Tech Giant Maven to Explore AI and Happiness in Barcelona

Info-Tech LIVE 2026 is the premier three-day IT conference hosted by the Info-Tech Research Group, geared towards CIOs, senior IT leaders, and business development experts, focusing on translating corporate initiatives into valuable, measurable action items using artificial intelligence. This year’s event theme is “Agentic IT: From Hype to Value,” taking place in Barcelona, September 22-23 at the Grand Hyatt Barcelona.

Event organizers have invited one of the most compelling voices at the intersection of innovation, technology, and human potential: Mo Gawdat, an Egyptian author, speaker, and former technology executive best known as the Chief Business Officer of Google [X].

After a 30-year career spanning IBM, Microsoft, and Google, launching nearly half of Google’s global operations, he shifted focus following the tragic death of his son Ali in 2014. This led him to write the international bestseller "Solve for Happy” (2017), which presents an engineering approach to happiness: Happiness ≥ Your perception of events recalibrating your expectations of how life should be.

"Mo Gawdat brings a rare perspective shaped by decades at the forefront of technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship," says Michelle Van Wijk, Senior Executive Counselor at Info-Tech Research Group, UK. "As IT leaders across Europe and beyond explore the next phase of AI-enabled transformation, his keynote at Info-Tech LIVE 2026 in Barcelona will offer a timely lens on the connection between technology, leadership, and human potential."

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Gawdat founded the One Billion Happy movement and hosts the podcast Slo Mo. He has written several other bestsellers, including “Scary Smart” (2021), “That Little Voice in Your Head” (2022), “Unstressable” (2024), and his newest release, “Alive” (2026), providing a survival guide for navigating the AI era. He is also the co-founder of Emma.Love and serves as Chief AI Officer at Flight Story. He advocates for human-AI symbiosis, mental resilience, and the global spread of happiness.

His keynote will invite attendees to explore the trends and challenges facing the future of technology through the lens of entrepreneurship with a human touch.

For more information on how to experience this keynote in person or earn a digital pass to take in the sessions virtually, visit here.

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