Episode 257 Deep Dive: Min Livanidis | Shaping Responsible AI Policy

In this episode, we sat down with Min Livanidis – Head of Digital Trust, Cyber, and Data Policy, AWS ANZ, as she provides insights into the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, and public policy, emphasizing their impact on society. From Australia’s cybersecurity strategy to responsible AI policies, we explore the collaborative nature of policy development, the role of diverse perspectives, and the potential for individuals to influence change. Min Livanidis leads AWS public policy across some of Australia’s most pressing technology areas, including cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and critical infrastructure. Min lead AWS’s collaboration with the government during the development of the 2023-2030 Cybersecurity Strategy. She is currently leading AWS’s engagement around safe and responsible AI in Australia, working closely with Minister Ed Husic and industry to develop best practice regulation frameworks. In 2023 she appeared at the Senate Inquiry for the use of Generative AI in the Australia Education Sector. Min regularly engages with the most senior level of government on key policy areas including AI, cybersecurity, privacy, data and digitization strategy, electronic surveillance, critical and emerging technology, and critical infrastructure. Outside AWS, she is Non-Executive Director of the Oceania Cyber Security Centre, a registered charity developed in partnership with the eight Victorian universities, the Victorian Government, and Oxford University to deliver cyber maturity assessments for Pacific Island nations; Non-Executive Director of the Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre, established by the South Australian Government with a focus on domestic cyber capacity building and home to key partnerships with the MITRE Corporation and NATO; and an Industry Professor with the School of Information Technology at Deakin University, affiliated with the Centre for Cyber Resilience and Trust (CREST).