This archive report was first published on 12 May 2020.
IBM Honors 35 Global Women Leaders in AI ¶
On May 12, 2020, IBM unveiled its list of Women Leaders in AI, recognizing 35 exceptional female business leaders from 12 countries who are using artificial intelligence to drive transformation, growth, and innovation across various industries.
The annual recognition not only celebrates the honorees' accomplishments but also creates a peer network for them to learn from each other and discover approaches for applying AI to solve pressing business challenges.
According to a recent IBM global AI survey, 34 percent of businesses surveyed across the U.S., Europe, and China have adopted AI. These women leaders are shaping innovative AI use cases, such as understanding and deriving insights from tens of millions of financial documents, improving new employee onboarding experiences, and helping women have a better experience buying intimate apparel.
Many honorees are demonstrating how the power of Watson's Natural Language Processing (NLP) can be used to improve efficiency in business processes and drive greater customer and employee experiences.
“Artificial intelligence will be at the center of business transformation over the next decade, and for us to mitigate bias moving forward we need women and diverse teams at the forefront of AI. That's why we are proud to share the stories of 35 remarkable women who are driving progressive use of AI using Watson,” said Michelle Peluso, IBM's Senior Vice President for Digital Sales and Chief Marketing Officer.
IBM created the Women Leaders in AI program in 2019 to help provide visibility to women leading in AI, encourage increased female participation in the field of AI, and provide honorees a network for shared learning.
Here are the 2020 IBM Women Leaders in AI honorees:
- Tiphanie Combre, Senior Director, AI Assisted Service and Automation, ADP (U.S.)
- Amy Shreve-McDonald, Lead Product Marketing Manager for Business Digital Experience, AT&T (U.S.)
- Mara Reiff, Vice President, Strategy and Business Intelligence, Bell Canada (Canada)
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