Léa Buendé
Young Leader 2026
Léa Buendé is a Forward Deployed AI Engineer at Adobe, conference speaker, educator and content creator. By day, she works on the front lines of technology at one of the world's most iconic creative companies, bridging the gap between complex product realities and the people who use them. By night (and everywhere in between), she builds her community at @becoming.lea — where tech stops being intimidating and starts feeling like a FaceTime conversation with a friend.
With over 42k followers on TikTok and a growing presence across platforms, Léa has carved out a unique space where engineering meets personality. Her content blends career insights, industry perspective, and real talk about life as a woman in tech — all through the lens of someone who is both building the product and telling its story.
Passionate about diversity in tech and making STEM more accessible, Léa is proof that you can be deeply technical and wildly relatable at the same time.
“I always tell my audience - you’re capable of so much more than you can imagine. In the age of AI, the only limit to what you can build and become is yourself!”