AI Experts
The AI Forum brings together experts from across Aotearoa’s AI landscape, bringing an enviable depth of knowledge and expertise. Our members share a passion for advancing the opportunities raised by AI for a prosperous, inclusive and equitable future Aotearoa.
Our experts are here to share their knowledge and provide guidance on which toolsets and frameworks have worked best for them and what considerations you might want to take into account in a New Zealand context.
Carole Barnay
Carole Barnay
Carole helps organisations develop and implement their responsible data and AI governance strategies, focusing on building customer trust balanced with driving innovation in data and AI products and services.
Frith Tweedie
Frith Tweedie
Principle Consultant - Responsible AI and Privacy
Frith helps clients solve privacy and AI challenges using a risk-based approach focused on making privacy and AI governance a driver of value and not just a compliance hurdle.
Gabriela Mazorra
Gabriela Mazorra
AI / Data Governance, Risk & Ethics
With a passion for bridging policy and technology and a focus on ethics, Gabriela is dedicated to shaping responsible AI within complex regulatory environments.
Kin Lung Chan
Kin Lung Chan
AI Lead & Research Scientist
KL is an accomplished research scientist with over two decades of experience in cutting-edge technologies such as AI, data science, and information communications.
Megan Tapsell
Megan Tapsell
GM Enterprise & Pacific Technology
With a Law & Māori degree & 20+ years’ experience in Fin-Technology, Megan actively engages with matauranga Māori in her work and believes in the opportunity of AI to improve wellbeing, productivity and economic performance and to work towards increasing equity in Aotearoa.
Michael Witbrock
Michael Witbrock
Professor of AI, Company Director
Michael is a serial CEO, Founder and author, leading research that has resulted in many of the AI tools we use today (and will use tomorrow). He currently leads the NAOI Institute and his specialties include AI strategy and entrepreneurship.
Ming Cheuk
Ming Cheuk
CTO, ElementX
Ming, with a background in Mechatronics and a PhD in Bioengineering, co-founded ElementX, a software engineering firm specialising in using cutting-edge AI to transform customer service experiences.
Working Group Contributors
Alex Buchanan
Gabriela Mazorra
Carole Barnay
Glen Willoughby
Chandima Kulathilake
Mia Simmondskeate
Chelsea Andrews
Tara Davidson
Colby Raley
Tennille Maxey