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March 8: International Women’s Day – Celebrating Those Who Shape Tomorrow
Every year, March 8 invites us to look up, to recognize the women who, in every field, push boundaries, forge new paths, and transform the world. In 2026, as artificial intelligence reshapes our economies, jobs, and societies, this day takes on special significance: who are the women shaping this revolution? Who ensures it is fair, inclusive, and human?
On International Women’s Day, Printemps numérique wishes to highlight one of these essential voices: that of Lamiae Azizi, a world-renowned scientist whose presentation at MTL connect 2025 left a lasting impression.
A Voice That Spans Continents
Some careers, by themselves, redefine what it means to be a global leader. That of Lamiae Azizi is one of them. A professor at the College of Computing of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), she has shared her expertise across five continents, championing a vision of artificial intelligence that leaves no one behind.
It is in this spirit that she spoke at the opening of MTL connect 2025, the major annual conference dedicated to digital transformation in Montreal. Her presentation captivated the audience: no naive techno-optimism, no catastrophism, but a strategic and nuanced reading of a world in full transition.
AI: Between Promise and Responsibility
Beyond research, Lamiae Azizi is committed on the international stage as co-president of the U7+ Alliance for a global, inclusive, and responsible AI. This alliance, which brings together universities from G7 countries and beyond, works to ensure the academic voice is heard in major negotiations on AI governance.
A stance that takes on full meaning on March 8: in a tech sector still largely dominated by men, she embodies living proof that scientific excellence has no gender. And that women, when given access to the levers of intellectual and institutional power, can truly shape the course of the world.
The Future of Work: Train or Lose a Generation
One of the recurring themes in her presentation at MTL connect is the question of the future of work. How do we prepare the next generations for jobs that do not yet exist? How do we reconcile the speed of automation with the necessary slowness of educational transformation?
For her, the answer is not purely technical. Training tomorrow’s talent also means teaching them critical thinking, a sense of responsibility, and the human values that give innovation meaning. AI without a moral compass is just a tool serving the strongest.
A Role Model for Women in STEM
On this March 8, Lamiae Azizi’s journey resonates as an invitation. An invitation to dare—scientific careers, leadership positions, international platforms. An invitation to shatter the glass ceiling not with anger, but with the quiet strength of expertise and commitment.
She reminds us that major technological transformations will only succeed if all voices—especially those of women—have a seat at the table. Not as token guests, but as full architects of our digital future.
In the halls of MTL connect and in the UM6P laboratories, Lamiae Azizi is building, brick by brick, this future. And it looks like something better.
« Training tomorrow’s talent means teaching them not only to code, but to question, to put technology at the service of humanity, and not the other way around. »
Lamiae Azizi · MTL connect 2025
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