Featured Woman in AI Archives - SwissCognitive | AI Ventures, Advisory & Research

Stacie Konan

Livia Spiesz — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 09:05:33 +0000

20+ years advancing global security policy, leading data-driven organizational change and AI integration, managing multilateral programs, collaborating across science & technology industries, and creating deep strategic partnerships with leaders in the National Security Council, Congress, the State Department, USAID, FEMA, federal agencies, foreign governments, academia, and private industry.*

*Views are my own and don’t represent my employer, the U.S. Department of Defense.

Der Beitrag Stacie Konan erschien zuerst auf SwissCognitive | AI Ventures, Advisory & Research.

Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji

Livia Spiesz — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 22:19:43 +0000

Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji is a Nigerian social entrepreneur and human development expert whose work cuts across entrepreneurship, education, youth development and public leadership. She is the founder and chief executive officer of Rise Networks, a Nigeria-based private and public sector funded Youth Interest social enterprise. // Expertise and focus: Social Entrepreneur in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Education, EdTech & Digital Transformation, Public Policy.

Der Beitrag Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji erschien zuerst auf SwissCognitive | AI Ventures, Advisory & Research.

Aurélie Jacquet

Livia Spiesz — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 22:09:31 +0000

Aurelie is an independent consultant who advises ASX 20 companies on the responsible implementation of AI. She also works as Principal Research Consultant on Responsible AI for CSIRO-DATA61, she is a member of the NSW Government AI Committee and the co-chair of ACS’ AI Ethics Committee.

She also leads global initiatives for the implementation of Responsible AI. To cite a few, she is

Chair of the standards committee representing Australia at the international standards (ISO) on AI;
Co-chair of the first accredited global certification program for AI developed by the Responsible AI Institute for the World Economic
Forum; and
an expert on AI Classification and Risk for the OECD.ai Group

In 2021, she was also appointed by the European Commission as an expert as part of their international outreach initiative, which helps promote the EU’s vision on sustainable and trustworthy AI. Also in 2021, she won the Australia-New Zealand Women in AI and the Law award, she was recognised by Women in AI Ethics (WAIE) as one of the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics globally, and the Responsible AI Institute Leadership Award.

Industry Focus: Financial services, telcos, retail

Der Beitrag Aurélie Jacquet erschien zuerst auf SwissCognitive | AI Ventures, Advisory & Research.

Katia Walsh

Livia Spiesz — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 22:05:14 +0000

Dr. Katia Walsh is an award-winning business technologist who helps iconic brands stay relevant and gain a competitive advantage. She has launched, led, and scaled digital, data, and AI capabilities for global businesses in tech, finance, telecommunications, and retail. She’s led several digital transformations as the first Chief Strategy and Artificial Intelligence Officer at Levi Strass & Company, the first Chief Global Data and AI Officer at Vodafone Group, and the first Head of Data Analytics at Prudential Financial. Katia serves as a Director on the Board of Securian Financial, a Fortune 500 company, and the not-for-profit Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia in Strategic Communication with a specialization in quantitative methodology. // Industry & focus: Financial services, technology, consumer goods and retail. //

Der Beitrag Katia Walsh erschien zuerst auf SwissCognitive | AI Ventures, Advisory & Research.

Alisha Arora

Livia Spiesz — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 22:03:04 +0000

A 16-year-old AI for good change maker, philanthropist and women’s health advocate. Serves as the UNICEF youth ambassador for mental health and technology. Currently working on leveraging machine learning to prevent suicide. She is also the Co-Founder of The HopeSisters which is a non-profit organization founded by her sister and Alisha where they strive to spread hope to vulnerable people. Alisha’s pasion for Female Care and Technology has led her to be the youngest intern at Procter & Gamble where she is working on the Always YOU App and the future of personalized health.

Her mission: to help solve the world’s biggest problems using emerging technologies. Innovating technologies to disrupt industries including, energy, healthcare & mental health.

Der Beitrag Alisha Arora erschien zuerst auf SwissCognitive | AI Ventures, Advisory & Research.

Isabelle Flückiger

Livia Spiesz — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 22:00:13 +0000

Isabelle is an internationally recognized senior executive, independent consultant, and board member for data-driven and digital transformations. She holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from ETH Zurich, is an elected expert of Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation Agency, and is a lecturer at ETH Zurich for data analytics. Before, she held leadership positions at global consultancy firms. With 20+ years of experience in the data and technology field, she focuses on the human dimensions in transformations – the key factor for a successful metamorphosis of companies. She bridges the deep technological world to the company’s decision-makers and strategy. She acts as a mentor, coach, and advisor dedicated to enabling people and organizations to become future-relevant in times of disruptive technologies. // Industry focus: Financial Services (Insurance & Banking), Life Sciences / Healthcare, Energy //

Der Beitrag Isabelle Flückiger erschien zuerst auf SwissCognitive | AI Ventures, Advisory & Research.

Charlette N’Guessan

Livia Spiesz — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:48:56 +0000

Charlette works as an AI consultant for the African Union High-Level Panel on Emerging Technologies (APET by AUDA-NEPAD) and as a BI & Data science product manager on data-driven Agritech projects in Ghana.
In 2018, she co-founded and led the product development of BACE API, a secure remote identity verification software using facial recognition to combat online identity fraud and strengthen the digital identity system in Africa.
She is also a co-author of Volume IV of “The rising to the Top” by IFEES and GEDC. And she has earned accolades like being among the 80 African women advancing artificial intelligence in Africa and globally, the first African woman to win the Africa prize Engineering Award and the Excellence Award disruptive technology awarded by CISO in 2022. Main industries of focus: Technology, Finance, Education & Agriculture. Main expertise: Artificial intelligence, AI Ethics, Facial recognition, AI product development

Der Beitrag Charlette N’Guessan erschien zuerst auf SwissCognitive | AI Ventures, Advisory & Research.

Linda Leopold

Livia Spiesz — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:46:29 +0000

Linda Leopold is Head of Responsible AI & Data at global fashion retailer H&M Group, where she leads the company’s work on sustainable and ethical artificial intelligence and data. She is a former Editor-in-Chief at the fashion and culture magazine Bon and the author of two non-fiction books. She has been a columnist for Scandinavia’s biggest financial newspaper and worked as an innovation strategist at the intersection of fashion and technology. A frequent public speaker on AI and ethics, her passion lies in merging fashion and culture with science and technology. // Focus: Responsible AI & Data, Media, Innovation strategy, Fashion and culture with science and technology. //

Der Beitrag Linda Leopold erschien zuerst auf SwissCognitive | AI Ventures, Advisory & Research.

Reema Diab

Livia Spiesz — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:44:38 +0000

Reema is AI Expert, Youth Influencer, Popular keynote Speaker, and Futurist in Technology. She is working as CEO of Galaxy Organization For Technology, a consultant for Tesla, and for INGO’s and World Bank.
US has ranked Reema as one of the world’s top 100 Techwomen influencers.
Reema has more than ten years of experience in AI entrepreneurship and worked in communications companies and with the UN. She is a member of many global youth and women’s bodies and has many voluntary initiatives to serve society in the field of technology. // Main expertise and focus: Helping companies improve their business performance, use data more intelligently by AI,Big Data& IOO //

Der Beitrag Reema Diab erschien zuerst auf SwissCognitive | AI Ventures, Advisory & Research.

Corina Apachițe

Livia Spiesz — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:41:28 +0000

Before joining Continental in January 2018, Dr. Apachiţe held a similar position at Robert Bosch GmbH, where she was responsible for technical strategy for artificial intelligence and big data. Dr. Apachiţe gained several years of experience as chief product owner in the agile software development of virtualization solutions during her time at ETAS GmbH in Stuttgart. Since 2020, she supports the Platform Lernende Systeme (PLS) of the Federal Ministry of Research and Education as co-lead of Working Group 4. In June 2022 , Dr. Apachite was appointed to the Board of Trustees, Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems in Munich. She is Industry advisory board member at the Regensburg Center for Artificial Intelligence.

Der Beitrag Corina Apachițe erschien zuerst auf SwissCognitive | AI Ventures, Advisory & Research.