Jade Abbott

CTO at Lelapa.AI, building language technology for Africa. With over a decade of experience deploying Machine Learning systems into production across diverse sectors, including banking, non-governmental organisations, and startups, she is a recognised leader in the field.

Key Achievement: Masakhane now has thousands of researchers, coders, and volunteers working on NLP for 50+ African languages. Co-founded Lelapa AI to commercialise African language AI.