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Marie Toft

AI Human Centric Change Management & Responsible, Ethical, Compliance & Risk Management Expert,

About Me

As an AI Innovator & Founder & Consultant, I've been at the forefront of AI since my company emotionise ai started working with Open AI in 2021. My experience in building AI and running a team means I am now in high demand to help companies with AI strategy, adoption & implementation, as well as Responsible AI, Ethics, Governance, Compliance & Risk Management. I create bespoke leadership programmes, project manage AI implementation, create communication and AI roll-out programmes, ensure Responsible AI is built in from the beginning and educate companies on compliance, the EU AI Act, Ethics and how to create guard rails and risk manage AI systems. Working with companies such as Workday, Element Fleet, Stats Perform & the National College of Ireland, I also work as Adjunct AI Professor at Trinity College Dublin helping corporates begin their AI journey.

Jurisdiction

Ireland | United Kingdom

Experience

Seniority LevelC-Suite
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
Adjunct AI Professor Trinity College Dublin
2025 - Present

I create programmes and deliver AI Leadership Courses with Trinity College Dublin. I specialise in Human Centric AI, helping AI leaders create Change Management education and communication programmes, AI Adoption and Implementation, Responsible & Ethical AI, The EU AI Act - obligations and implications and AI Governance & Risk Management. I have delivered AI Leadership Programmes to Workday, Fidelity Investments, Stats Perform, Element Fleet, the National College of Ireland and Certified Insurance Directors of Ireland. I help drive successful AI adoption by guiding leadership and teams through the mindset, culture and workflow shifts required to integrate Gen AI tools effectively and ethically. Translate complex AI concepts into clear, emotionally intelligent communication strategies that resonate with diverse audiences and reduce resistance to change. Design and deliver impactful training programs that build AI literacy, confidence, and capability across all levels of an organization. Bridge the gap between tech and people by aligning Gen AI implementation with human-centered communication, values-driven leadership, and psychological safety. Accelerate transformation and innovation by empowering organizations to harness Gen AI for productivity, creativity, and more strategic decision-making.

Founder & CEOemotionise ai
2018 - Present

emotionise ai is a Generative AI startup that has harnessed the power of emotional intelligence through our human trained AI. We create bespoke Gen AI communications models trained in EI, empathy and unique tone of voice to improve Customer Support and Employee Engagement outcomes. Created the ONLY Gen AI domain model trained with emotional intelligence at its core. Visionary Leader, one of the first Irish startups to work with Open AI in 2021. Recruited and Managed a startup team of over 13 people. Product Managed an innovative new Gen AI product, managing engineering sprints, creating roadmaps, quality testing, iterations and updates. Managed key stakeholder collaboration between team, customers, investors & partnership leads. Excellent Communicator, Keynote Speaker & Gen AI Thought Leader Created an innovative & psychologically safe culture & environment Raised €600k in investment Created GTM strategy, content & managed all communication channels.

Executive TV ProducerRTE, BBC, SBS Australia
1995 - 2017

2003 - 2017: Executive & Series TV Producer, RTE Senior management experience, recruiting & managing teams of 30+ people and running budgets in excess of €1m. Set up Ireland’s longest running LIVE daytime series, Today with Maura & Daithi from a greenfield site. Created, wrote, produced & directed creative, innovative ideas and scripts for The Business, Science & Technology, Children’s, History & Cookery programmes. 1995-2003: On air journalist/Producer with BBC, SBS Australia, TV3 & Today FM

Education

Present
Diploma of PsychotherapyUniversity College Cork
2018 - 2020
Present
Masters of JournalismDublin City University
1992 - 1993
Degree of Double Honours in English & HistoryUniversity College Cork
1988 - 1991

Skills

Core skills0
Languages2

Languages

English
English (British)