Ayesha Khanna
Co-Founder & CEO of ADDO AI & AI Strategy Leader
Ayesha Khanna is an AI entrepreneur and one of the most respected advisors on how artificial intelligence is deployed at scale in complex, fast-growing markets. As Co-Founder and CEO of ADDO AI, she works with governments, regulators and global organisations to apply AI responsibly across sectors including finance, healthcare, infrastructure and the public sector.
As AI adoption accelerates beyond Silicon Valley into Asia, the Middle East and emerging economies, Ayesha brings a critical perspective shaped by practice, not theory. Her work focuses on how AI operates in environments with regulatory complexity, uneven data maturity, and real societal impact, where strategy, governance and execution must move together.
Her talks are clear, pragmatic and grounded in lived experience. They focus on what leadership requires when AI meets reality at scale across borders, cultures and systems, and why responsible deployment is now a strategic advantage, not a constraint.
Signature Keynotes
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Moving from ambition to delivery in real-world conditions.
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What changes when intelligent systems meet regulation, culture and complexity.
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Why governance and ethics strengthen, rather than slow, innovation.
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Lessons from emerging markets shaping the next phase of adoption.
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What executives must understand as intelligence becomes infrastructure.
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How organisations turn AI pilots into lasting capability.
The Khanna Effect
AI strategy stops being abstract and becomes executable.
Audiences leave ready to:
Understand how AI is deployed successfully in complex, regulated environments
Navigate the realities of AI adoption beyond mature Western markets
Align strategy, governance and execution from the outset
Lead AI initiatives that deliver value without eroding trust
Make informed decisions where technology, policy and society intersect
Why Book Ayesha
Ayesha Khanna brings rare credibility as both a founder and an advisor operating at the frontline of AI adoption across global markets. Her insight resonates with leaders navigating real constraints, regulation, data readiness and public trust.
Book a speaker who reframes artificial intelligence as a leadership and execution challenge, grounded in outcomes rather than aspiration.
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