Co-founder of ADDO AI — one of Forbes' four leading AI companies in Asia — and co-author of Hybrid Reality.
Dr Ayesha Khanna is the co-founder and CEO of ADDO AI, which Forbes has listed as one of four leading AI companies in Asia. She sits on the Board of Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority, is the co-author of Hybrid Reality, and is the founder of 21st Century Girls, a charity focused on girls and technology. She brought more than ten years of Wall Street experience — and degrees from Harvard, Columbia, and the London School of Economics — to her pivot into AI strategy, and has since become one of the most recognised voices on artificial intelligence in Southeast Asia. Her clients include Singtel, Habib Bank, SOMPO, and Smart Dubai.
Khanna's perspective is shaped by her work across smart city development, digital finance, and government AI strategy in Asia and the Middle East. She has watched AI strategies succeed and fail at scale, across multiple industries and regulatory environments, and speaks with the authority that comes from being genuinely inside those processes rather than observing them from the outside.
For boards, executive teams, and government leaders navigating AI adoption, Dr Khanna is a serious and substantive choice. She suits high-stakes corporate conferences, government forums, and industry associations where the audience needs more than an overview. Participants leave with a clearer picture of where AI creates genuine competitive advantage — and what it actually takes to capture it.
Dr Ayesha Khanna is a keynote speaker based overseas who speaks on artificial intelligence, business strategy and technology. Book through Executive Speakers Australia.
How innovative leaders drive growth
Artificial intelligence has been called one of the most significant technologies of our time. But what is the reality behind the hype? With some of the world’s most recognized companies as her clients, Dr. Khanna provides insights on how innovative firms are embracing data and machine learning to leapfrog competitors and win new customers in the process. She also provides recommendations for how your firm can accelerate its AI journey as well as use AI responsibly to engender trust amongst consumers and investors.
How to amplify human potential in the fourth industrial revolution
AI, robotics, additive manufacturing, AR/VR, quantum computing, and gene editing are among the suite of revolutionary technologies that are disrupting every industry in the world. What do they mean for the future of work and jobs? Dr. Khanna takes you 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.
How innovative leaders drive growth
New technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things, and robotics can offer urban businesses and citizens higher quality, more productive, and more sustainable lifestyles. The key shift underway is from centralised, top-down models to an ecosystem approach that is inclusive of corporate and civic stakeholders, especially digital native and data-driven companies. With a PhD in information systems focused on smart cities, Dr. Khanna delivers a comprehensive assessment of case studies and best practices on how to effectively implement and be part of the Smart Cities 2.0 paradigm.
AI-driven automation, edge computing, industrial and nano-robotics, and human enhancement are just a few of the main trends that will significantly impact all industries in the coming 5-10 years. Using illuminating case studies, Dr. Khanna discusses how these accelerating technologies will both disrupt business models and operations but also open up new opportunities to lift your firm to new heights. With experience advising some of the world’s largest corporations on data-driven digital transformation and innovation, Dr. Khanna highlights the key technologies that you must include in your strategic planning for the decade beyond.
Innovation in an era of disruption
Having advised some of the world’s biggest firms (telcos, banks, logistics, retail, healthcare) on their data-driven digital transformation, Dr. Ayesha Khanna offers actionable guidance on how to deploy AI and other new technologies in your organization. Connecting powerful tech trends to value creation for your business and navigating the cultural change and bold leadership required, Dr. Khanna’s masterclass helps executives catapult forward in their innovation journey.
• Takeaways
• Develop an understanding of the key factors that drive successful innovation through a variety of case studies.
• Use Dr. Khanna's framework for assessing which technologies are right for your business, and create a roadmap for deploying them.
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