Twice named one of Australia’s Top 100 Women of Influence, Kaz McGrath is one of the world’s leading experts in AI for social impact. As founder and CEO of PLAI (Purpose Led AI), she has trained over 15,000 professionals across organisations including MSF, Save the Children International, UNICEF, WWF and ActionAid.  

Kaz doesn’t teach people how to use AI tools. She teaches them how to think, design and lead with AI – transforming how organisations work, not just what they produce. Her methodology draws from IDEO, Stanford d.school and a decade of frontline nonprofit experience, including co-founding the Ration Challenge at Act for Peace, which scaled from a 100-person pilot to a global campaign across Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the US.  

Kaz advises the UNDP and the World Economic Forum on AI capability, holds Stanford HAI credentials and speaks at major sector conferences worldwide.