Hlynur Bjarki Karlsson is Chief Data Officer at Digital Iceland, where he is responsible for the Icelandic government’s data strategy, developing stronger data governance and shared data infrastructure across the public sector. A key part of his role is improving interoperability between institutions, making it easier to exchange data securely and use it more effectively in public services and decision-making.

He has more than 20 years of experience in technology and data, including roles at CCP Games, Sainsbury’s and JBT Marel. His background covers software development, data engineering, analytics and engineering management. He holds a BSc in Computer Science and an Executive MBA from Reykjavík University.