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Leesa Soulodre
Investor · Board Director
Founder & Managing General Partner, R3i · Author, Algorithmic Roulette
Approved biography
Leesa Soulodre works at the intersection of frontier technology, institutional capital and governance. Her work focuses on how unfamiliar technologies become visible, investable and institution-ready — and how boards and capital providers preserve judgment and accountability as machines increasingly shape the information on which decisions are made.
She is Founder & Managing General Partner of R3i, an investor and board director, and the author of Algorithmic Roulette: Who Gets Seen, Who Gets Funded, and Who Owns the Future. She serves as a Board Advisor to the AI Asia Pacific Institute, is an expert evaluator for the European Commission, and was a 2025 Responsible AI Leader finalist in the Women in AI Awards, North America.
Her path to the frontier was not a straight line. Trained as a nurse, she served in the Royal Australian Army — 139 Signals — before building and scaling telecommunications and technology businesses. That grounding in systems, discipline and decisions made under pressure still shapes how she works.
Her career spans technology operating roles, investment, governance, international market development and more than a decade of postgraduate and executive education across Europe and Asia-Pacific.
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On the record
Main stage · moderation“Beyond AI: Exploring the Frontiers of the Next Technological Paradigm”, Nexus Luxembourg · Watch
Keynote“The Rise of the Emerging Manager”, Masters & Robots, Warsaw · Watch
Keynote“AI in Climate & Society”, Masters & Robots, Warsaw — the territory of Algorithmic Roulette · Watch
Keynote · full length“Friction-Free Economy in a Smart Nation”, Masters & Robots, Warsaw (27 min) · Watch
Masters & Robots channelWhat is the future of work? · Watch
Innovantage podcastTransforming money: AI’s power in investments · Listen
InterviewNavigating digital transformation in highly regulated industries · Watch
CIO Review APACBreaking the venture capital oligarchy · Read
Host references
“An exceptional speaker with outstanding knowledge and a track record of achievements… an engaging keynote speaker and a highly valued educator to our corporate community. A highlight of the conference.”
“One of the standout experts on the speaker faculty… certainly one of the key reasons the event was so well thought of. I would highly recommend her as a speaker of the highest caliber.”
“A professional of the highest caliber… a recognised expert in her field, highly competent and one of the most efficient people I have ever met. She always delivers impact and results with respect and integrity.”
“Her questions led to a very transparent, direct and honest panel… the conversation was fluid, organic and touched on critical matters that resonated with our audience.”
Topics for commentary
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- Frontier technology and institutional capital
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- AI and machine-mediated judgment
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- Board governance and technology oversight
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- Structural defensibility in AI and deep technology
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- Capital allocation and market formation
Press use
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Leesa accepts selected keynote, board and institutional engagements where her work on frontier technology, capital and governance is directly relevant to the decisions facing the audience. Institutional programmes →