Recognitions
Awards and recognitions
Book awards, speaking stages and academic credentials, each linked to its source.
- 12Book awards and finalist honors
- 4TEDx talks
- 20+Peer-reviewed papers
- PhDNanotechnology, 2005
Book awards
- Literary Global Independent Author Awards
- Outstanding Creator Awards
- Royal Dragonfly Book Award
- Reader Ready Awards — Top Pick 2025
- American Writing Awards — Finalist 2024
- Firebird Book Awards
- Paris Book Festival
- Best Book Awards
- PenCraft Book Awards — 1st Place
- BookFest Book Awards
- Literary Titan Book Award
- Finalist, 2025 American Fiction Awards
- #1 Mars book on Amazon (May 2025)
Forbes Technology Council
Sam is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and writes for Forbes on applied AI, human-AI augmentation and AI in regulated industries.
Four TEDx talks
Independently organized TEDx events in Malaysia, the Philippines and Wales.
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TEDxIIUM
Humanity in an AI future
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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TEDxAyala Avenue Women
The fate of human intelligence in the AI era
Manila, Philippines
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TEDxSwansea
Disconnecting in the age of AI
Swansea, Wales
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TEDxUPV Women
Eclipsed by AI: Navigating the Future of Work and Innovation
Metro Manila, Philippines
CXO 2.0 Conference speaker
Keynote sessions and on-stage interviews at CXO 2.0 editions in Dubai and Las Vegas.
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Revolutionary Insights — keynote session
CXO 2.0 Conference · Dubai · December 2024
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Revolutionary Insights — keynote session
CXO 2.0 Conference · Las Vegas · Spring 2025
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How Global Partnerships Can Fuel Economic Growth
CXO 2.0 Conference, Day 2 · Intercontinental Dubai Festival City, UAE · December 9, 2025
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Honoring Excellence — A Chat with Dr. Sam Sammane
CXO 2.0 Dubai 2024 Winter Edition
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Honoring Excellence — A Chat with Dr. Sam Sammane
CXO 2.0 Las Vegas 2025 Spring Edition
Academic credentials
PhD in Nanotechnology (formal verification and automated reasoning), Université Joseph-Fourier-Grenoble I, 2005
20+ peer-reviewed papers in formal verification and automated reasoning, listed on Google Scholar and DBLP under his given name, Ghiath Sammane.
Current roles
- Founder & CEO, Quantum General Intelligence (QGI)
- CEO & Founder, TheoSym
- Founder & CTO, Trelexa
- Editor-in-Chief, Global Entrepreneurship Club