Dr Catriona Wallace
About Dr Catriona Wallace
Dr Catriona Wallace (she/they) has been recognised as a top Global Power Woman by the Centre of Economic & Leadership Development, by the Australian Financial Review as the Most Influential Woman in Business & Entrepreneurship and by LinkedIn as a Top Voice in Technology. Catriona is a Shark on the hit TV series, Shark Tank, Australia. Catriona is the founder of the Responsible Metaverse Alliance and the Executive Chair of Boab AI - Artesian Capital's AI Accelerator and VC fund. Catriona was also the Founder of Ethical AI Advisory, now part of the Gradient Institute and is the co-author of the book Checkmate Humanity: the how and why of Responsible AI. Catriona was the Founder of Artificial Intelligence ASX Listed company Flamingo AI, which exited in 2020. Flamingo AI was the second only woman led (CEO & Chair) business ever to list on the Australian Stock Exchange. Catriona is an international keynote speaker and one of the world’s most cited experts on on topics of AI, the Metaverse, responsible tech, diversity in leadership and the future of work. Catriona was recognised by Onalytica as one of the world’s top AI speakers and top metaverse content creators. An Adjunct Professor at the Australian Graduate School of Management, UNSW, Catriona has also achieved Advance Australia’s highest award in Technology & Innovation for Australians working abroad. She has been named among the Top 9 Female Entrepreneurs by the Sydney Morning Herald and Top 30 Women redefining business by Womens’ Agenda. Catriona was also the co-founder of market research company ACA Research and customer experience design firm, Fifth Quadrant, successful and award winning companies, both in operation for over 15 years. With a PhD in Organizational Behaviour: Technology Substituting for Human Leaders, Dr Wallace was inducted into the Royal Institution of Australia acknowledging her as one of Australia’s most pre-eminent scientists. Catriona identifies as gender non-binary (she/they), is a human rights activist, mother of five, has trained with indigenous communities as a Medicine Guide and is a strong advocate of the Psychedelic Renaissance. Specialties: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Metaverse, Web3, Digital Transformation; Customer Experience Strategy, Customer Experience Design & Research (Global), Innovation, Outsourcing and IT Tender Management; Data Analytics; Big Data; Multi-channel Strategy; Contact Centre Service Operation; Customer Experience Analyst; Contact Centre Industry Benchmarking Studies (Asia Pacific and Nth America),