Anna Gressel to Speak at AI Everything Abu Dhabi Conference
On October 6-7, Freshfields Partner and Global Co-Head of AI Anna Gressel will speak at AI Everything Abu Dhabi — the world's largest AI-first expo — alongside leading voices from business, government, and technology.
Anna will participate in three featured sessions:
- Can AI Be Trusted? The New Architecture of Sovereign, Secure and Safe AI – in conversation with George Kurian, CEO of NetApp
- AI's Trust Test – Can Innovation Outrun Risk? – panelists include William O'Neill, Chief Revenue Officer of Lucidya, and Mohamed Jamal-Eddine, Group CDIO of AD Ports Group
- Security in an Age of Borrowed Models – panelists include H.E. Najyb Al Maskari, Executive Director, Gov Cybersecurity Ops Sector, Department of Government Enablement – Abu Dhabi; H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head of Cybersecurity, UAE Government; and H.E. Salem Ali Juma Al Zaabi, Chief Prosecutor, General Attorney's Office, UAE
Across these discussions, Anna will explore the defining questions facing organizations and governments adopting AI today:
- Building AI systems that are inherently secure, sovereign, and reliable;
- Balancing rapid AI deployment with accountability, governance, and public trust; and
- Why cybersecurity and sovereign control are intertwined when relying on third-party AI models.
These timely conversations will outline the concrete governance, security, and data strategies leaders need to deploy AI responsibly while maintaining long-term resilience.
