Henrietta Ridley

Chief AI UNICEF

Henrietta is the Chief AI and lead of the Global AI Hub at UNICEF Digital Impact Division. Appointed in July 2025, she is responsible for shaping and executing UNICEF's global AI strategy, ensuring the responsible, ethical, and effective use of artificial intelligence to accelerate results for children worldwide. Prior to joining UNICEF, Henrietta spent over a decade in AI and data science consulting. She led Accenture’s UK Data Science team and, most recently, headed a large-scale AI transformation programme at a major UK bank, delivering solutions from RAG-based chatbots to scalable GenAI platforms. Her technical expertise spans a wide range of disciplines, including building synthetic data pipelines with diffusion models and Variational Autoencoders, developing computer vision tools, and using reinforcement learning for optimization.

Conference Day One - Tuesday 14 March

5:30 PM Afternoon Plenary Keynote: Protecting Child Rights in the Age of AI: Embedding Child-Centric Principles into Design and Deployment

AI adoption is accelerating across both the public and private sectors, yet the unique rights and needs of children are often overlooked in technology development and deployment. This session, led by Kaan & Henrietta at UNICEF, explores how organisations can ensure that child-centricity is embedded in AI design from the outset - whether building solutions, deploying platforms, or shaping governance frameworks. Drawing from the global perspective of child rights advocacy, this session will highlight opportunities for collaboration across sectors and practical pathways for safeguarding children in the AI era.

• Embedding child rights into AI design, governance, and organisational decision-making processes

• Bridging maturity gaps: understanding risks and building enterprise accountability frameworks that prioritise children’s rights in AI use

• Creating measurable impact through cross-sector approaches to child-centric AI adoption

Leave with actionable insights on how to integrate child-centric principles into AI strategies, ensuring technology innovation advances - not undermines- the rights of children worldwide.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Henrietta.

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