Vincent Spruyt

Global Chief AI Officer at Kinesso (IPG Mediabrands)

Vincent is an industry leading expert in AI and machine learning, recognized by Business Insider as a top-15 AI industry leader in 2023 and awarded “Innovator Under 35” by MIT Technology Review in 2017. 

Prior to joining Mediabrands, he spent seven years leading the data science division at the deep-tech AI company Sentiance as Chief AI and Innovation Officer. 

For the past 3 years, his global AI team at IPG Mediabrands focused on intelligent automation, on building differentiating ad-tech AI based products, and on shaping the analytics culture, training and go-to-market strategy with its  agencies. 

At KINESSO, Mediabrands data & tech organization, Vincent now leads the global product division, working together with the Mediabrands agencies and stakeholders to shape the data & tech product roadmap and drive client delivery across audience, planning & optimization, activation, and measurement & reporting. 

Vincent holds a PhD in AI and serves as guest professor in AI at the Antwerp university in Belgium. He also serves as an expert in several doctoral research grant commissions and is an active public speaker at AI conferences.