Zahra Shah

Award-winning  AI and Frontier Technology Expert,  Board Director/NED, Advisor,  Investor,  Entrepreneur, Writer and  Speaker  who serves on multiple boards driving innovation, responsible AI adoption, and strategic transformation

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Zahra Shah's official speaking topics are listed below:

  • AI & Frontier Technology
  • Women in Technology
  • AI for Digital Strategy Management
  • Responsible AI adoption
  • Responsible AI and AI Governance for Boards
  • AI Regulation and Governance 
  • AI for digital transformation in financial services
  • AI education and upskilling
  • AI and Creative Industries
  • Bias in AI
  • AI and privacy
  • Future of AI
  • Building responsible AI
  • AI and Data
  • Ethical AI

Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events

"Zahra Shah served as a speaker on the "How Should Boards Consider AI Adoption" panel at the Global Innovation Summit. She provided expert guidance to the attendees who were board directors and C-suite executives of listed companies. She Discussed the key areas very well with plenty of examples to bring the insights to life. She received excellent feedback from the attendees." - Corina, Founder, Innovation Partnership

“Zahra Shah was recently a keynote speaker at one of our events aimed at UHN’s and Angel Investors on AI & Ethics. Zahra was an engaging and impressive speaker, delivering some thought-provoking topics which captured the imagination of the audience, leading to strong debate and questions in the crowd. She also dealt with the questions in a very professional and authoritative manner, looking forward to having her back to speak again soon.” - Michael, Founder & Founding Partner, Entrepreneurs Collective & Alator Capital

“Working with Zahra Shah was a pleasure. As an AI expert, she expertly navigated the complexities of data transformation in financial services. Her deep knowledge of both AI and the financial sector ensured a dynamic, insightful discussion. Zahra kept the conversation engaging, encouraged diverse perspectives, and skilfully managed audience interaction. I highly recommend Zahra for any event focused on AI and data transformation in financial services.” - Jawad, Head of Product Management, Regulatory & Risk, Vermeg

“Zahra works tirelessly to keep up to date with all things digital and cyber security-related at board level. Which means that as a speaker, you can be confident that Zahra is giving you an expert view on what board best practice looks like.” - Tony, Founder & CEO, Transpire Global Director Network

  • 2025 - Became a Freelance Contributing Writer for The AI Journal
  • 2025 - Won the prestigious Top 100 Influential People 2025 Award 
  • 2025 - Became an Advisor on Artificial Intelligence to the Commonwealth Businesswomen's Network (CBWN)
  • 2024 - Completed NED Term at Seers
  • 2024 - Became a Trustee at the UK Association for Medial Aid to Pakistan
  • 2024 - Became an Associate Members of UKAI
  • 2024 - Became Chair & President of OPEN London CIC
  • 2024 - Completed 6 AI and Generative AI Certifications from IBM
  • 2024 - Completed Climate and Sustainability Certification from the Conduit Academy
  • 2023 - Became Board Advisor at NexaQuanta
  • 2022 - Positioned as an Expert Member on the Technology Advisory Panel at the Information Commissioner's Office
  • 2022 - Appointed Senior Board Advisor & Investment Committee Member at Teamup Ventures
  • 2022 - Completed the FT Board Director Programme, earning a Non-Executive Director Diploma
  • 2022 - Became an At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group Member at ICANN
  • 2021 - Became Co-Chair at TIE London Women
  • 2021 - Became Board Advisor at Teamup Angels
  • 2021 - Became Non-Executive Director for Seers
  • 2020 - Started Serving as a Board Director for Seers
  • 2020 - Won the prestigious Google for Female Founders Competition (selected as one of 12 female founders of the most innovative tech ventures in Europe)
  • 2019 - Became Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer at Seers
  • 2018 - Became a Key Investor for Seers
  • 2018 - Completed the MBA (Essentials Certification) from the London School of Economics (LSE)
  • 2017 - Became a Trustee of the British Pakistan Foundation (BPF)
  • 2016 - Appointed CEO of the British Pakistan Foundation (BPF)
  • 2004 - Became a Management Consultant at Accenture
  • 2003 - Completed MSc. Analysis, Design & Management of Information Systems from the London School of Economics (LSE)