Arun is a visionary AI and Analytics expert recognized as one of the Top 100 Influential AI & Analytics leaders. He is the Head of Data & Analytics at Unilever today. With over 15 years of experience driving analytics-driven value in organizations, he has built AI practices from the ground up on several occasions. Arun advocates the adoption of AI to overcome enterprise-wide challenges and create growth. Beyond his professional achievements, Arun loves to travel, having explored over 40 countries and is passionate about adventure motorbiking.

As Head of Applied AI Research at Amazon Dash Cart, Sean Ma leads the AIML science organization (multiple science and software teams) advancing computer vision, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Sean has a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering focusing on image and video understanding using AI from the University of Illinois, and also holds an innovation leadership certification from MIT, plus a certification of software program/project management and certification for Scrum Product Owner.

Sean has built, led, and managed globally distributed teams of researchers and engineers, delivered proof-of-concepts and production solutions, and won multiple awards and patents.