Keynote SpeakersSue Turner OBE is a globally recognised authority on AI governance and ethics, ranking among the world’s Top 100 Women in AI Ethics. She transforms how organisations deploy AI, showing them how to take practical action with intelligent governance.
Among the first cohort globally to achieve accreditation in the Independent Audit of AI systems, Sue Turner possesses a rare combination: legal expertise (Law degree), technical depth (MSc in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, coding in Python, building ML models) and proven executive leadership as a former CEO. This unique trifecta enables her to translate complex AI concepts into actionable frameworks that boards and leadership teams can immediately implement.
Sue’s speeches deliver what senior audiences need most:
- Clarity on AI’s strategic implications.
- Actions that give confidence to lead in an AI-transformed landscape.
- Pragmatic governance frameworks.
In 2020, Sue founded AI Governance, advising multinational corporations, small and medium-sized businesses and not-for-profits on adopting AI whilst navigating the regulatory and ethical complexities.
Her proprietary frameworks – including the “Eight Stages of Good AI Governance” are used by organisations globally.
Beyond her consultancy, Sue Turner is Professor in Practice for AI and Technologies at the University of Bristol Business School and serves as Board Chair and Non-Executive Director for purpose-driven businesses in regulated industries.
She has been a mentor on the Alan Turing Institute’s Skills Policy Awards and is a founder member of the United Nations AI Skills Coalition. Her entrepreneurial and non-profit leadership background includes delivering transformational organisational growth and raising £27 million in charitable funding. Her commitment to social impact was recognised with an OBE in 2021 for Services to Social Justice.
Sue’s presentations cut through the AI hype to deliver strategic insights that help leaders identify opportunities, mitigate enterprise-level risks, build stakeholder trust and unlock competitive advantage, all while maintaining ethical integrity and regulatory compliance
As an ethics of AI speaker, Sue discusses topics including:
- Why and How to Align Ethics & AI.
- Does your Board understand the power and potential of AI?
- What new risks do using machine learning and AI pose for your organisation?
- Is your data genuinely representative, or could it contain bias?
- How do the algorithms in your model weigh the data?
- Will your model work reliably in all circumstances?
- Is the data, including data consumed by the model, safe and securely held?
- Have the data subjects given genuine, informed consent?
- What about inclusivity – does your app empower everyone?
“Sue Turner was engaging and made a topic, which can sometimes be mundane, full of life and interesting.”
“Highlight of the Summit was Sue Turner’s talk. She was a brilliant communicator of nuanced subjects.”
