ABOUT WOMEN IN AI

Women in AI (WAI) is a nonprofit do-tank working towards gender-inclusive AI that benefits global society. 

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Our mission is to increase female representation and participation in AI. 

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We are a community-driven initiative bringing empowerment, knowledge and active collaboration via education, research, events, and blogging.

BECOME PART

OF OUR GLOBAL 

AI COMMUNITY OF WOMEN EXPERTS. 

We believe in the power of community based on mutual support, caring and sharing to bring awareness, inspire and educate next generations.

WAI is the first global community of women in AI, embracing diversity and forming an inclusive environment of reflection.  

WAI relies on an amazing team of active ambassadors growing local communities and managing WAI activities on the ground. 

Meet the Ambassadors >

BE inspired. STAY W(A)IRED!

Alessandra Sala

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WAI Global President //

WAI Ambassador in Ireland

Director of AI and Data Science

@ Shutterstock

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Dr. Hanan Salam

Co-Founder & President //

Head of Education & Research // WAI Steering Committee // Associate Prof @ Emlyon 

Moojan Asghari

Co-Founder &

WAI AWARDS & WAI SUMMIT Lead // WAI Steering Committee

Elena Kell

WAI Ambassador in Sweden // WAI Steering Committee //

Responsible AI Specialist @ H&M Group 

Pujaa Rajan

WAI Ambassador in San Francisco (USA) // WAI Steering Committee //

Deep Learning Engineer @ Node.io

Caroline Lair

Co-Founder &

Board Member

 // Founder @ The Good AI 

Angela Kim

WAI APAC Ambassador // Head of Education // WAI Steering Committee // Head of Analytics & AI @ Teachers Health Fund

Sheila Beladinejad

WAI Ambassador of Germany //

CEO/Founder @ O Canada Tech

Davar Ardalan

Senior Advisor of Engagement // Founder @ IVOW

Dr. Marwa Chafii

WAI Research Lead //

Professor @ Ensea

Community Manager //

Business Analyst @Effilab

Maud Grenier

WAI Ambassadors Lead //

HR & Talent Manager @ FairMoney

Ania Kaci

WaiTALK Lead Paris

// R&D Project Manager, Lead Data Scientist @ Gexpertise

Ashwini Naik

WAI Digital Marketing // Social Media Manager

Tawakalitu Braimah​

WAI Digital Marketing // Content Manager

Neira Dali Chaouch

WAI Community Lead //

Operations Manager @ DeepReach

Sonia Grebenisan

WAI Lead in Toronto (Canada) // Customer Base Strategy Development Manager @ Rogers Communications

Beth Carey

WAI Ambassador in Australia //

CEO & Cofounder @ Pat Inc.

Rula Awad

WAI Ambassador in the UK // Founder @

Machine Learning + Media

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Ségolène Martin

WAI Ambassador in Belgium //

CEO @ Kantify

Maria Ovchinnikova

WAI Ambassador in Denmark // Data Scientist @ Novo Nordisk

Priscila Chaves Martínez

WAI Ambassador in Costa Rica 

// Co-Founder and Executive Manager @ 10x Impact

Carina Zehetmaier

WAI Ambassador in Austria // Diplomacy // Legal and Political Consultant

Marisa Tshopp

WAI Ambassador in Switzerland // Researcher @ scip AG

Khansa Saeed

WAI Ambassador in Pakistan // Embedded Software Developer
IoT Industry Solutions

Eve Logunova

WAI Ambassador in the Netherlands // Growth & Innovations Marketer

Jauwairia Nasir

WAI Education Ambassador in Switzeland // Doctoral Researcher in Robotics @ EPFL 

Jeanine Jue

WAI Lead in San Francisco (USA)

 // Developer Relations Executive @ R3

Surbhi Rathore

WAI Ambassador in Seattle (USA) // CEO & Cofounder @ Rammer.ai

Namrata Mukhija

WAI Ambassador in India  // Software Engineer @ Microsoft

Dr Fairoza Amira Binti Hamzah

WAI Ambassador in Malaysia // Data Scientist @ STMicroelectronics // COO @ Ever AI Technologies

Dr. Sakinat Folorunso

WAI Ambassador in Nigeria (Lagos) // Lecturer in Computer Science @ Olabisi Onabanjo University 

Debbie Botha

WAI Ambassador in UAE // 

Executive Information Architect,

Client Technical Lead @ IBM

Ganna Tymko

WAI Lead in San Francisco (USA) //

Founder & CEO @ Claraphone

Swathi Young

WAI Lead Washington D.C. (USA)

// Founder @ TechNotch Solutions and DC Emerging Technologies 

Dr. Stephanie Kuku

WAI Lead Healthcare in the UK

 // Honorary Sr. Research Fellow UCLH

Natalie Raphil

WAI Ambassador in the South Africa // AI and IA Consultant @ EY Consulting

Susan Verdiguel

WAI Ambassador in Mexico // Explainable + Responsible AI // Owner @ Technetizen

Emmanuelle Coppinger

WAI Ambassador in Canada // Director of Venture Managers

@ Next AI

Fouzia Adjailia

WAI Ambassador in Algeria 

// Co-Founder @ National academy of creativity and innovation

Elizabeth Adams

WAI Ambassador in Minneapolis (USA) // University Fellow @ Stanford

Bhuva Subram

WAI Ambassador in New York (USA)  // Senior Director @ Capgemini 

Zaneta Lucka-Tomczyk

WAI Ambassador in Poland // Program Director @ Orange Polska

Eriko Toda

WAI Ambassador in Japan 

 // CEO @ HappyCom

Eija-Leena Koponen

WAI Ambassador in Finland // AI Lead @ SomeBuddy & Freelance Data Scientist

Julia Zukrigl

WAI Upper Austria Lead // CEO @ MINT Analytics

Linien Yen

WAI Ambassador in Taiwan // Digital Marketing @ Digital Dama

WAI Ambassador in Japan 

 // CEO @ HappyCom

Sakshi Mishra

WAI Ambassador in Denver (USA) 

 // Researcher @ National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Khine Zar Thwe

WAI Ambassador in Myanmar

// Technical Consultant @ Airitech

OUR PARTNERS:

Women in AI is the proud member of the AI4EU project supported by European Commission as part of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. For more information regarding the project visit www.ai4eu.eu.

We are thankful to all our partners for sharing our vision and supporting our initiatives!