Tech Diplomacy Global 50
From ministers and ambassadors to civil society pioneers and UN officials, these 50 individuals represent 25 women and 25 men from five continents, bringing diverse perspectives to the most pressing tech policy challenges of our time.
Explore the leaders shaping tech diplomacy worldwide:
Africa & Middle East
Dr. Rachel Adams
CEO, Global Center on AI Governance
South Africa / UK
H.E. Olavo Correia
Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance and Digital Economy
Cape Verde
Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni
Minister Delegate for Digital Transition
Morocco
Dr. Tawfik Jelassi
Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO
Tunisia
Nathalie Kienga
Head of National Cybersecurity and Strategic Frameworks
Office of the President
DR Congo
Lacina Koné
CEO, Smart Africa
Ivory Coast
Dr. Ilan Manor
Senior Lecturer, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Israel
Dr. Margaret Nyambura Ndung’u
Member, UN Digital Policy Advisory Board
Kenya
H.E. Omar Al Olama
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence
UAE
Prof. Manahel Thabet
President, Economic Forum For Sustainable Development
Saudi Arabia
Asia Pacific
Tupoutuah Baravilala
Director-General
Ministry of Policing and Communications
Fiji
Tobias Feakin
Managing Director
Protostar Strategy
Australia
Amandeep Gill
UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology
United Nations
India
H.E. Jessica Hunter
Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology
Australia
David Koh
Commissioner of Cybersecurity and Chief Executive of the Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of Singapore
Akiko Murakami
Executive Director
Japan AI Safety institute
Japan
YB Gobind Singh Deo
Minister of Digital
Malaysia
H.E Audrey Tang
Cyber Ambassador-at-Large
Taiwan
Timur Turlov
CEO
Freedom Holding Corp.
Kazakhstan
Prof. Angela Zhang
Professor of Law
USC Gould School of Law
USA
Europe
Prof. Corneliu Bjola
Professor of Digital Diplomacy
University of Oxford
UK
Anne Bouverot
Special Envoy for AI
Co Chair of the Council of Digital and AI
France
Ambassador for Digital Affairs and AI
France
Tech Ambassador
Denmark
Prof. Claudio Feijoo
Jean Monnet Chair on Tech Diplomacy, Technical University of Madrid
Spain
Ambassador for International Cyber and Digital Affairs
Sweden
Vice President, Head of Government Affairs, EMEA, Zscaler
Denmark
H.E Helen Popp
Ambassador-at-Large for Cyber Diplomacy
Estonia
Martin Rauchbauer
Founder
Tech Diplomacy Network
Austria
Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy
European Commission
Finland
Latin America
Valeria Betancourt
Director, Information & Communication Policies Program, APC
Ecuador
Paula Bogantes Zamora
Minister of Science, Innovation, Technology & Telecommunications
Costa Rica
Ulises Canchola
Special Representative for Emerging Technologies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mexico
Dr. Olga Cavalli
Director, South School on Internet Governance
Argentina
Executive Director
Latin American Internet Association (ALAI)
Uruguay
H.E. Eugenio Garcia
Tech Ambassador
Director of Science, Technology, Innovation and Intellectual Property
Brazil
Constanza Gómez-Mont
Founder & President, C Minds
Mexico
Deodat Maharaj
Managing Director, UN Technology Bank for LDCs
Trinidad & Tobago
Maricarmen Sequera
Executive Director
TEDIC
Paraguay
Dr. Mario Torres Jarrín
Director, European Institute of International Studies, Sweden
Peru / Sweden
North America
Professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Canada
Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs at U.S. Embassy London
USA
Dr. Seth Center
Acting Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology
USA
President & CEO
Vector Institute
Canada
Vilas Dhar
President, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
USA
Rebecca Finlay
CEO, Partnership on AI
Canada
Manuel Schiappa Pietra
President and CEO
FreeBalance
Canada/ USA
Christina Steinbrecher-Pfandt
CEO, Tech Diplomacy Network
USA
Prof. Suresh Venkatasubramanian
Director, Center for Technological Responsibility, Brown University
USA