Dr Ayesha Khanna
PROFILE
Dr. Ayesha Khanna, Co-founder and CEO of Addo, is a leading AI expert recognized by Forbes as a ground-breaking entrepreneur in Southeast Asia. With 20 years of experience in technology innovation and degrees from Harvard, Columbia, and the London School of Economics, she advises CEOs and Boards.
Having spent over a decade on Wall Street advising clients on information analytics systems, Dr. Khanna now focuses on advising CEOs and Boards of companies. She holds positions on Johnson Controls and NEOM Tonomus boards and the scientific advisory board of L’Oreal. She previously served on the Singapore government’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) board, overseeing the nation’s smart city strategy.
A well-respected speaker and author and a passionate advocate for inclusivity and diversity, Dr. Khanna provides AI education scholarships to girls and mid-career women through her education company, Amplify.
SPEAKING TOPICS
Generative AI 101
Generative AI is one of the fastest-growing technologies of our time. Amidst the hype and heightened fears, Dr. Ayesha breaks down the ground realities into bite-sized, digestible pieces that anyone can grasp, whether an existing techie or aspiring to be one. She covers everything about generative AI, from what it is, its applications, and various types to how to run your own generative AI pilot. Dr. Ayesha takes the audience on a jargon-free journey full of relatable anecdotes and examples that leave them more confident when discussing generative AI, whether in everyday conversations or board meetings.
Winning With Ai: How Innovative Leaders Drive Growth
Artificial intelligence has been called one of the most powerful technologies of our time. However, what is the reality behind the hype? With some of the world’s most recognized companies as her clients, Dr. Khanna provides insights into how innovative firms embrace data and machine learning to leapfrog competitors and win new customers. She also provides recommendations for accelerating your AI journey and using AI responsibly to engender trust amongst consumers and investors.
The Future Of Work: How To Amplify Human Potential In The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Generative AI, robotics, additive manufacturing, AR/VR, quantum computing, and gene editing are among the revolutionary technologies disrupting every industry in the world. What do they mean for the future of work and jobs? Dr. Khanna takes audiences on a journey through the main forces that will reshape the corporate world and labor markets, emphasizing how each sector can leverage these breakthroughs to make workers more productive, innovative, and empathetic. This process of human-technology co-evolution will forever change how we view the global economy and our role in it.
AI for everyone: Enhancing productivity
AI is not just another technology; it is THE technology aiming to change every facet of human existence in the coming years, from everyday life to work to entertainment. As such, it is bound to impact productivity as well, and Dr. Ayesha, having spent 20+ years in the field, is an expert on how to use AI to boost productivity rather than hamper it. She takes the audience on the journey of discovering the three facets of AI and productivity: AI that makes humans more productive, AI that makes machines more productive, and AI that makes AI more productive. Through practical and real-world examples, she explains how AI can make you and your organization more productive.
Smart Cities: The Future of How We’ll Work, Live and Play
New technologies such as AI, the Internet of Things, and robotics can offer urban businesses and citizens high-quality, productive, and sustainable lifestyles. The critical shift is from centralized, top-down models to an ecosystem approach that includes corporate and civic stakeholders and leverages data and AI. With a Ph.D. in information systems focused on smart cities, Dr. Khanna delivers a comprehensive assessment of Smart City 2.0 best practices supported by a rich suite of illustrative case studies.
