

HackTalk: Sissi de la Peña - AI, digital-trade policy, and anti-scam governance
HackTalk: Sissi de la Peña
AI, digital-trade policy, and anti-scam governance
Day 1 talk for the Global South AI Safety Hackathon, June 19-21 online. Free and open.
Sissi de la Peña is the Founder of The Dot Network and served as a 2024-2025 Tech Policy Fellow at UC Berkeley. She has spent over 20 years in Latin American digital and AI policy, from USMCA digital-trade negotiations to representing major technology companies in regional regulatory forums, and was named Responsible AI Leader of the Year at the 2025 Women in AI Awards.
Her talk covers AI, digital-trade policy, and anti-scam governance.
Format: ~20-30 min + Q&A. Online (Zoom), livestreamed and recorded.
Part of the Global South AI Safety Hackathon, June 19-21, online with in-person hubs across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Organized by Apart Research.