Dag Kittlaus is an AI speaker and tech entrepreneur. He co-founded Siri, the first virtual personal assistant, while serving as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at SRI. Siri was acquired by Apple in 2010, after which Dag became the Director of iPhone Apps, overseeing the Siri and speech recognition teams.
In 2012, Dag co-founded Viv, which aims to make artificial intelligence accessible and enable seamless communication with technology. Viv was later acquired by Samsung, contributing to the development of the Bixby voice assistant.
With over a decade of experience in consumer wireless internet, Dag has held significant roles in various companies. He served as VP of Consumer Internet Services at Telenor Mobile in Scandinavia and held multiple positions at Motorola, including General Manager of xProducts and founder of the Interactive Media Group. He also conceived and launched Screen3, a mobile application that has gained millions of users and partnerships with major telecom companies like Cingular, China Mobile, and Telefonica. Dag continues to innovate in the mobile internet space, working on his fourth consecutive product.