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Nina
Schick

Sovereign AI Strategist & Industrial Intelligence Expert

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Nina Schick is the strategic mind behind Industrial Intelligence: the thesis that AI has ceased to be a business opportunity and become the definitive engine of hard power.

The race toward AGI is not being won in code alone. It is being won through mastery of the industrial stack: energy, semiconductors, and compute. The nations and enterprises that control this infrastructure will define the next century of global power.

Now based in the United States, Nina's role is to ensure the right organizations understand what they are building, and what is at stake if they don't.

Nina's strategic framework is engaged by institutions operating at the highest levels of global decision-making. She has advised the Secretary General of NATO, briefed U.S. President Joe Biden, and works directly with the U.S. Army, the United Nations, and Mastercard on the intersection of AI, sovereignty, and statecraft.

She curates private convenings for Fortune 50 leadership: salon-style dialogues where the architects of the new industrial stack sit alongside senior defense and enterprise decision-makers. These are not panels. They are the conversations that shape strategy before it becomes consensus.

Through Tamang Ventures, Nina holds active advisory and equity roles with the frontier firms constructing the infrastructure of intelligence.

Synthesia ($4B): Advising the global pioneer in enterprise AI video generation through explosive growth.

Qlik ($12B): Founding member of the AI Council, guiding industrial-scale intelligence for the enterprise.

Truepic: Securing digital integrity and provenance in an era of synthetic abundance.

Nina's strategic lens was forged in the structural fractures of European power. For a decade, she operated at the heart of UK and EU policy, through Brexit, energy crises, and the erosion of democratic trust. She worked on Emmanuel Macron's 2017 presidential campaign and advised on the Democracy Perception Index, the world's largest machine-learning study on global attitudes toward democracy.

Her 2020 book, Deepfakes, was the first to establish the geopolitical framework for generative AI, years before it entered the global mainstream. It introduced the concept of the 'Infocalypse' and became foundational reading for national security and defense institutions worldwide.

Half-Nepalese, half-German, and fluent in five languages, Nina has lived and worked across Europe, Asia, and North America. She spent seven years as a strategic analyst for CNN, Bloomberg, and Sky, not as a commentator, but as a primary intelligence source during the defining geopolitical fractures of the decade.

As non-biological intelligence becomes a utility, Nina is focused on the most consequential question of our era: what happens when the price of intelligence falls to zero?

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AI as Hard Power: The Next Global Arms Race

AI is no longer just software: it is a strategic weapon. The US, China, and Russia are in an AI arms race that will define the next century. From autonomous weapons to AI-powered cyber warfare, this talk explores how AI is redefining military dominance and the future of global security.

Industrial Intelligence: The New Age of AI Power

AI is not just about automation and software: it is an industrial revolution that demands energy, infrastructure, and compute at an unprecedented scale. Data centres, chips, and energy grids are now as strategically important as oil pipelines. This session explains how Industrial Intelligence is the real battleground of AI supremacy.

The AI Compute War: How the Battle for Chips and Data Centres Will Shape Global Power

Semiconductors, GPUs, and data centres are the new weapons of power. With Nvidia controlling 95% of AI compute and China accelerating domestic chip production, we are entering a new era of AI-driven geopolitics. Who owns the compute, wins the future.

AI and the Energy Crisis: The Collision of AI and the Global Grid

AI is the most energy-hungry technology in history. Data centres already consume more energy than entire countries, and by 2030, AI could account for 20% of global electricity demand. This talk explores why AI is an energy wildcard, how it will reshape global energy policy, and whether nuclear power is the only viable solution.

AI, NATO, and the Future of Defence

AI is revolutionising intelligence, military strategy, and cyberwarfare, but is NATO ready? As a former advisor to NATO's Secretary General, Nina breaks down how AI will shape the next era of defence alliances, and what it means for US and European security.

AI, Democracy, and Authoritarianism: Who Wins the Future?

AI is the ultimate force multiplier, for both democracies and autocracies. China is racing ahead with state-controlled AI, while the West debates regulation. Will AI entrench authoritarianism, or can democracies still lead?

AI and the Future of Economic Power

AI is not just a tech sector: it will redefine the global economy. From financial markets to industrial policy, AI's disruption will create winners and losers. Which economies will dominate the next phase of AI-driven growth?

AI, China, and the New Tech Cold War: How Tariffs and Trade Wars Are Reshaping Industrial Intelligence

The US-China tech war is no longer just about semiconductors: it is about control over the entire AI supply chain. Tariffs, export controls, and investment bans are reshaping the future of AI infrastructure, from chips to data centres to energy grids. How will these escalating tensions impact the global AI economy? Can the US maintain dominance, or is China building a parallel AI ecosystem? This session explores the geopolitical and economic consequences of the AI trade war and what it means for governments, businesses, and investors.
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