Speakers

With over two decades of invaluable business experience in technology and system change, Lady Mariéme Jamme has garnered extensive knowledge and expertise in her field. Her global speeches advocating humanity and promoting a sense of responsibility towards marginalized young girls have received numerous accolades and recognition.

She is the Founder and Chief Sustainability Offer of iamtheCODE, the first African-led global movement to mobilize government, the private sector, and philanthropic foundations to advance S.T.E.A.M.D. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics and Design) Education. Her goal is to empower and enable 1 million girls and young women globally to become coders by 2030 and
align with the U.N. 2030 Agenda.

She is an award-winning Technologist and a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. In September 2017, she won the Innovation Award at the Global Goals Award by Bill and Melinda Gates and UNICEF as a Goalkeeper to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by supporting girls and young women globally- businesses and governments. As a nominee for one of
the B.B.C.’s Top 100 Women, she was named twice on the UK Powerlist in 2017 and 2018 for Britain’s
100 most influential African and African Caribbean heritage people.

She is the first Senegalese woman who made it to Antarctica. Lady Mariéme Jamme recently launched a Podcast aimed at women and girls. She sits at the World Economic Forum Re-skilling Revolution council, which aims to upskill and reskill 1 billion people by 2030. Lady Mariéme Jamme is well-known for her advocacy for technology, education, and gender equality, particularly in Africa. Establishing Accur8Global to advise governments on AI ethics, risks, and governance aligns with her commitment to ensuring responsible and beneficial development and deployment of AI technologies.

All proceeds will go to the iamtheCODE Foundation and for Girls' education in Africa.