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AI Ethics NavigatorNavigating KING V (Episode 3): From Principles to PracticeFrom Principles to Practice | Kamini Govender | AI Ethics NavigatorThis is the final episode in the Navigating King V: AI Governance in South Africa series on AI Ethics Navigator.Episodes 1 and 2 explored the ethical foundations and board-level accountability introduced by King V, drawing on Ubuntu, impact materiality, and the non-delegable responsibility of boards when AI systems shape organisational decisions. This concluding episode addresses the remaining question boards are now facing:How is ethical AI governance actually implemented in practice?
2026-02-0928 minAI Ethics NavigatorNavigating King V (Episode 2): Board Responsibility and Ethical OversightEpisode 2 of the Navigating King V seriesThis episode continues a three-part series on AI governance in South Africa.Navigating King V: AI Governance in South Africa examines what South Africa’s updated corporate governance code means for ethics, accountability, and board oversight as AI systems increasingly shape organisational decision-making.The series explores King V not as a compliance exercise, but as a framework for ethical leadership under conditions of technological uncertainty.Guest: Carolynn Chalmers | CEO, Good Governance Academy...
2026-01-201h 15AI Ethics NavigatorNavigating King V (Episode 1): Ubuntu – A King V AI Governance ImperativeEpisode 1 of the Navigating King V seriesThis episode marks the start of a new three-part series on AI governance in South Africa.Navigating King V: AI Governance in South Africa examines what South Africa’s updated corporate governance code means for ethics, accountability, and board oversight as AI systems increasingly shape organisational decision-making.The series explores King V not as a compliance exercise, but as a framework for ethical leadership in conditions of technological uncertainty.Guest: Dr Ntokozo Ma...
2026-01-131h 32AI Ethics NavigatorEpisode 8: Guest: Jasmina Byrne | Chief of Foresight and Policy, UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and ForesightOriginally published: 19 November 2025 Guest: Jasmina Byrne | Chief of Foresight and Policy, UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and ForesightWith over 25 years of experience in research, policy advocacy, programme management, and humanitarian action, she currently leads UNICEF's work on global foresight and anticipatory policy, covering topics such as frontier technologies, governance, macroeconomics, markets, society, and the environment. She is a lead author of UNICEF's annual foresight publication, Global Outlook for Children, and co-authored UNICEF's Manifesto on Children's Data Governance. Previously, she managed UNICEF's Office of Research portfolio on children and dig...
2025-11-191h 00AI Ethics NavigatorEpisode 7: Guest: Patrick “Paddy” Connolly | Global Responsible AI and Generative AI Research Manager | Fellow, World Economic ForumOriginally published: 11 November 2025 Guest: Patrick “Paddy” Connolly | Global Responsible AI and Generative AI Research Manager | Fellow, World Economic ForumPaddy Connolly is a Dublin-based Responsible AI and Generative AI Research Manager and a Fellow with the World Economic Forum. An electronic engineer by training, he has built his research career around implementing Responsible AI, conversational AI ethics, generative AI implementation, algorithmic fairness, and Responsible AI maturity frameworks. He has authored and co-authored multiple studies on Responsible AI, including work published in MIT Sloan Management Review. His most recent research cont...
2025-11-111h 07AI Ethics NavigatorEpisode 6: Guest: Dr Simon Longstaff | What Makes Us Human in the Age of AIOriginally published: 05 November 2025Guest: Dr Simon Longstaff | Philosopher | Officer of the Order of Australia | Adjunct Professor, UNSW Business School | Honorary Professor, Australian National UniversityDr. Simon Longstaff is a philosopher trained at Cambridge with over 34 years of experience in applied ethics. He works with CEOs, boards, and government leaders on questions of ethics, human flourishing, and what it means to makedecisions that are good and right. His recent work explores AI's relationship to human nature and what distinctive aspects of being human must be preserved as artificial intelligence advances.
2025-11-0558 minAI Ethics NavigatorEpisode 5: Dr. Andrés Domínguez Hernández | Systemic Power and Techno-Colonialism in Global AIOriginally published: 29 Oct 2025Guest: Dr. Andrés Domínguez Hernández | Ethics Fellow, The Alan Turing Institute | Visiting Senior Lecturer, Queen Mary University of LondonDr. Andrés Domínguez Hernández is an Ethics Fellow at The Alan Turing Institute and Visiting Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London's Digital Environment Research Institute. With a PhD in Science and Technology Studies and a background in engineering and innovation policy, he examines power, justice, and ethics in AI and data-driven innovation. Previously a Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol and Director of Techno...
2025-11-021h 30AI Ethics NavigatorEpisode 4: Dr. Emma Schleiger | Mind the Gap: Strategic Foresight and Emerging Risks in Operationalizing Responsible AIOriginally published: 16 Oct 2025Guest: Dr. Emma Schleiger | Head of AI Governance, Cadent | Lead Author, Australia's AI Ethics PrinciplesDr. Emma Schleiger leads AI governance at Cadent, specializing in aligning strategy, risk, and standards for responsible AI development and adoption. With a PhD in Clinical Neuroscience, she brings expertise in the human impact of digital technologies and governance processes that ensure AI is safe, ethical, and compliant. As lead author of the discussion paper that informed Australia's AI Ethics Principles, Emma has shaped how organizations design, develop, and deploy AI responsibly across healthcare, transport, energy, and...
2025-11-0200 minAI Ethics NavigatorEpisode 3: Michael L. Bąk | How to Integrate Cultural Context and Nuance, and Still Scale for Global Ethical FrameworksOriginally published: 5 Oct 2025Guest: Michael L. Bąk | Policy and Digital Rights Professional | Board Member | Former Tech, Facebook, UN & USAIDMichael L. Bąk is a policy and digital rights professional with over 25 years of international experience working at the intersection of technology, democracy, and human rights. He has served as a diplomat representing USAID, the United Nations, and led public policy for Facebook in Thailand and regional institutions. Michael is Co-Founder and Director of Sprint Public Interest, Global Advisor for Ethical AI Alliance, and author of the (margin*notes)^squared newsletter. His wo...
2025-11-021h 11AI Ethics NavigatorEpisode 2: Dr. Ravit Dotan | A User's Guide on How to Start with the End in MindOriginally published: 8 Oct 2025Guest: Dr Ravit Dotan | AI Ethicist | Speaker | ResearcherDr Ravit Dotan is a philosopher and AI ethicist named among the "100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics" (2023) and a "Responsible AI Leader of the Year" (2025) finalist. Her work has been featured in The New York Times and CNBC, and honored with a distinguished Paper award from FAccT. Dr Ravit Dotan is the founder and CEO of TechBetter, an organization that helps people and organizations use AI ethically to do meaningful work.Topic: A user's guide on how to start with the end...
2025-11-021h 03AI Ethics NavigatorEpisode 1: Dr. Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem | From UNESCO to UN – Shaping Global AI Ethics PolicyOriginally published: 1 Oct 2025Guest: Dr Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem | AI Ethics Researcher, Professor and Head of Department of Philosophy at University of Pretoria, Chair of UNESCO's World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology, Former Member UN AI Advisory BodyTopic: From UNESCO to UN – Shaping Global AI Ethics PolicyGetting 193 countries to agree on anything is nearly impossible. Prof Emma did it for AI ethics. She chaired the UNESCO Ad Hoc Expert Group that drafted the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI—the first global normative instrument on AI ethi...
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