Ovetta Sampson: Generative AI

    AI keynote speaker, product strategist, and founder of Right AI Ovetta Sampson helps organizations design, deploy, and scale responsible AI products with reduced risk and human-centered frameworks.

    Ovetta Sampson - Image 01 (April 27, 2026)

    Quick Facts:

    • Highlights:
      • Founder of Right AI
      • Former leader at IDEO, Microsoft, and Google
      • Named Top 15 in Enterprise AI by Business Insider (2023)
      • Creator of Human Engagement Risks™ (HER™) framework
    • Formats: Keynote Speaker, Workshop Facilitator, and AI Product Advisor
    • Audiences: Executives, product teams, designers, and organizations developing or implementing AI solutions
    • Outcomes:
      1. Design AI products with reduced risk and stronger human alignment
      2. Understand and apply responsible AI frameworks
      3. Accelerate AI product development and go-to-market success
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    • Travels from: Chicago, IL
    • **Fee range: $15,000 - $20,000

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    Keynote Topics:

    The painful way: Having circular conversations with AI tools that take more time than you have and end with less than optimal outcomes that in no way resemble all the hyped capabilities that you see on social media. AI was supposed to be magically delicious but in reality it’s painfully obtuse. 

    The delightful way: Discovering the cheat code to unlock whatever you need out of AI, no matter the tool or program every time all the time.

    Working with AI can be a drag. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Understanding some key differences between how machines operate and how humans communicate can unlock untold creativity and productivity innovation. You can integrate AI into your everyday work life and get great results. This keynote shows you how. 

    Keynote Description

    In this 60-minute engagement session audience participants learn:

     

    • How to make their requests “machine-ready,” for better AI outcomes
    • AI communication shortcuts – such as the CO-STAR and DCR™ techniques – that tsave time and boost productivity 
    • A repeatable, practical way to engage AI that gets the best outcomes from ANY AI tool

     

     Format 

    • 35 min keynote
    • 25 min Q&A

    Human Engagement Risks of AI

    There are risks to implementing and integrating AI into the workplace and product design. Learn to identify and mitigate during the engineering, product design process.


    Data & Design
    Understand why data is critical to the AI development process and learn when to use human-centered design to address any human engagement risks that may arise. 

    Talent Short Bio

    Ovetta Sampson is an AI keynote speaker, product strategist, and founder of Right AI, specializing in the critical intersection of artificial intelligence and design. She helps organizations build and implement AI products responsibly, guiding leaders toward solutions that balance innovation with risk management.

    With a unique background spanning journalism, user experience design, and AI/ML infrastructure, Ovetta brings a multidisciplinary perspective to AI development. Her career includes leadership roles at IDEO, Microsoft, and Google, where she developed deep expertise in human-centered design and emerging technologies.

    Recognized by Business Insider as one of the Top 15 People in Enterprise Artificial Intelligence, Ovetta is the creator of the Human Engagement Risks™ (HER™) framework, a practical model that helps organizations identify and mitigate risks when deploying AI systems. Her work focuses on ensuring that AI products are not only functional, but ethical, inclusive, and aligned with human needs.

    Founder of Right AI, Ovetta Sampson specializes in the space that lies between AI and Design. Consulting with CEOs, design executives, and their teams, she helps small-to-mid-size businesses choose the path of least risk when building and implementing AI products.

    Formerly of IDEO, Microsoft, and Google, Ovetta has a unique background spanning journalism to AI/ML infrastructure that helps her assist executives and their organizations to implement AI safely and successfully.

    Named one of the Top 15 People in Enterprise Artificial Intelligence  by Business Insider in 2023, Ovetta created the Human Engagement Risks™ (HER™) framework to help guide companies serious about responsible AI deployment.

    If you’re looking for a speaker to inspire your team to balance the promise of AI and its limitations, or need a customized workshop that helps your team understand AI Product design better or want someone to help you take AI products to market then reach out to Ovetta Sampson.

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