Kiara Nirghin is an tech entrepreneur and award-winning AI technologist originally from South Africa.

She gained recognition at a young age when she won the Google Grand Prize for seminal research in AI algorithms and predictive modeling for real-world applications.

[6] She is recognized as a United Nations' Young Champions of the Earth[7] and is a Global Ambassador for Room To Read.

[10] Specializing in researching and building generative AI models, she co-funded Chima, a company using large-scale, venture-backed technology with a focus on sustainability and ethical practices.

She is also a Global Ambassador for Room To Read[8] and served as the youngest member of Google's AI Impact Fund.