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Sovereign AI: Take Control of Your AI Stack

Thursday, July 9, 11 AM ET

Key Takeaways

  • Understand what sovereign AI means and how taking control of your AI stack can deliver competitive and security advantages.
  • Explore Jensen Huang's "five-layer cake" model of the AI stack and learn where organizations can build independence at each layer.
  • Hear from industry leaders on the latest innovations in energy generation for data centers, security, and open source AI infrastructure.

Your Presenter(s)

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Greg Kurtzer

CEO at CIQ

Greg founded CIQ and is the creator of Rocky Linux, CentOS Linux, and Singularity (now Apptainer) — open source projects that have become foundational infrastructure for enterprise AI and high-performance computing worldwide. He began his career at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as an HPC systems architect, and has over 25 years of experience building secure, scalable, open infrastructure. Under his leadership, CIQ secured the first enterprise Linux licensing deal to include NVIDIA's complete AI software stack.

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Simon Irish

CEO at Terrestrial Energy

Simon co-founded Terrestrial Energy and has led the company since 2014, advancing the development of the Integral Molten Salt Reactor — a next-generation nuclear technology designed to deliver clean, reliable, cost-competitive energy for industrial and data center applications. He brings over 20 years of finance and investment experience, having previously held senior roles at Man Global Strategies and Credit Suisse. Simon holds an MA from Cambridge University and an MSc in Finance from London Business School.

Why this matters

Control over AI infrastructure is becoming a strategic imperative. As AI adoption accelerates, organizations that rely entirely on third-party stacks risk vendor lock-in, data sovereignty concerns, and limited ability to customize for their most critical workloads. Jensen Huang's "five-layer cake" model of the AI stack offers a useful framework for thinking about where organizations can take back control — from silicon and systems software up through AI services and applications.

In this panel interview webinar, Greg Kurtzer (CEO at CIQ) and Simon Irish (CEO at Terrestrial Energy) will explore what sovereign AI means in practice and how businesses can benefit from owning more of their stack. The panel will cover innovations in energy generation for AI data centers, data center security, and open source software — and discuss what it takes for organizations to truly take control of their AI future.

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