Anne Applebaum
Pulitzer Prize Winner | Staff Writer, The Atlantic | Senior Fellow, Johns Hopkins SAIS | Author of Autocracy Inc., Gulag & Iron Curtain | 2024 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
Sandy Carter
COO of Unstoppable Domains | Former VP, Amazon Web Services | Bestselling Author of 'AI First, Human Always' | Leading Voice on AI, Web3 & Innovation
Sandy Carter is a globally recognized technology executive, bestselling author, and leading voice on AI, Web3, and innovation. Now COO of the Web3 unicorn Unstoppable Domains, she previously built billion-dollar businesses at Amazon Web Services and IBM, and wrote AI First, Human Always. On stage, Carter blends strategy, storytelling, and real-world experience to help leaders adopt AI and emerging tech while keeping people and ethics at the center.
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Sandy Carter biography
AI speaker Sandy Carter is a globally recognized technology executive, bestselling author, and one of the most influential voices on artificial intelligence, Web3, and innovation. Currently Chief Operating Officer at Unstoppable Domains, a Web3 unicorn focused on digital identity, she has spent her career at the leading edge of emerging technology, helping organizations turn disruption into growth.
Over more than two decades, Carter has built and scaled multi-billion-dollar businesses at some of the world’s most influential tech companies. At IBM, she served as Chief Sales Officer and later as Channel Chief, building a multi-billion-dollar business across cloud, AI, and IoT. She then spent four years as a Vice President at Amazon Web Services, where she created the Enterprise Workload division and grew it into a $5 billion business, before joining Unstoppable Domains to lead its global go-to-market strategy.
A Bestselling Author and Champion for Women in Tech
Carter is the author of multiple books on business and technology, including The New Language of Business and The Tiger and the Rabbit. Her latest, AI First, Human Always: Embracing a New Mindset for the Era of Superintelligence, is a practical guide to the seven biggest trends shaping the future of AI in business. A longtime advocate for women in technology, she founded the Unstoppable Women of Web3 and AI community, which has trained more than 55,000 women and partnered with over 220 organizations.
Her thought leadership is regularly featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and USA Today, and she has been named a Forbes Digital Influencer, one of CNN’s Top 10 Women in Tech, and among Onalytica’s top global influencers in cloud, IoT, and AI. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Duke University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, pairing deep technical fluency with sharp business strategy.
As a speaker, Sandy Carter brings a rare mix of strategy, storytelling, and real-world experience from inside the world’s biggest tech companies and fastest-moving startups. She helps audiences make sense of AI, Web3, and digital transformation, and shows leaders how to adopt new technology while keeping people, ethics, and purpose at the center. Senior audiences leave with both a clear roadmap and the energy to act on it.
Sandy Carter Speaking Videos
Mind-Machine Merge: Seven Future Trends in a Post-AI World of Work with Sandy Carter
Sandy Carter - Women Rock! Paper Scissors
Sandy Carter Keynote Topics
Drawing on her latest book, Sandy Carter gives leaders the mindset and tools to keep pace with the exponential rise of AI. She unpacks seven of the most disruptive trends in artificial intelligence, from the tokenization of everything to multi-modal learning and digital twins, using real case studies to cut through the complexity. With her signature mix of strategy and storytelling, she shows how to build an AI-driven culture and lead through technical convergence, all while protecting the human qualities, creativity, ethics, and intuition, that no machine can replace.
What does it take to build a culture that keeps innovating? Drawing on more than two decades in tech and her own research, Carter reveals the "superpowers," speed, vision, and intuition among them, that help leaders and teams stay competitive in a fast-moving market. She shares practical ways to boost team performance, attract top talent, and turn customers into advocates, leaving audiences with a playbook for innovation that actually sticks.
Carter breaks down the game-changing technologies reshaping business, from AI and IoT to immersive and social tools, and shows how each one drives real results. Blending case studies from startups and Fortune 25 companies, she helps leaders understand how to weave innovation into their strategy and culture rather than bolt it on. Audiences leave with practical tools to assess their own needs, build team skills, and stay ahead in a quickly shifting global market.
What does a successful digital transformation actually require? Drawing on her experience as a Forbes Digital Influencer and an executive at a Fortune 25 company, Carter reveals the key digital and cultural moves that create real impact, from reshaping how a company works to adopting new business models. Audiences gain practical ways to improve both customer and employee experiences, master digital best practices, and lead change with confidence.
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FAQs on Booking Sandy Carter
Why Sandy Carter?
Booking Sandy Carter brings your audience one of the most credible voices in technology today, someone who has built billion-dollar businesses at AWS and IBM and now leads go-to-market for a Web3 unicorn. She turns complex topics like AI, Web3, and digital transformation into clear, practical strategy, drawn from real decisions inside the world's biggest tech companies and fastest-growing startups. Energetic and insightful, she pairs hard data and case studies with memorable storytelling, and champions a "human always" approach to technology. For events on AI, innovation, and the future of business, she is an outstanding choice. Aurum Speakers Bureau can help you book Sandy Carter for your next event.
Who is Sandy Carter?
Sandy Carter is a technology executive, bestselling author, and keynote speaker known for her expertise in AI, Web3, and innovation. She is currently Chief Operating Officer at Unstoppable Domains, a Web3 company focused on digital identity, and previously served as a Vice President at Amazon Web Services and a senior executive at IBM. She holds a computer science degree from Duke University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
What is Sandy Carter's book AI First, Human Always about?
AI First, Human Always: Embracing a New Mindset for the Era of Superintelligence is Sandy Carter's guide to the seven biggest trends shaping artificial intelligence in business, from the tokenization of everything to multi-modal learning and digital twins. The book's core idea is that organizations should embrace AI aggressively while keeping human judgment, creativity, and ethics at the center of every decision. It combines practical frameworks with real-world case studies for leaders.
What does Sandy Carter speak about?
Sandy Carter speaks on artificial intelligence, Web3 and blockchain, digital transformation, innovation, and women in technology. Her keynotes blend executive experience with actionable frameworks, helping organizations adopt emerging technology without losing the human element. To book AI speaker Sandy Carter for your conference or corporate event, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
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How much is Sandy Carter speaking fee?
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