Meet the women shaping the future of tech at your next event! These dynamic female tech speakers are CEOs, tech executives and experts who are challenging assumptions, uncovering new possibilities, and driving innovation in ways that will most certainly shape our digital world. Whether you’re looking to learn about cybersecurity and protecting your data, implementing AI into your strategy, or the metaverse, these female leaders have the knowledge and passion that can spark new ideas and help you stay ahead of the curve. Don’t miss the chance to hear from the women making history with their innovation and leadership in technology.

Tan Le 
Recognized as one of the most influential women in technology, top business and innovation speaker Tan Le is the founder and CEO of Silicon Valley-based EMOTIV, the leader in EEG-Brain Computer Interface (BCI) technology. Her work focuses on non-invasive “brainwear” that allows humans to interface with computers. This technology will transform our work environments, promote mental health and wellbeing, create radically personalized consumer experiences, accelerate how we learn, and transform the lives of people with physical limitations and cognitive differences. A captivating and authoritative speaker on what she calls the “NeuroGeneration,” three-time TED speaker Le takes audiences on a fascinating journey into current and future technologies that will forever transform not only how we live and work, but what it means to be human.

Sylvia Acevedo 
Sylvia Acevedo is a trailblazer starting as a rocket scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratories, a tech executive at Apple, Dell, and IBM, a White House Commissioner and CEO of one of the world’s most trusted brands, the Girl Scouts of the USA. Sylvia now serves on the Board of Directors for the public companies Qualcomm and Credo Technologies and two early stage private companies, Quark.ai and Ambri Battery. In December 2022, Bloomberg named Sylvia Acevedo as one of the top 100 Influential Latino/a’s. She’s been listed on Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People in Business” and In Style’s “Number 7 on the Badass 50: Women Who are Changing the World.” She’s an in demand corporate speaker on Innovation and Leadership.

Sol Rashidi 
With a pivotal role in launching IBM’s Watson in 2011, a groundbreaking application of Artificial Intelligence on a global scale, Sol Rashidi has consistently been a trailblazer in the ideation, conceptualization, design, and development of Data & AI applications. Boasting over three dozen large-scale implementations and a remarkable record, Sol holds eight granted patents, with 21 filed, and has garnered numerous prestigious awards, including being recognized as one of the “Top 100 AI People” in 2023.

Marita Cheng
Marita Cheng is a top technology keynote speaker, and the founder of global nonprofit Robogals, AI company Aipoly, and robotics company Aubot, impacting over 600,000 people around the world. Marita is an inspirational speaker who has given over 350 speeches since 2012 in 15 countries.  She has won numerous awards including 2019 Member of the Order of Australia, 2018 Forbes World’s Top 50 Women in Tech, 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30, and 2012 Young Australian of the Year.

Janelle Shane 
Janelle Shane’s AI humor blog, AIweirdness.com, looks at the strange side of artificial intelligence. She has been featured on the main TED stage, in the New York Times, The Atlantic, WIRED, Popular Science, All Things Considered, Science Friday, and Marketplace, as well as being Futurist in Residence at the Smithsonian.. Her book, “You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How AI Works, Thinks, and Why It’s Making the World a Weirder Place” uses cartoons and humorous pop-culture experiments to look inside the minds of the algorithms that run our world, making artificial intelligence and machine learning both accessible and entertaining. Shane was named one of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business, and an Adweek Young Influential.

Keren Elazari 
Keren Elazari is an internationally recognized cyber security analyst, author, and researcher with 25 years of experience in the cyber security field. Keren covers emerging security technologies and trends as an independent strategic advisor, working with leading technology providers, government agencies, innovative start-ups, and Fortune 500 companies. In 2014, Keren became the first Israeli woman to speak at the prestigious TED Conference. Keren’s talk has been viewed by millions, translated to 30 languages, chosen for TED’s ‘Most Powerful Ideas’ and is one of TED’s most watched talks on the topic of cyber security and hacking. Keren holds a CISSP certification and a master’s degree in security studies. Keren is a visiting faculty member of Reichman University and a senior researcher at the Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center at Tel Aviv University . Keren is the founder of Israel’s largest security research community, BSidesTLV, and the founder of the Leading Cyber Ladies, a global professional network for Women in Cyber Security.

Nancy Giordano 
Described as endlessly optimistic, Nancy is a strategic futurist, corporate strategist, and bestselling author who has consulted on a portfolio of $60+ billion well-known brands and given more than 100+ global keynotes. With a drive to help enterprise organizations and visionary leaders transform to meet the escalating expectations ahead, she is recognized as one of the world’s top female futurists, and founder of the Femme Futurists Society.  Her expertise and experiences range from A.I., to frozen foods, to reinventing the internet, and all of her projects have a key common denominator: transitioning away from the extractive operating systems and outdated business thinking that no longer holds up… to create the more sustainable, inclusive and dynamic solutions the future demands. Author of the Amazon bestselling book Leadering: The Ways Visionary Leaders Play Bigger, Nancy is a frequent panelist at South by Southwest, global keynote speaker, Singularity University guest lecture, and world’s first TEDx licensee. She advises leaders on the organizational structures and new mindsets necessary to effectively harness the significant technology innovations heading our way and ensure a safe and thriving future for us all.

Michelle K Lee 
Michelle Lee is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) expert, keynote speaker, former executive at Google and Amazon and CEO of Obsidian Strategies (“Architects for AI-Driven Strategies”).  At a time when there is much hype about AI, Michelle helps business leaders understand the art of the possible and practical in AI and how to implement an AI strategy with impact.  Based upon her experiences at the MIT AI Lab, Amazon, Google and Obsidian Strategies, Michelle shares many real-world examples and insights, leaving her audiences inspired to act, with concrete next steps.  Michelle is an MIT AI Lab-trained computer scientist, and a Silicon Valley veteran experienced in building some of our most innovative companies.  She is also a leader with experiences at the highest levels in technology, law, business and government, which perspectives are critical for successful AI applications.

Pat Wadors 
From transforming culture at LinkedIn while they tripled their headcount within two years–to leading the total employee experience at global HR tech firm UKG–Pat Wadors is an inspirational thought leader on every aspect of HR and HCM, including talent acquisition, employee engagement and retention, authentic leadership and fostering employee engagement to drive the bottom line. A multiple recipient of the National Diversity Council’s Top 50 Women in Technology award, Pat is the creator of the DIBs (Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging) framework, which champions employee belonging as the key driver of employee satisfaction and retention, as well as the “Scorecard,” for becoming an agile leader of both your personal and professional life. Her first book, Unlock Your Leadership Story: How to Build Understanding and Motivate Teams Using Fables and Folktales, will be released in October 2024.

Kelly Vero 
Kelly (Vero) is one of the most experienced thought leaders currently working in future technology. Her specialism is the metaverse, web3 and gamification but her experiences span over 30 years of game development at the top flight of the video games industry. She’s passionate, enthusiastic and really proud of everything she has created in this space. Pleas don’t hesitate to ask questions and present issues – Kelly is here to help us navigate the metaverse future.

Innovation starts with a spark, and our dynamic female tech speakers are ready to set your conference ablaze. Reach out to BigSpeak to inquire about booking a female technology speaker today! Email info@bigspeak.com.