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Omar Hatamleh
First Chief AI Officer, NASA Goddard | Architect of NASA 2040 AI Strategy | Bestselling Author on Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Omar Hatamleh served as the first Chief AI Officer at NASA Goddard — the largest scientific institution in the US — where he architected AI strategy for NASA 2040, the agency's most ambitious plan in two decades. A bestselling author and Top 50 Global Thought Leader in AI (Thinkers360), he translates frontier AI research into actionable strategy for boards, C-suites, and global institutions.
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Omar Hatamleh biography
AI speaker Dr. Omar Hatamleh is a globally recognized authority on artificial intelligence, innovation, and the future of human-machine collaboration. With nearly three decades at NASA, he built a career at the intersection of cutting-edge science and organizational leadership — serving as the first Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, the largest community of scientists and engineers in the United States. In that role, he shaped NASA’s overarching AI strategy and led NASA 2040, the agency’s most comprehensive strategic plan in twenty years.
Prior to Goddard, Hatamleh served as Chief Innovation Officer for Engineering at NASA Johnson Space Center and Executive Director of the Space Studies Program at the International Space University. Over the course of his NASA career, he has published more than 30 peer-reviewed engineering articles — accumulating over 1,400 academic citations — and holds four engineering degrees. He has received the NASA Silver Achievement Medal, the NASA Innovation Award, and the Superior Achievement Award. Thinkers360 ranks him among the Top 50 Global Thought Leaders in AI and Innovation.
Bestselling Author on Artificial Intelligence
Hatamleh has authored six books on AI’s strategic, ethical, and societal dimensions. His 2024 title AI and Innovation, co-written with Michael Lewrick and published by Wiley, became a bestseller in Spain for two consecutive weeks, offering a practical blueprint — tested at Siemens, GE, and Microsoft — for scaling generative AI transformation. BetweenBrains: Taking Back Our AI Future examines AI governance, geopolitics, and ethics. Forthcoming titles Decoupled and Co-Create Your Future with AI address the unraveling of trust, labor, and identity in the AI era.
As a speaker, Dr. Omar Hatamleh brings rare technical depth and strategic clarity to C-suite and global-stage audiences. He has keynoted the G20, the United Nations, Google, IBM, Dell, Microsoft, and the European Investment Fund, and has been featured by CNN, Forbes, and ABC. His talks help senior leaders understand what AI is actually changing, what requires governance, and how to lead organizations through a generational technological transition — delivering sessions that audiences consistently describe as both rigorous and immediately actionable.
Omar Hatamleh Speaking Videos
Autonomous driving vehicles in deep space explorations to benefit earth | Omar Hatamleh | TEDxISU
A Future With Innovation | Omar Hatamleh | Talks at Google
Omar Hatamleh Keynote Topics
This keynote explores how artificial intelligence has moved from future promise to operational reality — transforming the way organizations innovate, compete, and create value. Hatamleh draws on his experience architecting AI strategy at the world's largest scientific institution to help executives distinguish genuine transformation from hype, and to identify where AI investment creates lasting competitive advantage.
Organizations that win in the AI era won't be those that deploy the most technology — they'll be those that lead with the most clarity. This talk examines the strategic opportunities and structural risks of AI, from productivity gains and medical breakthroughs to ethical dilemmas, regulatory pressure, and workforce transformation, offering senior leaders a practical framework for navigating the transition.
AI is no longer just a technology problem — it is a governance, security, and geopolitical one. Drawing on his book BetweenBrains: Taking Back Our AI Future, Hatamleh explores how organizations and governments must navigate AI's ethical dilemmas, regulatory pressure, and the global race for AI dominance. He offers leaders a framework for building responsible AI strategies that balance innovation with accountability, public trust, and long-term resilience.
As machines take over routine intelligence, what remains irreplaceable? In this forward-looking session, Hatamleh argues that the winners of the AI era will be those who combine technological capability with deeply human qualities — emotional intelligence, radical empathy, critical thinking, and adaptability. Drawing from his forthcoming books Decoupled and Co-Create Your Future with AI, he offers frameworks for building organizations that are high-tech and deeply human.
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FAQs on Booking Omar Hatamleh
Why Omar Hatamleh?
Booking Dr. Omar Hatamleh means bringing one of the world's most credentialed AI voices to your stage. As the first Chief AI Officer in NASA's history at Goddard Space Flight Center, he led the agency's most ambitious technology strategy in two decades — and translated that experience into six books, including a Wiley bestseller. He has addressed the G20, the United Nations, and global technology leaders at Google, IBM, and Microsoft. What sets him apart is the rare combination of deep technical authority and executive communication: his sessions are not surveys of AI trends, but strategic frameworks that help senior audiences make better decisions in an era of accelerating uncertainty. Contact Aurum Speakers Bureau to book Dr. Hatamleh for your next event.
What was Dr. Hatamleh's role at NASA?
Dr. Omar Hatamleh held several senior leadership roles across NASA over his 29-year career. He served as the first Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center — the agency's largest center, employing the greatest concentration of scientists and engineers in the United States. In this role, he was responsible for defining and implementing NASA's AI strategy and directing the integration of advanced AI and technology solutions across the agency's missions. He also served as Chief Innovation Officer for Engineering at NASA Johnson Space Center and as Executive Director of the Space Studies Program at the International Space University.
What books has Dr. Omar Hatamleh written?
Dr. Hatamleh has authored six books on artificial intelligence. His most prominent titles include BetweenBrains: Taking Back Our AI Future (2020), which examines AI governance, ethics, and geopolitics; Esta vez es diferente (2024, Deusto/Grupo Planeta), written in Spanish for the Ibero-American market; and AI and Innovation (2024, Wiley), co-authored with Michael Lewrick, which became a bestseller in Spain for two consecutive weeks. Two forthcoming titles — Decoupled, on the unraveling of trust and identity in the AI era, and Co-Create Your Future with AI, on the Human Premium and adaptability — further cement his standing as one of the most prolific thinkers writing on AI's human dimensions.
What topics does AI speaker Dr. Omar Hatamleh cover?
Dr. Hatamleh's keynotes center on artificial intelligence strategy, AI ethics and governance, the future of work, innovation leadership, and the intersection of human capability and machine intelligence. His sessions are tailored for C-suite executives, government and policy leaders, technology teams, and international organizations. Rather than surveying technology trends, his talks provide strategic decision-making frameworks grounded in his experience at NASA and supported by his extensive academic and published work. Aurum Speakers Bureau can tailor his program to your specific event objectives — reach out to begin the conversation.
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