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Leading across boundaries: Dr Megha Kumar on trust, digital risk, and resilient leadership

Curiosity and connection shaped Dr Megha Kumar’s career. Now, as digital risk becomes boardroom priority, her interdisciplinary leadership helps companies navigate trust gaps and a new era of accountability.

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Key takeaways

  • AI and digital risk governance require more than technical expertise.

Business impact

Nearly 3 in 10 UK organisations don't trust their third-party vendors on critical digital risk — a symptom of weak internal risk literacy, not just a vendor problem.

Recommendation

Demands for tech accountability will rise, with regulators, shareholders and customers demanding transparency on AI use, data security, and dual-use technology.

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Megha Kumar

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Dr Megha Kumar is a reputed domain expert on geopolitics, AI and digital regulation.

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Technology governance cannot be left to technologists alone because modern digital threats ignore technical silos. A supply chain attack might originate in a hostile jurisdiction, exploit a software vulnerability, and result in regulatory scrutiny or legal liability. We need interdisciplinary thinkers who can anticipate unintended consequences, scrutinise power dynamics, and design governance frameworks that serve democratic and ethical interests, not just commercial or nationalistic ones.

This is especially important in the emerging "accountability phase" of digital transformation as policymakers, businesses and consumers demand more responsibility and transparency from tech innovators.

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