Hamilton Mann

The Hamilton Mann Conversation

Hamilton Mann is a Tech Executive, Digital for Good Pioneer, keynote speaker, and the originator of the concept of artificial integrity.

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Mann serves as the group vice president of digital Marketing and digital transformation at Thales, a global leader in Aerospace, Space, Cybersecurity, and Defense, investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations: artificial intelligence, Big Data, connectivity, cybersecurity, and quantum technologies. Leading group-wide digital and AI initiatives in support of Thales’ purpose and businesses, his transformational achievements have been featured on the MIT Blog and as a case study by IMD Business School.

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Mann writes regularly for Forbes and Les Echos, and has published articles about AI and its societal implications in prominent academic, business, and policy outlets such as Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), Knowledge@Wharton, Dialogue Duke Corporate Education, INSEAD Knowledge, INSEAD TECH TALK X, I by IMD, the Harvard Business Review France, the European Business Review, and Expressions by Institut Montaigne.

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He is the author of Artificial Integrity (Wiley, 2024) and has also contributed to the book Driving Sustainable Innovation (Brightline Project Management Institute and Thinkers50, 2024) and to the Thinkers50 book, Human Touch (Wiley, Thinkers50, 2024), alongside Thinkers50 thought leaders.

He hosts The Hamilton Mann Conversation, a podcast aiming to democratize knowledge about how digital technology, including AI, can be a force for good in society.

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Mann’s academic pursuits include his role as a Doctoral Researcher at l’Ecole des Ponts ParisTech—Institut Polytechnique de Paris, where he examines how AI can be guided to artificially exhibit integrity to uphold human values.

He is also a Senior Lecturer at INSEAD, HEC Paris, and EDHEC Business School, and mentors at the MIT Priscilla King Gray (PKG) Center.

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He sits on the advisory board of the Ethical AI Governance Group (EAIGG), a diverse community of AI practitioners focused on democratizing the growth of ethical AI through best practices and innovations in AI development, deployment, and governance.

He actively participates in global forums such as the World Economic Forum’s Davos AI House, contributing to discussions on AI transparency and ethical technology deployment.

Recognized for his contributions to thought leadership, Mann was inducted into the Thinkers50 Radar as one of the 30 most prominent rising business thinkers globally for pioneering “Digital for Good.”

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Through his roles, Hamilton Mann advocates for a future where advanced technology serves as an enabler of sustainable and human-centered progress, emphasizing the crucial role of integrity in achieving truly intelligent outcomes.

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Hamilton is a graduate of MIT Sloan School of Management, INSEAD and EDHEC Business School.