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Top Artificial Intelligence Speakers

The exponential pace at which AI is evolving has caused many to feel overwhelmed – as we enter unknown territory. Where to start?

It is crucial for organisations to engage with and understand these emerging technologies in order to survive and thrive going forward.

Technologies such as generative AI, “present a tipping point in human evolution, it’s going to change everything. Every single workflow can be expedited by it. Will AI augment us or automate us?.” – Nina Schick.

With that being said, where does ethics fit within all this? Are policies evolving as rapidly as the technologies are?

The advisory of these top AI experts is increasingly sought-after and valued, helping us understand and address the potential issues, risks and opportunities artificial intelligence brings. We have seen a significant uptick in global clients seeking advisory from these Top Artificial Intelligence Speakers, who provide different levels of expertise on the subject.

Make AI an ally.

Nina Schick

Nina Schick

Author, Entrepreneur and Advisor specialising in Generative AI

Nina Schick has been analysing Generative AI since 2017 – long before ChatGPT made it a global phenomenon. As one of the earliest GenAI experts, Nina explores how artificial intelligence will change humanity and how corporations can harness its economic benefits.

Nina Schick has worked with global leaders, including Joe Biden, the President of the United States, and Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the former Secretary General of NATO.

Zack Kass is a futurist and former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI (ChatGPT), where he helped bring advanced AI research into practical business applications.

The leading AI expert works with Fortune 1000 companies to guide leadership teams in adopting and scaling AI technologies.

Zack Kass

Zack Kass

Futurist, former Head of Go To Market at OpenAI
Joanna Shields

Joanna Shields

AI & Tech Visionary, Founder & CEO of Precognition, Focus: AI Ethics and Human Empowerment

Baroness Joanna Shields, one of the UK’s most prominent digital businesswomen and a driving force behind the tech industry’s evolution, empowers leaders to ethically navigate the fast-moving AI landscape.

As the UK’s first Minister for Internet Safety and Security, Baroness Shields played a pivotal role in shaping the global conversation at the crossroads of technology and society.

Collaborating with world leaders, she spearheaded groundbreaking initiatives to address some of the most urgent challenges of our time, from leveraging AI to decode the language of online extremism to creating tools aimed at preventing exploitation, abuse, and cybercrime.

Matthew Griffin is an award-winning futurist, the "Fanatical Futurist".

Known for his deep insights into emerging technologies, with a career spanning leadership roles at IBM, Atos, and EMC, he now advises Fortune 50 and Global 250 companies on how exponential technologies are transforming business and society.

He can quite literally talk about the "future of everything".

Matthew Griffin

Matthew Griffin

Award Winning Futurist and International Keynote Speaker, also known as the "Fanatical Futurist"
Joy Buolamwini

Joy Buolamwini

Social Impact Technologist and Algorithmic Bias Expert at MIT, Founder, Algorithmic Justice League

Joy Buolamwini is a computer scientist and poet of code who uses art and research to illuminate the social implications of artificial intelligence.

She founded the Algorithmic Justice League to create a world with more equitable and accountable technology. Her TED Featured Talk on algorithmic bias has over 1 million views. Her MIT thesis methodology uncovered large racial and gender bias in AI services from companies like Microsoft, IBM, and Amazon.

Joy has been named to notable lists including Forbes 30 under 30, Bloomberg50, Time Next 100, Fortune Magazine named her “the conscience of the AI revolution”. She holds graduate degrees from Oxford University and MIT.

Sir Alex Younger is the Former Chief (“C”) of the Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6. He served in this role for six years, from 2014-2020 and in 2019 became the longest-serving MI6 Chief in 50 years.

Sir Alex Younger joined MI6 in 1991. He was posted to Europe and the Middle East, and Afghanistan. He spent most of his career as an operational case officer. In 2009, Sir Alex Younger became the head of counter-terrorism, during which he was involved in security for the London Olympics 2012.

Alex Younger

Alex Younger

Former Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6, longest-serving MI6 Chief in 50 years
Rumman Chowdhury

Rumman Chowdhury

Responsible AI Fellow, Harvard University, former Director of AI Ethics, Twitter

Forbes named Dr. Rumman Chowdhury as one of the “Five Who are Shaping AI”. She is a pioneer in the field of responsible and ethical AI, focusing on creating solutions that ensure mankind benefit from this technology.

She was the Director of META (ML Ethics, Transparency, and Accountability) at Twitter, before Elon Musk took over, where she led a team of applied researchers and engineers to identify and mitigate algorithmic harms on the platform.

Having worked with Fortune 500 leaders and companies on a global scale, her advice was similar to them all, one point being that “AI is just a product that you implement… your goals and values should always be first”.

Greg Lindsay is a senior fellow at NewCities, where he has explored the future of connected mobility and mixed-use development on behalf of Toyota and Brookfield Properties, respectively.

He is also a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative, where he studies the intersection of cities, technology, climate change, and national security.

Greg Lindsay

Greg Lindsay

Futurist and Urbanist
Margaret Mitchell

Margaret Mitchell

Chief Ethics Scientist at Hugging Face

Margaret Mitchell is a researcher focused on the ins and outs of machine learning and ethics-informed AI development in tech.

Margaret Mitchell currently works at Hugging Face as Chief Ethics Scientist, driving forward work in the ML development ecosystem, ML data governance, AI evaluation, and AI ethics.

She previously worked at Google AI as a Staff Research Scientist, where she founded and co-led Google’s Ethical AI group, focused on foundational AI ethics research and operationalizing AI ethics Google-internally.

Dr. Pippa Malmgren is an economist and futurist who helps audiences understand the forces shaping the world economy, from geopolitics to technology and markets.

A former advisor to President George W. Bush on the National Economic Council, she has worked with governments and major banks on strategy, and co-founded an award-winning drone technology firm. She is also a best-selling author, known for turning complex global trends into actionable insights.

Pippa Malmgren

Pippa Malmgren

Former US Presidential Advisor, Former Advisor to the UK Cabinet
Angela Oguntala

Angela Oguntala

Futurist and Global Authority on Innovation

Angela Oguntala is a founding partner at Greyspace, a foresight consultancy. Across the globe, she helps organisations understand and innovate for a world in transition.

Her clients have included IKEA, Hermès, Philips, Sky, Deloitte, The World Economic Forum, The World Trade Organisation, Microsoft, Bayer and Swiss Life.