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Linda Yao
Franziska Bell
TOP 100 WOMEN

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Linda Yao

Title: Vice President of AI Solutions & COO Company: Lenovo Industry: Technology
Linda is a leader known for driving enterprise AI adoption across infrastructure, edge computing and hybrid cloud at Lenovo. She leads AI Centres of Excellence, delivering Gen AI solutions for smarter manufacturing and sustainable operations. Her leadership accelerates Lenovo’ s AI innovation roadmap, enhancing global customer outcomes and efficiency.

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Franziska Bell

Title: Chief Data, AI and Analytics Officer Company: Ford Industry: Automotive
Franziska leads Data, AI and Analytics at Ford, following senior technology roles at bp, Uber and Toyota Research Institute. Known for driving responsible AI and large-scale innovation, she’ s earned recognition as Chief Data Officer of the Year and a Reuters Trailblazing Woman in Enterprise AI.
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