BEN GILBERT

Ben is Microsoft's AI Legal Lead for Asia. He helps customers and regulators adopt responsible AI policy and deployment strategies and leads Microsoft’s most strategic and complex AI customer deals in Asia. He is a member of Microsoft’s global AI legal v-team. 

Ben joined Microsoft in 2016 and has held roles in New Zealand, Australia, the US and now Singapore. Prior to his current role, he led Microsoft's policy strategy adopting to Critical Infrastructure regulatory reform and supported complex strategic partnership deals across Asia.  

Ben’s passion for AI began in 2017 when he co-led a project to design and deploy a (non-generative) AI legal chatbot for Microsoft clients around the world.

Ben holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Social Sciences from the University of Waikato, New Zealand. He also has CIPP/E certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals and a “Computer Science for Lawyers” micro-credential from Harvard.

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