Joanna Shields, Chief Executive Officer of BenevolentAI, will present at 14:15 PST (22:15 GMT) on Monday, 9th January 2023.
Joanna Shields
Chief Executive Officer
Joanna is passionate about creating technology that benefits humanity. She has spent her professional life building companies, products and platforms that have transformed markets and reshaped industries. She has been CEO of BenevolentAI since 2018 and has accelerated the company’s growth from a startup to a clinical-stage, AI-enabled drug discovery company. Joanna has over three decades of experience leading some of the world's best known technology companies, including Facebook, Bebo/Aol and Google. Prior to joining BenevolentAI, Joanna served in the UK Government as Under Secretary of State and Minister for Internet Safety & Security, Digital Economy Adviser and UK Ambassador for Digital Industries. Joanna is the founder of the WeProtect Global Alliance, serves as the Co-Chair of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) and is a Life Peer of the House of Lords.
