TEAM

KATHRIN GARDHOUSE

Course Lead

Kathrin is a Germany- and Ontario-trained lawyer serving as the Policy Lead of AI Governance and Safety Canada.

She recently joined the AI Governance team at The Future Society as an Associate, having formerly worked as a Summer Research Fellow at the Institute for Law and AI, where she contributed to a legal commentary of the EU AI Act, focusing on enforcement powers and AI agent governance.

Kathrin holds a PhD in philosophy from McMaster University and an LLM from UofT.

SUCHET MITAL

Co-Lead

Suchet Mittal is an AI‑governance researcher and writer committed to steering advanced AI toward the public good. A First‑Class Honours graduate in Philosophy, Politics & Economics from Mount Allison University, his capstone looked into leveraging the spectrum of AI model release modes to incentivise participation in an international AI organization. Suchet is a Research Fellow for Convergence Analysis researching the economic impacts of transformative AI. He also currently serves as a Research Analyst at AI Governance & Safety Canada.

CHLOE JEFFERSON

Course Platform Designer

With a background in K-12 and adult education and a focus on effective learning design, she created the course website, forms, and a custom automation for the facilitators using free tools. She is the Operations and Communications Lead at AI for Animals, and supports the launch of Successif's AI Safety Advocacy Fellowship as an Operations Assistant.

Wyatt Tessari L'Allié

Guest Lecturer

Wyatt is the Founder and Executive Director of AI Governance and Safety Canada. His first leadership roles were in the climate movement, where he ran for office three times between 2010 and 2015. He then became interested in AI and AGI, and spent the next four years researching a wide range of topics and 21st century trends, writing a book and launching a nonprofit to promote discussion around how to build a positive future.

In 2021, he moved to Ottawa to translate that work into practical AI advocacy, where he connected Canadians interested in safety and governance into AIGS Canada, incorporating in 2023. He has prepared ground-breaking white papers, testified before committee on Bill C-27, and is regularly featured in the news.

Sadie Cann

Guest Lecturer

Sadie is a government relations professional currently working in arts advocacy. She has experience advising on key policy files for several Members of Parliament and has worked as an intern in the office of Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St‑Onge.

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