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Kay Firth-Butterfield

Keynote Speaker

CEO, Good Tech Advisory; Former Head of AI at the World Economic Forum; World’s First Chief AI Ethics Officer

Kay Firth-Butterfield has been leading work on responsible design, development, and use of AI for years. In 2014 she became the world’s first Chief AI Ethics Officer and in 2017 she was the inaugural head of AI at the World Economic Forum. Today, Kay helps businesses and governments navigate the complex business and geopolitical issues raised by AI.

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Kay is a British Barrister by training and former judge who focused on human rights law. She is the author of books on human rights, AI, and modern slavery. She developed an interest in how technology will impact humans around the world. For more than a decade, Kay’s research and focus has been on the responsible design, development, and use of AI. Kay helps businesses reap the benefits and mitigate the risks that AI brings to their enterprise.

Kay contributed to the world’s first ethical principles on AI in 2017. She sits on the Polaris Council for the Government Accountability Office (USA), the Advisory Board for UNESCO International Research Centre on AI, and Advisory Boards for international companies and non-profits ADI, EarthSpecies, and AI4All.

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Kay Firth-Butterfield’s Speech Topics

  • A Conversation with Kay Firth-Butterfield

    Kay Firth-Butterfield is a charismatic, thoughtful, and intelligent thought leader in the many facets of AI. Her passion for change comes through in conversations on topics ranging from AI strategy to AI governance to the geopolitics of AI, policy, and more. Her expertise is global but her solutions are tailored to here and now as well as future-proofing organizations.

  • Moderated Fireside Chat with Kay Firth-Butterfield

    In this experience, the moderator can interact with Firth-Butterfield on the many facets of the design, development, and use of AI by the public and private sectors and how these benefit from responsible applications. A fireside chat allows for a more intimate conversation on these topics customized for the audience and where practical applications can be discussed as well as future thinking.

  • Keynote with Kay Firth-Butterfield

    Kay gives a charismatic and thought-provoking keynote tailored to the clients needs on some of the very many aspects of Artificial Intelligence. It can include practical advice for the developer and user but also about interactions with customers, workers, and citizens. This is a perfect for incentive travel, senior leadership retreats/off-sites, product launches, and sales meetings with audiences ranging in size from 25 to upwards of 15,000. Her presentation can be customized to any timeline and range from 15 to 60 minutes. 

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