Carme Artigas is a global expert in Big Data, AI, and technological innovations with over 25 years of experience in management, executive, and technological positions. She is the co-founder and former CEO of Synergic Partners, which was acquired by Telefonica in 2015. She is currently a Senior Fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Centre and an Ambassador for ‘Women in Data Science’, appointed by the University of Stanford.
Achieving an MSc in Chemical Engineering from IQS Barcelona, Carme then undertook post-graduate studies in Industrial Management and Administration at IQS Barcelona. Beginning her career as an Entrepreneurship and Business Incubators Director at Barcelona Active, she went on to hold various other high-profile positions. She was the former CEO at both Ericsson Innova Venture Capital Fund and EOC e-Governance Consortium, Catalonia Regional Government. She then served as Secretary of State for Digitisation and Artificial Intelligence for the Government of Spain before becoming the Co-Chair of the AI Advisory Board for the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology.
She has been a member of multiple esteemed boards, such as the Advisory Council for Llorente Cuenca, the Technology Board for Leonisa Europe, and several others. Recognised by Insight Success as one of the 30 most influential executives with an international projection, Carme is a leading figure in the world of AI and technology. She was awarded the Great Cross of the Military Medal and holds the title of Lady of the Imperial Hispanic Order of Charles V.
Her influential TED talk, ‘#Restarting + Faster Than the Future’, delves into the ramifications of digital disruption and the speed at which it is evolving, the importance of businesses’ readiness to change, and the implications of the ever-growing digital divide. As a speaker, Carme brings attention to the impact of technological change on both organisations and people, focusing on her expert areas of Big Data and AI. An inspiring, insightful, and intelligent individual whose talks are guaranteed to leave audiences fascinated as well as informed.
Carme Artiga's official speaking topics are listed below:
- The Impact of Big Data on Business Transformation
- Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities
- Female Leadership in the Technological Era
- Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
- 2023 - Senior Fellow at Harvard Belfer Centre
- 2023 - Awarded the Great Cross of the Military Medal
- 2023 - Co-Chair AI Advisory Board, Office of the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology
- 2020 - Secretary of State for Digitisation & Artificial Intelligence, Government of Spain
- 2019 - Member of the Technology Board, Leonisa Europe
- 2018 - Member of the Advisory Council, Llorente Cuenca
- 2016 - Ambassador for Women in Data Science, Stanford University
- 2006 - Co-founded Synergic Partners
- 2004 - CEO, AOC e-Governance Consortium, Catalonia Regional Government
- 1999 - CEO, Ericsson Innova Venture Capital Fund
- 1996 - Entrepreneurship & Business Incubators Director, Barcelona Active
- 1993 - Post-graduate Studies, Industrial Management & Administration, IQS Barcelona
- 1991 - Researcher, Radiation and Photo Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion
- 1986 - MSc Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, IQS Barcelona
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