Rebuilding an "Inadequate" System - A Conversation with Priya Lakhani

Priya Lakhani OBE is the Founder CEO of CENTURY Tech, the
award-winning artificial intelligence education technology
company. CENTURY is the global leader in AI-powered learning
tools for schools and families, working in dozens of countries
across the world.


In 2008, Priya left her career as a barrister to launch a
successful cooking-sauce business, which through its charitable
foundation provided millions of meals and thousands of
vaccinations to the underprivileged in India and Africa, and
funded several schools.


Priya was awarded Business Entrepreneur of the Year by the
Chancellor in 2009 and Officer of the Order of the British Empire
in 2014. She was a business advisor to the UK’s coalition
government, was appointed to the UK government’s AI Council in
2019 and is a regular commentator on global news for the BBC.


In 2018, Priya co-founded the Institute for Ethical AI in
Education. In 2018, CENTURY won a prestigious MIT SOLVE
(Education) award, and in 2019, Priya was named Economic
Innovator of the Year by The Spectator. In 2020, she was awarded
an honorary doctorate by Coventry University’s engineering
faculty and appointed Honorary Vice President of the Council of
British International Schools.


Social Links:


LinkedIn: @priyalakhani 


Twitter: @priyalakhani; @thisiscentury