Sumaiya has 15+ years of experience in diverse leadership roles including Product Management, AI, Digital Transformation and Talent Management. She has won many accolades throughout her career and has been honored as 40under40 by Business Elite. Sumaiya also sits on a Board of Directors for a global company.
She made it to the list of Top 20 global Product Leaders of 2023 and she is recognized as Top 100 most influential women of Canada. She is on Claro Top 100 AI & Tech Leaders list and is honored by Global Recognition Awards. Sumaiya also won Chief Product Officer of the year 2024 by Product-Led Alliance.

She has been in multiple Product Development & Management, AI & Product Strategy roles throughout her career. Currently she is Chief Product Officer at a category defining AI and Web3.0 company. Prior to that she served as Chief Product Strategy Officer and earlier she was VP of HR & Digital Transformation. She has also worked with Telenor enabling them with their digital transformation. At IBM, she had 3 global roles and in her last role she led Technology M&A deals across 50+ countries in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa. As part of executive team, she has closed millions of dollars of funding for companies.

Sumaiya is also a graduate of IBM Leadership Development Program. She is a Startup Advisor, Fulbright scholar with MS/MBA from Purdue University, INSEAD certified Digital Strategy consultant, Certified PM and an Engineer with experience of managing cross-functional teams across 6 continents (being based in 4 continents) with Fortune100 multinationals and tech start-ups. She serves on Harvard Business Review (HBR) Advisory Council, World Economic Forum’s AI Council and is on Canadian Web3.0 Committee (Canadian Blockchain Consortium). Sumaiya also collaborates with MIT, University of Toronto and University of Washington for advising portfolio startups across NA and globally specifically in AI, Ethical implementation of AI, Product, Technology, Healthcare and Cybersecurity domains.

As a researcher, keynote speaker, and thought leader, Sumaiya contributes extensively to the global AI, Product and Technology community through publications, speaking engagements, media appearances, board and advisory roles. Sumaiya has a strong commitment to mentorship and has mentored 1000s of individuals across the globe through multiple organizations. She is also a published author in high-impact peer reviewed journals. Her areas of research are AI based Product Development, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics & Biotechnology, Machine Learning/Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Computational Biology and Cybersecurity.

She speaks frequently at multiple forums globally. Sumaiya has spoken at US State Department with delegates from 47 countries including US Congress members. Also gave a talk at Grace Hopper Conference, attended by more than 30K technologists world-wide. Sumaiya has also been a Keynote speaker at University of Toronto and at several industry events including Google DevFest and IEEE. Sumaiya’s work and impact has been covered by national and global media including Al Jazeera.

Outside work, Sumaiya is a staunch supporter of women and human rights, education and health for underprivileged individuals and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. She loves travelling, learning new things especially technology and history, meeting people from diverse backgrounds and experiencing new cultures. She is also a practicing Naturopath and a singer for more than a decade.