Professor Dr. Aini Suzana Ariffin
Director of AI Policy, Strategy, Governance & Ethics
Dr. Aini is a distinguished policymaker and strategist specialising in ST&I policy, strategic planning, innovation management, AI governance, ethics, ESG and international alliances.
- STEPAN Chair under UNESCO
- ISO AI Technical Working Group
- IEEE CertifAIEd™ Assessor
Dr. Aini is a distinguished policymaker and strategist with extensive expertise in Science, Technology & Innovation Policy Development and Evaluation, Strategic Planning, Business Development, Innovation Management, AI Governance, Ethics and ESG, and International Strategic Alliances. She holds a PhD in STI Policy & Innovation Management from the University of Manchester, UK.
She chairs the Science, Technology, Engineering & Innovation Policy for Asia & Pacific Region Network under UNESCO, advises the Institute Sultan Iskandar, serves as Fellow Expert at UTM's Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, and represents Malaysia in the ISO Technical Working Group for Artificial Intelligence. She is also a Certified IEEE CertifAIEd™ Assessor for AI Ethics Standards.
Her national policy leadership includes the National STI Policy, Commercialisation Policy, Technopreneurship Policy & Action Plan, National Higher Education Action Plans, National Artificial Intelligence Roadmap, UTM SDG Blueprint, ISTIC Strategic Master Plan and STEPAN Action Plans under UNESCO.