Sarim Aziz is the Director of Public Policy for South Central Asia at Meta, where he leads strategic engagement on technology policy, regulation, and platform governance across the region. A recognized expert in digital technologies, sociopolitical dynamics and digital economy growth, Sarim has been with Meta since 2016, where he also spearheaded major platform integrations and product partnerships globally. He previously served as Vice-Chair of the Asia Internet Coalition (AIC), a leading industry association representing the world’s foremost internet and technology companies in navigating ICT policy challenges across the Asia Pacific. Before joining Meta, Sarim held senior leadership roles at BlackBerry and Hootsuite, bringing deep experience at the intersection of innovation, policy, and market expansion. Currently, his work is focused on emerging policy issues tied to AI, privacy, security, and inclusive digital transformation

Digital Transformation (DX) specialist with over 17+ years of experience in corporate management, strategy formulation & implementation, process optimization, software development, governance and change management with experience in working across multicultural environments and countries (Sri Lanka, US and UK). Public sector experience include the heading of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka providing regulatory oversight for the telecommunications industry in Sri Lanka as a former Director General as well as heading the Information & Communication Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) as a former Chairman / CEO which is the apex Digital Transformation Agency (GovTech) of Sri Lanka and a former director of CERT, Sri Lanka's apex Cyber Security Agency.