Valérie Baudson
Valérie Baudson, Chief Executive Officer of Amundi
Kelly Champion
Kelly Champion of New York is the Co-Founder of Bit2men
Kelly's background includes financials, sales, marketing, and media, and she happens to be an expert DJ and notable community member of House Music in the USA.
Mercedes Benson
Mercedes Benson is a London-based digital creator, international DJ, and cultural commentator, known for her bold, authentic voice at the intersection of creativity, entrepreneurship, and social impact.
Mercedes is a multihyphenate utilizing her talents across mediums, categories, and cultures, shes'a a mover and a shaker.
SOURCE: BNOC
Mercedes Benson is a powerhouse DJ, cultural curator, and creative entrepreneur redefining the sound and spirit of today’s music scene. Based in London, her signature sets fuse Afrobeats, Amapiano, R&B, hip-hop, and global club edits, earning her a reputation for bringing unmatched energy and flavour to every stage.
From Wireless to Glastonbury, Mercedes has lit up some of the UK’s most iconic festivals, while also performing internationally for global names including Spotify, Google, Balmain, and Hennessy. Beyond the decks, she has carved out an influential space as the founder of SocialFIXT, a ground-breaking platform connecting diverse talent to opportunities within the creative industries.
Mercedes’ work sits at the intersection of music, culture, and purpose. She’s not just a DJ but a trusted tastemaker and leader who champions representation, community, and creativity wherever she goes. With her unique ability to move both crowds and conversations, Mercedes continues to inspire a new generation to take up space and shape culture on their own terms.
DAIR
We build the technologies we want to see in the world.
People want and deserve to see themselves reflected in technology. We believe that the suite of tools known as “artificial intelligence” can include thoughtful, supportive, and inclusive technologies that benefit our communities. However, we also believe that AI is seldom the solution and its advance should not be treated as inevitable.
Black in AI
Timnit Gebru - the first Black woman to be hired as a research scientist at Google in the United States—brainstormed a solution with fellow history-maker Rediet Abebe, the first Black woman to earn a PhD in computer science from Cornell University and the first Black woman to become a tenure-track professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
Timnit W. Gebru (Amharic and Tigrinya: ትምኒት ገብሩ; 1982/1983) is an Eritrean Ethiopian-born computer scientist who works in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI), algorithmic bias and data mining.[5] She is a co-founder of Black in AI, an advocacy group that has pushed for more Black roles in AI development and research.
Timnit Gebru
The Distributed AI Research Institute is an independent organization conducting community-rooted research. We are a globally distributed group of academics, activists, and engineers who believe in technology that benefits everyone.