Reema Patel Keynote Speaker

Co-Founder, Ada Lovelace Institute
Works at the cross-section of tech ethics, public engagement and diversity
Senior Fellow, Finance Innovation Lab, and Member of Central Bank Digital Currency Engagement Forum, Bank of England

Reema Patel's Biography

Reema Patel is a thought-leader in the fields of technology, data and AI ethics, public engagement and participation, and diversity, equity and inclusion. She is an engaging speaker on subjects including technology ethics, diversity, AI-emerging tech, future of healthcare, among others. She presently leads global research agency Ipsos’s work on deliberative engagement.

Reema has undertaken work at the cross-section of three fields- technology ethics, public engagement and diversity. She co-founded the Ada Lovelace Institute where she established its work on public engagement and participation. She is an author of several Ada Lovelace Institute’s reports, including Beyond Face Value, Rethinking Data, The Data Divide and Participatory Data Stewardship among others. She also co-authored a report for On Think Tanks on the g lobal evidence base for public engagement.

Before working at the Ada Lovelace Institute, Reema advised the Bank of England on their approach to public engagement and participation in economics, work that was endorsed by the Bank’s Chief Economist in an official speech entitled Climbing the Public Engagement Ladder. She continues to serve as a member of the Bank of England’s Central Bank Digital Currency Engagement Forum, and is a Senior Fellow of the Finance Innovation Lab.

Making data and AI work for people and society

Making data and AI work for people and society Reema Patel explains what is required if we are to ensure data and AI can create fairer and more just outcomes for everyone in society.

Why diversity matters

Reema Patel explores diversity, what it is, how it is understood and its central role in shaping better systems, processes and outcomes. She also explains why it's difficult to achieve, and why it's important to develop strategies to overcome barriers to enabling diversity.

COVID19 and Beyond: Imagining post pandemic data futures

Reema Patel learns from past and present approaches to data and AI, and suggests a roadmap towards a positive vision for post pandemic data futures.

Acknowledging and engaging with power and privilege

Reema Patel articulates how oppressions work and operate in cultures and organisations, what power and privilege and their associated structures might look like, and what might be done to address them.

Building public confidence in data and AI systems

Reema Patel reflects on how we can involve people proactively in shaping data and artificial intelligence (AI), and the conditions required for public confidence and trust in technology.

She combines deep expertise in technology, data and AI ethics with proven leadership in deliberative public engagement, helping organisations build trust and legitimacy around high-stakes innovation.
She has led global deliberative engagement work at Ipsos, translating public insight into practical guidance for leaders navigating emerging technologies, healthcare futures and responsible data use.
She co-founded the Ada Lovelace Institute and authored influential research on issues such as facial recognition, data stewardship and inequity, giving audiences evidence-led frameworks for ethical decision-making.
She has advised the Bank of England on public engagement and continues to contribute to its CBDC Engagement Forum, offering a rare perspective on how institutions can engage the public on complex, contested policy choices.
She brings a credible, cross-sector voice at the intersection of ethics, inclusion and participation, equipping leaders to design technology strategies that are fair, accountable and socially resilient.