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Sharon Gai

Artificial Intelligence

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China

Accelerate AI adoption with Sharon Gai, keynote speaker and former Alibaba executive. Sharon works with organizations navigating digital transformation to build AI-enabled strategies, drive revenue growth, and future-proof their workforce, with clients including UBS, Deloitte, Walmart, and LVMH.

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International keynote speaker on AI, eCommerce, and digital innovation
Former executive at Alibaba, advising brands and heads of state on digital strategy
Author of How to Do More with Less and Ecommerce Reimagined

Sharon Gai is an AI strategist and keynote speaker who helps organizations become agile disruptors in their industries, increasing revenue and retaining users in an era of rapid technological change. As a former executive at Alibaba, Sharon advised brands and heads of state on digital strategy, programmatic marketing, and artificial intelligence. This experience now informs a body of speaking work built on what she has seen work at scale across some of the world's most sophisticated commercial ecosystems. Sharon's client roster spans sectors and continents. She has worked with TEDx, Singularity University, UBS, Deloitte, Walmart, LVMH, Nestlé, Tetra Pak, and Twilio, among many others. Her commentary has appeared in Bloomberg, Reuters, ABC, CBC, TechCrunch, Wired, and The Next Web, and she is a recognized voice in retail and technology circles as a RETHINK Retail Top Retail Expert and LinkedIn Community Top Voice in 2024. Sharon is the author of two books: How to Do More with Less, published by Wiley in 2026, and Ecommerce Reimagined: What We Can Learn from the Best of Retail in China. Her keynotes draw on a central idea she calls the shift from busy bee to beekeeper. Sharon's vision is that leaders must stop optimizing for speed and instead learn to design systems, direct digital labor, and focus human talent on judgment, taste, strategy, and trust. It is a framework built not around any single model or tool, but around a way of thinking that remains useful as the technology continues to evolve. Book Sharon Gai when you need a keynote speaker who can make AI strategy feel urgent, accessible, and genuinely actionable, for CEO's, leadership teams, industry conferences, and organizations ready to move from conversation to transformation.

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How To Do More With Less: Future-Proofing In The Age Of AI

For decades, organizations structured themselves around human labor — reporting lines, departments, and leadership models all optimized for people doing tasks faster. Sharon Gai argues that this logic no longer holds. She introduces a durable mental model for moving from task-based org charts to capability-based, AI-enabled structures. This CEO-level session enables leaders identify which roles to automate, augment, or elevate; redesign reporting lines when AI handles execution; and focus human talent on judgment, strategy, and trust.

How To Stay Irreplaceable In The Age Of AI

Every new AI headline lands the same way: a quiet question of whether people still matter. Sharon Gai answers that question with a clear yes. Drawing on what she witnessed at Alibaba and across hundreds of organizations, she identifies the four human capabilities no model can replicate and shows how to deliberately strengthen each one. Audiences leave knowing which of their skills to lean into, how to move from bee work to beekeeper work, and why the irreplaceable skills are learnable, not just innate.

From Click To Doorstep: How AI Is Transforming The Retail Value Chain

The rules of retail are being rewritten at speed. Sharon Gai draws on case studies from Alibaba and Pattern, Amazon's largest third-party seller, to show how AI and automation are reshaping every layer of the retail value chain, from personalization and customer experience through to supply chain and logistics. Retail leaders leave with actionable frameworks for cutting costs, streamlining omnichannel operations, and identifying the disruptive technologies most likely to define the next phase of commerce.

Why we recommend booking Sharon

Sharon brings a unique blend of Eastern and Western expertise in AI, eCommerce, and digital transformation, offering invaluable insights that can propel your team or business forward. With her proven track record at Alibaba and recognition as a top keynote speaker, she can provide actionable strategies to leverage technology for your success. Booking Sharon means gaining access to a wealth of knowledge that can transform your approach to digital challenges and opportunities.

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Testimonials

Very informative and useful in understanding how AI is shaping the future of retail!

Puma

An outstanding representation of what our world looks like right now in marketing and a peek into the future. So enlightening and eye-opening.

Mailchimp

Great for all levels in the AI lifecycle — from skeptic, curious, active user, to maven. Highly insightful and enlightening.

Deloitte

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Sharon delivers insightful, engaging presentations, blending global expertise in eCommerce and AI. Her clear communication and practical guidance empower audiences to embrace digital transformation and achieve business success.

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