founder and CEO of AI company InstaDeep, which was acquired by BioNTech in 2023. He helps companies and leaders come to grips with the latest AI breakthroughs and deploy them. A graduate of France’s Ecole Polytechnique and former program fellow at NYU’s Courant Institute, Karim has a passion for applied mathematics. As a member of the WEF Council on the Future of AI and a TIME100 Impact Award recipient, he advocates for the strategic importance of AI and deep tech innovation for developing countries and is an advisor to several Governments, including France and the UK.