Experts in the Loop
Experts the Loop brings you inside Australia’s AI frontier. Hosts Chris Sinclair and Mark Monfort sit down with founders, leaders and experts shaping the digital AI market, uncovering the products, journeys, and ideas driving AI adoption. Smart, unfiltered, and a little cheeky — it’s your backstage pass to the people redefining Australia’s tech future (and the world of course).
Mark Monfort, the tech wizard behind the @AusDefi Association and NotCentralised, isn't just a name—he's a legend. With blockchain fin-tech victories under his belt, he's now on a quest to build the ultimate #LLM, SIKE.ai, enhancing business workflows and securing data like a true digital sorcerer. Nothing can stop him!
Chris Sinclair, the design guru and UX/CX mastermind, knows the secrets of digital innovation and business strategy like the back of his hand. Partnered with Digital Village, a league of specialists leading the charge in product development and innovation, Chris is here to prove that the old ways of working are no match for the future!
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Experts in the Loop
Privacy, AI, and Risk: The Practical Governance Playbook w/ Ed Morris from Transform LogiQ
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AI is moving fast. Your data foundations probably aren’t.
We sit with with **Ed Morris from Transform Logic** to break down the practical steps teams need to take *before* they roll out AI tools across the business.
You’ll hear why **legacy systems and “unknown data”** are still the biggest hidden risk, how **data leakage** happens in day-to-day workflows (including what people paste into ChatGPT), and why spending an extra hour getting governance right can save days—sometimes **millions**—later.
Ed explains how Transform Logic helps organisations:
* **Find and classify sensitive data** (so you actually know what you have, where it lives, and who can access it)
* Set up **information governance** that supports innovation (so AI governance isn’t a handbrake)
* Reduce risk while meeting **Australian privacy obligations** and preparing for tighter regulation and enforcement
AI rollout is rarely a “tool problem” — it’s a **people, culture, and education** journey.
### Who this episode is for
If you’re a **CIO, CTO, CISO, Head of Data, Product leader, founder, or ops lead** trying to introduce AI safely (without creating a compliance nightmare), this one is for you.
### Keywords to help this rank (naturally embedded)
AI governance, data governance, data sovereignty, information governance, data leakage prevention, sensitive data discovery, data classification, Australian Privacy Principles, AI risk management, legacy systems, privacy compliance, enterprise AI adoption, secure GenAI.
### Chapter Markers
0:00 Welcome + first guest of 2026 (Ed Morris, Transform Logic)
0:32 How to stay secure in the AI era (sovereignty + leakage risks)
8:05 Ed’s background: from building tech to focusing on data + governance
17:16 Legacy systems: why data gets messy fast in real businesses
19:09 What finance teaches about risk appetite and controls
26:07 Practical AI risk management: setting governance that supports delivery
32:15 Mapping your data flows (Salesforce/SAP, onboarding, “where does data go?”)
34:03 Data minimisation and retention: the “CV” example and why it matters
46:11 Discover + classify sensitive data (privacy, ISO standards, red flags)
50:02 RAG + embeddings: the hidden “data sent overseas” problem
58:10 Regulation lags reality: how leaders should respond anyway
68:36 Final takeaways + wrap up
Other Links
🎙️our podcast links here: https://digitalnexuspodcast.com/
👤Chris on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcsinclair/
👤Mark on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmonfort/
👤 Mark on Twitter - https://twitter.com/captdefi
SHOWNOTE LINKS
🔗 SIKE - https://sike.ai/
🌐Digital Village - https://digitalvillage.network/
🌐NotCentralised - https://www.notcentralised.com/
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalNexusPodcast
X (twitter): @DigitalNexus
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