Speaker


Chris Sharrock

Vice President, UN Affairs and International Organisations, Microsoft Corporation

Speaker


Biography

Christopher Sharrock is the Vice President of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) at Microsoft leading a team across New York, Geneva, and Paris to engage with the UN and other international organizations. In line with Microsoft's mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, the UNIO team works to build multistakeholder partnerships and use technology to advance solutions to global challenges, helping advance work across the UN's pillars. Mr. Sharrock co-chairs the Business at OECD Digital Policy Committee and represents Microsoft on the Boards of the Paris Peace Forum and USCIB. Previously, he held a number of senior roles in the UK Government, working at HM Treasury, as Chief Economist at DCMS, and as UK Ambassador to the OECD in Paris. He has degree in English Literature and Economics.

Interventions

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Stage A
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Round table Room
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Trusted AI: First Assessment of Voluntary Corporate Commitments
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