Keynote SpeakersSue Turner OBE is an AI expert, business leader, and keynote speaker specialising in artificial intelligence, ethical AI, digital transformation, and innovation.
A globally recognised authority on AI governance and ethics, Sue ranks among the world’s Top 100 Women in AI Ethics.
She is transforming how organisations deploy AI, showing them how to take practical action through intelligent governance.
As one of the first globally to achieve accreditation in the Independent Audit of AI systems, Sue Turner brings a rare combination: legal expertise (Law degree), technical depth (MSc in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Python coding, building ML models), and proven executive leadership as a former CEO. This unique trifecta lets her translate complex AI concepts into actionable frameworks boards and leadership teams can implement immediately.
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 while navigating 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 mentored on the Alan Turing Institute’s Skills Policy Awards and is a founding 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.
She was awarded 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.”
