We believe that progress in artificial intelligence must begin with people. At AI Safety Asia (AISA), we bring together policymakers, experts, researchers, and civil society to create an AI ecosystem built on trust, inclusion, and shared responsibility.
Our mission is to help Asia lead the way in developing AI that uplifts communities, protects values, and serves humanity with integrity.
Strengthening AI governance and safety through collaboration. We connect policymakers, experts, researchers, and communities to ensure that artificial intelligence grows with fairness, accountability, and shared benefit across Asia.
Our mission is to turn knowledge into action — creating systems that are transparent, inclusive, and grounded in human values.
A future where technology and humanity move forward together. We envision a region where every country, regardless of scale or resource, has the capacity to shape responsible AI.
A future where innovation respects ethics, builds trust, and helps people live better — not just faster.
AI Safety Asia (AISA) began with a simple belief — that the future of artificial intelligence in Asia should be shaped by collaboration, not competition.
Across the region, AI is evolving faster than the frameworks that govern it. Researchers, policymakers, and civil society all face the same challenge: how to harness innovation without losing human values and agency.
AISA was founded to bridge these worlds — turning dialogue into strategy, research into action, and regional diversity into shared strength. By connecting experts across borders, we’re helping Asia lead with empathy, foresight, and purpose.
Founded by a collective of AI and policy experts across Asia.
Published first Regional AI Governance Report and launched pilot training programs.
Completed Southeast Asia roundtable series covering all ASEAN countries, and co-published landmark report with Brookings on AI Safety and Governance in Southeast Asia; Responsible AI Scenario Exploration for Southeast Asia (RAISE for SEA) was selected as one of the top 10 projects at the Paris Peace Forum 2025; SEA Observatory selected as 2nd best award at the UNESCO Global Forum on AI Ethics.
Official Main Agenda Session at India AI Impact Summit.
At AI Safety Asia (AISA), our work is built on shared values that guide how we think, act, and collaborate. These principles remind us that progress in technology must always reflect progress in humanity.
Meet the people driving AISA's work across research, policy, and capacity building — a team spanning governments, international institutions, and civil society across Asia.
CEO
Founder of Connecting Myanmar, former board member of Amnesty International Hong Kong, and experienced leader in technology startups and non-profits. He holds a Master of Laws in Human Rights with distinction from the University of Hong Kong and attended the Media Policy Institute organized by the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford.
Chief Research Officer
A global leader shaping the intersection of AI, policy, and human impact. He advises key institutions like the UN and the World Bank, was a key architect of the AI Governance Alliance at the World Economic Forum where he also convened the inaugural AI Governance Summit, and led inclusive-AI programs at Google that reached over a billion users. His work is deeply informed by his upbringing in post-genocide Cambodia, driving his commitment to ensuring technology serves humanity equitably.
Chief Strategy Officer
Scholar-in-residence at the Asia Society. He is adjunct professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration (PPA) and senior fellow at the Centre on Contemporary China and the World (CCCW) at The University of Hong Kong (HKU). He had previously served in the department in 2002 as a senior policy adviser to the Canadian foreign minister, working on the G8 and a review of Canadian foreign policy. A Hong Kong-based independent consultant from 2001 to 2017, he worked with several foundations and international organizations including the G20 Business Summit, the Clinton Global Initiative, the World Economic Forum and the US-Asia Institute.
Chief Operations Officer
Former Global Head of Strategy for Tiktok. Over 10 years experience across product, content operations and digital media at TikTok, the United Nations and The7stars.
Head of Policy and Network
Former Head of Policy at Facebook. A policy and digital & human rights professional with 25 years' of international experience working across issues of the political economy including public policy, freedom of expression, digital citizenship, digital rights, tech + democracy, international development, peacebuilding and democratic and crisis governance in diverse contexts.
Sr. Director, Intl. AI Diplomacy
Ann Meceda is a senior technology and policy professional focused on AI governance and international technology policy. Over 20 years as a diplomat with the U.S. Department of State, she helped advance emerging-technology policy and multilateral cooperation with partners including the EU, UN, OECD, ASEAN, and the Arctic Council.
Chief of Staff (Global Affairs)
Adrian bridges AI governance and international dispute resolution as the inaugural Fellow at Stanford Law's AI Initiative and Chief of Staff (Global Affairs) at AI Safety Asia. His research on AI governance, liability, and policy has been published by Cambridge University Press and Hart Publishing. A Stanford LL.M. graduate and lawyer admitted in New York and Hong Kong, he is an active international arbitrator and mediator who has served as a resource person to the Asian Development Bank.
Communications Lead
Melissa Leung is an integrated policy communications professional with experience in the coordination of large-scale regional and global public affairs projects. She advised governments, multinational companies, and multilateral organizations on strategic communications. She led the design and execution of an award-winning nation branding program for the Government of Mongolia. She also served as International Media Coordinator for one of Taiwan’s Presidential candidates in the 2024 presidential election in Taiwan. Melissa holds a first class honours degree in Journalism from the University of Hong Kong and a Masters Degree in Global Public Policy from the University of London
Capacity Building Lead
Anonyo Mitra serves as Capacity Building Lead at AI Safety Asia, where he bridges technical expertise with policy implementation across Southeast Asia. With a Master in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School and over a decade of experience spanning technology, education, and AI governance, Anonyo brings strategic depth to complex stakeholder ecosystems. His work centers on translating frontier AI safety frameworks into actionable capacity-building programs for government officials, policymakers, and civil society actors across the Global South. Anonyo led program management initiatives at Teach For India and served as a Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Summer Associate, consistently demonstrating expertise in systems design and cross-sector collaboration
Product Manager & Software Engineer
Gordon is a product manager and developer at AI Safety Asia, focused on building AI governance tools and support infrastructure for under-resourced regions. He brings a background in multi-disciplinary R&D spanning physical science, mechanical development, and software, alongside applied experience in AI and data. Alongside his work at AI Safety Asia, Gordon works in an AI adoption and training practice, helping organisations implement AI tools safely and effectively and embedding governance and evaluation thinking into real-world workflows.
Parliament Lead
Priyanka Moonesinghe serves as the Parliament Lead at AI Safety Asia. She has led programmatic and research initiatives to strengthen the Parliament of Sri Lanka and brings over 12 years of experience as a development practitioner and researcher. Her professional background spans roles with an anti-corruption watchdog in Malaysia, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Sri Lanka, and the Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka (INSSSL) under the Ministry of Defence. She has also served at the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York and in the Operations Division of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna. She holds a Master of Advanced International Studies from the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna and a BA (Hons) in Politics and International Studies from the University of Warwick.
Director of Biosecurity
P.T. is the Director of Biosecurity at AISA, leading research, capacity building, and convening programs on AI-Bio, starting with Southeast Asia. She was selected as 1 of 20 fellows (from 2,400+ applicants, 100+ countries) for Biosecurity Fellowship 2025 cohort at Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Meeting of States in Geneva. P.T. has contributed to UK Government DNA synthesis screening guidance and co-developed a global risk index for AI-enabled biological tools with CLTR, RAND Europe, and UK policymakers. She has previously co-founded Southeast Asia Biosecurity (SEA Bio), coordinated Singapore’s Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) pilot study, contributed to WHO’s declaration on youth health, and holds a certificate in EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament training.
Consultant
Sherly is an Indonesian independent digital governance researcher and consultant with a mission to promote the development and deployment of inclusive and accountable digital technologies, regulations, and governance for the benefit of the many.In collaboration with various national (Indonesia) and international partners, her research and advisory work have been bridging the global and national debates and stakeholders on digital governance issues. She actively engages with policymakers, the press, and larger communities. She earned her PhD in Communication Studies from the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 2019. She is the recipient of the 2020 Internet Histories' Early Career Researcher Award for her article "The Efficacy of Civil Society in Global Internet Governance".
Programme Manager and Stakeholder Engagement Lead
Svaradiva is an AI governance professional bridging technical AI, policy, and multistakeholder engagement across Asia, with government, civil-society, data analytics, and AI-education experience. She has supported Indonesian technology-governance priorities at the Ministry of Communication and Informatics, working with Vice Minister and Director General–level offices on digital regulation, AI governance, cybersecurity, data protection, e-government, and national digital transformation. She also brings experience in strategic digital communications from the Office of the Presidential Spokesperson. A former Chairperson of the Internet Development Institute and co-founder of the Indonesia School of Internet Governance (IDSIG), Svaradiva has led youth-focused programmes on internet governance, digital rights, cybersecurity, and responsible digital development. She contributes to the ID-IGF Task Force and Multistakeholder Advisory Group ecosystem, and has held fellowships with ICANN 82, EuroSSIG, LT-Bridge Winter School, and APNIC 48. Her technical background including being a Data Analytics and AI Instructor at ASSAI School of AI, and was working as a Data Analyst at MAPFRE Malta.
AISA is guided by a network of advisors whose expertise in AI governance, technology policy, and international diplomacy shapes our strategic direction.
Founder of Apart and Co-founder of European Network for AI Safety
Co-Chair for Global Future Council for Cyber Security at World Economic Forum
Co-Director of the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative
Founding director of Beijing Institute of AI Safety and Governance (Beijing-AISI)
Former Public Policy Director for Southeast Asia at Meta, Former Executive Director of the Habibie Center
Director, Digital Transformation Education, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford Former Deputy Secretary of the Singaporean Ministry of Communications and Information
President of KORIKA, delegate to UK AI summit on behalf of Indonesia
Prof. Ying Chan, is an editorial and media consultant, China expert, journalist, and e-learning advocate. She is the founding director and professor of the (1999-2016) of the Journalism and Media Studies Centre at The University of Hong Kong, and the founding dean (2003-2011) of the journalism school at Shantou University in China. Prior to that, Chan spent 23 years working as a reporter and editor in New York City. Her honors include a Polk Award, a Nieman Fellowship and an International Freedom of the Press Award by the CPJ. She is the consulting editor for the Chinese edition of the Global Investigative Journalists Network website. She has edited six books on China's media and is the co-founder and director (2004-2016) of the China Media Project
