Mission
We exist to help organisations craft, govern and scale artificial-intelligence workloads that are trustworthy, high-impact and future-ready.
Equip leaders and practitioners with actionable frameworks—strategy blueprints, maturity assessments and playbooks—so they can innovate confidently without sacrificing responsibility.
EMPOWER
Connect a global ecosystem of implementation partners, legal advisors and AI vendors,
providing the tooling, governance models
and community support needed to turn bold
ideas into production workloads.
ENABLE
Advance the practice of trustworthy AI through research, open standards and
annual forums—raising the ethical,
technical and societal bar for every new
wave of technology.
ELEVATE
Core Values
• Responsibility – Guardrails over headlines
• Innovation – Future-ready, not future-fearful
• Inclusivity – AI for every colleague
• Transparency – Open frameworks, open dialogue
• Impact – Measurable, mission-aligned results
origin
From a single white-paper to a global movement for Trustworthy AI
The Center began as a practical framework—five pillars and an AI Maturity Model—that helped organisations self-assess and de-risk their AI ambitions. Demand grew so rapidly that, by 2025, the framework evolved into a formal coalition of technologists, strategists and legal experts dedicated to scaling trustworthy AI.
January 2024 – First-Edition White-Paper Published
Crafting Your Future-Ready Enterprise AI Strategy (1st Edition) crystallised the idea of a five-pillar framework and an AI Maturity Model, giving CXOs a clear starting point for responsible AI.
September, 2024 – Second-Edition Spurs a Movement
The second-edition white-paper... resonated with C-suite leaders worldwide.
April 2025 – Official Launch in Hamburg
Announced live at the ColorCloud conference, The Center for Trustworthy AI was founded by technology and legal partners—with expert contributions from around the globe.
May to June 2025 – Building the Ecosystem
Within weeks we opened partnerships with Microsoft implementers, law firms and AI vendors, and released Centru.ai—
our AI Management System—for early adopters.
December 2025 (scheduled) –
First Brasov Forum
Our inaugural Brasov Forum will
unite executives, engineers and policymakers to tackle strategy, ethics and regulation for large-scale AI adoption.
Ready to dive deeper into our five-pillar framework?
leadership TEAM
Guided by technologists, innovators and educators who live and breathe trustworthy AI
Andrew Welch Executive Director
Andrew brings two decades of enterprise-technology leadership, spanning public-sector digital transformation and large-scale launches. Passionate about ethical innovation, he co-founded The Center for Trustworthy AI to help organisations unlock value while safeguarding people, data and society.
Mark Smith
Development Director
Mark (‘NZ365guy’) is a Microsoft MVP and podcast host with 20 years in Power Platform and AI strategy. At The Center he drives community development, learning programmes and strategic partnerships.
Bogdan Demeny
Innovation Director
Bogdan is a hands-on technologist and venture builder who has led AI-driven product teams around the world. He oversees The Center’s innovation programmes, turning bold ideas into validated prototypes and market-ready solutions.
Ana WelcH
Technical Director
Ana architects secure, scalable cloud ecosystems that power Trustworthy AI. A seasoned Azure solutions lead, she guides our technical road-maps, code standards and engineering.
Keegan Chambers
Operations Director
Keegan keeps The Centre running at peak efficiency, blending Agile ops, vendor management and data-driven decision-making. Her background spans global supply-chain analytics and cloud-platform PMO leadership.
Chris Huntingford
ENABLEMENT Director
Chris is a well-known speaker and solution strategist specialising in AI-augmented business apps. He steers The Center’s AI research, product alignment and developer-advocacy initiatives.
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Brand Standards
Everything you need to represent the Centre for Trustworthy AI accurately
We do not anthropomorphise AI.
We treat AI as a tool—not a person—to avoid misleading audiences
about capability or responsibility.
The Center for Trustworthy AI helps organisations craft, govern and scale responsible artificial-intelligence solutions through practical frameworks, partner expertise and a global peer community.