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AHUA Expert Exchange: From Board Packs to Board Insight: How AI Could Strengthen HE Governance

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This workshop is AHUA member representatives and nominated alternates.

This 1-hour webinar explores how artificial intelligence is beginning to change the way HE boards, executive and governance teams prepare, present and interrogate information and how it can support the work on secretariats. We will share the results of a survey which looks at the AI tools being used, for what and what value they are bringing.  It will then lead into a discussion exploring how AI will change HE governance.

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By the end of the session, participants should be able to:

  • understand why AI is becoming relevant to boards and governance professionals now
  • understand which AI tools are currently being used and the potential benefits
  • explore how AI could help reduce board pack length, improve clarity and increase accessibility
  • consider how AI might support directors to interrogate information and ask sharper questions
  • recognise the key risks, limitations and governance issues associated with the use of AI in board processes
  • reflect on how governance support may evolve over time with the use of AI

The session will be led by Susie Hills and Osaro Otobo from Huron.  The Halpin team at Huron have conducted more than 60 governance reviews across the UK HE sector and are well known for their commitment to leading edge governance practice.

Susie Hills, Senior Director, Huron

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Responsible for Huron’s HE governance services, Susie is a champion of best practice and brings cross-sector perspective to her work having worked in the charity, corporate and HE sectors. Her considerable HE experience includes as a member of the Senior Management Team at the University of Exeter. She co-founded Halpin Partnership which undertook governance reviews across the UK sector and was acquired by Huron in March 2025.  She has led a wide variety of board effectiveness reviews and academic governance reviews across the sector in the UK and Ireland. Susie writes regularly on governance, leadership and management topics, is a Trustee of the Halpin Trust and a former member of the Board of Governors at University of Arts Plymouth, QE School Crediton and Exeter College.

Osaro Otobo, Senior Associate, Huron

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With knowledge of governance compliance, board effectiveness, equity, diversity and inclusion and stakeholder consultation, Osaro is a skilled governance consultant and HE researcher. In 2020, she authored the research project ‘UK Universities’ Response to Black Lives Matter’ and in 2022 worked with Unite Students on a landmark project examining Black students’ experiences of university accommodation. Her direct experience of governance roles includes as the former Deputy Chair & Trustee at the British Youth Council and postgraduate student Trustee and a two-term President at Hull University Students’ Union (HUSU). Osaro has worked on more than 40 governance reviews across the sector With over ten years in higher education governance, Osaro is a trusted adviser to boards, executives and governance teams across the UK and Ireland. She works across board effectiveness, governance compliance, equity, diversity and inclusion, and strategy, and has delivered more than 40 governance reviews. Her research includes the 2020 project ‘UK Universities’ Response to Black Lives Matter’ and the 2022 Living Black at University project with Unite Students, examining Black students’ experiences of university accommodation. Osaro has held board roles both inside and outside higher education, including leadership positions such as deputy chair, giving her first-hand insight into the boards she now advises.