Sebastian Mhatre is a Senior Digital Development Adviser at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), with more than a decade of experience working on how digital technology can help address global challenges and improve prosperity and wellbeing. He has played a leading role in FCDO’s work with the Frontier Tech Hub on the use of large language models for international development professionals, exploring how AI can help users find, process and apply relevant evidence more effectively. Sebastian’s work combines digital development, evidence use, innovation and practical experimentation with emerging technologies in development policy and programming.