your ai capability and governance partner
Fibre Fale AI is a values-led AI capability and governance partner. Fibre Fale AI works across two complementary lanes — building AI capability for teams and practitioners, and building governance confidence for boards and leaders. Every engagement is grounded in Pacific epistemology, designed around your real context and built to stay with you long after we've left the room.
WHAT WE DO
LANE 01
AI Capability
for teams, practitioners
& aiga
Building AI literacy, fluency and confidence at the operational level. From a single session to a full curriculum — using your real work, not generic examples.
LANE 02
AI Leadership and Governance
for boards, executives & senior leaders
Building strategic AI confidence and governance capability at the leadership level — not technical training. Governance-aware education for the people responsible for oversight and direction.
The expertise of Fibre Fale shines brightly in understanding digital transformation, global trends, system forces and the interplay of economics, politics and society. Combined with technical expertise, design thinking and high cultural EQ ⎯ all make Fibre Fale a unique and powerful proposition.
Don Mann
CEO, Pacific Media Network
OUR CLIENTS
HOW WE WORK
Most organisations start with where to use AI.
We start with why.
Every engagement starts with a discovery conversation — 45–60 minutes with Julia and Eteroa to understand where your organisation is at, where it's heading and whether we're the right fit. Both ways.
From there, we propose the right starting point. Not a menu — a considered recommendation based on what we heard. We scope every engagement after that conversation, which means nothing is off-the-shelf and nothing gets forced to fit.
We deliver in person wherever possible. We use talanoa — not because it's a methodology we borrowed, but because it's how we think. Every session is built around your real work, your real context and the people actually in the room.
When we're done, everything stays with you. The frameworks, the policies, the custom tools, the reasoning. No lock-in. No consultant dependency — and a follow-up check-in is built into every engagement.
01
Keynote
Not a lecture — a provocation. We demystify the topic, shift how a room thinks and open the wider conversation on AI. People leave with deeper understanding and sharper questions.
45 - 90 mins
From $3,000
02
Organisational Masterclass
AI is already in your organisation — just not evenly. This brings your team onto the same page, building shared language and practical confidence so you can move forward together.
Half-day ⎜In-house
From $4,500
03
Community Masterclass
This is what access looks like. A practical, inclusive masterclass designed for real people in real contexts. No assumptions, no jargon — just a grounded way into AI that meets people where they are.
Half-day ⎜Community-centred
$3000
04
Curriculum Programme
Our flagship. A cohort-based programme where your team builds real AI capability using your actual work. No templates, no theory — everything created is relevant, practical and yours to keep.
POA
01
Governance Keynote
This is about responsibility, not technology. We reposition and contextualise AI at the governance level — giving boards the knowledge they need before making decisions.
60 - 90 mins
From $5,000
02
Leadership Masterclass
A structured space for boards to build real capability. Not just understanding AI, but defining how they govern it — with a clear, documented position that belongs to them.
Full-day OR Multi-session⎜In-house
Full-day from $7,500 ⎜Multi-session from $12,000
03
Governance Advisory
Before frameworks, there’s identity. We work closely with you to answer a bigger question: who do you want to be in a world where AI is infrastructure? From there, governance becomes clearer — and more grounded.
POA
OUR FOUNDERS
Julia and Eteroa founded Fibre Fale AI because they believe Pacific communities belong at the forefront of AI — not the margins. Between them they bring governance expertise, technical depth and lived experience forging expansive careers in tech while building impact in communities as Pacific women.
Head of AI
A proud Samoan software engineer and one of the most recognised young leaders in Aotearoa — Forbes 30 Under 30 for Social Impact, NZ Hi-Tech Young Achiever and Young New Zealander of the Year 2025. Eteroa co-founded Fibre Fale to make technology accessible for Pacific communities and grow representation in the sector.
CEO
Julia Pahina
Julia is one of Aotearoa's leading voices on AI governance, ethics and Pacific self-determination in technology. She brings deep expertise from her roles as AI Expert Advisor to the NZ Human Rights Commission, member of the WEF Global Futures Council on AI and Humanity and advisor to the Digital Council for Aotearoa.
Forbes 30 under 30 for Social Impact 2023
Hi-Tech Young Achiever Award 2024
University of Canterbury Young Alumni Award 2023
Young New Zealander of the Year Award 2025
WHY FIBRE FALE AI?
We listen before we design.
We start by understanding your context, your people and what actually matters — not jumping straight to generic solutions.
Identity before technology.
Before tools, before policy, before implementation — we ask who you are and what you stand for. Because decisions that aren’t anchored in identity don’t hold. This keeps the work aligned when everything else shifts.
Everything stays with you.
Every programme, framework and document we help create belongs to your organisation. No lock-in. No dependency. No handover gaps.
Community rate.
We stand for digital equity. A community rate applies to registered NFPs, Māori organisations and Pacific charities — because access should never be a barrier to building knowledge and capability.
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