Book IWD Speaker: Bold AI & Inclusion Speaker, Creator of rAIse IT right™, Author of Full Throttle & Torque

High-energy AI & inclusion speaker empowering women to cut through complexity, challenge the illusion of inclusion, and lead bold, human-first futures.

Gry Stene is a bold, high-energy speaker, the creator of rAIse IT right™, and the author of Full Throttle & Torque: My Alien Roadtrip. With almost four decades in global technology, inclusion, innovation and leadership, she helps women and organisations cut through complexity, challenge the illusion of inclusion, and build workplaces where women and other underrepresented voices feel valued, heard and able to thrive.

A software engineer turned transformation strategist, Gry blends deep industry expertise with lived neurospicy insight, humour and powerful metaphors that make complex ideas land with clarity and impact. She is known for energising rooms, expanding what women believe is possible for themselves, and giving people permission to show up fully as who they are.

Her flagship keynote, The Illusion of Inclusion: Why Women Still Feel Like Outsiders (and How to Change It), explores why many workplaces still say the right words but fall short in lived experience. Gry shows women how to claim space, influence culture, and lead with confidence, while offering leaders practical tools for creating environments where everyone can thrive.

She also delivers her future-focused keynote, Raise It Right: Why AI Needs Women’s Values, Voices and Vision, based on her rAIse IT right™ framework. Using her celebrated metaphor of AI as a digital child we are collectively raising, Gry helps women understand their essential role in shaping ethical, intentional and human-centred AI. She makes the future of work accessible, empowering and deeply human.

Her sessions are fast-paced, grounded and uplifting. Participants walk away feeling braver, clearer and more capable of influencing positive change - both for themselves and for those they lead.

Audience outcomes:
• greater confidence and clarity in leadership and visibility
• practical tools for navigating and shifting non-inclusive systems
• a strong sense of identity, voice and self-belief
• understanding of how women can meaningfully shape AI and innovation
• renewed energy and inspiration to elevate themselves and others

Based in Australia, Gry speaks globally and brings a unique blend of technical depth, human insight and energising storytelling to every stage.

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