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Three-Time National Endowment for the Humanities Award-Winning Educator & AI Strategist

Kanene Ayo Holder Speaking Fee: $10,000 to $20,000

Three-Time National Endowment for the Humanities Award-Winning Educator & AI Strategist

Speaker Profile Thumbnail for Kanene Ayo Holder
Speaking Fee:
$10,000 to $20,000

Travels From:
NYC - New York City

Primary Topic Category:
Futurists

Secondary Topic Category:
Education

 

Kanene Ayo Holder Speaker Profile: At A Glance

Kanene is a three time National Endowment for the Humanities award winning researcher who delivers high energy and dynamic keynotes to inform and inspire audiences. Kanene’s authentic and approachable way of sharing complex topics was honed as a classroom teacher in underserved communities for over 15 years. No stranger to adversity, she rises to the occasion by sharing her practical solutions to ensure teams and organizations have tangible takeaways and ways to assess their progress in the future. Kanene is also an award winning off-broadway comedic performer so her presentations are engaging, entertaining and solution oriented.

Kanene Ayo Holder is a three-time National Endowment for the Humanities award-winning educator and AI strategist. As the “FutureFixer”, she advises organizations, including The United Nations HIVE, Shutterstock, The American Red Cross, and others, on AI ethics, the future of work, innovation, emotional intelligence and creative brand strategy. Kanene is currently guest lecturing for MIT’s AI Professional Learning class. Kanene is also the Brand Evangelist for the Brands Safety Summit advocating for better data practices in the adtech industry and digital safety for children. With a certificate in Applied Generative Al for Digital Transformation from MIT, Kanene curates inclusive datasets for GenAI chatbots including EMPWRD, and helps leaders and teams navigate AI's disruptive potential with integrity and foresight. Kanene also received numerous fellowships and awards for her innovative inclusion strategies, storytelling and comedy including Yale’s Thread for Non-Fiction Storytelling, Columbia University’s Community Scholar’s Program and Colin Powell Center for Policy Study. Kanene has given keynotes and performed comedy about education, phone bans, fashion, AI and social media at various venues including Fast Company’s Innovation Festival, SXSW EDU, Carat Dentsu’s Innovation Summit: The Future With AI, the Museum of Art and Design, Brooklyn Museum, The New York Times Center and the Public Theater’s Joe’s Pub. Kanene is highly sought after to combine deep insights in a highly engaging and entertaining way. Kanene is also on the advisory board for The Alliance for Women in Media (NYC Affiliate) and the United Nations’The Hive USA for UNHCR – The UN Refugee Agency thrilled to support both with strategic AI advising. 
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"I've been facilitating for MIT Professional Education's Applied Generative AI course for a year and a half now -- that's forever in GenAI years: of the hundreds of participants, many of them of course bright and wonderful folks, Kanene was the only one I felt compelled to invite BACK to a later round of the course as a Guest Speaker. She breaks down not just the technical core, but the knock-down effects of GenAI adoption in such a colorful and approachable way. And it's not just through talented explanation: she has lived most of the examples she shares, and is constantly building more -- more dynamic encounters with AI-tech and culture, so that every lesson she shares contains a freshly lived example of how the tech and its hype effects us all." Aaron Bell PhD MIT Professional Education - Learning Facilitator "I'm consistently impressed by her deep understanding of AI ethics and inclusion, approaching these topics from a sustainable perspective. Kanene has a keen ability to anticipate trends and find solutions that work for everyone." —Meeckel Beecher, Shutterstock Kanene Holder is a transformational educational leader who's been ahead of the curve with empowering educational experiences that create post-secondary readiness. I've worked with Kanene for over a decade as a collaborator and peer and I've witnessed her launch career days, internships, grant-writing programs for middle schoolers, while coaching their teachers to engage in rigorous, standards' driven instruction. Her work led to a direct increase in literacy and numeracy skills that shielded scholars from pandemic driven learning loss. Kanene is a visionary who sees educational trends well before they occur, I strongly recommend partnering with one of the most impactful educational leaders. Dafina Westbrooks, Dean - Broome Street Academy "She brings a refreshing perspective to Ethical AI, colored with great depth, extraordinary passion, and a penchant for excellence, and punctuated with idiosyncratic,inclusive, insights and bespoke humor. No one is doing what Kanene is doing!" Renee Cummings- Professor of Practice in Data Science - University of Virginia Kanene’s remarkable ability to share her research on AI ethics and the impacts of phone addiction are infused with passion and urgency. Her talks are highly engaging and interactive, empowering participants to take inspired action. Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz - Associate Professor of English Columbia University Teachers College "Kanene's engaging style, searing intellect, and knack for creative problem solving make her the consummate thought leader to guide us into the future of AI, ethics, and the possibility of being more humane." Jason Craige Harris “Kanene’s expertise on inclusive and ethical AI has been hugely helpful to me, my team and my clients.” Jacob Lepiarz- Senior Strategy Director, AI Practice Lead NationSwell
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