Tech Diplomacy Forum Speaker 2025

Audrey Plonk

Deputy Director of the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation

Audrey Plonk is Deputy Director of the OECD’s Directorate for Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI), overseeing digital policy, AI, data, security, and connectivity. She leads the work on policy analysis on digital transformation with global stakeholders. Between 2019–2023, as Head of STI’s Digital Economy Policy Division, she led the work of 2 OECD committees, a Digital Ministerial meeting, and the creation of the Global Forum on Technology. Prior to the OECD, Audrey spent over a decade at Intel as Senior Director of Global Security Policy.