Lisanne Buik advises businesses and governments on ethically navigating and applying AI developments in a rapidly changing world.
Lisanne Buik advises businesses and governments on ethically navigating and applying AI developments in a rapidly changing world. She foresaw long before ChatGPT became a global phenomenon that generative AI would change everything, and already in 2017 formed her own ‘Gracious AI’ design methodology.
Lisanne’s influence extends to collaborations with leading organizations such as the Dutch Government, Philips, and the Metropolitan Region Amsterdam. She has shared her insights on stages such as the Dutch Design Week, Tedx, Van Gogh Museum, and The Next Web, and teaches AI ethics at universities such as Erasmus University and the University of Lucerne (CH).
In addition to speaking and consultancy, Lisanne collaborates closely with other creative thinkers and makers to make abstract future scenarios tangible and applicable, showing the consequences of the ethical considerations we make today. She has an active AI community on social media, as well as through her newsletter and podcast, Gracious AI Radio.
In the dance between nature and technology, ethics and innovation, let grace be our guide, and foresight our pathway to a gracious future.
Driven by her own experiences as a twenty-something tech entrepreneur (she sold her first startup VanChefs at the age of 26, ten years ago), she aims to promote diversity, sustainability, and ethics within the tech world through her current activities.
"This program is incredible beyond words can describe. It is unique from other leadership seminars and has developed me into a much stronger and well-rounded leader who is better able to meet the ever-changing needs of my team and organization. I am forever grateful."
“The keynote and workshop on Gracious AI that Lisanne provided were both inspiring in the long term and practically applicable in the short term. With her consultancy she has helped us implement AI in the organisation with a much-needed ethical compass. I found the collaboration in the preparation and implementation to be extremely pleasant and I highly recommend it.”
“Lisanne’s keynote clearly demonstrated the impact AI can have and illustrated, by means of films, case-studies and art projects, that we need to think about futures that align nature, people and technology as equal partners. It was a perfect keynote that matched perfectly the theme of the 2023 FilmEU Summit!”
“Lisanne Buik is a phenomenal designer, AI ethics consultant and keynote speaker who delivers outstanding and impactful work. Her originality, work ethic, communication skills, and dedication to creating immersive experiences set her apart as a true visionary. I have no doubt that her contributions will continue to shape and inspire the field of design and ethical AI, leaving a lasting legacy for generations to come.”