STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP | AI POLICY | ETHICAL INNOVATION

<aside> ℹ️ Executive leader with over 20 years of experience in strategy, innovation, and project management across information technology platforms, networks, and systems. As a technical representative in international organizations like UNESCO and the Council of Europe, he integrates global expertise in AI policy with a focus on the intersection of digital technologies, society, economy, and culture. Known as a change enabler and skilled communicator, Jordi combines an engineering background with a multilingual perspective to navigate diverse environments effectively. Having a humanist and tech philosopher mindset, he consistently seeks innovative ways to ethically align human and technical needs. His leadership drives impactful, value-oriented solutions in an evolving digital world.

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<aside> ➡️ Practice:

• +50 projects in Information Technology and computational sciences adoption, transformation, and policy making.
• In technology organizations with business units with Sales between 50 M€ and 100 M€, and in research institutions.
• Including the following sectors: Telco, Media, IT, Retail, Public Administration, Events Management, E-health.
• International background including: Canada, USA, Spain, France, Andorra, Bolivia, Perú and the Pacific Islands, and in multilateral organizations such as the Council of Europe, UNESCO or the United Nations.
• In Executive and Leadership positions. </aside>

Contact

📧 [email protected]

📧 [email protected]

🔗 linkedin.com/in/jordi-ascensi/

🐦 twitter.com/jordiascensi

👾 github.com/jascensi

📞 +34 688 99 55 53

📞 +376 34 55 53

🏠 Barcelona & Andorra

Experience

Current Positions

• Member of the Bureau of the Committee on AI of the Council of Europe (since Sep 2024)
• Head of Technology at Andorra Research + Innovation (since 2020)
• Andorra Deputy Representative - Tech Expert at the Committee on AI of the Council of Europe (since 2020)
• Andorra Tech Expert for AI at UNESCO (since 2020)
• Andorra National Contact Point at the International Research Center on AI - IRCAI (since 2020)
• New Technologies Expert and Member at Andorran Research Ethics Committee (since 2022)
• Panel Member at the Agency of Quality of the Higher Education of Andorra (since 2020)

Selected Articles, Talks & Interviews

• HUDERIA test pilot - Andorra use case. Talk at the 11th Plenary Session of the Committee on AI of the Council of Europe (September 2024)
• Xarxa Vives Round table participation → “IA EN EL SEGLE XXI: OPORTUNITATS I REPTES” (July 2024)
• UNESCO Panel participation → The Global Landscape of AI Governance: the role of supervising bodies (June 2024)
• Council of Europe - Alan Turing Institute pilot test participation → HUDERIA AI Risk and Impact assessment (June 2024)
• MIT Media Lab network talk → A country-scale living lab oriented towards sustainable communities - presented by the City Science Lab @ Andorra (June 2024)
• Barcelona Supercomputing Center talk → SORS: "The Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law from the Council of Europe" (May 2024)
• City Science Lab Biobío - Chile → Conectando innovación y ciudad en la red MIT (March 2024)