AI EXPONENTIAL THINKER
"AI Literacy & Youth Empowerment for Responsible Innovation"
ABOUT US
AI Exponential Thinker (AIXT) is the world’s first multi-generational nonprofit led with youth, powered by Artificial Intelligence and recognized by leaders from Fortune 500 companies and international scientific and policy institutions
AIXT’s mission, AI Literacy and Youth Empowerment for Responsible Innovation,
equips current and future generations to navigate and shape the exponential age of Artificial Intelligence
AIXT brings together leaders, researchers, youth and Technology experts through global conversations,
mentoring, advisory engagement and its AI Channel of Trust, Exponential Trust Times (XTT),
to ensure AI serves humanity ethically, inclusively and responsibly
Human readiness will define the impact of AI
By 2030, AIXT aims to empower 1 million young people across 100+ countries, providing access to AI knowledge & critical skills and building a globally inclusive human capacity pipeline for the AI era
“The window to act is now. We must prepare the next generation for the AI era before the consequences become irreversible”
said Dr. Lobna Karoui, President of AI Exponential Thinker, during the organization’s 5-Year Celebration in Courchevel 1850 on January 1, 2026.
Exponential Trust Times (XTT)
AI Channel of Trust
Artificial Intelligence : Podcasts, Deep Talks, Private Roundtables,
Webinars, Events, Insights, Programs
In a global landscape often dominated by speed, hype and fragmented narratives, the Exponential Trust Times platform creates space for trusted, high-level and long-form dialogue, translating AI complexity into shared understanding and informed action.
The future of AI is not only technical. It is deeply human
AIXT is supported by a global advisory ecosystem of leaders from Fortune 500 companies and globally recognized institutions, including Google, Meta, Harvard, WEF, SoftBank, strengthening its ability to operate independently, globally and with long-term vision.
“Our mission is clear: equip current and future generations to navigate the exponential age with responsibility, critical thinking and growth Mindset” Dr. Lobna Karoui, President of AI Exponential Thinker
"The race is on for AI, Everybody is trying to get to the next level. Everybody is trying to get to the next frontier” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang - CES 2026
Dr Lobna Karoui
President of AI Exponential Thinker
Chief Data & AI Officer in Fortune 500 Stellantis - Société Générale - Capgemini
AI Advisor - Banking, Health, Ultra Luxury
Founder "Exponential Trust Times"
Kay Firth-Butterfield
Senior Advisor
AI Advisor & Former Executive Global Head of AI and Machine Learning
at the World Economic Forum
Mona Hamdy
Advisor - Researcher
AI Ethics - Harvard
Investment Advisor in USA & Saudi Arabia
Dr. Kaoutar Sghiouer
Advisory Council Member
Global Chief Data & AI Officer - Sanofi
Dr Marcelle Laliberté
Advisory Council Member
Chief Diversity Officer - HEC Paris
Phd in Education from the University of Pennsylvania - Researcher in Education & AI
Dr. Imed Zitouni
Senior Advisor
Head of Engineering - AI
Microsoft - Google - Meta
AI Researcher - USA
Ramdas Narayanan
Ambassador Council Member
SVP Head of Clients Insights Analytics - Bank of America
Gregory Renard
Senior Advisor
Cofounder & Chief AI Officer at XBrain
deep learning faculty and advisor at The Holberton School
Former AI Advisor to French Government
Prof Amal Al Fallah
Advisor - Researcher
Researcher & co-responsible "AI and Data Science" at LIP6 & CNRS
Minister of Digital - Morocco
AI Chair - Unesco
Zainab Amin
Advisory Council Member
Vice President National Digital Transformation, Microsoft - Saudi Arabia
Dr. Nozha Boujemaa
Senior Advisor
AI Advisor - OECD
Chief Science & Innovation Officer IKEA - Decathlon
Head of AI Researches INRIA
Dr Radja Messai
Ambassador Council Member
Director - Qatar Foundation
Marina Narishkin
Ambassador Council Member
Directeur de TF1 Licences chez TF1 Entertainment, sponsor de start-ups Station F pour Tf1
Dr Ana Cukic
Researcher - Mentor
Advisory Board Member
Finance Department at Imperial College London
Dr Alexandra
Cernian
Advisory Council Member
AI Expert at European Commission
Researcher at University Polytechnica of Bucharest
Dr. Marie-Pierre Habas-Gerard
Mentor
Chief Delivery Officer, startup Enthusiast, AI Builder and Board Member Canada
Laila Hosni
Advisory Council Member
CEO - Executive Director
Sawiris Foundation
Joel Farvault
Advisory Council Member
Former Head of Data Innovation and Data Analytics at AXA Group Operations, MENA Region
Principal Engineering at AWS
Arnaud Coulondre
Ambassador Council
Member
Tech SVP - Amazon, USA
Jaffar Hussain
Mentor
Head of Liquidity and Market Risk at National Bank of Bahrain
“AI is scaling faster than human understanding. If the next generation is not placed at the center now, we risk building powerful systems without the human capacity to guide them responsibly”
Dr. Lobna Karoui, President of AI Exponential Thinker
& More Leaders in the AIXT Tribe of Trust
The future of humanity depends on who is prepared to engage with AI at exponential speed
100,000+ youth Empowered
200+ Mentees
10000+ Supporters
100+ high-impact AI Talks
5 Years
50+ Countries
"The capacity to learn is a Gift, The ability to learn is a Skill, The willingness to learn is a Choice." Brian Hebert
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