EY establishes EY.ai global AI advisory council with IIT Bombay's Sunita Sarawagi as a member

• The council will advise EY professionals on how to navigate and lead on AI advancements, emerging issues and adoption
• Advisors from business, government and academia will also counsel on various domains, such as customer, talent, human behaviour and industry impact

New Delhi, 03 December 2024: EY, the leading professional services organization has announced the establishment of the EY.ai global AI advisory council. The council will provide critical insights on AI advancements, societal implications, and innovative applications to help the global EY network, and clients stay ahead of the curve.

Driving global impact with a local perspective

The council comprises globally diverse set of industry and civil society leaders, including AI-focused researchers, entrepreneurs, academics, ethicists and policy professionals. This significant initiative features the inclusion of Sunita Sarawagi, computer science professor and founding head of the Center for Machine Intelligence and Data Science (CMInDS) at IIT Bombay.

She is renowned for her contributions to AI, ML, and data science, and joins an elite group of industry leaders, academics, and policymakers on the council. Her involvement will help guide the organization in driving impactful AI innovation and ethical deployment for its clients.

Rakesh Kaul Punjabi, Partner and AI Activation Leader, EY India, said, “The establishment of the EY.ai global AI advisory council underscores our commitment to leading with innovation and responsibility in the era of AI transformation. This council strengthens our AI capabilities and will address the ethical and societal implications. At EY, we are not just adapting to the future of AI, we are shaping it to create meaningful impact for our clients, people, and communities.”

The council members will provide insights into AI trends and their human implications, guiding governments and organizations on structuring and restructuring their models. The council will work across three core domains:

1. Directing AI development and deployment within the EY organization and its affiliated entities across the globe by sharing insights on how the technology is developing, including breakthroughs and emerging risks.
2. Helping EY professionals serve their clients’ transformations and how they deploy AI in their organizations, as well as assessing the EY organization on broader AI powered industry transformation and verticalization.
3. Working to address global challenges through innovative uses of AI, including climate change, health and wellness, education, the digital divide, or access to tools by marginalized groups and societies, etc., while also working to mitigate risks to people and society.

EY.ai Global AI Advisory Council include:

• Raj Sharma, EY Global Managing Partner of Growth and Innovation, and EY.ai Global AI Advisory Council Chair
• Gil Forer, Digital and Business Disruption Leader, EY
• Sunita Sarawagi, Computer Science professor and Founding Head, Center for Machine Intelligence and Data Science (CMInDS), IIT Bombay
• Rotem Alaluf, Founder and CEO, Wand AI
• Maurice Conti, AI Futurist, Founder and CEO, Applied Intelligence
• David De Cremer, Dunton Family Dean of D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University, and founder of the Centre on AI Technology for Humankind (AiTH) at the National University of Singapore
• Daniel Dines, Founder and CEO, UiPath
• Nathanael Fast, Associate Professor of Management & Organization and Director of the Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making at the USC Marshall School of Business
• Kate Kallot, Founder and CEO, Amini
• Clara Neppel, Senior Director, European Business Operations, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Shannon Vallor, Professor of Ethics of Data and AI, University of Edinburgh
• Ashish Vaswani, CEO and Co-founder, Essential AI

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