Susanne
Drakborg

Web-IQ develops AI-assisted open-source intelligence (OSINT) solutions that enable law enforcement, public sector organisations, and other mission-critical partners to detect, investigate, and disrupt serious online crime.

• Established Web-IQ's social impact function as a member of the executive management team reporting directly to the CEO. Integrated social impact into core strategy, product development, partnerships, customer engagement, and organizational processes.
• Identified compliance and quality assurance gaps, introducing improvements to strengthen governance, internal processes, and organisational resilience.
• Translator of complex technical capabilities to accessible narratives, elevating the company's external profile and internal understanding of its societal contribution.
• Built partnerships with international networks across law enforcement, civil society, and academia, including launching Web-IQ's academia programme.
• Served as spokesperson for Web-IQ in public forums and stakeholder engagements.

Responsible for online-related child protection, advising on policy, strategy, and best practices in leveraging tech solutions for child safety.

• Conceptualized and lead the AI initiative Stella Polaris, shaping its vision, scope, and strategy from inception to implementation. Drove the use of AI to prevent child sexual abuse, overseeing cross-sector collaboration between the private sector, academia, law enforcement, and child rights organizations.
• Designed and facilitated curated and interactive roundtables, workshops, and summits, harnessing diverse expertise to advance data-driven child protection solutions.
• Oversaw and managed grant portfolios across 11 countries, working closely with local partners to navigate complex cultural, legal, and political landscapes for strategic alignment and impactful implementation.
• Developed and executed regional and thematic strategies, identifying emerging threats and opportunities in child protection. Advanced a focused approach on perpetration prevention and introduced LGBTQI-focused initiatives to address critical gaps in safeguarding efforts.

Developed HIV policy strategies on gender issues, human rights, refugee issues, and military affairs; coordinated international partnerships to strengthen HIV/AIDS prevention; organized major regional conferences and policy discussions; advised and collaborated with civil society organizations on project development and grant funding, ensuring locally driven solutions.

Co-designed education and healthcare projects for women and children; partnered with local organizations to oversee fund allocation and program implementation in urban, rural, and nomadic communities, centering children's rights and gender equity.

Conducted research and negotiations on the European Security and Defence Policy: developed training programme for civil and military crisis management and conflict prevention on behalf of the European Commission.

Provided legal analyses and summaries of conventions on terrorism following 9/11; conducted and supplied in-depth research on treaty issues for member states and UN agencies.

Conducted research and drafted legal summaries of appeals for the Supreme Court justices.