I bring over 25 years of executive experience leading AI governance, risk management, and responsible AI strategies across regulated industries. As Chief AI Officer, CEO of I3Mation, and AI Governance Executive at Halliburton, I focus on developing practical, enterprise-ready AI strategies and governance frameworks that align with business objectives and regulatory requirements.

Dr. Jean-Marc Rickli is the Head of Global and Emerging Risks and the Founder and Director of the Polymath Initiative at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) in Geneva, Switzerland. He is also the co-chair of the Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) Emerging Security Challenges Working Group and the co-curator of the International Security Map of the Strategic Intelligence Platform of the World Economic Forum. He is also a member of the committees for ethical research at the University of Geneva and at the European Research Council as well as of the advisory board of Tech4Trust, the first Swiss startup acceleration program in the field of digital trust and cybersecurity. He is also member the advisory board on digitalization of the Chief of the Swiss Armed Force. He also represents the GCSP at the Governmental Group of Expert on Lethal Autonomous Weapons at the United Nations. Prior to these appointments, Dr. Rickli was an assistant professor at the Department of Defence Studies of King’s College London and at the Institute for International and Civil Security at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi. In 2020, he was nominated as one of the 100 most influential French-speaking Swiss by the Swiss newspaper Le Temps. Dr. Rickli received his PhD in International Relations from Oxford University. His latest book published by Georgetown University is entitled Surrogate Warfare: The Transformation of War in the Twenty-first Century

Deemah AlYahya is a tech diplomat and digital economy leader, serving as Secretary-General of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) since its founding in 2021. She spearheads global cooperation among governments, businesses, and civil society to advance inclusive and sustainable digital economies, with a focus on bridging divides and empowering women and youth.

AlYahya is a Commissioner with the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development and an Edison Alliance champion for digital inclusion. A lifelong advocate for women in technology, she founded Women Spark, a non-profit supporting developers, founders, and investors. She also serves on boards including the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property, the Saudi National Bank, the E-commerce Council, and the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones.

Her career spans pioneering roles at Samba, Tadawul, and the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where she became the first woman to lead e-services. At Microsoft, she was the first Saudi woman in a leadership role, overseeing developer ecosystems and digital innovation across multiple regions. Later, as CEO of the National Digital Transformation Unit, she led Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation strategy and national initiatives such as Saudi Codes, training over 1.2 million people.

AlYahya holds a BA in Computer Science from King Saud University and completed executive programs at INSEAD and Harvard Business School.

Lars is Chief Digital & AI Officer at QIC Group. In this role he focuses on building and supporting new digital Ventures through QIC Digital Venture Partners (DVP) while transforming the way QIC operates digitally powered by AI. He also manages strategic partnerships and has brought 5 new Insurance category products to the MENA region together with the QIC team.

Eman Al Kuwari, the Director of the Digital Innovation Department at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in Qatar, is leading a smart country program that has implemented major solutions across different sectors such as virtual consultation in healthcare sector, realtime crowed and transport management that was integral in managing World Cup operations, national food security analytics for environment. Also overseeing the development of digital enablement by growing the entrepreneurial ecosystem and the establishment of tech startups in the country by operating the digital incubation center and Tasmu accelerator. She also ensured the early testing and adoption of emerging technologies under the Innovation Lab initiative, which also includes two centers of excellence focused on AI and UX/UI