President Dr Irfaan Ali on Friday visited several major technology firms in Silicon Valley, California, to discuss possible collaboration with Guyana.
Among the tech giants that the Head of State toured was the innovative offices of Google X – the birthplace of many innovative startups in Silicon Valley.
There, he met with CEO Dr Astro Teller and his team, and they discussed potential solutions and future collaboration between Guyana and Google X.
President Ali also met a team of top executives from hardware giant, Nvidia, led by Charles Wuischpard, Nvidia VP of North America Latin America Sales, at its headquarters in Silicon Valley.
Nvidia presented its vision for sovereign nation AI. Nvidia is traditionally a graphics and hardware technology company that has gained momentum in other business streams, including the build-out of AI factories and upskilling of the workforce.
The President was accompanied by First Lady Arya Ali; Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues, and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Guyana Embassy in Washington, Zulfikar Ally, during the visits.
President Ali was in California, United States, to attend the Berkeley Innovation Forum on Thursday, during which he was presented with the prestigious Global Leadership Award for Open Innovation 2024 from the University of California, Berkeley, in recognition of his visionary leadership in promoting environmental sustainability and inclusive economic development on a global scale.
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