AWAAI Innovate & Advance with Bhuva Shakti

​🌍 AI is transforming every industry. But the bigger question is: how do we lead through that transformation responsibly?

​Padmini Soni & Uvika Sharma are excited to host our next AWAAI Innovate & Advance session with Bhuva Shakti, Chief AI Ethics & Global Culture Officer for Women in AI across 170+ countries, CEO of Wallet Max, board director, C-suite advisor, keynote and TEDx speaker, and author of Everyday Risk Wisdom.

​From Wall Street to Responsible AI: Leading with Resilience and Sustainability

​Bhuva brings nearly three decades of executive leadership on Wall Street, where she led digital transformation, global financial portfolios, risk governance, regulatory compliance, and M&A for some of the world’s top financial institutions.

​In this session, she will share how resilience, adaptability, and continuous learning shaped her path as a woman of color in technology and finance, and why those same qualities are essential as AI changes the way we work, lead, and build.

​We’ll explore:

​✨ How to build a resilient career through disruption
✨ What responsible AI leadership looks like in practice
✨ How businesses can turn AI investments into measurable value
✨ Why sustainability and energy pressures must be part of AI strategy
✨ How to balance ethics, business performance, and planet-positive innovation

​Whether you are a leader, founder, technologist, student, or AI-curious professional, this session will offer practical lessons on leading with clarity, responsibility, and long-term impact.