Amal Ali is the CEO and Founder of Elysium Strategy Group, a Washington D.C.-based Commercial Diplomacy firm, specializing in strategic market expansion in national security-relevant sectors across Africa. And the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Valens Games, which partners with major Silicon Valley tech companies and SOF on innovative AI wargaming. Amal brings over 13 years in national security, with prior active duty service in the U.S. Air Force serving at the National Security Agency. Her professional experience and subject matter expertise integrates U.S. trade and national security interests across the globe. A naturalized U.S. citizen and combat veteran, Amal is based in Northern VA.