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Ovetta Sampson

Founder of Right AI and former IDEO, Microsoft and Google leader, helping companies build and launch AI products with clarity, safety and low risk.

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In Person Keynote: $15,000

Virtual Keynote: $7,500

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Chicago, IL

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Keynote, Workshop

About Ovetta

Founder of Right AI, Ovetta specializes in the space that lies between AI and Design. Consulting with CEOs, design executives, and their teams, she helps small-to-mid-size businesses choose the path of least risk when building and implementing AI products.

  • Formerly of IDEO, Microsoft, and Google, Ovetta has a unique background spanning journalism to AI/ML infrastructure that helps her assist executives and their organizations to implement AI safely and successfully.

    Named one of the Top 15 People in Enterprise Artificial Intelligence  by Business Insider in 2023, Ovetta created the Human Engagement Risks™ (HER™) framework to help guide companies serious about responsible AI deployment.

    If you’re looking for a speaker to inspire your team to balance the promise of AI and its limitations, or need a customized workshop that helps your team understand AI Product design better or want someone to help you take AI products to market then reach out to Ovetta.

Speaking Topics

  • Keynote Purpose:

    The painful way: Having circular conversations with AI tools that take more time than you have and end with less than optimal outcomes that in no way resemble all the hyped capabilities that you see on social media. AI was supposed to be magically delicious but in reality it’s painfully obtuse. 

    The delightful way: Discovering the cheat code to unlock whatever you need out of AI, no matter the tool or program every time all the time.


    Working with AI can be a drag. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Understanding some key differences between how machines operate and how humans communicate can unlock untold creativity and productivity innovation. You can integrate AI into your everyday work life and get great results. This keynote shows you how. 

    Keynote Description

    In this 60-minute engagement session audience participants learn:

    • How to make their requests “machine-ready,” for better AI outcomes

    • AI communication shortcuts - such as the CO-STAR and DCR™ techniques - that tsave time and boost productivity 

    • A repeatable, practical way to engage AI that gets the best outcomes from ANY AI tool

     Format 

    • 35 min keynote

    • 25 min Q&A

  • I give presentations on how to integrate human-centered design and AI, including frameworks, methodologies and principles.

  • There are risks to implementing and integrating AI into the workplace and product design. Learn to identify and mitigate during the engineering, product design process.

  • Understand why data is critical to the AI development process and learn when to use human-centered design to address any human engagement risks that may arise. 

  • “Ovetta Sampson is an outstanding speaker with the rare ability to make complex topics both engaging and accessible. Drawing on her lived experience and deep technical expertise, she skillfully weaves together ideas at the intersection of AI, bias, and inclusive design. She helps audiences connect to their own work and lives, making her approach tangible, relevant, and actionable. Ovetta not only inspires understanding but also leaves people with practical steps to apply this knowledge and de-risk their work.”

    — Sarah Raweh, DEI, eBay

  • “Working with Ovetta has been nothing short of transformative. She brings a rare combination of deep industry experience, clarity, and generosity that elevates every conversation. The impact speaks for itself. We’ve acquired new users, secured a design partner, and launched a product that’s already saving small business owners hours of manual work. Ovetta’s influence runs through all of it. Highly respected, profoundly effective, and an invaluable force in our corner.”

    — Vincent Brathwaite, CEO of gidens

  • “The word of the night at our TEDAI event was ‘spicy,’ thanks to Ovetta. She’s brilliant and not afraid to speak her truth, challenging the audience in all the right ways. She has the rare ability to blend deep expertise with energy and authenticity. If you want a speaker who will push thinking forward while inspiring people to act, Ovetta is the one.”

    — Savannah Kunovsky, Managing Director, IDEO

  • “Working with Right AI to develop and deliver executive AI Risk workshops was a transformative experience. Their ability to translate complex AI concepts into business-relevant insights helped our leaders understand how different development approaches impact risk profiles and business outcomes.”

    — Lauren Wilcox, Ph.D., AI & Safety, Apple

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