Ashish Umre is a highly accomplished innovation, product, and analytics leader with more than 20 years of experience in academic and industrial settings. With a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence and a deep understanding of data science, he has built and launched disruptive products, implemented digital transformations, and developed innovative business models. Passionate about STEM teaching, climate change, and sustainability, Ashish has served as a mentor and advisor to numerous early-stage startups. He is also a renowned AI and innovation expert and an advisor to various academic, industry, and government advisory boards around Data Ethics, AI and Innovation. Ashish's core philosophies include "Learning over knowing," "Embrace Chaos & Complexity," "Simplify Simplify Simplify," and "If you can be anything, Be Kind." Ashish is currently the Head of Artificial Intelligence (VP) / Innovation Leader (Innovation & Business Architecture) at AXA XL, a division of AXA.