Vanderlei (Vandy) Santos is Group Chief Digital Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at Agthia Group PJSC, leading enterprise AI adoption, digital transformation, and cybersecurity-by-design across the group. He has held senior global digital and technology leadership roles at Heineken, Abbott, and Nespresso/Nestlé, embedding AI into core operations across commerce, manufacturing, supply chain, healthcare, and customer engagement to drive measurable P&L outcomes. Vandy is also an Advisory Board Member at GS1 UAE and brings executive education from Harvard Business School and MBZUAI, with a strong focus on scaling AI with governance, resilience, and risk management.