May 9th, 2025 | Stanford Research Park
The Transatlantic Technology Summit brings together global leaders to explore the latest breakthroughs in AI and advanced technologies. Meet visionaries like Matt Domo, Co-Founder of Amazon Web Services; connect with innovators from trailblazing companies like OpenAI; engage with top researchers from Stanford and leading venture capitalists; and celebrate this year’s GABA NextGen Award winner, Omar Shaya, founder of Please Platforms Inc., a standout in the tech world that has secured impressive venture funding and achieved a multi-million dollar valuation.
Tech Power Shifts & The New Digital Order
Transforming Technological Innovation into a Sustainable Business Model
How Humans & Machines Can Thrive Together: Leveraging AI Without Losing the Human Touch
Chief Venture Officer, Host of Silicon Valley Impact 92.9 FM
President of Golden Valley Angels
Panelists
Ph.D., Schmidt Science Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow in AI @ Stanford University
Lead, Strategic Intelligence, OpenAI
Former Google & United Nations
Co-Founder, JOVEX AI
Top 20 Future Pioneer by BusinessInsider & Welt
Venture Capital, FinTech
Angel Investor in HealthTech & AI, Sugati Ventures
Director Health Industries & Life Sciences, Fraunhofer Institute
Founder and CEO, Please Platforms Inc.
We are proud to announce that Omar Shaya, a pioneer in democratizing personal AI assistance, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 GABA NextGen Award. This honor recognizes an exceptional young entrepreneur whose vision, boldness, and determination have already led to remarkable success.
Moderator: Nick Larson
Panelist: Sara Zare, Matt Domo, Carmen Amo Alonso,
Daniele Gammelli, Andreas Traube
Moderator: Eleonore Kügle
Presenter of Award: Oliver Schramm, Eckart Würzner
Winner of Award: Omar Shaya
Moderator: Brian Sparkes
Panelist: Tobias Peyerl, Johannes Hatz, Rachna Dayal, Vineet (VJ) Jain, Nikhil Choudhary
