Stephanie Soetendal is an AI entrepreneur, educator, and keynote speaker reshaping the future of technology through a human lens. From IBM to MIT, she has sparked global conversations on ethical innovation, AI education, and the power of artificial intelligence to transform society.
A 3x tech founder, Stephanie built multi-partner AI technology companies from the ground up, has forged partnerships with tech giants like IBM while mentoring social impact startups and entrepreneurs.
Her work has been recognized by leading international media including being interviewed by The Washington Post for her bold stance on ethical AI, an interview at Davos featured on CBS News, and by El Mercurio for social impact initiatives that bring AI-powered education to impoverished regions, helping break cycles of systemic inequality.
In her upcoming TEDxBerkshires talk “The Soul Behind the Machine,” Stephanie conveys the importance of inner healing, or personal innovation, as a crucial part of developing ethical and morally responsible artificial intelligence.
Stephanie’s work is far more than systems engineering; it is about human potential. Her mission is to awaken minds, transform outdated structures, and create opportunities for voices that have been overlooked or silenced.
In this bold new chapter, Stephanie is operating from the core of who she is with: offering a blend of visionary thinking, lived resilience, and radical empathy. Through her new start-up Sapii, writing, keynote speaking, and community building, Stephanie is cultivating a movement: learning is liberated, technology is ethical by design, and the future is co-created 🙂 — not coded in isolation, but shaped by our shared humanity.
Stephanie’s driving mission is to develop technologies that enhances human cognition, advance digital sovereignty for nations, and preserve human intellect through conscious systems in AI.
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