Dr Radhika Dirks first moved to the US in 2000 with $1000 and a dream. Today, she is the Founder and CEO of XLabs and Ribo AI, and hailed by Forbes as one of 30 Women in AI to Watch and one of Deloitte’s Top Women in the AI World. With a profound level of expertise, Radhika brings exciting insights as a speaker, delving into topics such as the human implications of generative AI like ChatGPT and DALL-E, how to use it at work, what it means for both you and your industry, and even how it can help us save the planet.
A class of 2003 graduate in Physics (Hons) from Purdue University, Radhika continued her education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, with this including a Master’s in Nanotechnology, G.A.M.E.S Camp – Bio-Engineering Lab, and a PhD in Quantum Computing at Kwiat Quantum Information Group. Following this, she became a Post Doc Researcher, building quantum computers at the same university. In 2010, she co-founded Rotary Gallop, where corporate control meets cutting-edge technology. In 2011, she joined Shell Technology Ventures, working in technology commercialisation, and in 2012, became Venture Investor, as a founding member of the revived $1 billion Venture Capital Group. In 2014, she co-founded Seldn, a provider of AI that predicted the rise of ISIS two weeks before.
Further positions Radhika has held include Mentor at Katapult Accelerator, Board Member at Hala Systems, Guest Lecturer in AI & Quantum Computing at Singularity University, and Advisor at dashboard.earth. In 2017, she founded XLabs, a world-first tech hub that builds space-age moonshots using AI, followed by Ribo AI in 2020, a next-generation biotech that is innovating ground-breaking solutions to cure cancer. Furthermore, she is a global AI advisor to fortune 500 companies, international organisations, governments, and start-ups. This is in addition to having published her book, The AI Laments in 2024.
With 22 peer-reviewed publications, more than 360 citations to her name, and featuring in news outlets such as BBC, Fast Company, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times, Dr Radhika Dirks’ insights ignite discussions, and her work breaks down barriers. She has been a respected contributor to the AI conversation for years, and as a guest speaker, uses her visionary expertise to deliver engaging talks on how this technology is shaping society today, leaving audiences eager to implement AI in their own daily lives.
Books
The AI Laments
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Dr Radhika Dirks' official speaking topics are listed below:
- The Human Implications of Generative AI & What it Means for Our Future
- The Five Steps to Using ChatGPT at Work – Landing Moonshots with the Power of AI
- The Age of AI – What AI Means for Your Industry (& for You!)
- Hey Siri, Solve Climate Change – How AI Can Help Us Save Our Planet
“Fantastic and brilliant keynote. Radhika is a magnetic speaker.” – Microsoft
“Absolutely amazing. By the next day, we were applying Radhika’s terminology and framework to everything! Many great things are going to come out of this for us.” – World Bank
“Dr Radhika Dirks’ keynote was brilliant. It’s rare to find a world-renowned expert in their field who can also find the balance of storytelling, emotion, humour, and humility. Radhika was a home run for us and I would recommend her to speak for any event. We look forward to having her back soon.” – Leadercast
“Radhika Dirks is a rockstar! Not only is she a brilliant mind and speaker on AI and technology – she will inspire anyone she meets with the way she sees the world. She’s an innovator, scientist, artist, and humanitarian and will move people with her ideas and incite action for the greater good. It’s a privilege to know her!” – Parasol
“Dr Radhika Dirks was incredible! Her talk was insightful and inspiring while acknowledging broader risks and considerations.” – Healthedge
“What a great session! Radhika’s keynote was one of the most talked about in and around the conference.” – Corelogic
“Radhika completely changed the way I think. I went from not knowing what the future could bring to envisioning any space will be transformed by AI. Her sessions quickly became our favourite time of the week!” – Gresham Smith
- 2024 – Published her book, The AI Laments
- 2020 – Founded Ribo AI
- 2015 – Global AI Advisor
- 2018 – Advisor at dashboard.earth
- 2018 – Board Member at Hala Systems
- 2018 – Guest Lecturer – Artificial Intelligence & Quantum Computing at Singularity University
- 2017 – Mentor at Katapult Accelerator
- 2017 – Founded XLabs.ai
- 2014 – Co-Founded Seldn.ai
- 2010 – COO & Co-Founder of Rotary Gallop
- 2012 – Venture Investor at Shell Technology Ventures
- 2011 – Technology Commercialisation at Shell Technology Ventures
- 2010 – Post Doc Researcher Building Quantum Computers at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
- 2010 – PhD in Quantum Computing – Kwait Quantum Information Group at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
- 2008 – G.A.M.E.S Camp – Bio-Engineering Lab at Kwait Quantum Information Group at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
- 2004 – Master’s in Nanotechnology at Kwait Quantum Information Group at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
- 2003 – Physics (Hons) at Purdue University
