Barry O’Brien is part of IBM’s European government affairs team, representing the company on a range of policy and regulatory issues, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence. He is active in the OECD’s work on digital economy policy through Business at the OECD, where he is a Vice Chair of the Committee on Digital Economy Policy. He was a member of the AI Expert Group that drafted the OECD’s AI Recommendation and principles. Barry has over 30 years’ experience in IBM in a variety of technical and non-technical roles.