Keith Strier is a Senior Vice President of Global AI Markets at AMD.

Missile fragments recently fell onto an AWS data center in the Middle East, highlighting the vulnerability of digital infrastructure in conflict zones.

The United Nations recently launched the first global independent panel of AI experts.

The U.S. government has explicitly stated its position that it does not support global AI governance.

Elon Musk estimated the Total Addressable Market (TAM) for humanoid robotics at $50 trillion, based on labor representing half of the roughly $100 trillion global economy.

Keith Strier states that the AI initiatives in Riyadh, including those by Humane and Minister Aswaha, are serving as an influential model for other national capitals.

Keith Strier believes the Gulf region is the "white hot center of sovereign AI" and has committed to the technology more credibly than most other regions.

The Tech Diplomacy Award was given to Her Excellency Dima Al-Yaha, the Secretary General of the Digital Cooperation Organization in Riyadh.

Keith Strier believes AI became a matter of national sovereignty around 2023, following the launch of ChatGPT.

The Digital Cooperation Organization, founded in Riyadh in 2005, is the only international NGO led by a Saudi woman and has been co-chartered by the UN.