Roni van der Fehr Named Among Australias Top AI Leaders for Transforming Portfolio Assurance
Brisbane, Australia, 12th Aug 2025 – Roni van der Fehr, a recognised voice in AI-enabled project delivery and portfolio assurance, has been named in Australia’s AI Problem-Solvers: 10 Leaders Leveraging AI to Get Real Results, a national feature in the Australian Business Journal celebrating innovators applying artificial intelligence to solve complex, real-world challenges.
As Senior Portfolio Analyst at Powerlink Queensland, Roni plays a pivotal role in assuring the organisation’s Next Generation Network Operations (NGNO) program, an initiative central to the future of Queensland’s transmission network. His work ensures that delivery decisions are grounded in risk intelligence and measurable benefits, helping the program navigate high-stakes operational transformation with confidence.
Beyond his day-to-day role, Roni is shaping the AI conversation within the project management community. As Associate Director of Technology & AI for the Project Management Institute (PMI) Queensland Chapter, he leads the chapter’s digital strategy and advocates for meaningful AI integration into its initiatives and events, positioning PMIQ as a thought leader in the space.
Roni is also the creator of PMOxAI: The Hard Truths, a monthly newsletter that examines the operational realities of deploying AI agent-powered delivery. Each edition focuses on a core project management function, such as risk, benefits, or change, and offers a candid systems-thinking perspective on how PMOs can become genuinely “agent-ready,” moving beyond hype to practical, evidence-based application.
His commitment to bringing AI into the governance and assurance space extends to his role as founder of Protego AI, an early-stage startup delivering AI-powered assurance agents for PMOs and portfolio leaders. Inspired to rethink the rigidity and long timelines of traditional assurance, he developed Protego AI to deliver equal depth and quality with greater speed and scalability. Designed to integrate with Microsoft 365, it automates compliance checks, surfaces delivery risks, produces tailored reports, and tracks follow-up actions to streamline assurance without compromising quality.
“AI is changing the way we govern and deliver complex portfolios,” Roni said. “The challenge is moving from theory to tools that actually work inside a PMO’s day-to-day reality. That’s where the real transformation happens.”
To learn more about Protego AI, visit linkedin.com/company/protegoai/.
About Protego AI
Protego AI is an AI-powered assurance platform designed for PMOs and portfolio leaders. Integrating with Microsoft 365, its assurance agents automate governance checks, monitor delivery risks, and produce actionable review insights. The platform can be customised to align with your organisation’s existing enterprise frameworks while also mapping to recognised industry standards. By blending domain expertise with intelligent automation, Protego AI delivers practical, scalable assurance that mirrors the way modern PMOs operate, turning assurance into a continuous, data-driven service.
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