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Artificial Intelligence

Advising at the intersection of AI, regulation, and national interest.

We help organisations turn AI potential into measurable value.

We advise leading technology firms, governments, and multilaterals at the intersection of AI, regulation, and national interest. Our multidisciplinary team combines policy, economics, and technical expertise to deliver evidence-led strategies and trusted governance.

We connect strategy with stewardship across three core missions, Strategy & Economics, Governance & Risk Mitigation, and Market Access & Advocacy, so you can plan, build, and scale AI with confidence.

Our Focus Areas

  • Sovereign and Trusted AI
  • AI Strategy and Architecture
  • Governance and Compliance
  • Economic and Societal Impact 
  • Skills and Workforce Transformation
  • Integrity and Safety
  • Risk Intelligence
  • Policy Advocacy and Market Entry
Our expertise

Our AI capabilities

Our core missions organise proven offerings around your most critical decisions, linking strategy, governance, and market access.

AI Strategy & Roadmaps

We align technology priorities with policy requirements, risk appetite, and business goals through national, sectoral, and enterprise AI roadmaps.

Infrastructure & Investment Advisory

Build pre-feasibility and bankable business cases for AI infrastructure (including data centres and enabling stacks) to support sovereign and corporate investment decisions.

Economic Evidence & Readiness

Quantify AI’s value – for economies, sectors, and firms – using impact models, benchmarks, and surveys to secure stakeholder buy-in and budgets.

Workforce Transition & Skills

Design practical pathways to an AI-ready workforce at national and enterprise level, informed by skills gap analysis and adoption needs.

Regulatory Intelligence & Compliance

Monitor and interpret fast-moving AI rules globally; deliver tailored compliance roadmaps (including EU AI Act readiness) to enable safe deployment across markets.

AI Governance & Risk Frameworks

Embed lifecycle controls, risk assessments, and assurance processes so deployments are transparent, safe, and auditable.

Data Governance & Digital Sovereignty

Advise on localisation, cross-border data flows, privacy, and security to keep AI programmes compliant and resilient.

Policy Advocacy & Market Access

Shape the policy environment with evidence-based campaigns, narrative development, and government engagement to unlock approvals, incentives, and market entry.

Our work

Case studies

See how we’ve helped organisations deliver meaningful outcomes and drive AI innovation worldwide.

Enabling AI governance from principles to practice
A leading tech policy-focused multilateral organisation commissioned Access Partnership to define ethical AI principles and deliver a region-wide governance tool rooted in global standards and tailored to local priorities.
Demonstrating the economic impact of Generative AI
One of the world’s leading technology companies commissioned Access Partnership to assess the potential economic impact of generative AI in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to support conversations with key stakeholders.
Unlocking Generative AI’s potential in SMBs
A global social media platform engaged Access Partnership to assess genAI’s economic impact on small and medium-sized businesses, seeking robust evidence to inform policies and strategies.
Our expertise

Meet our experts

Our AI experts combine global policy insight with technical and economic expertise to help organisations achieve trusted, high-impact outcomes.

Matthew McDermott
Leadership, Data Governance
Marcus Ng
Leadership, Economics Strategy
Gayathri Haridas
Economics Strategy
Jessica Birch
Global Government Advisory
Jonathan Gonzalez
Global Government Advisory
Dr Matthew Sharp
Global Government Advisory
Spencer Smith
Health & Life Sciences
Swee Cheng Wei
Economics Strategy
Abhineet Kaul
Economics Strategy
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