this is me.
With nearly 20 years of experience working in technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship, I’m a global leader tackling complex challenges by building collaborative ecosystems with industries, public sector, academia, civil society and startups.
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In the corporate sector, I’ve worked with customers and communities in four continents to understand their challenges and opportunities. For nearly a decade, leading business consulting and commercial teams at IBM in South America and Asia-Pacific. Since 2021, I’ve led the design and activation of the intelligent automation and global food innovation strategies at Cargill, one of the world’s largest agribusinesses. As Head of Innovation and Ecosystems, I collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance our current global food systems, focusing on sustainable, responsible technology and the partnerships with key stakeholders that will give the world access to healthy and nutritious food.
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As an entrepreneur, I’ve co-founded two AI/data ventures in East Africa and Latin America, leading the development of solutions for water conservation, clean energy and digital literacy that have positively impacted more than 20.000 families since 2015. Our work has proven that impact investment and social entrepreneurship can positively drive policy innovation and community empowerment, being recognised with awards for “Admired & Transformational Leadership” (2021), “Courageous Women in Entrepreneurship” (2022), and “Top Innovator: Digital Democracy” (2023).
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In parallel, the rapidly increasing threats of the climate crisis inspired a collaborative three-year research project into predictive models for ice sheet melting and sea-level rise, culminating in an Antarctic expedition in 2023 as part of an all-women/NBI scientific leadership program dedicated to Antarctic science and the role of technology in solving the climate crisis.
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I’ve worked as an expert advisor on AI Ethics since 2018, collaborating with governments in the Global South on AI policy strategies.
In a multi-sectoral effort, we co-launched fAIrLAC -the Latin American Ethical AI Observatory- to advance AI governance in the region. This work led to being selected as a Fellow for the AI Connect program, a partnership between the U.S. Department of State and the Atlantic Council, where I frequently contribute to global AI policy and governance discussions.
I’m a certified AI Regulation expert (University of Oxford) and an AI Policy Researcher for the Center for AI and Digital Policy.
I have post-graduate degrees in AI Ethics & Society (University of Cambridge); AI in Business (Saïd Business School) and a Technology MBA (NYU Stern).
This diverse career journey has led to ultimately commit my energy in three areas:
responsible scaling of AI, addressing the systemic risks of innovation, and championing human and planet-centric solutions.
THOUGHT-PROVOKING ideas from the stage
A sample of keynotes and ideas I’ve been sharing during the past 10 years
La Paradoja de la Confianza: Cómo la IA Social Redefine la Conexión Humana | ILDA | 2025
Mujeres Protagonistas de Riqueza y Desarrollo | Revista Estrategia & Negocios | 2025
Responsible AI for Innovation | FDI Summit Costa Rica | 2024
Ethical Intelligence for the Learners of the Future (from 01:03:00 to 01:26:00) | ICT Spring, Luxembourg | 2021
AI, Robots, and Ethics: A Guide for Impact | ICT Spring, Luxembourg | 2020
El futuro que queremos crear | TEDxLlorenteWomen | 2019
Aprendizaje exponencial: guía rápida para el futuro | TEDxZapote | 2019
Futuro, Trabajo, Revolución | TEDxPuraVidaED | 2017
KEYNOTE EVENTS, MEDIA and interviews
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TEDAI Vienna (2025): “The Trust Paradox of Companion AI”
Innovation Roundtable Summit:
Global Summit, Copenhagen (2025): “The Ingredients of Disruption: Transforming Innovation Culture & Leading Change”
Erste Conference, Vienna (2025): “The Ingredients of Disruption: Transforming Innovation Culture & Leading Change”
Future Food Tech, London (2025): “From Data to Value: Unlocking ROI in AI-Driven Innovation”
Cambridge Tech Week 2025 (2025): “Scaling Without Borders: Lessons in Global Growth from Leading Scale Ups”
Innovation Brief (2025): “Leading Innovation in a Complex World: Systems Thinking, AI, and the Future”
Latin American Open Data Initiative (ILDA) (2025): “La Paradoja de la Confianza: Cómo la IA Social Redefine la Conexión Humana”
Cambridge’s Agri-Food Supply Chain Resilience Workshop, University of Cambridge (2025): “The Role of Responsible Innovation and Ecosystems in Transforming Global Food Systems”
Paris Conference of AI and Digital Ethics, Sorbonne University (2025): “The Trust Paradox: How Social AI Is Rewiring Human Connection and Social Cohesion”
Acciona & Homeward Bound Antarctica Documentary (2024):
Foreign Direct Investment Summit, Costa Rica (2024): “Responsible AI for Innovation”
Instagram Live from Ushuaia with Javier Santaolalla (Spain), December 2023
Interview with El Observador CR in advance of the Antarctica expedition, August 2023
“25 centroamericanos que se adelantaron al futuro” Estrategia & Negocios, May 2023
“Talento Centroamericano e Innovación” Estrategia & Negocios (Guatemala), May 2023
“STEM Edit: Women in Focus” Emerging Brand Africa (Kenya), November 2023
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“Líderes Exponenciales” El Financiero (Costa Rica), August 2021
ICT Spring Europe, Luxembourg:
“Emprendedoras e Innovadoras de Centroamérica 2020” Estrategia & Negocios (Guatemala), December 2020
“Priscila Chaves: Innovadora Social Tecnológica en Serie de Costa Rica” Estrategia & Negocios (Guatemala), September 2020
“En Silicon Valley creó un proyecto que adoptó la ONU” El Financiero (Costa Rica), January 2020
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris (2019): Debate on Ethics of New Technologies and Artificial Intelligence "Tech Futures: Hope or Fear?
Collaboration with Huawei- Interview “¿Va la Tecnología Muy Rápido?” La Nación (Costa Rica), December 2019
Collaboration with Smart Living campaign for Huawei (Costa Rica), November 2019
Conversation with Andres Roemer at World Business Forum LATAM 2019 (Costa Rica), November 2019
Entrepreneur Profile: Priscila Chaves, Interview for Teletica(Costa Rica), November 2019
TEDx, Costa Rica:
“El Futuro que Queremos Crear” (2019)
“Aprendizaje exponencial: guía rápida para el futuro” (2019)
“Futuro, Trabajo, Revolución”- TEDxPuraVida Educación (2017)
“Futuro, Trabajo, Revolución”- TEDxPuraVida Joven (2017)
“Most Admired and Transformative Leaders" cover for E&N Magazine, 2021
“STEM Edit: Women in Focus" cover for Emerging Brand Africa magazine, 2023



