FOR BOARDS, EXECUTIVE TEAMS, GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESS SCHOOLS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS
Alfons Futterer
Technology Entrepreneur · Published Author · Executive AI Governance Speaker · Board Educator
Govern AI. Build Capability. Create Defensible Evidence.
Helping leaders govern AI that can decide, recommend and act—with clear authority, practical controls, organisational capability and defensible evidence.
Hong Kong-based · Asia-Pacific & International · English & German · In-person, virtual or hybrid
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AI Governance Beyond Principles
Alfons helps leaders move beyond broad AI principles to the decisions that matter: who may authorise AI use, where human intervention is required, how risk is escalated and what evidence demonstrates credible oversight.
Accountability
Clarify board, management and operational responsibilities.
Authority
Define what AI may decide, recommend or do.
Controls
Establish intervention, escalation and oversight.
Evidence
Identify records that support assurance and defensible decisions.
Independent Teaching Evidence
Hong Kong Computer Society confirmed Alfons's delivery of 15 contact hours within an advanced AI-governance programme co-organised with PMI Hong Kong.
Topics included governance frameworks, AI lifecycle management, ISO/IEC 42001, board briefing, governance reporting, audit readiness and AI security.
Executive Programmes for Practical AI Governance
Established programmes and tailored engagements for leaders responsible for AI oversight, organisational capability and accountable adoption.
Board Readiness & AI Trust Governance
Translate AI oversight into board mandates, risk appetite, decision rights, assurance and recorded evidence.
Governing AI That Can Act
Set boundaries for delegated authority, tool use, human intervention, stop mechanisms and evidence.
Outsmart AI Attacks
Connect AI-specific threats with secure design, resilience and executive decisions.
Future-Proof AI Governance
Build a reusable AI management-system structure covering controls, evidence and governance priorities.
ISO/IEC 42001 & NIST AI RMF for Leaders
Translate recognised frameworks into leadership responsibilities and implementation priorities.
Responsible AI for Public-Sector Leaders
Connect responsible adoption with procurement, accountability, oversight and public confidence.
Start With Your Decision—not a Generic AI Topic
Custom engagements are designed around your audience's responsibilities, sector, jurisdiction, governance maturity and intended outcome.
Define the decision
Audience, context and intended outcome
Design the engagement
Scope, cases, exercises, format and duration
Agree the outputs
Learning outcomes and practical deliverables
Depending on the agreed scope, outputs may include priority questions, draft decision principles, role and escalation maps, control priorities or an initial action agenda.
Availability, duration, learning outcomes, exercises and deliverables are confirmed during programme design. Custom engagements are not represented as off-the-shelf courses before scope and readiness are agreed.
Choose the Format That Fits Your Audience
| Format | Designed for | Typical value |
|---|---|---|
| 20–45-minute keynote | Conferences and leadership forums | Focused narrative and leadership implications |
| 60–90-minute executive lecture | Business schools, associations and corporate events | Structured instruction, case discussion and Q&A |
| 2–4-hour board sprint | Boards, ExCo and senior leaders | Governance questions, decisions and priority actions |
| One-day workshop | Cross-functional management teams | Applied frameworks, role clarity and exercises |
| Two- or three-day cohort | Organisations developing deeper capability | Simulations, application and an action agenda |
| Custom institutional programme | Business schools, professional bodies and corporate academies | Adapted curriculum and repeatable learning pathways, subject to scope |
Depending on the selected programme and agreed scope, participants will be better equipped to:
Selected Speaking & Facilitation Experience
- Government-agency workshop in Africa — Strategic lead and principal facilitator
- ISACA Hong Kong Chapter Annual Conference — Panel speaker
- Hong Kong Finance Executive Club — Keynote on governance for AI agents
- Hong Kong International Computer Conference — Keynote speaker
- Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce — Panel speaker
- German Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong — Featured speaker
“Translates complexity into capability, and capability into confidence.”
Dave Chen, FHKCS
President, Hong Kong Computer Society · Foreword author for ESG-AI Mastery: Rules for the Future
One Career Across Three Trust Regimes
Alfons Futterer is a Hong Kong-based technology entrepreneur, published author, executive educator and AI-governance practitioner. His career connects the design of trust mechanisms with the leadership challenge of governing increasingly autonomous technology.
Physical Trust
Authentication and brand protection
Digital Trust
Traceability, secure records and evidence
Algorithmic Trust
Accountable AI governance, justified authority and defensible decisions
Across all three areas, the discipline is consistent: define accountability, implement proportionate controls and produce evidence stakeholders can rely upon.
Professional Background
- •Founder and CEO of NanoMatriX Technologies Limited, established in 2004.
- •Founder of ComplyNexus and ComplyNexus Academy.
- •Creator of the ComplyNexus governance, risk and compliance platform.
- •International commercial and implementation experience.
- •Executive MBA from Ivey Business School, Western University.
- •Diploma in Business Mathematics from Ulm University.
Selected Publications
AI Leadership Blueprint: Hong Kong's Path to Global Excellence
A policy-oriented roadmap drawing on the EU AI Act and ISO/IEC 42001.
ESG-AI Mastery: Rules for the Future
Co-authored with Jacqueline Gan; focused on governance, risk, and competitive advantage.
The Canonical ESG-AI Governance Glossary
Co-authored with Jacqueline Gan; a structured terminology reference for governance and education.
Start With the Decision
Share your audience, context and the decision or capability your engagement should support. NanoMatriX will recommend an appropriate programme and engagement design.
- Alfons Futterer, CEO, NanoMatriX Technologies Limited
- Founder, ComplyNexus and ComplyNexus Academy
- Hong Kong SAR
Organisational Trust Governance is NanoMatriX's governance architecture. It is not presented as an external standard, certification, government programme or universal trust rating. Programme content is educational and strategic, is tailored to the buyer's context, and does not constitute legal advice or a guarantee of compliance.