Akin; Australia

Liesl Yearsley is the CEO/founder of Akin – a Public Benefit AI company and Foundation Model developer. Before Akin she was CEO/founder of an AI company Cognea, which was acquired by IBM.
Before that she was CEO/founder of a search engine company which went public. She has been at the intersection of advanced technology, emerging markets and social impact her whole career, and is a technical founder with multiple patents in the field.

Liesl is a global expert in Artificial Intelligence. Having worked in the field for over two decades. Rather than merely discussing AI, she has a history of constructing and expanding large-scale AI systems, facilitating millions of interactions. With a proven track record as a pioneer, founder, and CEO in the field, Liesl possesses profound, practical expertise. Instead of simply instilling fear about AI, she offers a detailed view of its inner workings, providing insights on managing it and strategies to thrive in the emerging AI-dominated world.