The Ethical Dilemma: AI, Data, and Digital Security with Mat Mallett

AI and data aren’t just tools — they’re strategic responsibilities.

In this episode of CXO Secrets, David McClelland is joined by Mat Mallett, Chief Digital and Information Officer at the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), to explore the intersection of AI, data management, and digital transformation. Mat explains how the pandemic accelerated initiatives that once took years, highlighting the urgent need for data ethics, governance, and security embedded at the core of digital programs.

They discuss harnessing AI responsibly, processing vast amounts of data, and navigating ethical and compliance challenges in a connected world. Mat also shares insights on how enterprises can unlock AI’s potential while safeguarding security and integrity.

A must-listen for digital leaders, CIOs, and technology executives shaping AI-driven strategies with responsibility and impact.

Mathew Mallett

CDIO

Chartered Insurance Institute

Mathew Mallett is a multi-award-winning technology executive, board advisor and speaker with international experience in successfully delivering digital and technology strategy and transformations. With a successful background spanning multipole regulated environments including across Insurance, Oil & Gas, Central Government and the Space Sector. Mathew specialises, in turnaround leveraging skills in building Digital and Technology strategies, that align with strategic business outcomes, whilst addressing technological debt. He has a track record of successfully building teams to push the boundaries and achieve discreetly, the perceived unachievable. Most notably supporting NHS Scotland 111 during peak demand in 2020, through spear heading the design and delivery of AI Chatbot solution, within the month, during the height of the pandemic, to deal with over a million Covid-19 enquiries to date.

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