Dr Karaitiana Taiuru
(Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Toa)
Karaitiana is an internationally recognised Data and AI governance expert with a speciality area of Māori and Indigenous Data Sovereignty. He has been appointed to multiple national and international AI governance positions. One of the few governance interdisciplinary AI governance experts in the world having studied and been certified from big tech (Oracle, IBM, Google and Microsoft), Privacy, academia Sorbonne University and University of Helsinki) and with Privacy and Human Rights organisations, including international standards and Frameworks (EU Act, ISO 42001, ISO 31000, U.S.: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) AI Risk Management, OECD AI Principles.
Lee Timutimu
(Ngāti Awa, Ngai Te Rangi, Tūhoe, Ngāti Porou)
Lee has devoted his life to advocating for Māori in the digital technology (digitech) sector. With over 20 years of experience in IT, Lee is on a mission to foster representation and participation of Māori in the industry. As the Founder of Te Matarau (the Māori Tech Association), Co-Founder of Te Hapori Matihiko (a community for all Māori working in digitech), and Co-Founder of Ko Maui Hangarau (a rangatahi tech summit), Lee’s impact is expansive. His dedication as a leader and advocate have led him to participate at all levels within the ecosystem, from working on the ground delivering digital literacy workshops to Marae trustees and inspiring the next generation of rangatahi Māori into digitech, to sitting at governance tables that have influence.