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Sevinc Kader is a Certified Board Director and Brussels-based Geopolitical Strategist, Founder & CEO of Forward 1919 Global Strategic Advisory, and Founder of the European AI Hub. With over two decades of experience across Brussels and Washington, D.C., she advises boards and senior executives on geopolitical risk, AI governance, and strategic positioning in an increasingly complex global landscape. She served in the European Parliament for several years and subsequently held senior roles for over 15 years as a Brussels-based EU affairs executive, including serving as EU Representative and board member across major institutions. Her career reflects extensive experience in senior institutional roles within EU affairs, combined with high-level engagement across European institutions and transatlantic policy circles. She holds an MA in International Relations, a European Board Diploma, and completed the Artificial Intelligence and digital transformation programme at University of Oxford, Saïd Business School. She was a Visiting Fellow for six years at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins University / SAIS in Washington, D.C., and a Fellow at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, focusing on technology governance and governance innovation. She has been recognised among the most influential global policy leaders by Diplomatic Courier magazine and is part of the invite-only World in 2050 think-and-do tank based in Washington, D.C. She has also been named among the top Artificial Intelligence and European Union affairs and policy figures by ZN in 2024 and 2025. She has received multiple national and international awards for her contributions to global affairs and strategic advisory. She is a frequent speaker and commentator at international conferences and in global media, contributing insights on geopolitics, European Union, technology governance, and the evolving international order.