David RESTREPO AMARILES

David Restrepo Amariles is Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Law, as well as the Worldline Chair on the Future of Money at HEC Paris. He serves as the Director of the Centre on the Future of Money and Digital Assets and is a Fellow at the Hi! Paris Centre on Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, where he leads the Smart Law Hub. He is a member of the Collegium — Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Fine Arts of Belgium, where he contributes as a member of the Class Technology and Society. David is a prominent public speaker and a sought-after advisor, offering guidance to firms on digital transformation and co-founding several tech start-ups. He extends his expertise globally, advising governments on legal reform in the realms of data and technology.

David's research endeavours focus on analysing organizational strategies in leveraging emerging technologies to create value within ethical frameworks and regulatory constraints. His interdisciplinary approach encompasses law, strategy, computer science and informatics, and economics and sociology. His publications have appeared in leading journals such as Artificial Intelligence and Law, Computer Law & Security Review, European Law Review, Jurimetrics, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, among others. David has conducted multiple R&D projects with public partners such as the French Cour de cassation, the Swedish Innovation Agency—Vinnova, the Brussels Capital Region, and the European Commission, and private partners such as Atos, Circle, BNPP, Worldline, Baker McKenzie, Dechert LLP, AXA, among others.

David teaches courses on Policy and Regulation of Digital Finance, Innovation and Policy, Data Analytics and AI, and Data Law and Technology Compliance. His courses are delivered jointly with the Stockholm School of Economics (CEMS) and Ecole Polytechnique (MSc Data Science for Business), and as standalone HEC Paris courses in the MSc in International Finance and the Major in Digital Business. With extensive experience in advanced education, David directs the Certificate on the Future of Money and Payments, and the executive education program for Deloitte on AI and Data. He leads multiple executive education programs for managers and executive boards of prominent global firms, as well as for public organizations, including central banks and high-ranking public officials.

Engaged in various academic pursuits, he collaboratively leads the Law, Society, and AI Seminar Series of the Smart Law Hub, and is the current Chair for the Artificial Intelligence Group (SIG) at the American Academy of Legal Studies in Business. He is a panel member of the EU ERC Grants, and co-chairs the CRN ‘Law and Development’ at the American Law and Society Association and at the RCSL. Additionally, he holds editorial roles in reputable publications such as Artificial Intelligence and Law, European Journal of Risk Regulation, International Journal of Law in Context, and the World Arbitration and Mediation Review, while also serving as an Associate editor of Frontiers in Sociology. His contributions include multiple guest editorships including among others in Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Law and Society Review, Computer Law & Security Review, and the Journal of Legal Pluralism.