Speaker

Georgia Prasinou

Executive Member of the Board & General Manager, Defence Innovation Ecosystem

ELKAK

Georgia Prasinou serves as Executive Director of the Board at ELKAK. Prior to ELKAK, Georgia was based in Washingon D.C. serving as Global Communications Lead for AI Models and Cybersecurity at IBM, where she architected communication strategies, market conditioning, and thought leadership platforms supporting IBM’s multi-billion-dollar business units. She led communications strategy for IBM’s foundation models and AI developer studio, positioning IBM’s software portfolio for the AI and Hybrid Cloud era. Earlier in her IBM tenure, she served as trusted counsel to X-Force Threat Intelligence Leadership, driving the publication of tier-1 threat research on nation-state attacks, APT groups, and malware analysis — earning author credits on X-Force threat intelligence reports. Georgia was also actively involved initiatives addressing the benefits, risks, and ethical considerations of Generative AI. She served as a member of IBM’s Trustworthy AI Center of Excellence. Throughout her career, Georgia has partnered with Fortune 500 technology companies and security startups across leading innovation markets — including San Francisco, Israel, and the UK — on issues-driven campaigns.