AI Governance and Responsible AI

Participate this in-person event to explore AI governance in NZ and its relationship with data management, as we look into current regulations and discuss the crucial role of quality data in determining AI's effectiveness and outcomes.
A special thanks to Techspace Consulting and Informatica for sponsoring this event!

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5:30pm - Welcome and Networking (drinks)
5:50pm - Health and Safety (Tyler Hunt - Techspace)
5:55pm - Meeting briefing (Angela Zhao - Senior Manager Data & AI Governance - Genesis)
6:00pm - AI Governance for NZ, its Relationship to Data Governance and the IAPP AI Governance Certification (Q&A) (Paul Atkin - Governance Principal Consultant - Governance 4 Group)

• The NZ Government has just published Responsible AI Guidance for the Public Service, the EU AI Act is now in effect, and Deep Seek is changing how people think about base models. What is practical for governing Gen AI in NZ? Data is an enabler of AI, but AI is about output so AI governance does have a different focus.

6:30pm - Data is Critical to AI Success (Q&A) (Fernando Ponte - Data Management Consultant - Informatica)

• Bad Data Lead to Bad AI - The success of AI is dependent on robust, responsible & relevant data

7:00pm - Closing, food and networking
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About our speakers

Angela Zhao
Angela is the Senior Manager Data & AI Governance at Genesis Energy. Angela has had Data, Technology and Risk roles across banking, Airline and professional services. At Genesis, she is building out data governance as a service using the Informatica IDMC platform.

Fernando Ponte
Fernando is a Data Management consultant at Informatica with long experience in database development and related disciplines.

Paul Atkin
"An advocate for data and AI with a rich tech background, I've been immersed in this field for many years. My journey began in high school when I sold my first computer game in 1991. Since then, I’ve written games, developed weather data systems for TVNZ, and live sports statistics and TV graphics for the Rugby World Cup, Cricket internationals, and motorsport. With a love of data modeling and architecture, I've continually promoted its business value as a GM Data/CTO, architect, and now governance consultant. Some of my insights and thoughts can be found on my blog: https://semprini.me"