Matthew Arnett is a technologist and creative economy architect helping small nations reimagine the intersection of culture, technology, and commerce. As Chief Monetization and Partnership Strategist for the National Museum of The Bahamas, he leads new models that merge AI, blockchain, and heritage innovation to transform cultural preservation into a driver of sustainable growth.

As Managing Partner at Genesis, an OpenAI company, Matthew works with European, Middle Eastern, and Asian governments and private enterprises to integrate AI with authenticity — using technology not to replace culture, but to amplify it.

In his capacity as Honorary Consul of The Bahamas to Vietnam, he strengthens creative and economic ties across emerging markets, leveraging over a decade of experience overseeing $5B+ in cross-border partnerships.

Trained at Jack Ma’s Hupan University Leadership Program, and fluent in both Mandarin and machine learning, Matthew bridges two worlds — the human and the algorithmic. His signature talks explore “Caribbean Intelligence” — how small island states can lead globally by designing technology in their own image: authentic, resilient, and human by design.