BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Palaner//palaner Single Event//EN
METHOD:PUBLISH
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meetup-a05ff2a2fc@palaner.app
DTSTAMP:20260802T142300Z
DTSTART:20260812T050000Z
DTEND:20260812T063000Z
SUMMARY:Beyond the Hype:
LOCATION:Deloitte Centre
DESCRIPTION:Saved in Palaner as: saved\n\nPalaner match: 38% · why: lots of
  people going\n\nWhy Most Businesses Are Failing at AI\, and Why Project M
 anagers Hold the Answer\n\nNext month The Project Community Auckland bring
 s you two speakers who are helping organisations Turn AI ambition into pra
 ctical\, governed delivery.\n\nBeyond the Hype: Why Most Businesses Are Fa
 iling at AI\, and Why Project Managers Hold the Answer - Delivered by Mark
  Lucas\n\nEveryone's talking about AI. Almost every business is trying to 
 adopt it. Most are failing\, and not because of the technology. Mark Lucas
  works at the coalface of AI adoption with New Zealand businesses\, and th
 e pattern is clear: this is a capability and change problem\, not a techno
 logy one. In this session Mark cuts through the hype with real stories fro
 m the market\, unpacks the link between individual and organisational AI m
 aturity (why a business can only move as fast as its people can)\, and lay
 s out the order that actually works. His argument for this room: project m
 anagement discipline isn't a casualty of AI\, it's the difference between 
 the businesses pulling ahead and the ones stuck at the starting gate. With
  one catch: those skills only pay off when they're pointed at the right ta
 rget.\n\nFollowed by:\n\nGoverning AI You Can Prove — Introducing the GAIC
 C Framework\, Maturity Model\, Roadmap & Credentials - Delivered by Faiz R
 asool\n\nA free\, open\, standards-based operating system for turning AI a
 mbition into governed\, value-realising delivery.\n\nAI ambition is everyw
 here\; a coherent way to govern and deliver it is not. This session introd
 uces the GAICC AI Governance Framework — a free\, open\, standards-based s
 ystem that gives any organisation one navigable model for governing AI end
  to end.\nIn fifteen minutes\, we'll walk its four parts:\nthe Framework (
 the operating model — accountability\, controls and assurance on a single 
 canvas)\;\nthe Maturity Model (a scoreable self-assessment to place where 
 you stand today)\;\nthe Implementation Roadmap (a phased path from mandate
  to certification)\;\nand the Credential Landscape (the roles and capabili
 ty to run it).\nAlong the way we'll connect each part to the questions del
 ivery leaders are already asking — clear outcomes\, business value and ROI
 \, portfolio funding decisions\, and why project fundamentals still decide
  success. You'll leave knowing exactly where to look\, and how to use it\,
  on Monday.\n\nOur speakers:\nMark Lucas\, Co-Founder & Managing Partner o
 f GenerationAI. Mark Lucas | LinkedIn\nHe has founded and scaled businesse
 s from startup to NZX listing\, raising over $35m through IPOs and acquisi
 tions\, across 25+ years building high-performance teams. Today he works a
 t the coalface of AI adoption with New Zealand business leaders\, cutting 
 through the hype to deliver real productivity\, innovation and growth.\n\n
 Faiz Rasool\, Founder and CEO of the Global AI Certification Council (GAIC
 C) Dr Faiz Rasool | LinkedIn\nFaiz has built an independent certification 
 body that sets a rigorous\, defensible standard for the people who govern 
 AI and protect information — across ISO/IEC 42001 (AI management) and ISO/
 IEC 27001 (information security)\, with our personnel-certification scheme
  pursuing IAS accreditation under ISO/IEC 17024. GAICC's training is alrea
 dy used by professionals in 47+ countries. The goal: make "responsible AI"
  something professionals can prove\, not just claim.\nFaiz came to AI gove
 rnance through two decades as a multi-award-winning transformation and agi
 le consultant\, trainer and coach. An engineer by training (PhD\, Universi
 ty of Auckland) and accredited adult educator\, Faiz holds and teaches PMP
 \, PMI-ACP\, PMI-PBA\, PMI's Disciplined Agile suite (DASM\, DASSM\, DAVSC
 \, DAC)\, Citizen Developer and SAFe (SPC).\n\n5:00pm - Pre-meeting drinks
  and finger food\n5:20pm - 5 minutes - Welcomes and Introductions\n5:25pm 
 - 25 minutes - Presentation & Questions - Mark Lucas\n5:50pm - 25 minutes 
 - Presentation & Questions - Faiz Rasool\n6:15pm - 15 minutes - Final Ques
 tions\n6:30pm - 5 minutes - Signoff\, Thanks and Next Meeting details\n6:3
 5pm - 25 minutes - Networking\n7:00pm - Close
URL:https://www.meetup.com/theprojectcommunityauckland/events/312978802/
CATEGORIES:palaner,saved
STATUS:TENTATIVE
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR