Shane Tews
Nonresident Senior Fellow American Enterprise Institute

Shane Tews is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where she focuses on digital economy issues including artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, privacy and data protection, next-generation networking (5G), the Internet of Things, international internet governance, international information, and communications technology (ICT), and emerging technologies. She is also president of Logan Circle Strategies, a strategic advisory firm.

She is vice chair of the board of directors of the Internet Education Foundation; Vice-chair of the Internet Society’s Washington, DC, chapter; member of the board of SeedAI; chair of the board of directors at TechFreedom. Previously, Ms. Tews served as co-chair of the Internet Governance Forum USA. and former chair of the Dynamic Coalition on the Internet of Things of the Internet Governance Forum. She was a member of the board of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, the Information Technology Industry Council, and Global Women’s Innovation Network. She also managed internet security and digital commerce issues as vice president of global policy for Verisign. She began her career in the George H. W. Bush White House as a deputy associate director in the Office of Cabinet Affairs and later moved to Capitol Hill as a legislative director for Rep. Gary Franks (R-CT).

Natividad Fernández Sola
Professor of Public International Law and International Relations. University of zaragoza

Fernández Sola is a professor of public international law and international relations at the University of Zaragoza. She also serves as a visiting professor in the faculty of world economy and international affairs at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow. Previously, she was the Príncipe de Asturias Chair at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service during her four years at Georgetown University.

Her professional experience includes serving as the Coordinator of the Strategic and Security Affairs Department (DAES) at the Spanish Ministry of Defense, where she contributed to shaping national defense strategies. Furthermore, Natividad is a recipient of the High-Level Course on European Security and Defense Diploma, underlining her expertise in the area of European defense and security.