Virtual AI and Technology Forum
17 November 2026 | Virtual
How are organisations governing data, cyber risk and digital resilience as interconnected challenges, rather than siloed disciplines? As AI adoption accelerates, these areas are becoming increasingly interdependent, with decisions on data quality, system access and third-party platforms directly shaping both risk exposure and performance.
Driving intelligent use for transformative impact
The forum will move beyond high-level principles to focus on what boards need to see, question and gain confidence in. This includes how organisations are implementing AI governance models, where accountability sits when decisions are automated, and how risk appetite is translated into practical guardrails around use and oversight.
It will also explore the evolving nature of cyber and privacy risk in an AI-enabled environment — from generative AI and cloud platforms to data sovereignty, consent and information integrity. As AI becomes embedded in critical workflows, the discussion will examine how organisations assess threats, ensure “reasonable security” over time, and strengthen resilience across systems and supply chains.
Importantly, the forum will focus on what effective reporting looks like, which metrics matter at board level, and how organisations build assurance through testing, monitoring and escalation pathways.
Ultimately, AI, data and cyber are positioned not just as technology issues, but as core governance, risk and capability challenges — equipping leaders to oversee them with rigour while maintaining accountability, trust and resilience.
Program and speakers
10:00am Opening Address: Delegated decision-making, not just automation
- What distinguishes tools vs delegates, and why these matters for governance
- Why traditional governance frameworks struggle when decisions are made by AI
- Where accountability sits when AI acts, not just advises
10:50am – Fireside Chat: The digital workforce
- Are organisations using AI to augment capability or substitute for capability gaps?
- What happens to organisational capability when reliance on AI increases?
- How do we ensure AI improves outcomes (not just speed)?
- What does effective human–AI team design look like in practice?
12:00pm – Debate: Governance discipline as the real differentiator
From experimentation to enterprise adoption: what does “good governance” actually look like for AI?
- What does a minimum viable AI governance model look like?
- Who is accountable for AI within an organisation?
- What governance artefacts are useful (risk registers, approvals, testing, impact assessments)?
- Can AI improve the quality of information going to boards, or does it introduce new risks?
- How are organisations governing the use of AI in board papers, minutes and decision-making?
- What are the privacy implications
- Do organisations truly “own” their data if it sits in cloud environments offshore?
1:40pm – Agentic drift and unintended consequences
- How do organisations detect and manage data manipulation risks?
- Where are the linkages between agentic AI and cyber exposure?
- Are fragmented or “shadow AI” deployments increasing vulnerability?
- How do incentives (speed, efficiency) create risk of goal drift or ethical drift?
2:30pm – Board and executive accountability
- How can directors demonstrate that AI-driven decisions are reasonable, lawful and aligned with intent
- Should directors avoid using AI if accountability cannot be delegated?
- Where is the hardest trade-off?
3:40pm – Fireside Chat: Governing delegation and setting boundaries for autonomous agents
- Who ultimately owns the risk when agents act across systems?
- How do you define and enforce limits of authority for non-human actors
4:30pm – When agents go off-script: managing drift, failure and unintended consequences
- What emerging cyber threats should boards be aware of in an AI-enabled environment?
- What cyber risk metrics should boards be requesting?
- Does having a ransomware payment plan increase or reduce risk exposure?
- What role does cyber insurance play pre/during/post incident?
- Should organisations consider kill switches and what are the governance implications?
- How do organisations assess security as threats evolve over time?
Cost
| Member | $150 |
| Non-member | $215 |
| Prices include GST | |
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