Priya Lakhani
CEO of Century Tech, Renowned Entrepreneur, AI Expert & Advocate for Innovation in Education & Business
Priya Lakhani
CEO of Century Tech, Renowned Entrepreneur, AI Expert & Advocate for Innovation in Education & Business
Biography
Priya Lakhani OBE is the Founder CEO of CENTURY Tech, the award-winning AI and education technology company that develops learning tools for schools, colleges, universities and employers across the world.
In 2008, Priya left her career as a barrister to launch a successful FMCG business, which through its charitable foundation provided millions of meals and thousands of vaccinations to the underprivileged in India and Africa.
She was appointed to the UK government’s AI Council in 2019 and co-founded the Institute for Ethical AI for the education sector. Between 2021 and 2023, Priya was appointed as Non-Executive Board Member to the UK Government Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), with specific focus on online safety and technology. In 2023 she was an advisor to Patrick Vallance for his Pro-innovation Regulation of Technologies Review and currently advises the government as a member of the Prime Minister’s Council of Science and Technology.
Most recently, Priya was selected by the World Economic Forum as a Tech Pioneer for her pioneering AI work at CENTURY and has received a number of prestigious awards including the MIT SOLVE award (2018), the National Economic Innovator of the Year by The Spectator (2019), The Mayor’s Fund Special Recognition Award (2016) and Business Entrepreneur of the Year by the Chancellor of the Exchequer (2009). Priya has also received investment and a grant from MIT to develop cutting edge AI technology for education.
Priya holds numerous trustee and non-executive posts, and was awarded an OBE in 2014. She is an Honorary Vice President of the Council of British International Schools and in 2020 she received an honorary doctorate from Coventry University’s engineering faculty. She is co-host of BBC News’s flagship AI programme, AI Decoded on The Context, with Christian Fraser.
Speech Topics
The 13%
Motivational, inspirational entrepreneurial journey including elements of purpose, resilience and perseverance to overcome obstacles. Covers what it takes to have an entrepreneurial mindset, how to innovate and challenge the status quo.
Disruption, Innovation & Culture
A talk about changes in technology, disruption and innovation. How to innovate and identify opportunities - product disruption and business model disruption with examples. Creating a culture of innovation across your organisation in order to identify opportunities. The importance of agility and change management.
AI
This can cover the full spectrum of AI - a horizon scan, what AI means, AI agents, demystifying AI to how to take advantage of the technology and create an AI strategy. The talk can cover how an organisation can be more productive, create predictions and personalise using AI, digital twins and a wide range of examples of use of AI and the importance of a data strategy
HI, AI & Skills
The difference between human intelligence and artificial intelligence and the future of skills. What are the trends and how does this impact education and lifelong learning?
The Future of Truth
Persuasive technology and generative AI are reshaping our reality, influencing our choices and even steering our beliefs. Are we in control, or are we being subtly guided by algorithms designed to capture our attention? This talk explores the impact of AI on freedom of choice and addiction. I cover the future of news and democracy itself while asking the critical question - How can we reclaim control over our own future?
AI Strategy Workshop
This session walks through how to create an AI strategy for your organisation and participants leave having identified opportunities to utilise the technology in areas of priority.
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