Ayumi Moore

Ayumi Moore Aoki is the Founder and President of the Tech Diplomacy Institute and the Founder and CEO of Women in Tech® Global. She works at the intersection of technology and international relations, advancing digital equity and inclusive innovation through partnerships across international organizations, academia, and the private sector.

In 2025, Ayumi launched the Tech Diplomacy Forum at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, establishing a platform for dialogue on digital policy, emerging technologies, and international cooperation. She also introduced the Osaka Protocol at the Women in Tech Global Summit — a framework aiming to empower 100 million women and girls by 2030 through STEM education, workforce development, and digital access.

Headquartered in Paris, Women in Tech® Global operates in over 60 countries with 250,000+ members and partners including UN Women, the World Economic Forum’s Edison Alliance, and leading academic institutions.

Ayumi serves on UNESCO’s International Consultative Group of Experts for Closing the Gender Gap in Science and the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains. She frequently speaks at major global events such as the World Economic Forum, TEDx, LEAP, and the UN ESCAP Summit, and lectures at Johns Hopkins University, Sciences Po, and École des Ponts.

Currently pursuing an Executive Doctorate at École des Ponts Business School (Institut Polytechnique de Paris), her research explores tech diplomacy and the digital divide. Born in Brazil to a Brazilian mother and Japanese father and raised in South Africa during apartheid, her lived experience with inequality fuels her dedication to equity in technology.

A mother of four, Ayumi embodies the balance of leadership and purpose, championing a vision where technology serves humanity’s highest aspirations with equitable access for all.