Geography: Global

  • Molly Fluet

    Molly is a dynamic commercial leader with over 15 years of experience driving success across digital media, advertising, and strategic partnerships. With deep expertise in political and policy communications, she has a proven track record of scaling high-performing teams, building robust revenue pipelines, and leading global business development efforts.

    Spending more than a decade at the forefront of digital journalism, Molly played a pivotal role in transforming a digital news company from start-up to scale-up across the US and Europe. Her work sits at the intersection of media, technology, and politics—giving her unique insight into how businesses and governments must evolve in step with rapidly shifting environments and emerging technologies.

    Currently, Molly serves as Head of New Business for Public and Politics at YouGov, where she leads commercial teams across the UK, US, and Europe. She is responsible for defining and executing strategy to drive growth within the public sector and political markets. Her remit includes penetrating new territories, expanding existing business lines, and shaping client solutions that are agile, data-informed, and future-focused.

    A collaborative and creative problem solver, Molly works closely with internal teams and external partners to deliver innovative insights and research services tailored to the fast-changing needs of decision-makers in policy, government, and advocacy.

  • Nana Adjoa Adobea Khartey

    Nana Adjoa Adobea Khartey
    Senior Partner, Afrimore Advisors
    LL.B, MBA, MSc (Comm. & Int’l Marketing), Cert. Int’l Space Law, Cert. AI & Tech Policy,
    Cert. Dispute Resolution, MIoD

    Nana Adjoa Adobea Khartey is a highly accomplished lawyer and governance strategist
    with over a decade of legal leadership across telecommunications, fintech, intellectual
    property, and regulatory policy. she brings exceptional cross-jurisdictional insight and a
    deep understanding of legal systems in emerging and developed markets.

    She is the co-founder and senior partner of Afrimore Advisors, a law firm headquartered
    in Accra. As head of the corporate and technology practice of the firm, she provides top-
    tier legal advisory to fintechs, ISPs, and digital platforms, shaping financial structures, IP
    protections, and data privacy frameworks aligned with international standards such as
    GDPR. She is recognised for her ability to lead legal innovation—leveraging digital tools
    to enhance compliance, mitigate legal risks, and drive business growth.

    Nana Adjoa previously served as Company Secretary of the National Communications
    Authority (NCA), where she led governance reforms, spearheaded regulatory
    transformation, and established the Authority’s first Dispute Resolution Committee—
    significantly reducing litigation and fostering industry collaboration. Her tenure as CEO
    of the National Folklore Board was equally transformative, culminating in the passage of
    national legislation on folklore user fees, partnerships with UNESCO and Marvel Studios,
    and a 60% increase in sector revenue through strategic IP licensing.

    A boardroom mainstay, she has held non-executive directorships with government and
    private sector institutions including the Precious Minerals Marketing Company and the
    Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana. She is also the founder of the Adobea Khartey
    Mentorship Series—empowering young women into leadership with an impressive track
    record of advancement.

    Certified in Negotiation, Mediation, and Sustainable Dispute Resolution from the
    University of Milan, she is a strong advocate for alternative dispute resolution and conflict
    transformation. Nana Adjoa is also a proud member of the Institute of Directors (Ghana
    and UK), promoting excellence in corporate governance.

    Nana Adjoa is an active global voice in legal innovation, having spoken at the
    International Bar Association conferences (Paris, Rome and Mexico City), and
    contributed to international legal discourse through publications on digital regulation
    and space law. She holds certifications from MIT, Berkeley Law, McGill University, and
    the University of Milan, and continues to serve on international committees in law,
    space, and technology.

    With a unique blend of legal, governance, and communication expertise, Nana Adjoa
    Adobea Khartey offers clients trusted counsel at the intersection of law, innovation, and strategy.

  • Melanie Garson

    Melanie is an Associate Professor in International Security in the Department of Political Science at University College London where she teaches her flagship course “From Cyberwarfare to Robots: The Future of Conflict in the Digital Age” that examines the nexus of disruptive tech and building defence and resilience. She also teaches courses on international negotiation and tech diplomacy, as well as problem-solving for policymaking at HM Treasury.

    She provides practical insights and thought leadership for policymakers across the full spectrum of cyber policy, tech geopolitics, and defence innovation challenges. Having spent four years at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, where she set up the cyber policy function, she has advised leaders globally on cyber resilience policy, the geopolitics of the internet, space, AI, and compute, the rise of tech companies as geopolitical actors, data governance as well as the future of defence.

    Melanie is an accredited mediator and prior to joining UCL worked as a solicitor in the International Disputes department of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, covering Public International Law, International Arbitration, and International Corporate Investigations, as well as teaching mediation and negotiation techniques.

  • Maja Cuic

    Product Compliance compliance expert with over 9 years experience within Trust & Safety space.

  • Maninder Paul

    I am a Growth Marketing Specialist with deep expertise in AI-driven marketing for global tech brands. I help businesses cut through the noise and drive real impact with AI-powered marketing strategies.

    A Diversity and Inclusion Champion and Google Mentor, Maninder is passionate about helping women and the next generation thrive in AI and technology.

    As a Women Defining AI (WDAI) Community leader, she champions inclusive AI adoption, ensuring more female voices shape the future of technology.

    She is a regular panelist covering topics of AI, Marketing, Strategy, Inclusion etc. and is 2025 Bloom Impact Award winner.

  • Marie GERMA

    After practicing law in London (UK) for six years, Marie joined the Government of Canada, most specifically the Department of Public Safety. In this role, she works at the intersection of counterterrorism and emerging technology. She leads a team responsible for developing policies to address the rise in terrorist content on tech platforms.

  • Marie Salukvadze

    Mariam Salukvadze served as an Inspector of Especially Important Cases in the Department of Human Rights Protection where she oversaw investigations evaluated investigation quality and planned preventive mechanisms for high-priority crimes. Holding the rank of Lieutenant Grade she specialised in cybercrime monitoring and contributed to the development of policy documents. A Chevening Scholar

  • Magali Van Bulck

    Magali Van Bulck is the Head of Policy & Government Relations (EMEA) at Wise and the founder of Accept My IBAN, a platform to report IBAN discrimination which has successfully put this consumer protection issue on the political agenda.

    She sits various fintech and payments advisory committees and is part of the board of the International Association of Money Transfer Networks, Fintech Belgium and PayBelgium. In her role at Wise, she has been heavily focused on improving transparency in financial services, lowering the cost of remittances and providing a pathway for non-banks to join the financial infrastructure. She joined Wise in 2016. Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Launched in 2011, Wise is one of the world’s fastest growing, profitable tech companies.

  • Maeve Walsh

    Maeve Walsh is an experienced policymaker and government relations consultant who has worked in the UK Government and not-for-profit sector. She is currently the Director of the Online Safety Act Network, which keeps advocates, researchers and campaigners informed and connected during the OSA’s implementation, and was a Carnegie UK Trust Associate for five years, working on their online harm reduction project and the development of the “duty of care” approach which influenced the development of the Online Safety Act 2023.

    During a 17-year career in Whitehall, Maeve held senior roles in central Departments including Cabinet Office, No10, the Department of Health and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, where she led the team responsible for delivering the UK Digital Strategy. Since then, she has worked as a consultant with a variety of organisations on digital and data policy. She is a Trustee at the Connection at St-Martins-in-the-Field, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and has served as a parent governor at her children’s primary school.

  • Lina Ghazal

    Lina is a policy and public affairs professional with over a decade of experience in media and tech, both in the public (Ofcom) and private (TF1, Meta) sectors. She’s currently leading regulatory and public affairs for safety tech provider Verifymy.

    Lina is an expert in building large-scale policy initiatives and partnerships and has led engagements about online regulation with diverse groups of stakeholders and regulators across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the US.

    Lina studied Law, Economics and Management at Ecole Normale Superieure and Queen Mary University of London. She holds a Master of Finance & Corporate Strategy from Sciences Po Paris.