Anita Schjøll Abildgaard

Anita Schjøll Abildgaard is a Norwegian entrepreneur and the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Iris.ai. She co-founded Iris.ai at Singularity University in 2015 and has worked deep in AI ever since. Iris.ai is the expert AI harness for industries where a wrong answer isn't an option. It controls what a model reads and measures every step of how it answers, so AI systems are reliable enough for production in manufacturing, life sciences, energy and telecom. Iris.ai has received EIC Accelerator financing, won the Learning category of the Singularity University Global Grand Challenges Awards, and reached the Top 10 of the AI XPRIZE.

Forbes named Anita one of the World's Top 50 Women in Tech, and she was named among the Inspiring Fifty Nordics several years. She trained in theatre and communication before technology, and she explains AI in plain language to boards, executives and engineers alike. She speaks on stages around the world, has given two TEDx talks, and sits on REITAN's AI Future Advisory Board.

Her career spans four startups, a handful boards, at least fifteen industries and six universities. She has also built a race car, and she rides a Harley.