Unique talks and presentations connecting the dots between disruptive tech and disruptive geopolitics from multiple perspectives including the future of cyber resilience, astropolitics, digital battlefields, the geopolitics of AI, the challenge of tech companies as geopolitical actors, securing tech supply chains, and innovating defence ecosystems.

Whether to a closed boardroom or global convention centre each talk is tailored to help the audience make sense of rapidly evolving tech futures.

Melanie is also an experienced moderator and facilitator, helping to bring nuance into the most sensitive public conversations.

Drawing on over fifteen years of experience creating and teaching online and in-person courses for universities, government departments, and executives, Dr Melanie Garson can design and deliver interactive and experiential learning programmes and immersive scenario (war) games for people of all backgrounds and knowledge levels.

Cutting across disciplines from law, negotiation, and international security studies, Melanie can provide unique learning experiences tailored to your company needs.

Previous courses have covered:

• Managing Difficult Conversations

• Future of Conflict in the Digital Age

• Understanding Geopolitics in the Age of AI

• Space Security, Governance & Diplomacy

• Geopolitics of AI

• Cyberwarfare, Cyber Policy & Cyber Governance

• 3D Policy Design

• International Negotiation & Diplomacy.

Drawing on experience teaching and advising on the future of defence innovation, Melanie helps start-ups and scale-ups understand their role in the geopolitical order and strategise approaches to leverage their voice in national and global forums.

With networks in key defence tech ecosystems in the UK, Israel and US, Melanie can help start-ups and scale-ups catalyse opportunities for growth.