# Alison Cossette

CEO & Founder · ClariTrace · United States

Page: https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/speakers/alison-cossette

Alison Cossette is founder and CEO of ClariTrace, where she's building graph-based intelligence for AI systems. Her work spans AI governance, physical AI, and retrieval research—she recently won "Most Impressive Project" at Physical AI Hack 2026 for a VLA-powered robot that reads books to children. Alison serves on the US NIST Generative AI Public Working Group and has studied AI and Data Science at Northwestern University at the Master's level. She speaks globally on building AI systems that are capable, controllable, and worth trusting.

## Sessions at Techne Summit 2026

- [Data Sovereignty in AI: Balancing Innovation and Compliance](https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/agenda/data-sovereignty-in-ai-balancing-innovation-and-compliance.md): Sat 26 Sept, 3:45 pm – 4:30 pm, Ghurnata - Andalus Stage, Cairo
- [Building In The Era of AI: What Startups Will Actually Win in the Next Five Years?](https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/agenda/building-in-the-era-of-ai-what-startups-will-actually-win-in-the-next.md): Sun 27 Sept, 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm, Ghurnata - Terrace Stage, Cairo
- [From 10 People to 2: How Ultra Lean Startups Are Being Built Today](https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/agenda/from-10-people-to-2-how-ultra-lean-startups-are-being-built-today.md): Sat 3 Oct, 2:10 pm – 2:55 pm, The Great Hall, Alexandria
- [Building AI You Can Trust: From Innovation to Responsible AI](https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/agenda/building-ai-you-can-trust-from-innovation-to-responsible-ai.md): Sat 3 Oct, 4:15 pm – 4:30 pm, The Great Hall, Alexandria
- [STARTUP WORLD CUP COMPETITION](https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/agenda/startup-world-cup-competition.md): Sun 4 Oct, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Techne Arena, Alexandria
- [Meet & Greet: Alisson Cossette](https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/agenda/meet-and-greet-alisson-cossette.md): Mon 5 Oct, 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Meet & Greet, Alexandria
- [Data Is the New Operating System: How Startups Make Smarter Decisions](https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/agenda/data-is-the-new-operating-system-how-startups-make-smarter-decisions.md): Mon 5 Oct, 2:50 pm – 3:30 pm, Closing Stage, Alexandria
- [Builders Worth Learning From](https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/agenda/builders-worth-learning-from.md): Mon 5 Oct, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm, Auditorium - Workshops B, Alexandria