AI training built around your organisation.

No two teams have the same data, systems, people or risk appetite. We design bespoke AI training around the work you actually do, so your people can choose well, use AI confidently and know where the boundaries are.

Practitioner-led training. Independent advice. A plan your team can use.SCROLL TO EXPLORE

BUILT FOR YOUR WORK

A workshop shaped by your questions, not a fixed slide deck.

We start with your roles, existing tools, data and decisions. Then we tailor the session to the people in the room, whether they are leaders setting policy, specialists testing new workflows or teams learning the foundations.

We teach from the AI work we do ourselves: testing models, building systems and applying AI to real workflows. Participants learn the trade-offs we face in delivery and leave with a clearer view of what to pilot and what needs human judgement.

Understand the work

Map the tasks, systems and constraints that matter to your organisation.

Compare the options

Assess frontier models and deployment choices against your needs.

Practise on real scenarios

Try workflows your people recognise, with review points built in.

Leave with next steps

Identify useful pilots, safeguards and capability gaps for your team.

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE TRAINING

Learn with a practitioner putting AI to work.

Our Principal Consultant, Pasan Thilakasiri, PhD, leads the sessions. Ongoing R&D keeps the model comparisons and practical examples current.

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YOUR SESSION LEAD

Pasan Thilakasiri, PhD

Principal Consultant · Co-founder & Managing Director

Pasan leads our bespoke sessions, drawing on real delivery experience to connect AI research with governance, practical workflows and the decisions your team needs to make.

VENDOR NEUTRAL BY DESIGN

ChatGPT is just the tip of the iceberg.

ChatGPT, Claude and Microsoft Copilot are familiar starting points. Beneath the surface is a much wider field, including DeepSeek, Kimi, Xiaomi MiMo and GLM. Each brings different strengths, deployment options and trade-offs.

Our training explores this changing landscape without favouring a vendor. We compare models against your actual work, data, privacy needs and budget, so your team can make informed choices as new options emerge.

Iceberg with a small tip above water and a much larger mass below ChatGPT Claude MS Copilot DeepSeek Kimi Xiaomi MiMo GLM

MADE FOR NEW ZEALAND

Learn to use AI with the right guardrails.

We cover responsible AI use in a New Zealand context: handling personal and confidential information, checking outputs, understanding provider terms, keeping humans accountable, and considering when overseas data disclosure rules apply. Your organisation's own policies and sector requirements shape the discussion.

PASAN IN THE ROOM

From university classrooms to hands-on AI workshops.

Pasan has delivered a guest lecture at AUT, joined a University of Auckland expert panel, led an ISACA Auckland governance session and run a practical AI workshop for SLBANZ business owners.

Dr Pasan Thilakasiri speaking at AUTDR PASAN · AUT GUEST LECTURE
Auckland University of TechnologyGuest lecture

Driving Digital Transformation Through Interoperability

Dr Pasan Thilakasiri shared practical lessons on overcoming interoperability barriers with AUT students and discussed how technology changes real organisations.

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Pasan Thilakasiri leading the SLBANZ AI workshop at the Auckland Business ChamberPASAN · SLBANZ AI WORKSHOP
SLBANZHands-on workshop

Build Your Business Smarter with AI

At the Auckland Business Chamber, Pasan helped business owners explore everyday AI use, model costs and automation through practical exercises.

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Dr Pasan Thilakasiri presenting Shadow AI to Governed AI at the ISACA Auckland SheLeadsTech eventDR PASAN · ISACA AUCKLAND

ISACA AUCKLAND · SHELEADSTECH · TECHWEEK NZ

Shadow AI to Governed AI

Dr Pasan Thilakasiri led a practical discussion on moving from unapproved AI use toward governed adoption. The ISACA Auckland Chapter’s SheLeadsTech event brought together professionals in risk, audit and governance at Grant Thornton’s Auckland office.

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LOOKING BEYOND THE FAMILIAR

We went to Alibaba in Hangzhou to explore Qwen.

Our Principal Consultant visited Alibaba Cloud in Hangzhou and Westlake University. Discussions there widened our view of Qwen, other open-source models and the infrastructure that runs them.

It sharpened questions we bring into training for New Zealand teams: inference cost, where data sits, how to govern AI use and how to avoid vendor lock-in.

Read our Hangzhou visit post

INDUSTRIES WE SERVE

Different industries. Different starting points.

We shape each training around the workflows, data and responsibilities of the people in the room. These are some of the sectors and practical questions we can cover.

PROPERTY

Real Estate

Listings, enquiries and property information, with careful handling of client data.

Case study coming soon

CLIENT WORK

Services

Enquiries, scheduling, proposals and everyday process automation.

Case study coming soon

VEHICLES

Automobile

Import pricing, stock insights and the customer conversations around each vehicle.

FROM OUR WORK

We built a price prediction system for New Zealand vehicle imports.

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ENGINEERING

Robotics

Agentic CAD design, technical workflows and repeatable administrative tasks.

FROM OUR WORK

We trained the team on agentic AI for CAD design and administrative automation.

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LET'S BUILD YOUR SESSION

Tell us what your people need to learn.

We will shape an AI training programme around your team, your systems and your New Zealand operating context.

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