DataEthics4All and DataEthics4All Foundation are raising the next generation of Ethics 1st Data and AI Champions — recognized by the White House, UNESCO, the World Economic Forum, the U.S. Department of Labor, and Forbes, and reaching hundreds of thousands of learners, educators, and professionals along the way.
Our Reach
A direct content partnership with the California Department of Education: DataEthics4All Foundation hosted 22 episodes of CDE’s official “Learning with AI, Learning about AI” webinar series, drawing 4,965+ views to date. Separately, our micro AI ethics upskilling and reskilling workshops have trained 10,000+ professionals — including educators, women returning to the workforce, and adults upskilling or reskilling into new careers — plus hundreds more youth and IEC learners reached directly.
Federal & Government Recognition
- White House: DataEthics4All Foundation is a White House AI Education & Workforce Champion.
- U.S. Department of Labor: Directly invited by DOL’s Chief Innovation Officer, on behalf of Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling, together with DOL’s Chief Economist, for stakeholder input on how AI and the future of work will reshape the American labor market.
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation: Shilpi Agarwal authored “Roadmap to Building An Equity-Driven Workforce.”
- California Department of Education: A direct content partnership: DataEthics4All Foundation hosted 22 episodes of CDE’s official “Learning with AI, Learning about AI” webinar series on our YouTube channel, each explicitly credited on-screen as a collaboration between California Department of Education and STEAM in AI — drawing 4,965+ views to date — with Shilpi Agarwal speaking live at two of the series’ sessions.
- Student Data Privacy Consortium: Signed Data Privacy Agreement on file with the SDPC National Database, covering 33+ states.
- UNESCO: Listed member of UNESCO’s Global Civil Society Organizations and Academic Network on AI Ethics and Policy, and a Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) Certifying Organization.
Global & Industry Recognition
- World Economic Forum: Listed organization, with Shilpi Agarwal named an acknowledged contributor to the WEF white paper “Responsible Use of Technology: The Salesforce Case Study.”
- Corinium Global Intelligence: Named #16 on The 2025 Global Top 100 Innovators in Data, Analytics and AI, with a full-page feature interview.
- Forbes: Forbes 2025 “50 Over 50” Nominee.
- ISTE EdTech Index: STEAM in AI is a listed AI Ethics Curriculum for Grades 4–12.
- DeepLearning.AI: Featured Pie & AI Ambassador; recognized by DeepLearning.AI as an “AI Leader Building a Network of Global AI Hubs” (2023).
- Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN): Ongoing tabling and recruiting partnership at Stanford, connecting students with public-interest-technology and tech-for-good careers.
- NTEN: Recorded AI literacy course partnership with the Nonprofit Technology Network, plus an NTC 2026 speaking session.
Awards & Honors
Shilpi Agarwal’s recognitions reflect the work she leads and the impact both DataEthics4All and DataEthics4All Foundation are making — not personal accolades in isolation.
- Women in AI Champion, North America 2025
- ASU+GSV “Woman Leading the AI Revolution in Education,” 2025 — named honor, plus speaker and community-event host at The AI Show @ ASU+GSV (15,000 annual registrants in 2025, per ASU+GSV’s own figures)
- Forbes “50 Over 50” Nominee, 2025
- Women Leaders in Data and AI (WLDA) Award – Finalist, 2022 — WLDA announcement
- Presidential Volunteer Service Award – Lifetime Achievement, 2024 — 4,000+ cumulative volunteer hours, signed by President Biden
Speaking & Thought Leadership
Because the work DataEthics4All and DataEthics4All Foundation lead spans every subject and sector, Shilpi Agarwal has been invited to speak to audiences across education, government, military, and industry.
Keynotes & Major Conferences
- SDFM (previously ASMC): Closing Keynote, “The Ethics and Impact of Generative AI,” PDI 2023 Annual Conference — 7,500+ registered, record attendance — plus a separate plenary session for a U.S. Department of Defense audience.
- SXSW EDU 2025 — part of a conference reaching 10,849 total attendees.
- CSTA Annual Conference 2024 — “Bridging Data + AI Ethics with Culturally Responsive Challenges for a Diverse Tech Future,” co-presented with the California Department of Education.
- IECA Annual Conference — Session Speaker (2024, 2025, 2026; 1,000+ Independent Educational Consultants in attendance); Co-Chair, STEM and Arts Graduate Committee, and 3-Hour AI Workshop Co-Facilitator (2026).
- Chief Data & Analytics Officer (CDAO) Summit (2021 & 2022), RE·WORK MLOps Trusted AI Summit (2022), Computer Vision Summit 2023 (Chair), Chief Data Officers Summit at Stanford (Chair), Avasant Empowering Beyond Summit 2023, and the Open Voice Network (The Linux Foundation).
- San Jose State University Silicon Valley Women in Engineering Summit (2020, 2022, 2023); Pie & AI: “My Journey into Tech,” SAP Academy for Engineering.
Ongoing Series & Programs
- AI DIET World — producer/host of DataEthics4All’s global ethics-in-AI conference, featuring speakers from IBM, AWS, Google, and the World Economic Forum.
- DataEthics4All Live & Ethics 1st Live — 25+ episode fireside-chat series with leaders from LinkedIn, ThoughtSpot, Vector Institute, and Google, including a panel on the DELETE Act with California State Senator Josh Becker.
- Boys & Girls Club of Garfield — ongoing two-year after-school partnership delivering our AI ethics curriculum to middle and high school students, with 100% program completion, 90%+ assessment success, 100% of students building their own AI projects, and a 100% student recommendation rate.
- AI DIET Returnship for Women+ — helping 1,500+ women+ return to AI and tech fields with resources, workshops, and guidance (“DIET” = Data, Impact and Ethics in Technology).
- AI Ethics Workshops for Youth — hosted in partnership with SAP Academy for Engineering, DeepLearning.AI (Pie & AI), and local schools.
- Ethics 1st AI Institute — bringing several AI ethics hands-on live and on-demand workshops to all learners, from youth to adults, educators to professionals.
Academic Affiliation
- Adjunct Faculty, Stanford Continuing Studies — taught “The Future of Marketing: Using Social Data and AI to Improve ROI”
- Mentor, MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition (since 2019); Mentor, Santa Clara University Design Thinking
- Judge, Stanford Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl
- Grand Judge, Robotics/ML category, Regeneron ISEF 2025
Have a grant, partnership, or sponsorship opportunity? We’d love to talk.
Partner With Us