Justine Cassell
AI Pioneer & Creator of the Embodied Conversational Agent | Dean's Professor, Carnegie Mellon University | Inaugural Chair, PRAIRIE Institute | Co-Founder, EqualAI
Global AI Strategist & Head of AI Value Realization at Google Cloud
Speaker Eva Dong is a global authority on enterprise AI strategy, currently leading AI Value Realization at Google Cloud. With over a decade of experience spanning McKinsey, Visa, and Fortune 500 clients, she helps organizations scale AI initiatives into real-world business outcomes. Eva combines deep technical expertise with strategic insight, guiding global leaders through complex AI transformations.
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Speaker Eva Dong is an internationally recognized expert in artificial intelligence and digital transformation, with a decade of experience helping global organizations harness AI to unlock measurable business value. As Head of AI Value Realization at Google Cloud, Eva partners with Fortune 500 companies to move beyond pilots and prototypes—scaling AI across the enterprise to deliver real ROI. Her work bridges the gap between emerging technologies and bottom-line results, particularly in areas like customer experience, employee productivity, and new revenue generation.
Before joining Google, Eva led high-impact AI initiatives at McKinsey & Company, where she advised clients across tech, retail, media, travel, and more on advanced analytics and AI strategy. Earlier in her career at Visa, she developed machine learning models to detect and prevent cyberattacks. Her team was among the first globally to apply AI to cybersecurity, setting a new standard for intelligence-led risk management in the financial sector.
Speaker Eva Dong thrives at the intersection of data science, enterprise strategy, and organizational change. She has deep experience working across both B2B and B2C environments, and excels at aligning AI roadmaps with executive priorities, operational realities, and fast-changing market demands. Her ability to translate complex technology into actionable strategy makes her a trusted advisor to business leaders around the world.
Her global experience spans North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Known for her cross-cultural leadership and strong stakeholder engagement, Eva consistently drives results in large, matrixed organizations.
Eva holds a Master’s in Financial Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Outside of her professional life, she champions education and environmental conservation. She serves on the Executive Board of The Library Project and on the Global Advisory Committee of Scenic Utah, combining her passions for learning and nature-driven impact.
In this keynote, Eva Dong delivers a practical, executive-level roadmap for turning AI investments into measurable business value. Drawing on real-world experience from Google Cloud and McKinsey, she demystifies what it takes to move from AI experimentation to enterprise-wide impact. From aligning AI initiatives with strategic goals to overcoming adoption hurdles, Eva shares proven frameworks and actionable insights to help organizations drive profitability, scalability, and long-term ROI from their AI projects.
In this insightful keynote, Eva Dong explores how leading organizations are successfully deploying artificial intelligence to solve real business challenges. Drawing from hands-on experience across industries and geographies, she highlights practical case studies, key success factors, and common pitfalls. Attendees will walk away with a deeper understanding of what works—and what doesn’t—when bringing AI from concept to impact in complex, high-stakes environments.
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