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Elena Estavillo
CEO Centro-i for the Society of the Future
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I lead Centro-i think tank, with the mission of catalyzing systemic change to usher in an era where ethical AI and digital technologies benefit everyone and are used to solve societies’ most pressing problems. I am a respected expert in regulation and antitrust and my experience includes being a former commissioner at Mexico's Federal Telecommunications Institute, where I fostered digital inclusion as a means for accessing human rights and building a dynamic, competitive industry to bring economic opportunities across the country. I am currently the secretary general for the Executive Board of the Digital Economy in Mexico, the Lead Expert for Unesco’s RAM Report for Mexico, member of UNESCO's Women4 Ethical Artificial Intelligence Steering Committee and Ethical AI Experts Without Borders and an ITU’s Gender Trendsetter. I have been an appointed expert to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women CSW67, finalist for Women in AI of the Year North America Award (2023), and co-founder and first chair of ITU-WSIS Champion Awardee Conectadas. Bachelor in Economics from Tecnológico de Monterrey, Harvard ALI 2023 Fellow, University of Paris PhD in Economics, MIT executive certificate in Management and Leadership.
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