Startup Creation, Rewritten: Building a Defensible AI Venture
Building a Defensible AI Venture: How to Create Long‑Term Competitive Advantage
Cheap prototypes are easy. Defensible startups are not.
This session goes beyond generic MVPs to explore how AI ventures create true data moats, architectural trust, and long-term defensibility. You’ll learn how leading founders think about risk, bias, hallucination, and liability — and how these considerations shape product and business decisions from day one.
You’ll Learn How To:
- Build data moats that can’t be easily replicated
- Design trust and risk management into your AI architecture
- Move from “AI-powered” to truly defensible
Event Details
Speakers:
Fred Rouhani (Business Advisor, YES)
Dr. Stefania Pecore (AI Expert, UNESCO Women4Ethical AI Program; Executive Director, Women Techmakers Montréal)
Dr. Elham Kheradmand (CEO, Lucid Axion)
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 7, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Format: Online. This workshop is presented in English.
Cost: $20.00*
About Startup Creation, Rewritten
Startup Creation, Rewritten is a three‑part speaker series revealing how the next generation of impactful startups is being built in an AI‑driven world. With smaller teams moving faster and traditional advantages disappearing, this series breaks down what actually matters now — defensibility, specialization, and sharp execution.
Across three focused sessions, you’ll learn practical frameworks, explore real founder case studies, and gain decision‑ready tools you can apply immediately. If you’re building or supporting a tech‑enabled venture and want to stay relevant, competitive, and fundable in 2026 and beyond, this series is your roadmap.
About the speakers:
Fred Rouhani (Business Advisor, YES)
Fred helps organizations make the AI-native leap and equips entrepreneurs with an AI-native startup mindset. His work is built on one simple belief: Technology must serve as a force multiplier for human capability.
He sees a world reshaping in front of our eyes with humans and machines co-creating together.
Dr. Stefania Pecore (AI Expert for UNESCO’s Women4Ethical AI Program, Women Techmakers Montréal, Executive Director)
Stefania is a recognized leader in inclusive communication and responsible AI. Her career began by introducing the first AI and automatic translation subject at an Italian university. After earning her master’s and Ph.D. in Computer Science, she applied her expertise in NLP and AI across diverse industries, from education to video games.
She is a driving force behind implementing Data Governance frameworks and AI ethics principles in enterprise strategies, often guided by UNESCO recommendations. She is passionate advocate for empowering women in tech. Stefania is an ambassador for Women Techmakers, Women in AI, and Women in Games. She currently serves as the Executive Director for Women Techmakers Montréal. Her commitment to ethical AI culminated in her appointment as an AI Expert for UNESCO’s Women4Ethical AI program, and her subsequent election as an Ethical AI Expert Without Borders, where she helps implement UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of AI worldwide.
Today, she supports several founders through Don’t Tech Stress with a precise mission in mind: to take care of the tech burden to let founders push their creativity to the next level.
Dr. Elham Kheradmand (Lucid Axion, CEO)
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*This low registration fee is only possible thanks to our generous funders and partners.
