Maria Axente

Senior research associate, University of Cambridge

Maria is an Intellectual Forum Senior Research Associate.

She is a globally recognized, award winning AI ethics expert and public policy contributor.

She is a member of various Advisory Boards – UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on AI  (APPG AI) ,ORBIT & SKEMA AI Institute, Vice Chair of techUK Data and AI leadership committee and member of BSI/ISO & IEEE AI standard groups.

She is a passionate advocate for children rights in the age of AI, serving as member of the Advisory Board for UNICEF #AI4Children and World Economic Forum Generation AI programmes.

Maria is PwC Responsible AI lead, managing the company's efforts in deploying responsible AI and data across the UK business, its operations and clients.


Speakers

Kay Firth-ButterfieldCEO, Good Tech Advisory
George Tilesch Founder & President, PHI Institute for Augmented Intelligence
Adrián Gonzalez Sanchez Data & AI Lead for Public Sector and Health, Microsoft, Spain
Alessio PecorarioCybersecurity & New Tech Expert
Ansgar KoeneGlobal AI Ethics and Regulatory Leader, EY
Brando BenifeiMember of the European Parliament, EU AI Act Co-Rapporteur
Cécile AptelDeputy Director of Global Office of Research and Foresight, UNICEF Innocenti
Erik SlootenPartner, EY AI Confidence
Faisal Mohammed ALShimmariFounding Chairman, UAE Child Protection Association
Ferenc VágujhelyiGovernment Commissioner, Commissioner for National Tax and Customs Administration
Gábor ErdélyiDirector of Applied Data Science, University of Canterbury / Partner, Phi Institute
Gábor SzórádProduct director, SaferAI
Gianluca MisuracaFounder and Vice President on Technology Diplomacy, Inspiring Futures
Grégory HerréFounder and President, Ygdrazil Conseil
Gyula KovácsManaging Director, Co-Founder, Neuron Solutions
Imre PorkolábNational Security Office
Jakub Turowski Public Policy Director for CEE, META
John C. HavensDirector, Planet Positive 2030, Founding Executive Diretor of Global Initiative on AI Ethics, IEEE
László DrajkóFounder & Managing Partner, Cydrill Software Security
Levente SzabadosManaging Director, Co-Founder, Neuron Solutions
Mario Hernandez RamosChair of the Committee on Artificial Intelligence, Council of Europe
Miguel Valle del OlmoDigital Transformation Attaché, Spanish Permanent Representation
Olívia ErdélyiProfessor, University of Bonn & Canterbury / Partner, Phi Institute
Szabolcs SzolnokiDeputy State Secretary for Technology, Ministry for National Economy
Theodore BooneOf Counsel/Faculty Member, Dentons/Corvinus University
Tuan TrinhRegional Director East, EIT Digital