Oyinmiebi Elena Ebikefe is a robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) engineer from Nigeria. She holds a first-class honours degree in electrical and electronics engineering, which led her to explore industrial automation, where she subsequently became hooked on robotics and AI. She went on to secure an MSc in Control, Automation and Artificial Intelligence at Coventry University and is open to robotics opportunities whilst she continues to develop her career through self-directed study. "Robotics uncovered a whole new side of me -- I keep surprising myself with the level of discipline and focus to study, dedication, investment and results I have gained with each robotics project." My name is Oyinmiebi Elena Ebikefe, and I'm a robotics and artificial intelligence engineer from Nigeria.

Tiffany Ceasor works for Microsoft in Seattle, where she is in the process of transitioning from a data scientist role to becoming a software development engineer with a focus on data science. She is a student at Florida Atlantic University, working towards her PhD in computer science with a specialism in applied artificial intelligence. Tiffany also studied at Florida Atlantic for her bachelor's degree in international public health and public health before taking her master of science in management information systems and business analytics there too. "Diversity in thought, culture, personality, life experiences and beliefs are what make the world an incredible, dynamic and beautiful place. In technology it is especially important because, as artificial intelligence advances, it is imperative to prevent eminent biases from being trained into models that will in turn potentially determine the future of the way we do things."

Haley Mayer is a PhD student in mechanical engineering at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Haley began a master's degree in mechanical engineering and part way through this she was able to take an exam that enabled her to transfer to a PhD. Her research as a PhD candidate now focuses on magnetically actuated surgical tools for gastroendoscopy, a test to check the inside of the throat, food pipe (oesophagus) and stomach, the upper part of the digestive system. "Diversity is important in robotics because it touches everyone and everything." I got my Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Guelph, in Canada, where I focused on the intersection between medicine, mechanical design, and biomechanics.

Joyeeta Das is founder and chief executive of GyanaAI, a self-service data science platform that enables insights around locations and places using big data and artificial intelligence technologies. Her early career began working in engineering, programme management, having risen through the leadership ranks in large international tech companies including Cisco and Wipro. Joyeeta holds two undergraduate degrees, in electronics engineering from the West Bengal University of Technology as well as physics, and an MBA from the Saїd Business School at the University of Oxford, where she received a Fellowship from their Entrepreneurship Centre. "…Artificial intelligence and big data are part of a revolution that has already started … There never has been a more empowered age…" I always enjoyed tech – even as a tiny girl. My mother is a scientist / teacher, my dad was an architect and all my grandparents are into science as well.