Ayumi Moore Aoki is an entrepreneur and tech diplomat. She is Founder and President of the Tech Diplomacy Global Institute, and Founder and CEO of Women in Tech® Global. Her doctoral research at École des Ponts Business School examines how states institutionalize tech diplomacy.
Appointments
UNESCO
International Consultative Group of Experts for Closing the Gender Gap in Science
World Economic Forum
Global Future Council on Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains
Global Center on AI Governance
Advisory Board
Tech Diplomacy
Building the diplomatic capacity of states to shape their digital future, through the Tech Diplomacy Global Institute
Women in Technology
Women in Tech® Global works in more than 70 countries to open the digital economy to women in STEAM fields.
Research
Doctoral research at École des Ponts Business School on how states institutionalize tech diplomacy, published open access.
Perspectives
Moore Aoki, A. (2026). The WAT framework and four pathways to tech diplomacy capacity: The Brazil–EU Digital Partnership as case study. Tech Diplomacy Global Institute Publications. https://doi.org/10.67134/2026.wat
On 12 June 2026, Brazil became the first large emerging market to sign a Digital Partnership with the European Union. This article introduces the WAT framework, diplomacy With, About, and Through technology, and shows how Brazil built tech diplomacy capacity from market scale and regulatory alignment rather than frontier innovation, with direct lessons for India, Indonesia, Mexico, and other Global South states.
Read at TDGI | Open access, CC BY 4.0
News
Business Chief – Feb 2022
Ayumi Moore Aoki was honored to be interviewed by Business Chief and be featured on the cover of the February edition. https://businesschief.asia/magazine/business-chief-february-2022
BDaily News, dec 21 – Women in Tech founder and CEO, Ayumi Moore Aoki, joins Advisory Council of AutoFill Technologies
Moore Aoki will join a powerhouse Advisory Council, encompassing the technology business expertise of former Microsoft COO, Rick Belluzzo; former Audi CEO, Harm de Vries, co-founder and managing partner from a leading science and research focused venture capital fund,...
Business Leader – Dec 21 – Women in Tech founder and CEO joins Advisory Council of AutoFill Technologies
AutoFill, a Dutch deep tech company revolutionising inspection workflow processes for the automotive and rail industries, has strengthened its Advisory Council with the addition of Ayumi Moore Aoki. A seasoned social entrepreneur committed to driving positive,...
The Economic Times, 8 NOV 2020
Ayumi Moore Aoki was interviewed by the Economic Times. She spoke to ET's Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury on the Women in Tech mission and what led her to found the organization. Read the full...
UOL Brazil – Não queremos clube da Luluzinha na tecnologia, diz líder da Women in Tech
Ayumi Moore Aoki was featured at TILT by UOL, Brazil's Tech media. "Não queremos clube da Luluzinha na tecnologia, diz líder da Women in Tech" Read full article:...
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