CISO Summit

AI governance talks often stop at risk mitigation. But for security leaders who are already beyond the basics, a bigger question looms: will governance slow your organization down, or can it become your competitive edge? Forward-looking CISOs are flipping the script by treating AI governance as a strategic business capability rather than a compliance checkbox. This gives them more influence in the boardroom, stronger leverage in procurement, and greater credibility across the enterprise.

For governance to stick and scale, it must be owned across legal, product, data science and procurement—but cross-functional buy-in only happens when governance delivers clear strategic value. In this session, you'll discover three ways to make that case: how governance can become a market asset for building trust, turn alliances into an early warning system for AI risks, and craft a boardroom narrative that shifts from controls to capability.

Oksana Denesiuk (Board Member for ISSA LA, Senior Product Manager, Solution Consultant – Billing at Kaiser Permanente) to receive a practical playbook for your board conversation, including specific language shifts that will reframe governance and a blueprint for sharing governance responsibilities across teams. You'll leave with a sharper, more compelling way to translate security work into language that resonates with CEOs and audit committees.

Key Takeaways:
- A three-part model for turning AI governance into a competitive and market advantage.
- A cross-team strategy that makes governance a shared responsibility across the business, not just in security
- Ways to talk about AI risk that show it as a business strength and a way to stand out in procurement.
- Metrics that matter to executives: AI governance coverage, speed to safe deployment and how ready you are for regulations compared to others in your industry.