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Artificial intelligence does not build capability. People do.

The Institute of Applied AI was founded on the belief that the organisations which will use AI well are those that invest in human judgement first: leaders who understand what AI can and cannot be trusted with, teams who apply it within clear governance and cultures where thinking is never outsourced to a tool.

We set the standard for what applied AI capability means in practice. The measure of success is not how many people completed a programme. It is whether the people leading AI adoption in your organisation think more clearly, decide more confidently and govern more deliberately because of it.

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Siobhán O'Leary

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Siobhán O'Leary is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Institute of Applied AI, where she leads education programme development, advisory engagements and the Institute's approach to safe AI practice.

She works with leaders and teams to build applied AI capability, implement responsible governance, and translate AI potential into operational reality. Her approach is shaped by an engineering background and over a decade of leadership experience in regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing at Janssen, bringing a systems thinking and compliance lens to every engagement.

Siobhán speaks regularly on AI strategy, governance, and the EU AI Act and has delivered programmes and talks for organisations including ISPE, MSLETB, MTU and ICBE.

 

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Siobhán speaks to leadership teams, professional associations and academic institutions on the questions organisations are actually facing as AI moves from pilot to practice.

Outsourcing Judgment

Outsourcing Judgement: When Tools Do the Thinking

What happens to professional judgement when Al does the analysis, drafts the recommendation and flags the risk? A keynote on the cognitive and organisational consequences of uncritical Al adoption.

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Women In Innovation

The Pivotal Role Women Have Played in Al Development

A research-grounded keynote tracing the contributions of women to the development of artificial intelligence, from foundational mathematics to the ethical frameworks shaping responsible Al
today.

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Susana Marambio

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Susana Marambio is Co Founder and Chief Operating Officer of the Institute of Applied AI, where she leads organisational operations, programme delivery and partnerships that connect AI education with practical business implementation.

She works with organisations and industry partners to ensure the Institute’s programmes address real operational challenges, supporting leadership teams as they move from AI exploration to practical adoption.

Susana brings more than twenty years of international commercial and operational leadership experience across Europe, having held senior roles in multinational organisations. Alongside her work with the Institute, she is Co Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of BBCS Business Advisors, a strategic advisory firm that helps established SMEs move from reactive growth to disciplined performance.

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Our Mission

The Institute of Applied AI exists to set the standard for what applied AI capability means in organisations: building programmes that embed governance as a practice, develop human judgement alongside AI tools and ensure that the people leading AI adoption never cede their thinking to the technology

What We Stand For

What We Believe

Generative AI does not build organisational capability on its own. The organisations that will use it well are those that invest in judgement, governance and structured adoption before they invest in more tools.

How We Work

Every engagement is practitioner-led and built around the specific regulatory and operational context your organisation operates in. We do not deliver generic programmes and we do not start with a predefined answer.

What We Measure

Not completion rates. Whether the leaders who go through our programmes make better decisions about AI, govern it more deliberately and can defend those decisions when it matters.

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