About

Annika Ojala (she/her) is a global speaker and advisor on technology, equality, and social impact.

After a decade in politics, drafting laws in the European Parliament and shaping gender and digital rights at the United Nations and the World Economic Forum in Davos, she left policy to address one of the most urgent questions of our time: how technology both accelerates and threatens human rights amid a global backlash on women’s freedoms.

In 2025 alone, Annika has spoken to more than 35,000 people across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the United States. In her keynotes from AI summits to human rights conferences, she helps audiences understand how technology is reshaping human rights, equality, and women’s health. She translates complex political and technological shifts into clear, actionable steps for organizations, innovators, and changemakers.

Annika offers a rare perspective, combining the sharpness of a former policy insider with the vision of a global changemaker.

In a world of shrinking freedoms, her message is clear: much can go wrong with tech, but so much can also go right.

With hope and leadership, she shows how cross-sector partnerships can drive progress on gender equality, safety, access, health, education, and human rights.

Qualifications:

Political Science, Université Paris VIII
Behavioral Science, London School of Economics and Political Science
Management, Harvard Business School
Women’s Health & Human Rights, Stanford University
Sexuality & Wellbeing, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
Corporate Social Responsibility, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
Humanities, HUMAK University of Applied Sciences

Leadership roles:

Annika has held various leadership roles, serving as board member in gender equality and LGBTIQ+ rights organizations.

Among others, these include UN Women Finland and the Coalition of Women’s Associations (420,000 members), as the chair of the International Affairs Committee of Seta – LGBTI Rights in Finland, the national representative of the Women in Politics Working Group of European Women’s Lobby, and as vice chair of the board of directors for the global human rights foundation KIOS Foundation.