Meet the Authors
Maria Campillo is the Global Practice Director of Leadership at BTS, bringing 15+ years of experience in driving human-centered initiatives that translate complex strategy into actionable results. She oversees the Leadership practice for the "Most of the World" region and spearheaded the innovation of AI-integrated learning solutions for Fortune 500 clients.
Maria utilizes complexity-informed frameworks, such as Cynefin and Warm Data, to help global workforces adapt to rapid technological shifts. Formerly the Associate Director at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, she is an ICF Professional Certified Coach with an Executive MBA from Quantic.
A global investment leader with 25+ years across investment management, research and consulting, with a focus on technology, governance and sustainability.
Christine combines boardroom oversight with operational execution at scale. She was Managing Director at UBS Asset Management, responsible for active ownership of US$1.6 trillion assets under management. As global Head of Stewardship at HSBC Asset Management and a Board Director of the HSBC UK, she designed the stewardship framework covering US$600bn.
Christine chaired the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) from 2019 to 2025, leading a global investor body whose members oversee approximately US$100 trillion in assets across 40+ markets. She is an Honorary Adviser to the AFRC (Accounting and Financial Reporting Council) Hong Kong and convened its Sustainability and Climate Action Task Force (2022-2025). She served on the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on AI Data Governance Task Force (2018-2021) and is an Emeritus Governor of the LSE (London School of Economics) following two terms on its Court and Investment Committee.
Sarah Rench, MSc, MBA, is the Global AI Security & EMEA Security Leader at Avanade, where she leads teams in designing, building, and securing Data and AI solutions, with expertise spanning building AI systems as well as securing various IoT and cloud-native architectures.
Sarah, is also the Founder & CAIO of RepresentAI, which focuses on AI upskilling and innovation, helping to remove the barriers to AI adoption.
She founded RepresentAI to help women, LGBTQ+ individuals and underrepresented individuals get into AI careers and thrive, through sharing free in person AI and virtual training, AI news, job opportunities, networking events and pushing for a more inclusive workplace and society. Since 2025, they have helped upskill over 1700 individuals in AI, plan to double it by 2026 and each year.
She has more than 14 years of experience across the Data, AI, and cybersecurity sectors, serving in a range of architecture and technical leadership roles. She is also a Databricks Champion/ Certifed Architect, Microsoft Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Anthropic Claude SME.
Her experience spans the design and delivery of data quality platforms, AI and machine learning models, cloud data migration architectures, AI and data security frameworks, ML-driven threat detection systems, insider risk management solutions, and mobile-to-SIEM security integrations. She has also led the implementation and integration of enterprise AI and security technologies across complex environments.
Sarah has worked extensively across the Finance, Legal, and Healthcare sectors, advising C-suite executives and enterprise leaders on Data, AI, and cybersecurity strategy. She partners with business and technology leaders to design and implement secure, scalable AI systems while addressing emerging cyber risks associated with AI adoption and quantum computing advancements.
She frequently presents in the House of Commons & Parliament on Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security and importance of Diversity Equity and inclusion. She was also previously a board member of All-Party Parliamentary Group on AI (AI APPG).
She’s won numerous awards, including recently she won the Bupa Everywomen Cyber Security Award 2025 and the European Diversity Awards Inspirational Role Model of the Year 2024 to list just two.
by Maria Campillo | Legal AI News, Legal Hub, Uncategorized
The EU AI Act is reshaping how organisations think about governance, accountability and risk — and raising a new question amongst leadership teams and technologists alike: can AI agents realistically participate in crisis simulations traditionally handled by the C-suite?
