Mark Esposito, Professor of economic policy, Harvard Kennedy School and Chief Economist at micro1

Dr. Mark Esposito is a professor of economic policy with appointments at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. He is also an incoming professor of strategy and international business at Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business. He serves as Chief Economist of micro1, an AI silicon valley firm.

In addition to his academic roles in the United States, Dr. Esposito is a Professorial Fellow at the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government in Dubai, a position he has held since 2017. He was also the Founding Fellow of the Circular Economy Research Center at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, where he continues to contribute as a Senior Associate.

His expertise in economics, technology, and policy has led him to advise governments and organizations across the GCC and Eurasia regions and participate actively in working groups of the World Economic Forum. Dr. Esposito is the co-founder of the machine learning research firm Nexus FrontierTech, The Chart ThinkTank, and the AI Native Foundation. He earned his doctoral degree from École des Ponts ParisTech—the world’s oldest civil engineering school—and has been ranked by Thinkers50 Radar since 2016.

The Triple Transition: Artificial Intelligence, Energy, and Geopolitics, by Mark Esposito, Professor of economic policy, Harvard Kennedy School and Chief Economist at micro1

In this keynote Mark will examine (1) the most significant AI trends shaping business models across industries; (2) the energy footprint and sustainability considerations of large-scale AI deployment; and (3) the emerging geopolitical dynamics that influence both innovation and regulation.

The session will outline practical actions that cooperative and mutual insurers can take to harness AI responsibly while anticipating systemic risks.