Deliverer of Harsh Truths

Siobhan Solberg

Speaker on Data, AI, Privacy & Human Consequences

just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

I speak about the human consequences of data and AI decisions

"With her no-bullshit way of talking, Siobhan cuts through distractions and says things as they really are. On stage, this is an underrated but invaluable quality."
Hannes K, Analytics Summit

Signature Talks

For organisations trying to make better decisions, and for people trying to understand the systems increasingly making decisions around them.

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should
How leaders decide what to build, deploy, and scale when data and AI create real consequences.The Right to Be Surprising
What we lose when data, algorithms and AI get too good at predicting who we are and what we’ll do next.When AI works and adoption fails
Why technically successful AI can still fail when it meets human judgement, trust and accountability.

What audiences leave with

  • A better understanding of how data and AI decisions actually get made.

  • A healthy suspicion of simple answers.

  • Better questions to ask when technology starts making decisions for us.

  • And enough understanding to decide for themselves what they are comfortable with.

Workshops

For teams that need clarity, not just inspiration.

  • Understanding AI governance without the hype

  • How data decisions shape people

  • Human judgement in AI-supported decisions

  • Privacy beyond compliance

  • Using HUMAN to pressure-test data and AI decisions

Designed for leadership teams, cross-functional groups, and executive education audiences.

“Loved the session, informative, lots of resources and it was relevant to the work I do…You are organised, and you talk like a normal person when sharing your knowledge.”
Jill Q, The Coloring In Department

Why me

I didn’t start in AI ethics.I started with data.Marketing. Analytics. Tracking. AdTech. All the slightly questionable stuff organisations started doing once they realised how much they could learn about people online.Privacy came next.Then data governance.Then AI.And after years of working across all of it, the same question kept showing up:What do these decisions actually mean for the people on the other side of them?That is the question behind my work.

"Siobhan's presentation captivated our audience and sparked engaging discussions. For anyone seeking a knowledgeable and compelling speaker on privacy for their next conference, I wholeheartedly recommend her"
Julian J, Measure Summit

"Siobhan has the unique ability to communicate across various stakeholder groups - including business and technical teams"
Sam B, Natural History Museum

“Siobhan has a no nonsense approach and shares knowledge in an easy to understand format”

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