Sipho Mtombeni
Speaker at AMLD Africa 2026
Sipho Mtombeni is the Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager at Google South Africa. In this role, he engages with the South African government on policy and legislative matters concerning artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, copyright, privacy, and online safety. Prior to joining Google he held a regulatory position at the Competition Commission of South Africa. Mr. Mtombeni holds an LLB (Law) Degree from the University of Pretoria and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS).
At AMLD Africa
WITS University, Johannesburg, South Africa
Africa's AI Leadership Opportunity: 10 Gold Standard AI Policy Priorities
After extensive conversations with governments, academia and civil society, Google has released 10 AI Policy Gold Standards that offer a practical road-map to help emerging economies build AI-ready infrastructure, prepare people for the AI opportunity, and govern AI responsibly.
