Speakers

Dr. Saurabh Mishra is a global expert at the intersection of AI, economics, and infrastructure decision-making. Over the past two decades, he has served in senior roles at the World Bank, IMF, and IFC, and was Director of the Stanford AI Index at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. He currently teaches at UC Berkeley, INSEAD, and Sciences Po. As CEO of Taiyo.AI, he leads the first AI platform built for the global infrastructure industry, integrating vast data on projects, procurement, research, and risk. A published author in top journals and frequent keynote speaker, he is recognized for advancing data-driven innovation in infrastructure strategy, planning, and risk management.

Taiyo.AI

Taiyo.AI is the first general-purpose AI platform for the global infrastructure and construction industry. Built on over 65 years of procurement, project, and risk data spanning 50 million infrastructure records and tens of thousands of firms, Taiyo delivers structured, interoperable intelligence across the full infrastructure value chain. The platform supports governments, developers, engineering firms, and investors with real-time market insights, early opportunity detection, and AI-powered tools for planning, technical research, and risk assessment—enabling faster, smarter decision-making across the infrastructure lifecycle.