We are excited to announce that Magdalena Borowik, Business Development Manager at Foreign Trade Office in Dubai will be joining Touchdown Middle East 2026 as a Moderator!
Magdalena will take part in “PANEL: Abu Dhabi’s Digital Economy Vision: Unlocking Investments & Expansion Opportunities” as a Moderator.
About Moderator:
Magda Borowik - Senior Leader in Technology Risk Policy and Management Economist by education, public-interest technologist by trade. Expert in technology risk management in digital service infrastructure and digital sovereignty. Her main areas of interest is tech risk - identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks associated with the implementation of new technologies in various environments.
Senior policymaker with experience in analysis and assessment of risks related to digitisation, automation, artificial intelligence, distributed ledger technology and cybersecurity.
As a public official responsible for financial technology, Magda was playing a key role in shaping public policies that promote responsible innovation.
Delivered a number of transformation projects, including regulatory ones, focused on the restructuring of public digital services infrastructure security, and the data security in the financial services market. With years of experience in strategy development and in design and management of modern infrastructure solutions in the IT sector, she focuses on areas such as data risk, privacy, information infrastructure, and potential risk vectors arising from the use of advanced technology in the context of a constantly evolving regulatory landscape and a growing variety of cyber threats. Through her interdisciplinary approach, she combines technical expertise with the ability to anticipate the strategic implications of technological changes.
Advisor to public agencies, fintech companies, financial institutions, and competent authorities, helping them ensure proper tech risk management, regulatory compliance, and the responsible development of innovative services.
Experienced in designing policies and strategies that support the development of new technologies, such as fintech, deep tech, and artificial intelligence.
For the last twenty years, she’s been supporting public and private institutions in identifying best practices and developing strategies, development plans, and industrial policies that foster innovation and ensure competitiveness while protecting consumers and sensitive data.
Author of numerous reports, publications, and analyses on the development of the fintech, regtech, and suptech sectors. Contributor to government projects, position papers, and guidelines dedicated to economic security, resilience and industrial policy from the perspective of new technologies. A former university lecturer, passionate about supporting the development of policy initiatives aimed at creating appropriate regulatory space that fosters the growth of digital markets and ensures their resilience, while protecting the public.
Session: Panel: Abu Dhabi’s Digital Economy Vision: Unlocking Investments & Expansion Opportunities
Date: DAY 1 | 18th NOVEMBER
Time: 10.55 - 11:25
Speaking Role: Moderator
Join us at Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers on 18–19 November 2026.