Speakers

Michael (Mick) O’Connell is an executive with wide international expertise based in the U.K.
As the founder of Critical Insights Consultancy Ltd (UK), he is active working across the globe with clients delivering insight, guidance, and leadership for their ethical use of AI. He has previously worked in a senior executive position in industry with NEC Corporation and has thirty years in policing as a senior officer for the UK including Director at Interpol, leading technical innovation to public safety and national security requirements.
He is recognised for his work in ethics and standards and is a Board member to several advisory and oversight committees, and recipient of many international awards for his service to policing.

He currently supports the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) as a Senior Fellow for law enforcement, assisting in their development with Interpol of new governance capabilities, and their AI toolkit for responsible AI innovation in law enforcement. This initiative aspires to instil a deep knowledge and guiding principles to better enable police and related public safety agencies to adopt a responsible and ethical use framework to their AI policies and operational protocols.