Ethical AI strategist who shaped Australia's national AI guidelines and presented at the United Nations
Dr Nici Sweaney is a global leader in ethical AI, equity, and governance, with 20 years of experience spanning science and strategy. She has advised more than 60 organisations on AI adoption, shaped Australia's national Responsible AI Use Guidelines, and contributed to generative AI strategies in education. As a Senior Fellow at the AI for Developing Countries Forum, she contributes to global conversations on sustainable and inclusive innovation. She is the founder of AI Her Way — a platform that works to make AI ethical, inclusive, and empowering across business, education, and global development. In 2024, Microsoft News named her one of its Top 10 Trailblazing Entrepreneurs in AI to Follow.
What makes Sweaney distinctive is that her practice is built at the intersection of impact and innovation — she does not treat ethics as a constraint on AI but as its enabling condition. She has delivered TEDx talks, presented at the United Nations, and been trusted by organisations including the World Wildlife Fund, Paramount+, Canon, the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the Australian Retirement Trust, and universities including ANU and the University of Newcastle. Her work and insights have been featured in Forbes, ABC, MammaMia, and HerCanberra, and she has been selected for the Forbes Women issue.
Dr Sweaney is the right choice for technology, education, government, and diversity-focused events where audiences need a credible, practical voice on how AI can serve people rather than simply accelerate inequality. Her sessions on ethical AI innovation, gender equity in the AI-driven world, AI for social good, and women's empowerment in tech are suited to conferences, leadership forums, and corporate learning programmes where the goal is not just to understand AI but to use it well.
Dr Nici Sweaney is a keynote speaker based in New South Wales who speaks on artificial intelligence, diversity & inclusion and education. Book through Executive Speakers Australia.
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Dr Nici Sweaney is 100% ahead of the curve. You literally won’t believe just HOW good she is, and what she’s capable of doing with gen AI.Toddle
I loved hearing you speak. You are a rare find indeed Dr Nici Sweaney...the opposite of “not everyone’s cup of tea”. I’m definitely coming back and bringing my friends.Thryv
I just finished listening to your …panel and felt so optimistic and SO EXCITED! I adore your energy, your outlook, and your championing of women.Liz Deanna
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