Noelle Russell: AI Innovator

Award-winning AI strategist and responsible innovation leader helping organizations turn emerging technologies into measurable, scalable business outcomes.

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Highlights:
  • Named the #1 Agentic AI Leader in 2025
  • Multi-award-winning TEDx presenter and bestselling author
  • Taught 3.4 million+ learners on LinkedIn Learning
  • Trusted advisor on responsible AI, governance, and enterprise transformation
  • Deep technical experience paired with high-impact business strategy

Formats: Keynote speaker and panelist.

Audiences: Business leaders, enterprise tech teams, government and policy audiences, educators, global nonprofits, and startup founders.

Outcomes:
  1. A clear, strategic understanding of how AI is reshaping global leadership and competition.
  2. A future-ready framework for innovation, decision-making, and organizational adaptation.
  3. Actionable insights for navigating policy, trust, communication, and technological disruption.
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  • Travels from: Miami, FL
  • **Fee range: $35,001 - $50,000

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In this session, renowned AI speaker Noelle Russell takes a look at how specific industries are evolving due to the implementation of generative and applied AI technologies. As Russell gets groups thinking about AI and how it can be leveraged in support of their business goals, she shares real-life case study applications that demonstrate more than a dozen applied AI models that can be leveraged to optimize business, create game-changing solutions, and power growth.

As Russell examines the opportunities that AI presents for organizations, she also considers the risks, challenges, and ethical considerations — focusing in depth on how AI can be implemented to support human ingenuity, rather than replace it. If your organization is looking to successfully expedite innovation and improve the accessibility of its applications, this program is the perfect starting point.

In her book, Scaling Responsible AI: From Enthusiasm to Execution, celebrated speaker, AI strategist, and tech visionary Noelle Russell delivers an exciting and fascinating new discussion of how to implement artificial intelligence responsibly, ethically, and profitably at your organization. Responsible AI promises immense opportunity, but unguided enthusiasm can unleash serious risks. Learn how to implement AI ethically and profitably at your company with Scaling Responsible AI. In this keynote, Noelle Russell reveals an executable framework to:  

  • Harness AI’s full potential while safeguarding your firm’s reputation 
  • Mitigate bias, accuracy, privacy, and cybersecurity risks from the start 
  • Make informed choices by seeing through the hype and identifying true AI value 
  • Develop an ethical AI culture across teams and leadership 

Scaling Responsible AI equips executives, managers, and board members with the knowledge and responsibility to make smart AI decisions. Avoid compliance disasters, brand damage, or wasted resources on AI that fails to deliver. Implement artificial intelligence that drives profits, innovation, and competitive edge―the responsible way. 

Picture a world where AI revolutionizes healthcare, accelerates financial services, and redefines retail experiences. The potential is astonishing, but realizing it demands a careful balance between harnessing generative AI’s power and maintaining ethical standards. In this dynamic keynote, AI leader, practitioner, and trailblazer Noelle Russell explores the responsible use of generative AI in enterprise, with a specific focus on healthcare, finance, and retail.

Russell guides audiences through groundbreaking applications of generative AI in these industries, demonstrating its potential to transform operations, enhance customer experiences, and drive growth. However, alongside these benefits come significant ethical concerns, such as data privacy, fairness, and transparency. This session will tackle these challenges and present strategies to manage them effectively. Audience members will walk away with a more in-depth understanding of how generative AI is reshaping their industry and the opportunities it presents for the future, as well as practical guidelines and approaches for collaborating, communicating, and implementing generative AI responsibly within their organizations.

Talent Short Bio

Noelle Russell is one of the most recognized voices shaping the future of artificial intelligence and responsible innovation. A multi-award-winning TEDx presenter, bestselling author, and highly sought-after technology advisor, she has become the go-to expert for leaders looking to harness AI’s power with clarity and confidence. Named the #1 Agentic AI Leader in 2025, Noelle combines world-class technical expertise with sharp business instincts, guiding organizations through the rapidly shifting landscape of automation, data, and intelligent systems.

Noelle has taught more than 3.4 million learners through LinkedIn Learning, equipping global teams with the knowledge and tools needed to thrive in an AI-driven economy. Her work spans enterprise transformation, ethical and responsible AI, agentic systems, and large-scale innovation strategy. Whether advising Fortune 500 companies, high-growth startups, or public sector institutions, she translates complex technology into actionable, outcome-focused insights that accelerate growth while managing risk. Known for her pragmatic optimism and deeply practical frameworks, she helps leaders unlock AI’s full potential while building trust, transparency, and long-term value.

Noelle Russell is one of the most recognized voices on the future of artificial intelligence and responsible innovation. A multi-award-winning TEDx presenter and best-selling author, she has become a go-to resource for organizations seeking to harness AI’s power to drive growth while managing risk. Named the #1 Agentic AI Leader in 2025, she has taught more than 3.4 million learners through LinkedIn, equipping leaders and teams with practical tools to thrive in an AI-powered economy. With her blend of technical expertise and business acumen, she helps organizations unlock AI’s full potential to achieve scalable, measurable outcomes.

Noelle Russell’s presentations deliver both inspiration and practical takeaways. She shows audiences how to seize opportunities with AI while safeguarding against unintended risks. By sharing real-world lessons from her work with top enterprises and her experience shaping emerging AI ecosystems, she helps leaders confidently navigate an AI-first future. Her keynotes empower decision-makers to identify immediate wins, build responsible strategies, and create lasting competitive advantage in a rapidly evolving landscape.

Across her career, Noelle Russell has led at some of the world’s most influential organizations, including NPR, Microsoft, IBM, AWS, and Amazon Alexa. Noelle Russell is a five-time Microsoft AI MVP and a respected authority on data and AI literacy. As the founder of the AI Leadership Institute, Russell works with leaders to design AI roadmaps that scale responsibly and sustainably.

She is also the visionary behind the “I ❤️ AI” community, a global initiative focused on making responsible AI accessible for everyone. Her influence has been widely recognized with accolades including the AI and Cyber Leadership Award from DCALive, Trailblazer of the Year by Women in AI, a Top 10 Global Thought Leader in Generative AI by Thinkers360, and the #1 Thought Leader in Agentic AI.

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The Real Driver of Innovation Isn’t AI—It’s Inclusion | Noelle Russell | TEDxBoston

In this 10 minute and 17 second TEDx talk, Noelle Russell reveals why inclusive teams and human-centered practices outperform even the most advanced AI technologies.

In this 10:17 TEDxBoston talk, Noelle Russell challenges the assumption that artificial intelligence is the primary driver of innovation. She argues that while AI can accelerate progress, real breakthroughs come from inclusion: diverse teams, accessible systems, and thoughtful practices that invite a broad range of voices to contribute. Throughout the talk, she blends personal stories with practical insights from her career in AI and enterprise transformation, showing how organizations often fixate on tools while ignoring the human foundation that makes those tools effective.

Noelle recounts moments where innovation stalled not because technology was insufficient, but because the people in the room didn’t feel empowered to participate. She highlights research demonstrating that inclusive teams make better decisions, catch risks earlier, and outperform homogeneous groups across industries. She also discusses her own experiences navigating the tech world and the critical role mentors and inclusive cultures played in shaping her career.

Noelle argues that organizations must build AI with intention, transparency, and ethical rigor, and she emphasizes that diverse stakeholders must be involved in every stage of the design and deployment process. Without this, even brilliant technologies fall short. She closes by calling on leaders to reconsider their innovation strategies: instead of chasing the newest algorithm, focus on building environments where every person has the opportunity to contribute. That, she says, is where sustainable innovation truly begins.

Key Moments

00:48 Explanation of why inclusion outperforms pure technological advancement
01:16 Examples of teams where innovation stalled due to lack of diverse input
01:52 Insights on how inclusive environments change decision quality
02:25 Discussion of responsible AI and ethical development practices
03:01 Real-world enterprise examples where inclusion unlocked better outcomes
03:42 Reflection on her own career shaped by inclusive mentors
04:19 Data on diverse teams outperforming homogeneous ones
04:58 Why organizations misjudge the role of human contribution
05:33 Call to rethink innovation frameworks beyond tools and algorithms
06:12 The link between inclusive culture and scalable AI adoption

A comprehensive 63-minute masterclass by Noelle Russell on building responsible, scalable AI—moving from excitement to real operational execution.

In this 1-hour-and-3-minute talk, Noelle Russell takes a deep dive into how organizations can move beyond excitement about artificial intelligence into disciplined, practical, and ethically grounded execution. She begins by unpacking the common pattern: leadership buys into AI’s promise, but teams struggle to operationalize it because foundational elements—culture, governance, data discipline, human-centered design—are neglected.

Noelle weaves together examples from her extensive experience, illustrating how rapid AI adoption without alignment often results in wasted investment, unintended harm, or stagnation. She argues that responsible AI isn’t just a “nice to have” add-on; it must be embedded from the very start of strategy, design, and deployment. Throughout the talk she emphasizes three interrelated pillars: inclusive innovation (ensuring diversity of thought and representation in AI development), rigorous governance (frameworks for data ethics, oversight, accountability), and business alignment (ensuring AI initiatives tie to measurable outcomes, not just hype).

She shares frameworks and case studies: how to set success metrics, how to build cross-functional teams combining tech, risk, and business, and how to iterate with human-in-the-loop at scale. Towards the end she challenges organizations to shift their mindset: treat responsible AI as a core business competency rather than a compliance burden. The talk closes with a call to action—leaders must build trust, transparency, and measurement into their AI programs so that innovation delivers value, sustainably and ethically.

Key Moments

20:30 Pillar 1 – Inclusive innovation: why diverse teams matter in AI design
31:45 Pillar 2 – Governance frameworks and risk controls for AI at scale
43:00 Pillar 3 – Business alignment: tying AI to measurable outcomes
53:10 Case studies and lessons from enterprise deployments
59:30 Final reflections and call to action: embedding responsible AI as a core competency

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