Vanessa Wilfred

Deputy Director (AI Governance and Safety), Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore

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Vanessa leads the development of AI governance policies to build a trusted ecosystem for AI innovation in Singapore, and is part of the founding team of the Singapore AI Safety Institute. She is also responsible for Singapore’s engagement with international partners on AI collaboration, including with key jurisdictions like US and EU, and at multilateral platforms like ASEAN, OECD and Standards Development Organisations.

Prior to IMDA, Vanessa oversees digital infrastructure and connectivity policies in the Ministry of Communications and Information, and was the team lead for the national 5G network deployment. She spent a year in Cisco Systems working on regulatory issues and data architecture. Vanessa started her career as a diplomat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, covering South Asia and Southeast Asia, and was the First Secretary for Political Affairs in the Singapore Embassy in Myanmar. She studied political science and economics at Duke University.