Ashley Casovan

Executive Director at Responsible AI Institute

Speaker

Ashley is a recognized technology policy expert who has dedicated her career to ensuring data and technology are used in a manner that protects the public. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the Responsible AI Institute (RAII), a multi-stakeholder non-profit dedicated to mitigating harm and unintended consequences of AI systems. Ashley is a member of OECD’s Network of Experts in the AI Policy Advisory, Chair of the Responsible AI Certification Program with the World Economic Forum’s Global AI Action Alliance, an executive board member of the International Centre of Expertise in Montréal on Artificial Intelligence (CEIMIA), and a member of the IFIP/IP3 Global Industry Council (GIC) within the UN. She also lends her time as an expert advisory committee member for the Global Index on Responsible AI.

Ashley also acts as a technical subject matter expert for multiple government organizations and standards organizations, including advising the US Department of Defense and Government Accountability Office, Canada’s AI Strategy Council Public Awareness Working Group, ISO, OCEANIS, and IEEE.