October HUBday | AI with Integrity

AI isn’t just a compliance requirement—it’s a strategic foundation for long-term success.
 
From building trust with customers to attracting investors and scaling responsibly, companies that embed ethics from the start are positioned to succeed in an increasingly regulated and values-driven market.

This October HUBday, join a panel of experts from research, industry and early-stage startups as they share practical strategies for integrating ethical decision-making into product development, technical systems and business models. You’ll hear lessons learned from real-world applications, frameworks that work at startup scale, and insights into what makes responsible AI both a risk mitigator and a growth enabler.

This session is designed to support founders who want to get ahead of the curve—not just on AI capability, but on how to build it with integrity.

Schedule

4:00pm – Doors open

4:30pm – Welcome

4:35pm – Panel Discussion

5:15pm – Audience Q&A

5:25pm – Networking

6:00pm – Event concludes

 
Free to attend, but spots are limited. Register now to secure yours! 

About the Speakers

Moderated by Juan Polanco from RMIT Activator

Professor Rahil Garnavi – Director of the RAIsE Hub at RMIT University, Rahil is an internationally recognised AI leader with over 15 years of experience pioneering ethical AI adoption in high-impact sectors like healthcare. She holds more than 50 AI patents and is a passionate advocate for responsible AI innovation.

Gopakumar (Gopa) Balakrishnan – Co-founder and COO of Socialtrait.ai,  the world’s first Audience Behaviour Simulation Engine—an AI-driven research platform pioneering Gen AI and community simulation to deliver deep consumer insights. With over 20 years in tech, including leadership roles at IBM and Schneider Electric, Gopa is now joyfully immersed in Socialtrait where he leads operations, strategic partnerships and customer acquisition, while shaping the company’s long-term vision and growth roadmap.

Justyna Dabrowska – an innovation scholar and advisor specialising in open innovation, strategic foresight, and ethical transformation. She helps organisations apply frameworks like ISO 56002 to build responsible, future-ready innovation systems—critical for startups navigating the ethics of AI.