Chris Cormack
He Māwhitiwhiti Matihiko ki te Kākahu o Hine-Raraunga
Te Kāhui Raraunga
Chris Cormack (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha) is He Māwhitiwhiti Matihiko ki te Kākahu o Hine-Raraunga at Te Kāhui Raraunga, an iwi-led organisation advancing Māori data as a living taonga grounded in whakapapa, responsibility, and collective futures. Chris also serves on the Māori Advisory Group to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, advocating for data governance frameworks that recognise Indigenous collective rights and Te Tiriti obligations. An active contributor to global Indigenous data sovereignty movements, Chris brings over 25 years’ experience in open-source technology and was a founding developer of Koha, the world’s first open-source library management system.
SESSIONS
Day 2
11.00
Tuia te korowai o Hine-Raraunga: Operationalising the māori data and AI governance framework
Embedding Te Tiriti obligations within data-driven intelligence initiatives: Examining practical approaches to centering Māori leadership and authority in AI governance frameworks
Implementing the five key recommendations across Crown agency workflows: Moving from principle to practice by operationalising the framework's core recommendations
Establishing kaitiakitanga as the foundation for ethical data practice: Demonstrating how the Māori Data and AI Governance Framework provides a robust foundation for all data governance in Aotearoa, creating best-practice standards that protect the wellbeing and rights of all communities
Chris Cormack, He Māwhitiwhiti Matihiko ki te Kākahu o Hine-Raraunga, Te Kāhui Raraunga