As Lebanon prepares for a transformative leap into the digital age, the AI in Lebanon Conference 2025 brings together voices that are not only shaping innovation, but also contributing and anchoring it in ethics and justice.

Among the contributors is Nada Abdelsater, Esq., a renowned international lawyer and governance expert with a Master of Law (LL.M) from Harvard University, whose work is redefining how artificial intelligence serves governments, companies, and people.

For Nada, the mission is clear: “AI is not a luxury or a buzzword. In Lebanon, it must be a tool to restore public trust, accelerate justice, and protect rights.”

As the Global Managing Partner of ASAS Law (Abdelsater, Abusamra & Associates) — a firm with offices in Beirut and New York and operations spanning the GCC, Levant, Europe, and the Americas — Nada has earned global respect for her trailblazing work in governance, corporate law, anti-corruption, and now AI legal frameworks. She’s admitted to the bar in both New York and Lebanon, and famously represented victims before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in The Hague following the assassination of Rafic Hariri.

But it is her pioneering role in legal tech and AI governance that brings her to AI in Lebanon 2025.

Through her leadership, ASAS Law launched a global AI legal practice in partnership with leading London-based tech firms.

“We’ve already processed over 20,000 contracts using AI platforms,” Nada explains. “It’s not just about speed — it’s about accuracy, fairness, and eliminating the bureaucratic noise that often delays efficiency.”

At the conference, Nada will focus on one of the most pressing questions facing Lebanon: Can AI rebuild public systems and make them work for everyone? What are the legal confines of Agentic AI? And how do you protect people’s rights and integrity in view of the ramping power of AI?

“The justice system needs more than reform — it needs modernization. AI gives us that chance. But it must be done with care, with legal guardrails, and always with the citizen at the center.”

Nada taught corporate governance at AUB’s Executive MBA program and has received numerous international recognitions, including the Yale Corporate Governance Rising Star Award and being named to Legal500’s M&A Power List for the Middle East.

“Lebanon doesn’t need to wait for perfect conditions to innovate. We need to act now — and AI gives us the tools to do so transparently, intelligently, and in service of people.”