Inclusive tech and AI: What Every Tech Founder Should Prioritize

How can technology solutions expand access, equity and opportunity? Barbadian tech entrepreneur and technology expert Donnya Piggot speaks to moderator Doone Roisin of podcast 'Imagine If' about AI and the future of equitable innovation. It's a conversation that explores implicit bias, diverse product teams, reverse mentorship, and the leadership challenge of asking who is missing from the room.

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Key takeaways:

• Build around real user behavior, not a founder's ego or a product that only impresses investors.
• Design for inclusion intentionally by bringing people from the margins into the room.
• Stay focused in the early market, while making accessibility and belonging part of how the technology works.

This session is part of the Annual Meeting of Global Future Leaders theme: AI, technology and human agency and was recorded live in Dubai, 13 October, 2026. To learn more: https://events.weforum.org/en/events/annual-meeting-of-global-future-leaders-2026/home

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