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Dr.Lisa Su and Jensen Huang
Business ideas with a GENDER-FILTER
Dr. Lisa Su, the CEO of AMD, is truly an inspiring figure. She reminds me of Jensen Huang, the Chairman and Founder of NVIDIA.
Interestingly, they seem to share a familial connection. After exploring her biography, it prompts the question:
With her impressive qualifications and success, why isn't she the founder of NVIDIA, much like her relative?
This too is entrenched gender biases that have long dictated who gets to lead and who must follow.
From the playground to the boardroom, society scripts a tale of disparity where boys are cast as the next tech moguls and girls, if lucky, their diligent aides.
This isn't just about filling roles; it's about who is seen as worthy of leading the next tech revolution. The field of technology, ripe with innovation and risk, ironically plays it safe when backing talent, favoring the familiar over the formidable.
Female founders, despite their prowess, see but a sliver of venture capital (1.8% in 2023), a clear vote of no confidence from the financial gatekeepers.
The plot thickens when failure enters the stage. For men, it's a rite of passage, a badge of honor.
The plot thickens when failure enters the stage. For men, it's a rite of passage, a badge of honor.
For women, failure is often branded as a mark of inadequacy, unforgiving and final. Consider Elizabeth Holmes from Theranos; I wonder, would she have been treated differently had she been a man?
Yet, amidst this bleak narrative, a flicker of hope remains. The digital age, with data and AI at its helm, offers tools not just for innovation but for rewriting these archaic rules.
I'm not just hopeful; I'm on a mission. A mission to harness these tools in the fight for gender equality within the corridors of tech power. This isn't a solo journey but a collective crusade, joined by legions of visionaries, both women and men, who dare to dream of a different narrative.
This is a call to arms. A provocation to dismantle the archaic caste system of Silicon Valley. To create a world where gender doesn't dictate one's destiny in technology. Together, we're not just challenging the status quo; we're obliterating it, paving the way for a future where Dr. Lisa Su isn't the exception but the norm.
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Ali Hessami is currently the Director of R&D and Innovation at Vega Systems, London, UK. He has an extensive track record in systems assurance and safety, security, sustainability, knowledge assessment/management methodologies. He has a background in the design and development of advanced control systems for business and safety-critical industrial applications.
Hessami represents the UK on the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) & International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) – safety systems, hardware & software standards committees. He was appointed by CENELEC as convener of several Working Groups for review of EN50128 Safety-Critical Software Standard and update and restructuring of the software, hardware, and system safety standards in CENELEC.
Ali is also a member of Cyber Security Standardisation SGA16, SG24, and WG26 Groups and started and chairs the IEEE Special Interest Group in Humanitarian Technologies and the Systems Council Chapters in the UK and Ireland Section. In 2017 Ali joined the IEEE Standards Association (SA), initially as a committee member for the new landmark IEEE 7000 standard focused on “Addressing Ethical Concerns in System Design.” He was subsequently appointed as the Technical Editor and later the Chair of P7000 working group. In November 2018, he was appointed as the VC and Process Architect of the IEEE’s global Ethics Certification Programme for Autonomous & Intelligent Systems (ECPAIS).
Trish advises and trains organisations internationally on Responsible AI (AI/data ethics, policy, governance), and Corporate Digital Responsibility.
Patricia has 20 years’ experience as a lawyer in data, technology and regulatory/government affairs and is a registered Solicitor in England and Wales, and the Republic of Ireland. She has authored and edited several works on law and regulation, policy, ethics, and AI.
She is an expert advisor on the Ethics Committee to the UK’s Digital Catapult Machine Intelligence Garage working with AI startups, is a Maestro (a title only given to 3 people in the world) and expert advisor “Maestro” on the IEEE’s CertifAIEd (previously known as ECPAIS) ethical certification panel, sits on IEEE’s P7003 (algorithmic bias)/P2247.4 (adaptive instructional systems)/P7010.1 (AI and ESG/UN SDGS) standards programmes, is a ForHumanity Fellow working on Independent Audit of AI Systems, is Chair of the Society for Computers and Law, and is a non-exec director on the Board of iTechlaw and on the Board of Women Leading in AI. Until 2021, Patricia was on the RSA’s online harms advisory panel, whose work contributed to the UK’s Online Safety Bill.
Trish is also a linguist and speaks fluently English, French, and German.
In 2021, Patricia was listed on the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics™ and named on Computer Weekly’s longlist as one of the Most Influential Women in UK Technology in 2021.
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