American Australian Association: Next Generation Leadership Award

Published: Tuesday, 07 February 2017

I received an award in New York City from the American Australian Association:  the Next Generation Leadership Award.  As a result, they're planting a tree in my honour in New York City.  As part of my acceptance speech, the aubot team programmed a robot “Shazza” to have a conversation with me, bringing a bit of Australian humour to NYC.  Check it out!  (The conversation with Shazza begins at 3:30).

About Me

Marita ChengForbes named me a world's top 50 woman in tech & 30 Under 30. I founded Robogals and Aipoly and was Young Australian of the Year 2012. Currently working on robotics company Aubot. I'm the youngest Member of the Order of Australia (AM) and I give speeches around the world.

I tweet @maritacheng and I'm on Facebook.

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