P.V. Kannan is the co-founder and chief executive officer of [24]7.ai, a global leader in intent-driven customer engagement solutions. He co-founded [24]7.aiĀ in 2000 to make customer service easy and enjoyable for consumers and has been a pioneer in integrating technology with business process operations to improve all aspects of the customer experience. Kannan is a recognized leader in customer experience, from dramatically improving contact center operations; to developing a big data predictive analytics platform; to pioneering the use of A.I. in customer experience. He holds more than 30 patents (issued and pending), has written several articles that cover some of the key issues around A.I. and chatbots, and has been featured in several books, including āThe World is Flatā and āThat Used to Be Usā by Thomas L. Friedman. Kannanās upcoming book āThe Age of Intent,ā is nowĀ available for pre-order on Amazon.