i-Genie.ai is an AI-powered consumer insights platform that replaces traditional surveys and focus groups by synthesizing hundreds of billions of digital signals - Google searches, social posts, transcribed videos, ratings and reviews - into real-time, actionable intelligence on what consumers think about every product, brand and trend. Its agentic copilot Presto lets marketing, insights and innovation teams ask natural-language questions and get data-backed answers across 25+ countries and 20+ languages. Major consumer brands including Unilever, Coca-Cola, Kenvue, Bayer, Danone and Clorox use it to spot trends, benchmark brands and accelerate product R&D.
Michael Buckley is the Chairman and CEO of Be My Eyes, the world's largest digital volunteer organization connecting blind and low-vision users with sighted volunteers via live video calls. A communications veteran who spent 12 years at Brunswick Group and three years as Facebook's VP of Global Business Communications, Buckley pivoted to mission-driven tech when he joined Be My Eyes in December 2022. Under his leadership, Be My Eyes launched Be My AI (powered by GPT-4), which TIME named one of the Best Inventions of 2023, and scaled the platform to over 1 million blind and low-vision users supported by 6.7 million volunteers worldwide. He is also co-founder and chairman of Ocean's Halo, a seaweed-based natural foods company, and an active angel investor.