Speaker Bio
Kelly Richdale is an independent Board Director focussing on innovative technologies (AI, quantum, blockchain) and cybersecurity. She is an Executive Fellow at the World Economic Forum, and Senior Advisor for SandboxAQ, Alphabet's spin off combining AI + Quantum techniques to develop critical advances in life sciences, financial services, navigation and other sectors. Additionally she is a Venture Partner at Amadeus Capital Partners, the European deep technology investor. Previously Kelly was on the Innovation Council for Innosuisse, the Swiss federal government's agency for technology innovation, as well as on the Swiss executive team for Libra, Meta’s blockchain-based cryptocurrency project.
Her track record includes strategic leadership, entrepreneurship and building high growth international businesses. She is passionate about social impact and women in STEM, and holds advisory roles in academia. She has an MBA from INSEAD and a CISSP in Cybersecurity.