Meet the Women in AI
Women in AI is a series of comprehensive profiles from Amelia that recognizes and highlights the powerful work being done by women who are adopting and promoting AI technologies in their companies and organizations. These executives are at the forefront of the AI-enabled revolution, propelling their businesses forward and creating massive change across industries.
Learn the stories of these dynamic, multi-dimensional leaders and understand their journeys, in the hope that sharing these stories will open the door for more women to pursue careers in STEM and shrink the industry’s gender gap.
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Rema Algunaibet
Saudi Aramco
"The world empowers women. It is time for us to believe in ourselves and pursue the fields that we are passionate about. Take a step forward and the world will recognize you.”
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Amanda Amaral
TD
"…[it’s] not where I had expected I'd land... but it has been an exciting ride and now I can't picture myself anywhere else. Innovation, robots, and machine learning – what's not to love?”
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Dr. Maria Aretoulaki
DialogCONNECTION Ltd.
“Always try and learn new things. Have an overview of emerging fields and try and see how they could be relevant to your current field, as well as the field you want to get into. That helps you see things more clearly.”
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Kate Arthur
Kids Code Jeunesse
“AI has the ability to solve massive global problems, from climate change to health, and it’s our kids who need to be equipped with the tools and skills to solve them.”
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Shelby Austin
Deloitte Canada
"Overcoming risk and building trust is important. We must engage in dialogue with people around these perceived fears [of AI]."
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Julia Aymonier
AI in Education Advocate
“Don't be afraid to take control of a situation and prove that you know what you’re talking about."
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Ainhoa Jimeno Balaguero
Telefónica
“What I like most about my job is having the possibility of changing how we do things, by mixing technology, management and enthusiasm.”
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Dr. Andree Bates
Eularis
“[I]f you introduced Amelia to five-year-old girls they would want to be working in [the tech] space when they grow up. I think it's really showing them what's possible and exciting their curiosity.”
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Sarah Boukhris-Escandon
Fortune 500 financial services company
“There’s a stigma and it’s intimidating. Giving girls that confidence earlier on, identifying that passion and interest, then they know they can do it. That’s really important.”
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Karine Brunet
Capgemini
“Please do not think about technology as a very complex non-human activity; instead think about humans developing technology for humans, and the impact it has and will have on society.”
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Elsa M. Cabral
LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services
“I like to influence change at scale with populations of people, so this seemed like a great fit.”
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Raagini Chadha
Acronotics
“Don’t let anyone discourage you from trying something new. And ignore the gender stereotypes.”
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Brianna Elsass
BMO Harris Bank
“The key to success is to [remain] sharp and curious.”
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Dr. Angela L. Walker Franklin
Des Moines University
“We don’t want to build for today, we want to build for the future – that’s the transformative vision for Des Moines University.”
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Akiko Fukuda
NTT Communications
“Be clever […] know the rules [so you] can break them.”
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Assia Garbinato
Romande Energie
“Each individual brings a different perspective, regardless of gender, through his journey, [and] his experience [… this] mindset will allow more women to pursue careers in this environment.”
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Eva Valle Gutierrez
Bankia
“[We must] allow cultural change, actions aimed to all, men and women, with a fundamental premise: Your gender does not define your future.”
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Nishat Hashem
HN Holdings B.V. and HNH Solutions
“Live and breathe STEM because, at the end of the day, it is who we are — how we operate and what we can be. Find that connection between a career in STEM and your everyday life.”
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Danielle Hoffmann
Amelia, an IPsoft Company
“It takes one person to believe in you, and that one person can help you go the distance.”
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Shikha Khetrapal
Marsh & McLennan Agency
"Utilize your resources and networks, online and off. Don’t let anyone discourage you from pursuing your goals!"
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Natasha Kiroska
Amelia, an IPsoft Company
“Follow your passion and I promise you the money will follow you.”
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Jennifer Lee
Deloitte
“You alone cannot drive all the change but a group of you can.”
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Priscilla Lotman
AVA2 Digital
“We, as a society, need to urgently redefine how and what we teach in our schools, universities and professional education.”
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Andrea Mandelbaum
Mc Luhan Consulting
“In the future, we all have our own digital assistants that generate live translations and personalize chats to our way of working.”
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Liliana Mantilla
Amelia, an IPsoft Company
“Never forget that behind you there is a new generation of women trying to make a place in the world.”
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Virginie Mathivet
TeamWork
“Young kids are surprised by everything, and everything is wonderful to do, and I want to emulate that feeling in my job.”
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Maria Montserrat Medina
Deloitte
“It doesn't matter what women or men choose to do as long as they do whatever they are best at.”
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Angela Meyer
Aruma
“Being the only woman in a room full of men will soon be a thing of the past.”
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Tara Nair
Charles Schwab
“It’s about understanding the person on the other side. I think I have a strength in that, which was honed by my teaching experience.”
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Namratha Nandagopal
Resorts World Las Vegas
“We may be a victim of ‘imposter syndrome,’ but we must break the shackles of self-doubt to soar to success.”
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May Ng
1-800-Flowers.com
“I have always been fascinated with tech […] It’s a beautiful tapestry of ‘if-then’ statements that can do anything we can dream of. It’s like magic to create something functional from a bit of code.”
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Priyanka Parmar
Amelia, an IPsoft Company
"[AI is an] art guided by human imagination that can go in the direction you want it to go.”
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Lisa Paulsson
Marginalen Bank
“It was a real eye-opener, realizing what tech can do as an enabler and building block for our democracy, and to empower individuals.”
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Nadia C. Rojas Ramírez
BBVA
“If we sensitize women to all of the fields in which AI can be applied, it can become much more attractive to them because the vision they might have is very skewed.”
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Ann Sung Ruckstuhl
Unisys
“I enjoy challenges, without them life is boring. So, I wanted to make myself very uncomfortable.”
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Marjam Sabet
Amelia, an IPsoft Company
“We are really depriving ourselves of the 50% of human talent [in AI] because [women] are 50% of society.”
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Elena Sanz Varela
Bankia
“People think the way AI works is like magic, which leads to incorrect expectations.”
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Janae Sharp
The Sharp Index
“Take on opportunities that are a challenge. Use what you have and work to make things better."
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Kerry Sheehan
Chartered Public Relations
“AI is touching every industry and every sector across the globe; it touches and will touch everyone to some extent.”
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Debra Sherrill
CGI
“My advice is don’t be scared; if there is a wall, speak up and break it down.”
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Gaby Slezák
Advisor & Trainer for Remote Learning and Virtual Work
“If you want something, you have to do the work. Don’t wait to be ‘discovered.’ ”
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Silvie Spreeuwenberg
LibRT and Simacan B.V.
"If you don’t understand a system, then you don’t know when to update it if the environment changes. The human is in constant control and must remain responsible.”
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Ekaterina Stoianova
Amelia, an IPsoft Company
“I believe STEM is much more female-friendly today than it was ever before.”
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Ozge Tarim
Hive
“In the case of AI, we need to take a step back and look at how human and machine can coexist and work together to shape our future environments.”
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Laura Tocmacov
ImpactIA Foundation
"AI is a technology that, for the first time in human history, will change our relationship with work."
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Stacey Tomasoni
Datacom
"I’ve seen others fall in love with the powerful combo of technology and people and how it can help us get to a better place…that’s where the real magic begins."
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Kathy Trimble
Council on Competitiveness
“Understand what balance means in your life.”
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Women of Unisys
The women of Unisys each draw upon their education, early careers, and the wisdom of mentors to encourage young men and women to consider a career in technology.
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Mounica Urity
Fortune 500 financial services company
“You can never know it all. You must constantly learn something new to stay relevant. I know that sounds scary, but it’s actually really cool because you’re never bored.”
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Ren Zhang
BMO Financial Group
“My passion in math gave me the ability to see [the AI] trend and I want to be a part of it.”