Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld Named Tech Influencer of the Year
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ZUG, SWITZERLAND, October 25, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld, a human-centric futurist and keynote speaker on artificial intelligence (AI) governance, has been named Tech Influencer of the Year at the Influencer Magazine Awards 2026. This recognition highlights her work in helping leaders understand the ethical and human judgment aspects of exponential technologies.
Boeckenfeld’s mission is to prepare leaders to govern technology with human judgment, ensuring that the future is not just about technology but about people. She focuses on the critical questions of who decides what technology should do, who governs it, and who is responsible when it fails. Her approach is to educate leaders on the implications of AI and other emerging technologies, ensuring that human judgment remains central to innovation.
Each week, Dr. Boeckenfeld reaches more than 162,000 leaders through her podcast, The Edge of Tomorrow, a monthly live show on LinkedIn and YouTube. She explains complex technological developments in a way that any leader can understand, covering topics such as a surgeon who replaced metal plates with injectable bone glue, a teenager who outperformed a water treatment plant from her garage, and a DNA nanorobot that opens like an envelope and kills only the cancer cell. Her aim is to foster understanding, not just awe.
Dr. Boeckenfeld's expertise spans 25 years in financial services, AI governance, and board leadership. She has held executive roles at UBS and AXA and has served on the boards of Generali Switzerland, Generali Investments, and Europ Assistance Switzerland. Her work includes serving as a Board Director at Generali Switzerland, where she sits on the Audit Committee, and as a Board Director at Generali Investments and Europ Assistance Switzerland.
Through her masterclasses, she has taught more than 20,000 leaders to read where technology is heading and act on it with confidence. Her podcast, The Edge of Tomorrow, and her work as a keynote speaker have made her a well-deserving recipient of this recognition. She is also the co-author of The Fast Future Blur (Wiley) and has contributed to the Foresight Paper Davos 2025 and the EU AI Act country profiles for Germany (2025) and Switzerland (2026).
Dr. Boeckenfeld's achievements are recognized through various accolades, including LinkedIn Top Voice (2024 and 2025), a Favikon ranking as the No. 2 Futurist Keynote Speaker in Switzerland (2025 and 2026), and Top 100 Business Women in Switzerland (2024, 2025, and 2026). Her mission to build an abundant, human future where the machine serves people, not the other way around, is reflected in her work and her selection as Tech Influencer of the Year.
In summary, Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld's recognition as Tech Influencer of the Year at the Influencer Magazine Awards 2026 underscores her significant contributions to the field of AI governance and her commitment to ensuring that technology serves human values.