Anna Visvizi, Ph.D., (dr. hab.), is economist and political scientist, working as researcher, editor, lecturer and consultant. She has extensive experience in academia, think tanks, and government sectors in Europe and the USA. The author of several published works, she presented her work across Europe and the USA, including Capitol Hill. A practiced team-worker, researcher, analyst, and lecturer, her expertise covers issues pertinent to the intersection of politics, economics, and ICT. This translates into her research and advisory roles in the area of AI and geopolitics, smart cities and smart villages, knowledge and innovation management, and technology diffusion, especially with regard to the EU and BRI. In her work, she places emphasis on engaging academia, the think tank sector, and decision-makers in dialogue to ensure well-founded and evidence-driven policy-making. She is Associate Professor at SGH Warsaw School of Economics