Andrew Horton is a technology founder, strategic advisor, and experienced Board Chair, with over 30 years' experience operating at the intersection of emerging technology and geopolitics. He brings a cross-sector perspective spanning corporate, government, and not-for-profit environments, and is a recognised thought leader on national security, sovereign capability, and the geopolitical implications of advanced technologies.
Career
Across his career, Andrew has founded, scaled, and transformed high-growth organisations, including the creation of an award-winning, world-first digital learning ecosystem for the university sector. His work spans industry, government, and academia, where he is valued for translating complex technological change into clear, practical strategic outcomes.
Advisory Practice
Andrew provides trusted senior-level advice on cyber governance, artificial intelligence, and quantum strategy, supporting organisations to navigate an increasingly complex and contested global technology landscape.
Education
He holds a double major degree in Accounting and Information Systems and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education.
Recent Work
The Next AI Arms Race Isn’t About Chips. It’s About Trust.
Southern Signals
Semiconductors and compute dominate the strategic debate. But the decisive contest will be over who can make autonomous systems accountable — and the window to act is closing.
The AI Harvest
Southern Signals
How artificial intelligence is turning democratic openness into authoritarian advantage — and why mastery, not retreat, is the answer.
The Problem of Unknowable Power: Why Understanding AI May Matter More Than Owning It
Southern Signals
Why understanding AI may matter more than owning it — the next phase of strategic competition will be decided by evaluation, not ownership.
Offshore Is Now Overhead
Southern Signals
Orbital data centres, the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, and the looming auction of jurisdiction for frontier compute.
The Last Human Advantage: Recursive Self-Improvement and the New Sovereignty Crisis
Southern Signals
When intelligence itself begins to compete with humans for the role of inventor, sovereignty becomes a question about who controls the engines of intelligence.
The Great Race: AI-Driven Cyber Offence vs AI-Driven Cyber Defence
Southern Signals
An AI-driven cyber arms race that compresses the discovery-to-exploitation window to seconds — and forces a hard look at whether human institutions can keep up.
Who Owns the Mind of the Machine Owns the Century
Southern Signals
Frontier AI is becoming strategic infrastructure. The builders are warning; governance has not yet answered.