Meet Your Speaker

Yoav Barel

Founder & Chair, Chatbot Summit

BIO

Yoav Barel is an Israeli-American technology entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Chatbot Summit, and a Partner at Sunrize Research, with over 15 years of experience in Conversational AI and customer experience innovation. He began his career at Sun Microsystems, Oracle, and later LivePerson, where he led AI-driven customer engagement solutions.

As the driving force behind Chatbot Summit, Yoav delivers the event’s flagship State of the Bots keynote and curates its agenda, making it the leading global platform for AI innovation. A passionate advocate for Conversational and Agentic AI, as well as a quantum enthusiast, Yoav advises startups and corporations, helping them leverage AI to foster innovation and create lasting impact.
As the driving force behind Chatbot Summit, Yoav delivers the event’s flagship State of the Bots keynote and meticulously curates its agenda, establishing it as the premier global platform for AI innovation. In addition to his leadership roles, Yoav advises startups and provides strategic research services to corporations and investors, helping them harness AI to drive meaningful innovation and create lasting impact.

TRACKS

DATA & GENAI

This track is for AI engineers, solution architects, and technical teams designing, deploying, and scaling AI systems. Explore the tools, frameworks, and architectures needed to ensure AI systems are robust, secure, and high-performing at scale.

PRODUCT & UX

This track is for product leaders, designers, and innovators building the next generation of AI systems. Learn how to create seamless, human-centered products that harness AI and data to deliver intuitive, scalable, and personalized experiences that people love.

CX & COMMERCE

This track explores how Agentic AI is reshaping customer engagement across the full journey - from first interaction to conversion and loyalty. As consumer expectations rise, brands are moving beyond static campaigns and basic automation to deploy autonomous AI agents that power real-time, personalized conversations. These agents drive discovery, accelerate purchase decisions, and build long-term relationships across every digital touchpoint. Learn how to design AI-powered journeys that are context-aware, brand-aligned, and conversion-focused.

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