Bio

Josephine Yam is the CEO and Co-Founder of Skills4Good AI. Skills4Good AI is an AI-driven platform for managed privacy & AI compliance that eliminates the pain of global compliance seamlessly and cost-effectively. As an AI lawyer, AI ethicist, and tech entrepreneur, Josephine has received several awards, including: - Top 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics - Top 21 Asian Entrepreneurs Shaking Up Canada - RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award - Most Influential Filipina Woman in the World (London UK) She was also featured in the Government of Ontario-funded “Making It in Canada” TV documentary series aired internationally in over 50 countries. As a woman, person of color, and immigrant entrepreneur, Josephine passionately advocates for equity, diversity, and inclusion in AI to create a human-centered AI world. Josephine graduated from Stanford University Graduate School of Business Executive Program. She obtained her Master of Arts in Philosophy degree specializing in AI Ethics at the University of Guelph. Her AI Ethics graduate degree strategically complements her Master of Laws degree at the University of Calgary. Josephine also pursued advanced legal education at Harvard Law School and the University of Toronto. She also received the Award of Achievement in Diversity & Inclusion from the University of British Columbia. She obtained her undergraduate and Juris Doctor Degree in Law from the Ateneo De Manila University. She’s been admitted to practice law in New York (USA), Alberta (Canada), Ontario (Canada), and the Philippines. Josephine serves on the Standards Council of Canada Mirror Committee ISO/EC on Artificial Intelligence. She has co-authored peer-reviewed publications on AI law, ethics, and technology. She is also an AI Policy Expert Graduate with the Washington DC-based Center for AI & Digital Policy.