Hippo Scripts

Meet Maria Aquilina, our Operations and Business Development Manager at HippoScripts.​

Maria brings extensive experience across leadership, strategy and business operations, with a strong understanding of organisational growth and transformation.​

​Maria plays an important role in supporting our operations, strengthening client relationships and driving business development as HippoScripts continues to grow.​

Looking to explore how data and AI can optimise your business? Get in touch with Maria at [email protected]​

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Yesterday, HippoScripts joined The Intelligent Factory: Turning Manufacturing Data into Better Decisions session at The Malta Chamber, where Andrew Sammut, Founder & Director of HippoScripts, shared how connected manufacturing data can support better operational decisions.

It was a valuable opportunity to exchange perspectives with businesses across the manufacturing sector and discuss the practical data challenges they are navigating today.

From demand and materials to machine capacity, production, delivery and margin, one message was clear: the intelligence comes from connecting the data.

With the right data foundation and business context, manufacturers can improve visibility, make better decisions and create the foundations for meaningful Analytics, automation and AI.

Want to explore where your manufacturing data could create more value?

Book a Data Audit: [email protected]

Manufacturing businesses generate valuable data every day. The question is: are they using it effectively?​
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On 16th September, Andrew Sammut, Founder & Director of HippoScripts, will be joining industry experts at The Malta Chamber for Digital Workshop 2: The Intelligent Factory – Turning Manufacturing Data into Better Decisions.​

The discussion will explore how manufacturers can make better use of operational data to forecast demand, identify patterns, improve production planning and uncover opportunities for greater efficiency and growth.​

At HippoScripts, we see the right data foundation as an essential part of this journey. Connecting systems and creating trusted, accessible data gives manufacturers the foundation to improve analytics, automate processes and introduce AI where it can create real operational value.​
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Our Founder and Director, Andrew Sammut, discusses with Who’s Who Malta why enterprise AI needs more than data, and why trusted information, business context and strong technology foundations matter.

‘AI needs more than data. It needs context’: How HippoScripts is building the foundations for intelligent enterprises Founder and Director Andrew Sammut explains why the next phase of enterprise AI will depend less on adding new tools and more on connecting systems, governed data, business context and workflows

Maritime intelligence generates enormous volumes of complex data.​

Vessel movements, voyage information, port activity, market data and operational systems can all provide valuable insights.​

But when that information sits across disconnected platforms and uses different structures, identifiers and business rules, turning it into reliable intelligence becomes a significant data engineering challenge.​

HippoScripts supported a leading organisation in the maritime intelligence and ship-tracking sector by designing and implementing a scalable data warehouse that brought fragmented datasets into one structured, governed platform. ​

The result was a stronger foundation for reporting, analytics, operational visibility and future AI-driven use cases. ​

Read the full use case in our website to see how the right data architecture can transform complex maritime data into a trusted analytics foundation.​

Your data should do more than sit across disconnected systems.​

At HippoScripts, we help organisations build connected data foundations, improve visibility, introduce intelligent automation and create platforms designed to scale.

From Data Engineering and Analytics to AI, Machine Learning and Agentic AI, our focus is on turning technology into measurable business value.​

AI agents can take this further by working across systems, supporting teams and automating complex business processes.​

With new opportunities supporting digital transformation available to eligible businesses in Malta, now may also be a good time to consider where strategic investment in Data and AI could create the greatest long term value.​

Ready to explore where Data and AI could create more value in your organisation?​

Contact our team at [email protected] ​

Artificial Intelligence is moving from experimentation to everyday business operations.​

With the EU AI Act introducing new transparency obligations, organisations need to think beyond deploying AI tools.​

Responsible AI starts with trusted data, strong governance and solutions designed with transparency from the beginning.​

At HippoScripts, we believe successful AI is not only intelligent.​ It is secure, explainable and built on reliable data foundations.​

In our latest article, we explore what the EU AI Act means for organisations and why responsible AI should be considered
from the very start of every AI initiative.​

Read the full article to learn more: https://www.hipposcripts.com/2026/08/06/euaiact/

If you're exploring AI and would like to understand how to implement it responsibly, we'd be happy to help.

Contact us at [email protected]​

AI compliance is no longer a future discussion. It is becoming an operational requirement.

Last Friday, we joined an insightful session hosted by the Malta Digital Innovation Authority in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, exploring the EU AI Act and its practical implications for public administration.

From 2 August 2026, important transparency obligations will apply to certain AI systems. Before deploying an AI solution, organisations should be asking:

- Is it clear when someone is interacting with an AI system?
- Is AI generated or manipulated content appropriately identifiable?
- Are deepfakes clearly disclosed?
- Are individuals informed when emotion recognition or biometric categorisation systems are being used?

These requirements cannot simply be added as legal notices once a system has been developed. They influence product design, user experience, data governance, monitoring and auditability from the very beginning.

A great panel discussion featuring Jonathan Gerada, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Dr Marco Fagnano, Legal Counsel at the Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner, and Ian Scicluna Laiviera, Senior Manager at MEEC.

We also appreciated the presentation by Neil Micallef, Senior Manager for Artificial Intelligence at MDIA, who provided valuable clarity on the AI Act’s implementation timeline.

Thank you to Malta Digital Innovation Authority , Kenneth Brincat, Gavril Flores and Dora Paula Varadi for bringing this important discussion together.

Our main takeaway at HippoScripts is simple: responsible AI must be designed into the solution, not documented after it has already been deployed.

Is your organisation already incorporating AI governance into the way it designs and deploys AI systems?

AI agents are changing the way businesses operate.​

They can automate repetitive tasks, interact with business systems, analyse data, support decision-making, and execute workflows with minimal human intervention.​

For many organisations, the challenge is no longer whether to adopt AI.​ It’s knowing where AI agents can create the greatest business value.​

With Malta’s Digitalise Your SME scheme now open, eligible businesses may be able to secure funding to support investments in AI-powered digital transformation.​

This creates an excellent opportunity to modernise operations while reducing the cost of implementation.​

We’ve explored what AI agents are, where they create value, and why they are becoming a key part of digital transformation.​
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Learn more about how AI agents can create value for your business: https://www.hipposcripts.com/agentic-ai-solutions-for-business/

If you’re considering AI agents and would like to explore how they could support your business, contact us at [email protected].​

Agentic AI Solutions for Business – HippoScripts Discover how Agentic AI helps businesses automate workflows, connect systems, and improve productivity with intelligent AI agents that execute real business tasks.