Aleš Maršál is a Senior Fellow in the Energy Macro & Microeconomics programme at KAPSARC in Riyadh, a Research Fellow at CERGE‑EI, and is currently on a one year sabbatical at the National Bank of Slovakia. His research combines applied AI, quantitative macro‑finance and energy economics. Current projects range from analysis of generative‑AI adoption tracing productivity gains and technology diffusion while also advancing DSGE modelling of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 reforms. Maršál’s academic