ARMONK, N.Y., June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE:
IBM) today announced the first recipients and list of global women
leaders and pioneers in AI for business. The list recognizes and
celebrates women across a variety of industries and geographies for
pioneering the use of AI to advance their companies in areas such
as innovation, growth, and transformation.
IBM will celebrate the honorees during an inaugural recognition
event on June 12, 2019 at the IBM
Watson Experience Center in New York, New
York where the women will share their experiences leading AI
initiatives in their organizations. Students from IBM's P-Tech
program will attend to hear from these leaders who have applied AI
technology in diverse and meaningful ways to help drive business
innovation.
To learn more about these stories of AI achievement – and the
lessons these outstanding women have learned along the way – visit
http://ibm.com/watson/women-leaders-in-ai.
"Artificial Intelligence is poised to drive dramatic advances in
every industry," said Michelle
Peluso, SVP, Digital Sales & CMO, IBM, who also serves
as Leader of IBM's Women's Initiative. "Today, we are sharing the
stories of more than 30 incredible women, who are paving the way
forward in how AI is advancing businesses and changing how people
work and live. At IBM, we know gender equality is critical and
nowhere is this more important than in AI. We hope the stories
shared today will encourage many more women to take a leadership
role in shaping the future of this important technology."
Ranging in industries from telecommunications and finance to
education and entertainment, the women were selected based upon the
ways they are using AI as a transformation agent to help drive
results for their organizations and the employees and customers
they serve.
The "Women Leaders in AI" honorees are:
1. Christine
Gabbard, Project Manager, Machine Assistance,
Autodesk, USA
2. Claudia Ignacio,
Executive Director Client Experience, Banco Mercantil del Norte
(Banorte), Mexico
3. Fernanda Gonzalez,
Digital Channels Manager, Banco Santander Rio, Argentina
4. Tanuja
Singeetham, Vice President, Marketing, BEHR
Paint, USA
5. Rupinder
Dhillon, Director, AI and Machine Learning,
Bell Canada, Canada
6. Harmeen Mehta, Chief Information Officer &
Head Cloud and Security Business, Bharti Airtel,
India
7. Lorna
Russell, Senior Manager, Product Management, BMC
Software, USA
8. Walkiria Schirrmeister
Marchetti, CIO, Bradesco, Brazil
9. Keiko Konno, General
Manager, Service Planning & Development Division, BRIDGE
International Corp., Japan
10. Sabine
Scheunert, Vice President Digital & IT
Sales/Marketing, Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler AG,
Germany
11. Ona Juodkiene, Co-Head of IT Operations,
Danske Bank, Denmark
12. Maren Reinsch, Head
of Sales & Services, DB Dialog, Germany
13. Siewchoo Soh, Managing Director, DBS Bank,
Singapore
14. Claudia Pohlink, Head of Artificial
Intelligence, Deutsche Telekom/ T-Labs,
Germany
15. Dr. Xiaojun
Huang, Senior Advisor Upstream Digital
Transformation, ExxonMobil, USA
16. Donna
Hill, Assistant Director, Service, Configuration
& Continuity Management, The George
Washington University, USA
17. Jaki Lynn Van
Valin, Director Data Management & Analytics,
Harley-Davidson,
USA
18. Victoria
Stasiewicz, Global Information Systems –Manager
Information Management, Harley-Davidson, USA
19. Kyoka
Nakagawa, Chief Engineer, Digital Solution Center,
Digital Transformation Division, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.,
Japan
20. Sara
Hines, Director of Provider Experience &
Connectivity, Humana, USA
21. Seema Gaur, Executive VP & Head IT,
IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company, India
22. Elenita
Elinon, Executive Director Quantitative Research,
JP Morgan Chase & Company, USA
23. Kelly
Combs, Director, Emerging Technology Risk, KPMG
LLP, USA
24. Hye-young Kim, Director of Artificial
Intelligence, LOTTE Shopping, South Korea
25. Carmen Suarez,
Assistant Director, Miami-Dade County,
Florida, USA
26. Yimei Guo, Managing Director, Global Head
of Research Technology, Morgan Stanley, USA
27. Gail
Blum, Manager, Talent Acquisition Operations,
NBCUniversal, USA
28. Sandra
Cascadden, Associate Deputy Minister/CIO,
Government of Nova Scotia,
Canada
29. Pat Maqetuka, Chief Data Architecture &
Operations Officer, Nedbank, South
Africa
30. Severine Marquay,
AI experience, digital support & innovation, Orange
France, France
31. Rachel
Cordrey, Pharmacy Supervisor, Peninsula Regional
Medical Center, USA
32. MaryAnn
Fleming, Head of Services, Home Buying and
Ownership, RBS, UK
33. Erin
Oles, Senior Director, R+F Virtual Live, Rodan +
Fields, USA
34. Carolyn Staats,
Director of Innovation, Information Systems Department, Sonoma
County, USA
35. Jennifer
Edgin, CTO, Deputy Commandant Information, U.S.
Marine Corps, USA
36. Lee
Hatton, CEO, UBank, Australia
37. Tanja Richter,
Director, Consumer Products and Services, Vodafone,
UK
38. Laura Bellamy,
Director, Information Experience, VMWare, USA
39. Yu Ching Lan,
Department Manager, Walsin Lihwa Corp., Taiwan
40. Shelley Kalms,
Chief Digital Officer, Woodside Energy, Australia
Notable quotes include:
"I am passionate for change, to transform current conditions
and keep evolving – both in my personal and professional life,"
said Walkiria Schirrmeister
Marchetti, CIO, Banco Bradesco. "It's such an honor and
great pleasure to be recognized on behalf of Bradesco team efforts
for our AI innovation initiatives."
"I am honored to be included in this distinguished group of
women who are pioneers in the development and use of AI," said
Tanuja Singeetham, Vice President, Marketing, BEHR Paint. "AI gives us a unique
opportunity to grow our businesses by helping us offer consumers
more personalized recommendations and solutions in a scalable way
that respects their privacy. It is an exciting time to be a female
in marketing and I hope we are laying the foundation for the future
jobs of women tomorrow."
"We are in a transformative period of innovation," said
Lorna Russell, Senior
Manager, Product Management, BMC Software. "AI will
continue to change how we live and work and in my industry, it is
changing traditional IT service management into a more intelligent,
conversational and predictive service management. On behalf of a
much larger team at BMC, I am honored to be recognized as part of
that change."
"It is a great pleasure to be given such an honorable
opportunity," said Keiko Konno,
General Manager, Service Planning & Development Division,
BRIDGE International Corp. "The keys to success of our AI project,
which supports the company's inside sale business, include having
rich data and clear visions enabling us, as a medium-sized company,
to further improve customer experience."
"I am proud to be a leader in driving the implementation of
AI applications across the Daimler Group," said Sabine Scheunert, Vice President Digital &
IT Marketing/Sales, Mercedes-Benz
Cars, Daimler AG. "We are sourcing AI
opportunities along the entire value chain to support our daily
work and expand our offering to customers through efficiencies and
automation. In fact, Ask Mercedes, our AI chatbot, supports around
60,000 phone calls per year, delivering a much easier and
streamlined experience for customers."
"It is an honor to be recognized on behalf of Honda
R&D Big Data project teams and practitioners for our work with
IBM's AI, Watson," said
Kyoka Nakagawa, Chief Engineer,
Digital Solution Center, Digital Transformation Division, Honda
R&D Co., Ltd. "Bringing AI to the
real world requires a thoughtful approach of complementing the work
of humans. That's what we are good at, and I believe we can bring
more joy to the world."
"What I've learned from my decades of experience in
implementing new technology is that both the technology
and the team supporting the technology are constantly learning,"
said Sara Hines, Director of
Provider Experience & Connectivity, Humana. "It's exciting to
be in a field that is always changing and growing, and to be a
leader in AI, you have to be comfortable with that evolution and
growth."
"It is a great honour to be recognised as one of the women
pioneers in AI," said Seema Gaur, Executive VP & Head
IT, IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company. "AI will
definitely create a great impact on enhanced customer experience in
the days to come."
"The potential impact AI can have is great and the world is
more digitally connected than ever before," Kelly Combs, Director, Emerging Technology Risk,
KPMG LLP. "But business leaders need to experience the
benefits of AI, alongside full transparency around the use of data
and process. Creating trust and responsible governance for AI
is imperative so that we can create a seamless experience while
also trusting the technology."
"It is an honor to be recognized on behalf of
Peninsula Regional Medical Center for our work with IBM's
artificial intelligence, Watson,"
said Rachel Cordrey, Pharmacy
Supervisor, Peninsula Regional Medical Center. "I am anxious to see
healthcare evolve as AI continues to learn and develop."
"It is an honor to be recognized on behalf of all the hard
work conducted by Marines in the field of Artificial Intelligence,"
said Jennifer Edgin, CTO, Deputy
Commandant Information, U.S. Marine Corps.
Media Contact:
Hanna
Smigala
IBM Media Relations
Phone: +1-203-512-5497
Email: smigala@us.ibm.com
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