BIO

Ayumi Moore Aoki is an entrepreneur and tech diplomat working at the intersection of technology, diplomacy, and international development. As Founder and President of the Tech Diplomacy Global Institute and Founder and CEO of Women in Tech® Global, she builds partnerships across governments, international organizations, academia, and the private sector to advance digital equity and inclusive innovation.

Tech Diplomacy

The Tech Diplomacy Global Institute is a neutral convening platform bridging technology and diplomacy. It brings governments, international organizations, and technology leaders into dialogue, builds diplomatic capacity for the digital age, and supports nations navigating emerging technologies and digital transformation, so that every country, whatever its size or resources, can engage the digital future on its own terms.

In 2025, under Ayumi’s leadership, the Institute launched the Samarkand Declaration on Tech Diplomacy,  an international initiative to ensure that every nation has the diplomatic capacity to shape its digital future. Unveiled alongside UNESCO’s 43rd General Conference, the Declaration opened an international process toward universal tech diplomacy adoption by 2030.

Women in Technology

As Founder and CEO of Women in Tech® Global, headquartered in Paris, Ayumi leads a global organization championing women in STEAM fields, with active operations in over 70 countries and a community of more than 500,000 members, and a goal of empowering five million women by 2030. Women in Tech® collaborates with partners including UN Women, the World Economic Forum’s Edison Alliance, and governments across France, Cabo Verde, Burundi, the United States, Uzbekistan, and Malaysia.

International Advisory Roles

Ayumi serves on UNESCO’s International Consultative Group of Experts for Closing the Gender Gap in Science, the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains, and the Advisory Board of the Global Center on AI Governance. She has spoken at the World Economic Forum, TEDx, LEAP, and the UN ESCAP Summit, and has lectured at Johns Hopkins University, Sciences Po, and École des Ponts.

A Journey Shaped by Experience

Born in Brazil to a Brazilian mother and Japanese father, Ayumi spent her formative years in South Africa during apartheid—an experience that shaped her lasting commitment to inclusion and equity. She entered the technology sector in 2008 as a self-taught coder. A decade later, in 2018, she founded Women in Tech® Global. She lives in Paris and is a mother of four.

Ayumi is currently pursuing an Executive Doctorate in Business Administration (EDBA) at École des Ponts Business School (Institut Polytechnique de Paris). Her research examines how states institutionalize tech diplomacy and bridge the digital divide; her publications are available here. Her work is guided by a simple conviction: technology should advance humanity’s shared aspirations and remain accessible to all.