Sinead Bovell is a strategic foresight advisor and founder of tech education company WAYE, which prepares the next generation of leaders for a future shaped by advanced technologies.
Sinead advises C-suite executives and senior leadership across governments, global corporations, and startups, with a core focus on emerging and exponential technologies and their implications for economic and national security, as well as long-term business strategy and model adaptation. She is an 11-time United Nations speaker and has delivered formal addresses to presidents, royalty, NATO, and Fortune 500 leaders on topics ranging from synthetic biology to artificial intelligence. She currently serves as an expert advisor to the United Nations AI Advisory Body, focusing on the future of work and AI’s long-term trajectory.
Through her work at the intersection of artificial intelligence and education, Sinead has advised over 17,000 educators, government officials, and policymakers worldwide on redesigning learning systems for an era shaped by advanced technologies. She believes education and cognitive resilience are foundational to strong democracy, economic resilience, and national security.
Sinead is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, where she contributes to strengthening multilateral systems to address 21st-century global challenges. She is also a regular tech commentator for platforms such as CNN, NBC, and CTV, discussing the societal impact of emerging technologies.
Sinead was named one of the top 50 voices shaping the future by Afrotech and received the Mozilla Rise 25 award for her work championing the development of open and responsible AI ecosystems. Before founding WAYE, she earned her MBA from the University of Toronto and worked as a management consultant at A.T. Kearney. She holds a bachelor’s degree in finance with a minor in chemistry.
Sinead Bovell is a strategic foresight advisor and founder of tech education company WAYE, which prepares the next generation of leaders for a future shaped by advanced technologies.
Sinead advises C-suite executives and senior leadership across governments, global corporations, and startups, with a core focus on emerging and exponential technologies and their implications for economic and national security, as well as long-term business strategy and model adaptation. She is an 11-time United Nations speaker and has delivered formal addresses to presidents, royalty, NATO, and Fortune 500 leaders on topics ranging from synthetic biology to artificial intelligence. She currently serves as an expert advisor to the United Nations AI Advisory Body, focusing on the future of work and AI’s long-term trajectory.
Through her work at the intersection of artificial intelligence and education, Sinead has advised over 17,000 educators, government officials, and policymakers worldwide on redesigning learning systems for an era shaped by advanced technologies. She believes education and cognitive resilience are foundational to strong democracy, economic resilience, and national security.
Sinead is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, where she contributes to strengthening multilateral systems to address 21st-century global challenges. She is also a regular tech commentator for platforms such as CNN, NBC, and CTV, discussing the societal impact of emerging technologies.
Sinead was named one of the top 50 voices shaping the future by Afrotech and received the Mozilla Rise 25 award for her work championing the development of open and responsible AI ecosystems. Before founding WAYE, she earned her MBA from the University of Toronto and worked as a management consultant at A.T. Kearney. She holds a bachelor’s degree in finance with a minor in chemistry.
