Kate Kallot — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Recognized by TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI, the World Economic Forum as a Tech Pioneer, and One Young World as Entrepreneur of the Year 2024.
Founder & CEO of Amini, a data infrastructure company building sovereign data and compute systems for Africa and the Global South since 2022.
Led global developer relations and ecosystem expansion across underserved geographies at NVIDIA from October 2020 to June 2022.
Instrumental in scaling the TinyML movement at Arm from January 2019 to October 2020.
Spearheaded the development of the Neural Compute Stick at Intel, democratizing computer vision and edge AI.
Serves as Vice Chair of the ICC Global Environmental and Energy Commission and a member of EY’s Global AI Advisory Council.

Biography

Kate Kallot is a technologist and deep tech founder, globally recognized for pioneering equitable access to advanced technologies across emerging markets. She is the Founder & CEO of Amini, a data infrastructure company established in 2022, which builds sovereign data and compute systems for Africa and the Global South. Under her leadership, Amini transforms fragmented analog systems into AI-ready digital ecosystems that power supply chains, climate intelligence, and government modernization.