Biography
Franco is a Mexican writer and global policy expert based in Berlin. A journalist and creative with broad experience in development projects and public affairs consulting, his career has focused on the uses and implications of technology for policymaking and social change, with a special interest in artificial intelligence, future of work, and human-platform interactions from a political, regulatory and product level. Bastida was the former Mexico Government Affairs Manager for Delivery and New Verticals at DiDi Chuxing, China’s global leader in mobile technology services, and is a current Master of Public Policy student at the Hertie School of Governance.