

Craig Jones
Director, Cypol, Immediate Past Director of Cybercrime, INTERPOL
Cypol
Biography
Craig led the development of the INTERPOL Global Cybercrime Strategy and implemented it through its Cybercrime Programme from 2019 to 2024. This delivered a step-change in the credibility and confidence between the organisations 196 member countries and partners.
His goal was to improve global security through reducing the threat and harm of cybercrime and protecting communities for a safer world by preventing, detecting, investigating and disrupting cybercriminals and their infrastructure.
Under his leadership, INTERPOL’s Cybercrime Directorate achieved significant milestones, expanded its own capabilities and extended the influence and impact of INTERPOL in combating cybercrime.
Throughout his time at INTERPOL he used strategic insights and innovative approaches, managing successful operations, projects and initiatives. This included the development of a regional cybercrime operational desk model, in Africa, Asia, Americas and the Middle East, also the new United Nations International Cybercrime Convention.
He strongly promotes Public-Private Partnerships and holds several senior advisory roles in prominent regional and global organizations, where he strives to foster international confidence and trust in the cyber ecosystem.
Prior to joining INTERPOL, Craig held key roles in UK law enforcement, coordinating responses to the National Cyber Security Programme.
With nearly four decades in public service, Craig is known as a strategic thinker, he foresees the impact of broad developments affecting the global cybercrime threat landscape, with the ultimate objective of building communities to protect communities through partnerships.
Topic Name & Synopsis
Plenary Session: A Tip of an Iceberg: What to Expect from the AI-driven Digital Future?
Artificial Intelligence enters our lives as an iceberg enters the ocean—we can see only the tip of it, but the real size of its impact on the planet is unknown. The global community is now trying to apply AI everywhere: from services used by people every morning and various tech solutions made for companies across industries to corporate and national projects that lead to the advancement of the whole world.
However, we still cannot assess the darker side of a widespread adoption of AI. Cybercriminals actively turn it into their weapon, generative AI amplifies the problem of disinformation, and some experts predict the huge effects that AI may have on social and economic stability.
How to ensure a safe evolution of artificial intelligence and global resilience to emerging threats? Where is the balance of relying on AI and what can we do to maintain it?