Building trust in the age of AI
You do not have an AI problem. You have a visibility problem that AI is exposing.
Governance has expanded. It is the stewardship of continuous transformation. We help boards, leaders, and the people doing the work build the one thing technology cannot hand them. Trust.
Read from the outside in, a governance model. Read from the inside out, an origin story. Same circle.
The principle everything else sits inside. Verification is not skepticism. It is the discipline that makes trust possible, and the reason the circle is safe to build on.
What powers the heart. A reflection driven, collaborative discipline that turns the principle into action, in the boardroom, on the executive team, and for the individual leader.
The outer circle. The three altitudes who practice the discipline every day.
The outer circle. The three altitudes who practice the discipline every day.
We hold each other up. Pull one away, and the other two lean.
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The R.O.A.R Table
We navigate AI better together.
A monthly room at the tipping point of technology and trust.
We separate the signal from the noise, talk through the risks and opportunities in plain language, and leave with a practical next step. You don't have to keep up with AI alone.
Next free session: December 2, noon ET on Zoom.
Register for December and receive the October and November recordings too. Founding membership is $250 USD / $335 CAD a year, with the first charge on January 6, 2027.
This season is free
Here's what's coming up.
October, November and December are free. Register for December 2 and receive the October and November recordings too.
What does AI say about me?
The 3 things to fix this week.
Get the recordingNetworking in the holidays
A plan for the events already on the calendar, plus the privacy guardrail to set before posting a single holiday photo.
Get the recordingHow to shop safely during the holidays
A 2 minute check to run before every purchase and every click.
Save a free seatComing in 2027
Our 1st season as members.
- 6 JanAm I behind in AI?
- 3 FebRomance and scams. Who is really on the other end?
- 3 MarWho taught AI to play favourites? Trust, but verify.
Founding membership is $250 USD / $335 CAD a year, with the first charge on January 6, 2027. Monthly is $30 USD / $40 CAD.
The AI Powered Networking Strategist
Network Smarter. Not Harder.
AI handles the ordinary. You handle the extraordinary.
The AI Powered Networking Strategist turns the network you already have into your next opportunity, in under two hours. Built on the R.O.A.R Framework™, grounded in the method from Connect The Dots.
- 01WelcomeGuardrails in place
- 02Connection PurposeYour one sentence direction
- 03The Digital AuditA profile people trust
- 04Map Your NetworkYour contacts sorted into rings
- 05The Ask and Next StepsOutreach in motion
One-time payment · Lifetime access and free updates
Verifiable results guarantee: Show your completed work. Your strategy and 90 day plan, or your money back.
Secure Your Spot Now See the programTrust, but verify
Risk has a reputation problem.
We are making risk sexy again.
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The bylines and the ink.
September 17, 2026The Modern Director's Playbook: Mastering the Human and Digital Art of Board Networking
By Dr. Deborah Rosati and Sapna Malhotra
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The CanInnovate podcast
The 2027 season · Premieres December 30We are unapologetically curious.
Trust is human. Verify the rest.
Where the curious meet the leaders shaping the AI future at the intersection of technology and trust.
- What is changing?
- What can we trust?
- What should we question?
- And how do we verify?
AI. Technology. Trust.
About Sapna
Sapna Malhotra CMC, CPA, ICD.D
Board director, fractional transformation executive and advisor on AI, governance, trust and risk. For nearly three decades, Sapna has led complex technology and regulatory transformations, including accountability for a $1.5 billion global technology investment portfolio at Scotiabank.
Author of Connect the Dots and host of the CanInnovate podcast.
The human translator between risk & reward.
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Come for the topics. Stay for the room.
A trusted place to work out what matters in AI, with capable people figuring it out together. The first seat is free.
The R.O.A.R Table
- 2 Dec · How to shop safely during the holidays, live on Zoom
- 14 Oct · What does AI say about me? Recording included
- 4 Nov · Networking in the holidays. Recording included
AI Powered Networking Strategist
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- The full system. Five modules, your 3 Ring Map, and a 90 day plan you will actually run.
- Lifetime access and free updates
- Verifiable results guarantee
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