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Business & service design
Frame the real problem, test where AI can create value, and redesign the work around it.
Partners Jamie Henderson · Ryan Sawatzky · Yasmeenah El-Zein
Victoria, British Columbia
We solve business problems using AI where it adds real value. That takes more than technology: strategy, data, engineering, governance, operations, and adoption must work together. AI Roundtable brings those capabilities into one trusted network—local to Victoria, for Victoria businesses.
Independent thinking.
Shared accountability.
One roundtable.
Every discipline needed
to make AI work.
What we bring to the table
Useful AI is never just a model. It is a set of decisions about systems, information, risk, workflows, people, and value. We bring those decisions into one room.
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Frame the real problem, test where AI can create value, and redesign the work around it.
Partners Jamie Henderson · Ryan Sawatzky · Yasmeenah El-Zein
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Choose fit-for-purpose models, platforms, integrations, and controls without creating a fragile stack.
Partners David Leangen · Steve Harris · Ryan Sawatzky
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Make organizational data usable, traceable, secure, and ready to support dependable AI systems.
Partners David Leangen · Jamie Henderson · Greg Shortreed
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Set proportionate guardrails for privacy, security, accountability, procurement, and responsible use.
Partners Cynthia Lynam · Sarah Downey · Nathan McKeown · Steve Harris
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Move from prototype to production with ownership, evaluation, monitoring, and support built in.
Partners Rachel Krayenhoff van de Leur · Greg Shortreed · Yasmeenah El-Zein · David Leangen
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Equip the people doing the work, adapt roles and workflows, and measure whether the change is landing.
Partners Cynthia Lynam · Yasmeenah El-Zein · Sarah Downey · Nathan McKeown
The Partners
Our Partners bring distinct, complementary practices across engineering, data, governance, operations, policy, strategy, adoption, and delivery. We assemble the right group for the problem and stay close to the work from diagnosis through implementation.
Based in Greater Victoria. Connected to the organizations and communities we serve.
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An engineering leader working across software, data, and organizational design. David helps organizations align strategy, systems, and people so AI becomes part of how the business operates.
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Rachel builds operating systems for growing service businesses. Her background in accounting and operations grounds her work redesigning workflows, clarifying ownership, and applying AI to remove repetitive work.
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Cynthia brings more than 20 years of experience in digital adoption and culture change. She connects governance, strategy, business analysis, and project delivery to help organizations solve the right problem.
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Jamie is an outcome architect and strategic relationship builder. He translates complex technology into shared direction, bringing experience across cloud solutions, partnerships, lifecycle management, and growth.
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Yasmeenah helps organizations make technology investments stick by aligning people, processes, and systems. Her transformation work spans healthcare, government, fintech, and other complex environments.
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Ryan designs AI-powered systems and workflows that reduce administrative friction. He focuses on turning operational complexity into clearer processes, faster execution, and room for organizations to grow.
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Steve brings four decades in technology, from hands-on roles to CIO leadership. He helps organizations adopt generative AI with clarity through practical work in agents, automation, architecture, and governance.
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A former executive director with more than 20 years in the nonprofit sector, Sarah helps organizations adopt AI ethically through practical governance frameworks, policies, workshops, and team education.
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Nathan has more than 20 years of experience supporting public-sector programs and multi-stakeholder initiatives. He builds governance, reporting, and communication structures that move complex work toward execution.
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Greg develops practical AI solutions grounded in two decades of enterprise operations, supply chain, and data work. He helps leadership teams automate processes and improve operational decision-making.
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Based in Victoria
Victoria organizations face the same AI decisions as much larger markets—with distinct public-sector, regulated-industry, talent, and procurement realities. We work here, understand that context, and can stay close to the people responsible for the outcome.
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