Ana-Paula Nishio
Chief of Digital Transformation and AI Strategies
UNIDO | United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Wien, Austria
About me
With over 30 years in ICT and Digital, she leads as Chief of Digital Transformation and AI Strategies at UNIDO, focusing on Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development through responsible use of frontier technologies. She studied in Brazil and the UK and holds various Digital and Project Management certifications. Ana Paula's rich and diverse career, including impactful roles at the OPCW, International Criminal Court, Hewlett-Packard and Goodyear, showcases her dedication to collaborative leadership, cross-cultural communication and lifelong learning. Fluent in multiple languages, she drives forward-thinking, green, and inclusive industrial policies and interventions with a people-centric approach.
My organisation
UNIDO is a specialized agency of the United Nations with a unique mandate to promote, dynamize and accelerate industrial development.
Our mandate is reflected in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9: “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation”, but UNIDO’s activities contribute to all the SDGs.
UNIDO’s vision is a world without poverty and hunger, where industry drives low-emission economies, improves living standards, and preserves the livable environment for present and future generations, leaving no one behind.
UNIDO provides support to its 173 Member States through four mandated functions: technical cooperation; action-oriented research and policy-advisory services; normative standards-related activities; and fostering partnerships for knowledge and technology transfer.
Our work is concentrated on three focus areas:
- ending hunger by helping businesses from farm to fork;
- stopping climate breakdown by using renewable energy and energy efficiency to reduce industrial greenhouse gas emissions; and
- supporting sustainable supply chains so that developing country producers get a fair deal and scarce resources are preserved.
Speaker sessions (1)
Thursday, 28 November 2024
16:25 - 17:15