Teens in AI: Inspiring the next generation of data and AI talent to shape the world of tomorrow

Changing the world with AI

Millions of talents are still deprived of opportunities to build their skills in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in particular. Gender, cultural and social inequalities are more pronounced in disruptive tech skills required in emerging fields like AI and robotics. While AI is shaping the world, we need to think about who will shape AI.

We strongly believe that diverse and inclusive teams lead to a more inclusive tech design, drive fairness in AI systems, and reduce algorithmic biases. And as a global IT services organization, we are fully engaged in this cause, and are actively contributing to fostering diversity of minds in data and AI to prevent bias.

Continuing to partner with teens in AI to empower the next-generation of data and AI talent

Empowering our talent to help contribute to our mission for an inclusive future in data and AI is a key focus. That ‘s why we are proud to be a Platinum Partner for Teens In AI, a non-profit organization dedicated to inspire teens to explore a future in tech and AI through collaborative, hands-on learning experiences.

Teens in AI aims to give young people early exposure to AI being developed and deployed for social good. We partner with Teens in AI by providing mentors, judges, and insights to the participating teams across the world.

“Diversity in AI should not be a number to be reached. It is way more than a matter of fundamental equity; it is also a powerful lever of value creation. The entire underrepresented population must be part of the change that AI is creating. And this starts from a very early age. By partnering with Teens in AI, we aim to create this positive impact and ensure that AI is in the hands of everybody,”
Anne-Laure Thibaud, EVP, Data & AI Group Offer Leader.

“The disparities relating to diversity and representation within the AI and tech industries need to be addressed to ensure that the future of these industries is representative of the people who use them and does not perpetuate the biases we still see today. This is why our goal is to bring the skills to teens from all backgrounds, ethnicities and genders early on. There is no better time than right now to #EmbraceEquity.”
Elena Sinel, Teens in AI CEO.

Inspiration Week

In February 2023, our leaders participated in a week of inspirational talks about Gender Equality, Quality Education and Good Health & Wellbeing, and more. They shared both professional and personal stories, giving the teens an opportunity to gain insights on career possibilities in tech and AI industry.

Quality Education
Pierre-Adrien Hanania, Global Offer Leader Data & AI in Public Sector led the discussion on how technology can help achieve quality in education and how AI can be used to protect students against discrimination due to race, ethnicity, gender, or economic status.

Teens in AI Inspiration Week

Quality Education

Career Inspiration
Joanne Peplow, Director Insights & Data – AI & Analytics Team Lead focused on future careers in AI, talking about trends, opportunities, and challenges, while diving into the various roles in her own career path that have led her into the world of AI.

IWD Virtual Panel & Networking

Roosa Säntti – Head of Insights & Data Finland is one of the panelists of a virtual networking event.

Global Demo Day

Aruna Pattam, Head of AI, Analytics and Data Science, I&D APAC, joined the final round of presentations of the winning teams from the various regions and closed off the IWD2023 Global Hackathon as a guest speaker.

The event was livestreamed giving an opportunity to supporters across the world to see the projects built by the young innovators.