Elena Fersman

Elena Fersman is a Vice President, Head of AI Innovation and Incubation and Head of Ericsson Silicon Valley Site at Ericsson. Elena is a docent in Cyber-Physical Systems specialized in Automation at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, holds a PhD in Computer Science from Uppsala University, and did a postdoc at the University Paris-Saclay. At Ericsson, she had various positions ranging from product management to research leadership. Elena is a fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. Elena has co-authored over fifty patent families.

Paul Pettersson is Vice-President and Professor at Mälardalen University, Sweden. He has a PhD in Computer Systems and has been appointed Docent in Computer Science at Uppsala University, Sweden. Prof. Pettersson has co-authored over 100 scientific papers, articles, and book chapters in Computer Science. During his career, he has held various leadership positions in academia, including six years as President (Vice-Chancellor) of Mälardalen University.

Athanasios Karapantelakis is a research engineer with seventeed years of experience in the telecommunications and software industries. His research focuses on automated planning and reasoning and their integration with machine learning. He has held diverse engineering roles spanning software design, cloud technologies, and AI research. Athanasios holds a PhD from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.

Christina Chaccour is a Senior Strategy and Product Manager at Ericsson working on AI for networks and emerging wireless technologies. Her background spans telecommunications systems, AI, and microelectronics, with roles across research, technical pre-sales, network architecture, and business strategy. She holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech, represents Ericsson in key industry forums and on editorial boards, and is a co-founder of an award-winning technology startup.