Martin Kon

President and COO

Cohere

Artificial Intelligence

GovTech & Public Sector

About Me

Martin is President & COO of Cohere, overseeing all strategic, commercial, and operational activities. Cohere is the leading independent, data security-focused enterprise AI company, with offices in Toronto, San Francisco, London and NYC. The company builds enterprise-grade frontier AI models to solve real-world business challenges. Cohere’s AI solutions are cloud-agnostic to meet companies wherever their data is stored and offer the highest levels of security, privacy, and customization with on-premises and private cloud deployment options. Previously, Martin was CFO (aka Business Finance Officer) of YouTube, reporting to both Google/Alphabet’s Corporate CFO and YouTube’s CEO. This team included all strategy, finance, business operations and commercial data analytics functions for YouTube globally, with teams in the SF Bay Area, NYC, LA, London, and Singapore. YouTube reported revenues of $40B, over 2B users in almost 100 countries, over 85m Music + Premium and TV paid subscribers, a

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GPS1079: Delivering Trusted AI (Presented by SAP)

Room: S04 See how SAP combines AI, data, and applications to elevate every aspect of your business. Join us to learn how SAP combines AI, data, and applications like never before to unleash your full potential and make you unstoppable. Powered by NVIDIA GTC Paris

The Future of AI in Enterprise

As AI redefines and transforms businesses around the world, regulated sectors like finance, healthcare, and the public sector find themselves at a crossroads. Martin Kon will discuss practical strategies for leveraging AI in security-minded enterprises to innovate, improve efficiency, and create better customer experiences. He will cover how leading enterprises are overcoming key barriers to adoption and how they are using AI in practice to drive competitive advantage

Monitoring Performance in Companies with Tech and Innovation

Tech and innovation are redefining how companies monitor performance. Discover key strategies and real-world impact with Joe Atkinson (PwC), Olivier Nollent (SAP France), Hélène Doré (L’Oréal) and Martin Kon (Cohere).

AI Sovereignty. Balancing Innovation, Regulation & Global Collaboration.

As AI reshapes our world, how do we balance national interests with global innovation? This talk explores data sovereignty, infrastructure risks, and policy strategies to foster local AI ecosystems—while staying competitive in a connected, fast-evolving global tech landscape.