In December 2025, at The Future of Social Mobility Conference in Santiago de Chile, Lady Mariéme Jamme will take the stage — not simply as a speaker, but as a powerful example of how courage, vision, and conviction can transform lives and inspire global change.
Founder of iamtheCODE, Lady Jamme has spent the past decade championing digital education for girls and young women worldwide. Since 2015, her organisation has reached over 550,000 girls across 88 countries, many in refugee camps and underserved communities. Beyond coding, iamtheCODE provides scholarships, nutrition, and mentorship — proving that lasting change requires more than technical skills.
Shaped by her journey and deep commitment to equality, Lady Jamme sees girls’ education as one of the most powerful investments societies can make. When girls are empowered through learning, they transform their families, strengthen communities, and drive inclusive, lasting growth. As artificial intelligence widens existing inequalities, iamtheCODE has set an ambitious goal: to empower one million women and girls with coding skills by 2030.
The future belongs to the girls we educate today
Supported by a growing network of partners—including Google, the United Nations, and philanthropists such as Beatrice Bondi, advisor to Karl-Johan Persson and Chair of H&M’s The Do-Good Fellows—the initiative is scaling up proven programmes by integrating them into national education policies in countries like Kenya, Georgia, Pakistan, Rwanda, and Brazil. At the conference, Lady Jamme will highlight how equitable access to technology and education can unlock social mobility — calling on leaders in policy, business, and civil society to invest in girls’ potential.
Her message is clear: when girls succeed, societies prosper.
Lady Mariéme Jamme is a Senegalese-born technologist, philanthropist, and systems change advocate recognized globally for her pioneering work in advancing digital skills for women and girls. She is the Founder and CEO of iamtheCODE, the first African-led global movement mobilizing governments, the private sector, and philanthropy to empower one million women and girls coders by 2030.
A World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, Advisor to Bain & Company, and Honorary Doctor of Business and Technology University (BTU), Lady Mariéme collaborates with leading global institutions including the UN, WEF, and UNESCO. Through her leadership, iamtheCODE has reached more than 550,000 girls across 88 countries, fostering AI literacy, wellbeing, and social inclusion in some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.
Her life and work embody resilience, courage, and hope — a powerful reminder that no one should be left behind in the digital age.
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