Sameer Rawjee is a global speaker, author and entrepreneur exploring one ofthe defining questions of our time: what does it mean to be human in the age ofartificial intelligence?

He is the founder of the Life Design Movement at Google, a pioneering programmecreated to help people explore purpose, potential and how their talents andinterests can be applied to meaningful problems. The programme has served morethan 10,000Google employees globally and has also been delivered atleading institutions including INSEAD, Trinity College and London Business School.

Today, Sameer works at the intersection of human intelligence, artificial intelligence,education and the future of work. Through his venture-building work, he has partnered withorganisations including Meta, Salesforce and TikTok, helping young professionalsand organisations think differently about the future and prepare for new waysof working. His work has also included engagements with Investec, Standard Bank,ENS, KPMG, SoundCloud and IDEO, exploring the future of humans, education and business.

Sameer is the author of Taking the Anxiety Out of AI: Humans, Jobs andEconomies in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, publishedby Penguin Random House in 2025. The book examines what AI can and cannot do,the capabilities that remain uniquely human, and how people and organisationscan navigate a future in which humans and AI work together.

His perspective is grounded in both technology and education. He began hisentrepreneurial journey in education technology and later developed O SchoolVentures, which evolved into his current work with Xavier Academy,a Silicon Valley-based education venture combining rigorous liberal artseducation with venture building for the AI economy. Xavier Academy describesits mission as preparing young people to shape the future through academics,entrepreneurship, AI and human intelligence.

Sameer’s work and ideas have been featured by CNN, the Sunday Times andReal Leaders, and hecontinues to speak internationally on AI, human intelligence, the future of work,education, creativity and what it means to remain distinctly human in an increasinglyintelligent technological world.

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