Your AI
is moving.
The governance
isn't keeping up.
We help enterprises, governments, and international organizations build the frameworks, policies, and audit processes that make AI accountable — before regulators require it.
We start with what matters: where your AI risk actually sits, what your regulatory exposure looks like, and a governance framework built for your industry — not borrowed from someone else's.
"Most organizations are building AI faster than they can govern it. That gap is exactly where we work."
— AI Acumen Hub
What we offer
Four focused practices. Each engagement scoped to your organization's risk profile, regulatory context, and stage of AI maturity.
AI Governance Assessment
A structured evaluation of your AI systems against internationally recognised governance standards — delivering the rigour and procedural depth that enterprise and government contexts demand.
- Risk profiling across data, model, and deployment layers
- Gap analysis against OECD, ISO, and Canadian regulatory standards
- Board-ready governance report with prioritized action plan
Regulatory Strategy & Compliance
Navigate Canada's Artificial Intelligence and Data Act, GDPR, CPPA, and sector-specific requirements — with a clear compliance roadmap.
- Regulatory readiness assessment for your AI portfolio
- Policy mapping across AIDA, CPPA, GDPR, and sector rules
- Implementation roadmap with compliance milestones
AI Ethics & Audit Advisory
Independent audit advisory for organizations that need to demonstrate accountable AI to regulators, partners, and the public.
- Bias, fairness, and transparency audit framework design
- Privacy-preserving AI audit in regulated environments
- Ongoing audit oversight and monitoring protocols
- Optional: IEEE CertifAIEd assessment and Product Registry listing for clients requiring independent external validation
Board & Executive Advisory
Strategic counsel for boards and C-suite leaders who need to understand AI risk, communicate governance posture, and make accountable decisions.
- AI risk briefings tailored for board and executive audiences
- Governance policy drafting and board charter guidance
- Preparation and guidance for regulatory consultation processes
All engagements are scoped individually through a discovery conversation. No standardized packages or listed pricing.
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We don't just advise
on AI policy. We help shape it.
Our founder contributes formal AI policy submissions to national governments and multilateral bodies through the Centre for AI and Digital Policy — bringing frontline regulatory insight directly into our advisory work.
Federal AI Register — Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Reviewed Canada's federal AI Register covering over 400 AI systems across 42 federal departments. Co-authored formal recommendations on Algorithmic Impact Assessment linkage, rights-impact classification, and plain-language transparency.
AI Companion Regulation — Cyberspace Administration of China
Contributed formal policy recommendations on AI companion regulation, addressing ethical design, user safety, and transparency requirements for AI-driven social and companion applications.
2026–2030 National AI Strategy — Ministry of Industry & Technology
Co-authored recommendations for Türkiye's five-year national AI action plan, covering governance frameworks, ethical deployment standards, and alignment with international AI principles.
The compliance window
is closing.
Three major regulatory frameworks are reshaping what it means to deploy AI responsibly. We help organizations navigate all of them.
Maidoh
The expertise
behind the advisory
Vanessa Maidoh works at the intersection of AI governance, policy, and enterprise implementation — advising organizations that need more than a checklist. Her approach is grounded in formal international methodology, built through policy contribution at the highest international levels, and tested in live enterprise audit environments.
Her methodology draws from the most rigorous global frameworks for algorithmic accountability, alongside active policy work across G7, OECD, UNESCO, and the Council of Europe. She understands what governments expect and what organizations need to do to get there.
Based in Ontario, Canada. Working with enterprises, governments, and international organizations across Canada and globally.
Every engagement includes a candid assessment — including a recommendation when AI isn't the right tool.
Three steps. No surprises.
Every engagement begins with listening, not a pre-built solution.
Discovery
A focused conversation about your AI landscape, regulatory exposure, and governance priorities. No templates — the right questions for your context.
Scope & Proposal
A tailored engagement proposal — scope, deliverables, and timeline — built specifically for your organization. Priced by scope, not package.
Engage
Structured advisory work with clear milestones. Outputs: assessments, frameworks, policies, and board-ready reporting your team can act on.
Both sides
of the audit table.
Most governance advisors have sat on one side of an audit. At TELUS Health, our founder led the audit process and presented to third-party assessors — in one of Canada's most regulated healthcare environments.
AI Drug Management System
Audit & Compliance Programme
Led the end-to-end audit programme for an AI-driven drug management system operating under dual HIPAA and RAMQ regulation. Managed internal and third-party assessor workflows, designed and automated the Quebec provincial audit process, and improved accountability across the full claims pipeline.
- ↳ Dual-role audit experience — led the process internally and presented to external third-party assessors
- ↳ Cross-jurisdictional compliance — HIPAA, RAMQ, and Quebec provincial requirements managed simultaneously
- ↳ Audit process automation — redesigned Quebec provincial audit workflow, described as "a game-changer" by leadership
- ↳ Stakeholder translation — complex technical findings communicated to decision-makers at every level
Additional client references available upon request.
Scaling governance
beyond the boardroom
Our advisory work showed us a gap that consulting alone can't fill: AI vendors selling to government have no independent way to prove their systems are governance-ready. The assessment frameworks exist — but no tool puts them in a vendor's hands.
We're building RegisterReady — a platform that lets AI vendors assess their governance readiness across Canadian regulatory frameworks in minutes, not months. Built on the same policy expertise and methodology we bring to our advisory work.
Interested in Early Access? →Ready to build
accountable AI?
A discovery call is the right place to start. We'll listen to your AI landscape, identify the governance gaps that carry the most risk, and outline how we can help.
All engagements are scoped individually. No standardized packages or listed pricing.