Speaker Guide
Top Women AI Speakers
Looking for women speakers on artificial intelligence? These educators and thought leaders bring diverse perspectives on AI adoption, ethics, and practical implementation. From technical deep-dives to accessible introductions.
Last updated: September 2026
1Chelsea Rustrum
Chelsea Rustrum is one of the few speakers who actually teaches AI hands-on. She's trained 200+ people on Claude AI through CoLab Lisbon and can deliver keynotes, workshops, or multi-day trainings. Her angle: practical AI adoption for entrepreneurs and teams, not hype. Two-time TEDx speaker with corporate experience at PwC, Johnson & Johnson, and Web Summit. 70% of her students are women.
Topics: Claude AI · Practical AI adoption · AI for entrepreneurs · Building with AI · Future of work
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2Fei-Fei Li
Fei-Fei Li is a professor at Stanford and co-director of the Human-Centered AI Institute. She created ImageNet, which sparked the deep learning revolution. Her talks focus on human-centered AI development and the importance of diverse perspectives in AI research.
Topics: Human-centered AI · AI ethics · Computer vision · AI policy
3Timnit Gebru
Timnit Gebru founded the Distributed AI Research Institute after her work on AI ethics at Google. She's a leading voice on AI bias, fairness, and the social implications of large language models.
Topics: AI bias · Ethics · Fairness · Large language models · Tech accountability
4Cassie Kozyrkov
Cassie Kozyrkov was Google's first Chief Decision Scientist and is known for making AI and statistics accessible. Her talks are engaging, practical, and often humorous — great for audiences new to AI.
Topics: Decision intelligence · Making AI accessible · Data science leadership
5Kate Crawford
Kate Crawford authored "Atlas of AI" and studies the social and political implications of artificial intelligence. Her talks connect AI to labor, environment, and power structures.
Topics: AI and society · Environmental impact · Power structures · Critical AI studies
6Joy Buolamwini
Joy Buolamwini founded the Algorithmic Justice League and was featured in the Netflix documentary "Coded Bias." Her research exposed racial bias in facial recognition systems.
Topics: Algorithmic bias · Facial recognition · AI accountability · Tech policy
7Rana el Kaliouby
Rana el Kaliouby co-founded Affectiva and pioneered emotion recognition AI. Her book "Girl Decoded" tells her journey from Egypt to MIT to building an AI company.
Topics: Emotion AI · Entrepreneurship · Women in tech · Human-computer interaction
8Daphne Koller
Daphne Koller co-founded Coursera and now leads insitro, applying machine learning to drug discovery. Her talks span AI in education and healthcare.
Topics: AI in healthcare · Machine learning · EdTech · Entrepreneurship
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