Guest Lecturer, Stanford GSBGuest Lecturer, Stanford University GSB

Hoss
Zaouali

Innovation Design Expert·Tech Entrepreneur·International Speaker

From refugee to CEO & Co-Founder of ConnectED Labs, Hoss helps leaders with limited technical backgrounds understand — and act on — the real impact of Artificial Intelligence.

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Hoss Zaouali on stage, pointing at the audience

countries with ConnectED Labs: 8
tech company built & sold: 1
investors gathered at his VC-BootCamp: 1,000+

About

From refugee to Silicon Valley stages

Hoss began life as a refugee, raised in a small village in North Africa and later a low-income district in France. That journey shaped a resilient, pragmatic mindset he now brings to boardrooms, classrooms and keynote stages around the world.

Today he is renowned for making Artificial Intelligence understandable — and actionable — for audiences with limited technical backgrounds, from global executives to underserved learners connecting through low-bandwidth virtual campuses.

/ConnectED Labs

CEO & Co-Founder — democratizing virtual education in 8 countries with the LiVe Virtual Campus and AI-powered avatars.

/Stanford University

Recurring lecturer at the Graduate School of Business, teaching global executives leadership in the age of AI.

/VC-BootCamp

Creator of the Silicon Valley VC-BootCamp, gathering thousands of investors from the US, Africa, the Middle East and Europe.

/Proven builder

Engineering & business degrees (France), MBA in International Development (Canada) — and one tech company already sold.

Keynotes

Talks that make AI make sense

Five signature keynotes, adapted to your audience — from boards and executive teams to educators and the general public.

Leading Through Technological Disruption

Practical frameworks to steer your organization through rapid change — and come out stronger.

AI for Non-Tech Leaders

AI made understandable and actionable for decision-makers without a technical background.

AI and the Future of Education

What AI really changes for learning — and the tools that close the access gap.

Entrepreneurship and Global Collaboration

Lessons from the Silicon Valley VC-BootCamp on building partnerships and scaling innovation across borders.

Resilient Leadership in the Digital Age

Actionable lessons in resilience and vision, drawn from an extraordinary life journey.

The book

De la Cité à la Silicon Valley

Les Mythes de l'IA, expliqués d'en bas

In his book — written in French — Hoss deconstructs the myths of AI from the ground up: geopolitics, the attention economy, the future of work. A strategic, accessible read for everyone the algorithms talk about but never talk to.

Get the book→Available in French

Podcasts