Founder of Coffee with Data
Aline Souza
Human-Centric AI Leader.
What I Believe
AI is not primarily a technology transformation. It is a human transformation.
Technology scales systems. People transform them.
The organisations that succeed with AI are not the ones with the most advanced models. They are the ones whose leaders own the decisions around them — what to build, what to govern, and what to leave undone.
Why I Built Coffee with Data
The conversation about AI was too narrow — and too technical — to reach the people who actually decide.
I spent years leading AI inside organisations — building systems, writing governance, sitting in the rooms where decisions were made. The same gap appeared everywhere: technology moved faster than the people meant to guide it.
Coffee with Data began as a way to close that gap — to make the human side of AI as rigorous as the technical side. A place where leaders could think clearly, learn honestly, and build AI that creates real, trusted value.
Today it is becoming an institution — a platform for media, education, community and transformation that can grow beyond any single voice, while keeping the conviction that started it.
Coffee with Data
One mission — expressed in many forms.
Not separate businesses. Expressions of the same belief — that AI must be led, not just built.
Podcast
Conversations with the people shaping AI — leaders, builders and thinkers.
Newsletter
Regular thinking on AI, leadership and the human side of transformation.
Community
A growing network of practitioners learning and building together.
Academy
Structured learning for leaders who need to govern and deploy AI well.
Events
Gatherings that bring the conversation into the room — live and international.
Research
Work on the foundations required before AI governance can function.
Advisory
Direct guidance for organisations navigating AI strategy and transformation.
Work and Impact
A career focused on outcomes — not titles.
01
AI Leadership
Building and leading AI organisations where technology, people and strategy converge into decisions that move.
02
Global Perspective
Speaking and advising across industries and borders — bringing international clarity to local challenges.
03
Business Transformation
Moving AI from pilot to production with governance, accountability and measurable value.
04
Data & AI Maturity
Turning data foundations into trusted AI — the leadership and systems required to scale responsibly.
Speaking