Executive Roundtable, 12 June 2026
On 12 June 2026 I convened an executive roundtable on AI, branding and trust, hosted by Dr. Michael Valos, Deakin University — bringing together Deakin faculty, leaders from the AI industry, and representatives of the business community.
This page brings it all together: the live Virtually Nina demonstration, the discussion, my post-event answers to the questions we ran out of time for, and the supporting documents. Watch, read, or ask Virtually Nina your own questions in the chat below.
Most business AI conversations are stuck on speed: do things faster, produce more, automate. Useful, but only part of the story. But as AI makes polish available to everyone, the advantage shifts to the brands people trust. Watch to rethink where AI strengthens trust, and why your AI decisions are really brand decisions.
A real demonstration of augmentation in action. While I presented, the room emailed their questions to Virtually Nina, my AI twin, who answered live alongside me.
The questions were sharp and the conversation ranged across: building trust in AI through company culture and values; positioning multiple ventures under one founder brand; and how brands avoid becoming "average" when everyone uses the same models.
After the session I recorded short answers to the questions we couldn't fit into the live discussion. These are Actual Me, reflecting on the threads that came up around sense-making, helping the next generation think for themselves, and authenticity over performance.
Two documents to revisit the thinking from the roundtable — read them, share them, or use them to brief your own team.
The themes, tensions and takeaways from the roundtable, distilled into one clear brief — ideal if you want the essence without watching every minute.
DownloadEvery question the room put to Virtually Nina, answered in real time during the panel — a candid look at augmentation working live, unedited.
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Have a question the session sparked? Ask Virtually Nina — she's drawing only on this event's materials and my body of work, so you'll get my perspective, not a generic answer.
