The Team
Practitioners. Not theorists.
RAP is built and taught by people who have shipped products, filed ethics frameworks, run communities, and navigated exactly the tensions this program addresses. No academic detachment. No vendor agenda.
The teaching team
Kris Krüg · Martin Lopatka · Sarah Downey
The three instructors who taught and graduated Cohort 1.
Program Lead
Kris Krüg
National Geographic photographer, 18-year Getty Images contributor. TED speaker, SXSW Advisory Board veteran (11+ years). CTO of Indigenomics Institute.
Founded Vancouver AI meetup (80→250+ attendees, 25+ Indigenous ceremony openings). Former CBC “Sandboxing AI” host. Co-authored BC Studies academic paper on grassroots AI. Vancouver Magazine Power 50 (2025).
Built world’s first Drupal company, created Dead.net. Author: BitTorrent for Dummies, Killer Photos with Your iPhone.
Curriculum Developer
Martin Lopatka
PhD in Forensic Statistics, M.Sc. in AI. Mozilla alumni with production ML experience.
Expertise in responsible AI assessment frameworks, model governance, regulatory alignment.
BC + AI Founding Member #31. Voluntary curriculum advisor (no employer conflicts).
Guest Instructor
Sarah Downey
AI consultant and strategist based in Victoria with 20+ years in nonprofit and social impact leadership.
Hosts facilitated conversations for nonprofit leaders on ethical AI governance. Course creator focused on helping mission-driven organizations adopt AI responsibly with her ethos: Stay Curious. Stay Connected. Stay Human.
BC + AI Founding Member #138.