
Dr. Daniel Araya is Senior Partner with the World Legal Summit and Senior Fellow with the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). His current work focuses on artificial intelligence and robotics and their impact on a changing global order. He is a regular contributor to Forbes, The Brookings Institution, The National Post, Futurism and Singularity Hub. He has been invited to speak at a number of universities and research centers including Harvard University, the American Enterprise Institute, the Center for Global Policy Solutions, Stanford University, the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, the Canadian Department of National Defence, and Microsoft Research. His newest books include: Augmented Education in the Global Age (2023), Augmented Intelligence (2018), and Smart Cities as Democratic Ecologies (2015). Dr. Araya has a doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Specialties: Public Policy, Artificial Intelligence, Geopolitics, Multilateralism, Market Forecasting, Tech Regulation, Complexity and Innovation.
hult.edu
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brookings.edu
Canada
Senior Partner
World Legal Summit
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Nov 2018 - Present
Senior Fellow
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
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May 2019 - Present
AI and Education Policy
The Brookings Institution
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Aug 2015 - Present
Washington DC
Forbes AI
Forbes
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Dec 2018 - Present
Fellow
Cambrian Futures, Inc.
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Jul 2016 - Present
San Francisco, California, United States
Sharing Cities Policy Fellow
Shareable
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Dec 2015 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
Principal Cofounder
TGE Marketing & Advisory Corp.
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Nov 2018 - Present
Hong Kong
Founder
Aion Advisors
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Nov 2019 - Jan 2023
Toronto, Canada Area
Hult-Ashridge Distinguished Research Fellow
Hult International Business School
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Feb 2016 - Jan 2018
San Francisco Bay Area
Assistant Research Director
Government of Ecuador
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Sep 2013 - Aug 2014
Quito, Ecuador
Editor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Jan 2009 - Jan 2012
Instructor/Teaching Assistant
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Jan 2006 - Dec 2011