
2026 Programme
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Microsoft | LIONS B2B Industry Partner
More Voices. Smarter AI: Built with Women
Thursday 25 June, 09:30–11:00
Description:
AI is already reshaping how our world works—from how we’re hired and diagnosed to how we’re seen, served, and understood. But for all its promise, the systems shaping this future are still being built by a narrow set of voices.
Today, AI is often designed for women without being meaningfully shaped by women. And that gap is not just a representation issue, it’s a product, business, and societal risk. When the people building intelligent systems don’t reflect the people those systems serve, bias is not an edge case. It becomes embedded at scale.
Questions this session will answer:
- What is the commercial and strategic upside for B2B marketing organisations that build AI with diverse teams, particularly women?
- How should marketing leaders change their team structures, processes and AI governance to be more inclusive?
- What are the specific, measurable results from organisations that have prioritised building AI with women – and what can B2B marketers learn from them?
Tags
- LIONS B2B
- Experience Around Cannes