The Anaiya Algorithm

The podcast for leaders building the future — intentionally.

Hosted by Magdalene Amegashitsi. Candid, strategic conversations with C-suite executives, founders, and AI practitioners on leadership, governance, and responsible innovation. No hype. No buzzwords. Just real insight from people building real things.

About the show

In an era of relentless technological change, leadership has never been more complex. The Anaiya Algorithm is your essential briefing on modern leadership and responsible innovation.

C-suite and founder guests
AI governance and leadership focus
New episodes weekly
YouTube, Apple & Spotify

Season 1

Latest episodes.

Conversations that go beyond the hype — practical, strategic, and honest about the real challenges of AI leadership.

S1E1

The Agentic Shift

How agentic AI is reshaping organisations and what leaders need to understand now — before the shift happens to them rather than for them.

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S1E2

The Accountability Paradox

When AI makes a decision that harms someone, who is responsible? Exploring the accountability gap at the heart of enterprise AI deployment.

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S1E3

Architecture of Trust

A deep look at how Veridian classifies AI systems across six regulatory frameworks simultaneously — and why evidence, not intent, is what regulators actually need.

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S1E4

The EU AI Act Decoded

Breaking down what the EU AI Act actually requires of organisations — risk tiers, obligations, deadlines, and what non-compliance really means.

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S1E5

Shadow AI

The AI your organisation doesn’t know it’s running. How to surface shadow AI systems, govern Microsoft Copilot deployments, and protect your organisation from invisible risk.

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S1E6

What Good AI Governance Actually Looks Like

Trust is the bottleneck in enterprise AI adoption — not technology. A vision-led series finale on what it means to lead with both clarity and conscience.

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Your host

Magdalene Amegashitsi

Founder & CEO, Anaiya Group • Microsoft AI Cloud Partner • NHS Foundation Trust Governor

With over 15 years advising FTSE 100 leaders, entrepreneurs, and public sector organisations on Digital, Data and AI transformation, Magdalene brings a rare combination of technical depth, regulatory expertise, and boardroom credibility to every conversation.

The Anaiya Algorithm is deliberately not a marketing vehicle for any product or service — it is a leadership-first show, built on the belief that the best conversations happen when guests are free to be candid, direct, and genuinely useful to the people listening.

Season 2 — Coming Soon

The world’s leading minds on AI, law, and governance.

Season 2 brings C-suite executives, leading academics, and AI governance practitioners for deeper, more candid conversations on the decisions that matter.

Invited Guest

Prof. Michael Veale

UCL — AI Law & Regulation

Invited Guest

Prof. Sandra Wachter

Oxford — AI Ethics & Law

Invited Guest

Prof. Brent Mittelstadt

Oxford — AI Ethics

Invited Guest

Prof. Michael Rovatsos

Edinburgh — AI Systems

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Live event — 16 July 2026

AI for All: The EU AI Act in Practice

Thursday 16 July 2026, 10:00–11:00am BST. A free, live 1-hour session on AI governance in practice — real systems, real obligations, real deadlines. Hosted on Microsoft Teams.