AI Confidence for Boards
Help your board govern AI with confidence
Innovation doesn't have to trade off against risk. We build directors' own AI knowledge, and give boards an independent read on whether AI is being governed well.
Two ways we help boards with AI governance
Build your board's own AI literacy, or bring in an independent view of your AI strategy and adoption. Many boards do both.
Build your board's AI literacy
Three ways to build your own confidence with AI, from a free briefing to ongoing 1:1 mentoring.
Free Directors' AI Briefing
A free, live briefing on the AI questions every director should be able to answer.
AI for Directors Workshop
Learn and apply techniques to identify opportunities and risks, and govern AI programs.
1:1 AI Mentoring
Private, ongoing mentoring to build your own AI literacy at your own pace.
Get an independent AI review
Board-level reviews of your AI strategy and adoption, keeping board and management aligned.
Next up: free briefing, in 11 days
Small groups, so there is room to ask real questions
Places are limited and usually fill before the date.
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AI governance for directors
A practical session for Australian directors on the questions boards should be asking about AI, and how to oversee it well.
See the details and register →AI's autonomy is increasing, and so is what boards need to oversee
"An agent that acts, evaluates and adjusts on its own is a new governance scenario. Boards don't need to fear that shift, but they do need to make sure oversight is climbing the curve at the same pace as adoption."
Steve Telburn
Founder, Secret Sauce
Why us?
Real-world experience, not textbook advice
Most AI advisors have never done the things they advise on. We have, and that's why the advice holds up.
We actively sit in boardrooms
Steve is an AICD member and experienced director with over a decade on boards, including as Deputy Chair and Chair of Audit, Finance and Risk.
We've designed and led real change
We've led people through major change, including digital transformations, acquisitions and process redesign.
We've delivered real AI solutions
We've already helped over 50 businesses select, redesign and implement critical customer-facing and back-office workflows to use AI.
We know what's coming
We sit inside a VC, so we see the new business models and startups coming for your market before they arrive.
Led by someone who's sat where you sit
Steve leads every review personally. He brings more than a decade on boards, including as Deputy Chair and Chair of the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee. As Venture Partner at Antler VC fund, one of the world's most active AI investors, he has direct visibility into what is shifting at the frontier. He's also taken four companies to Series A and led AI implementation across 50+ businesses.
Let's connect on LinkedIn →"Steve helped us bring together a large and diverse body of evidence, using AI to identify the themes that mattered and test our strategic options more rigorously. His combination of commercial judgement, AI understanding and constructive challenge is improving the quality and efficiency of our strategic planning."
Katie Lyndon
CEO
Exercise & Sports Science Australia
Not sure what your board needs first?
Tell us where your board is up to and we'll point you to the right starting point, briefing, workshop or assessment.
Questions boards ask us
What's the difference between the Briefing and the Workshop?
The Free Directors' AI Briefing is a 1-hour live introduction to the questions every director should be able to answer about AI. The AI for Directors Workshop is a longer, in-person, hands-on session where directors apply techniques to identify opportunities and risks and practise governing AI programs. Many boards start with the Briefing and follow up with the Workshop.
What are the different levels of assessment?
The Board AI Snapshot is a fast, lighter-touch sense-check of where your board stands today. The Strategic AI Review looks in depth at whether the board's strategic thinking on AI is sound. The AI Adoption Assessment examines whether AI adoption is working well in practice. Boards typically start with the Board AI Snapshot and move to a full review if it surfaces something worth investigating further.
Is this a governance audit?
No. Our services are designed to give directors confidence in their AI programs and help them work with management to close any gaps, not to produce a compliance pass or fail.
Can Steve work directly with our board?
Yes. Steve leads every briefing, workshop and assessment personally, drawing on more than a decade on boards and direct experience overseeing AI adoption across dozens of businesses. He can also custom-design a program spanning both learning and assessment, tailored to your board's specific priorities.
How do we get started?
The easiest first step is the free Directors' AI Briefing. If you'd rather talk through your specific situation first, start a conversation and we'll recommend the right starting point.
If AI went wrong tomorrow, would you have seen it coming?
Start with a free briefing for your board, or share a few details and we'll set up a conversation.