Luis Lamb

Senior Manager AI and ML, Boeing

Luis Lamb is a global expert in artificial intelligence (AI), innovation, and technology strategy, with leadership experience across academia, government, and industry. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Imperial College London and an MBA from the MIT Sloan Fellows program. He is a pioneer in Neuro-Symbolic AI, co-authoring Neuro-Symbolic Cognitive Reasoning, a landmark in the field. He has built and led AI and machine learning teams in corporate and research environments, driving value creation, productivity, and robust AI/MLOps practices. His expertise spans AI applications, innovation strategy, technology management, and entrepreneurship.

In academia, Luis served as Vice President of Research at one of Brazil’s top research universities, managing over 2,000 annual research scholarships and launching programs to support low-income minority students. He also advanced research funding and strategic industry partnerships. From 2019 to 2022, he founded and led the Secretariat for Innovation, Science, and Technology in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state. There, he grew the state’s science and tech investment from $70,000 to $112 million, developing regional innovation strategies, tech clusters, startup support, and educational initiatives. He also led the state’s science and data response to COVID-19, earning national recognition for data-driven decision-making.

Luis is passionate about leveraging AI, research, and innovation to drive economic development and social impact across sectors.