A mandate, and no starting point.
Where AI can help, what to try first, and what to leave alone.
Strategic TransformationIndependent AI counsel for governments, funders and investors
The technical conscience
for AI investment decisions.
Leaders are being asked to make consequential decisions about AI they can’t fully see. We open the box.
Start a conversation
Three things are true at once.
- AI will transform the way you work.
- Signal is hard to tell from noise, and good from bad.
- Deep, independent technical expertise is hard to come by.
Where most engagements start.
A proposal is on your desk.
An independent verdict on the proposal, with evidence and conditions.
Pre-Investment DiligenceHow quickly can we build something people can actually use?
A working prototype in two weeks, in people’s hands.
Proof-of-Concept SprintYou have decided to go ahead.
Six months embedded, until your team can commission, evaluate and run AI.
Institutional TransformationThree commitments.
- Rigour
- We optimise for the decision, not the deliverable. Time goes only to what changes the verdict.
- Independence
- We take no vendor money to evaluate that vendor’s work. Any interest we might have in building the system is disclosed.
- Candour
- We say what we found, not what the room hoped to hear. Every verdict comes with its rationale.
Two principals, and a named panel.
The people you meet are the people who do the work.
Zameer Brey MD PhD MBA
Health systems and AI investment
Fifteen years connecting health systems and AI investment, beginning with what the clinic needs.
Hao Hu PhD
Data, modelling and decision support
Sixteen years in data modelling and AI, with a habit of testing ideas in code.
A senior panel, contracted per engagement.
Juliana Rotich
Organisational transformation and AI adoption
Two decades building technology for African infrastructure, from M-PESA integrations to responsible AI adoption in resource-constrained settings.
Rachel Adams PhD
AI governance, regulation and law
AI governance and regulation across the Global South, connecting policy with the institutions and accountability needed to deliver public value.
Jean-Philbert Nsengimana MPA
Digital health policy and government adoption
A former minister and software engineer, connecting digital health strategy with the government systems and infrastructure needed to deliver it.
Bayo Adekanmbi PhD
Applied AI at scale, and AI safety
Two decades building AI for African markets, from telecoms at scale to voice-first tools that work with thin connectivity.
Stewart Chang PhD
Epidemiological modelling and evidence
Fifteen years using epidemiological models to test where a vaccine, treatment or intervention can change the burden of disease.
Per Liljenberg PhD
Portfolio strategy and investment decisions
Twenty-five years shaping investment portfolios, building the analysis that helps organisations decide what to fund, sequence and stop.
Alex Tsado
AI infrastructure, compute strategy and African AI ecosystems
Over a decade expanding access to AI computing, from GPUs for global cloud providers to national strategies and innovation across Africa.