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Angela Abbot Fujitsu
"Three of the mentors I leaned on over the last 10 years, whether this is pure coincidence or not, have been women in AI or women in tech. They have all given me something different."
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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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Anita Ali Wells Fargo
“Finding your purpose will guide you in your professional and personal life. To me that’s number one, find what excites 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 GlobalLogic/Hitachi
“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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Mónica González Arrebola PepsiCo
“Technology will allow people to do many things, so the main thing is that you need to love what you do,” says Mónica. “The reason that’s so important is if you like what you do, then gender is not a factor.”
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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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Mária Bieliková Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies
“The number of errors and failures everyone has experienced is higher than the number of achievements you can see."
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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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Lucy Cobb Fujitsu
“Always be clear on the value that you bring and embrace it. Always look to do better, be nicer, be kinder but never underestimate the value that you bring."
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Michelle Dupaix California Casualty
“Keep searching for knowledge, as knowledge is power.”
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Brianna Elsass BMO Harris Bank
“The key to success is to [remain] sharp and curious.”
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Tanya V. Estrada Chapa BBVA
"If there is a chance that you can help others, you have to do it – starting by helping other women... We as women have to empower more women.”
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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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Carla Gentry Analytical-Solution
“If I could go back and do it all again I don't think I would have changed a single thing, because if I did I wouldn't be where I am now.”
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Emily Giltner Staffmark Group
“There are so many ways to impact the world today, and really, it is such a small universe.”
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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
“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
“Follow your passion and I promise you the money will follow you.”
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Tatiana Kovalchuk Fujitsu
“In my view, the way we do our jobs today will change because of AI, but this technology gives us a lot of opportunities to create more jobs specifically within this field.”
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Jennifer Lee Deloitte
“You alone cannot drive all the change but a group of you can.”
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Elizabeth Lindsay-Wood City of Hope Cancer Center
“I found early that I had a passion to lead and was given that opportunity early in my career.”
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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
“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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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
“We are really depriving ourselves of the 50% of human talent [in AI] because [women] are 50% of society.”
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Valeria Sadovykh Microsoft
“At the end of the day, technology is an extension of the human will, hence we shouldn’t be scared of technology, but we should be aware of its impact, so we can have a choice.”
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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.”