Closing the Accountability Gap: AI Governance in Financial Services

Overview

With AI now embedded in critical financial decisions, the need for governance frameworks that ensure accountability, transparency, and trust has never been greater. Join thought leaders in risk, finance, and technology as they share insights on the present and near future of AI governance, and the ensuing new responsibilities placed on risk professionals, across the following three upcoming webcasts:

Wednesday, September 30: AI Governance in India: Innovation, Regulation and Responsible AI
Wednesday, October 7: Building AI Governance That Actually Works: From Principles to Practice
Wednesday, October 14: Establishing Trust in the Age of Agentic AI: How Do We Govern Systems That Act Autonomously?

Topics: Data & AI Model Governance , Responsible & Ethical , Tools & Techniques , Risks & Risk Factors

Details

September 30
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT

October 7
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

October 14
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Online
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Contact

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Agenda/Schedule

*Date and Time noted as EDT

September 30, 2026

As India's AI landscape and regulatory direction continue to evolve, risk professionals are grappling with new regional governance challenges. Join our speakers as they examine the governance capabilities that will matter most for Indian financial institutions in the years ahead; the current state of third-party risk, cloud providers, and AI ecosystems in India; and the lessons global financial institutions can draw from India's experience with AI-driven financial inclusion.

Speakers

Nivetha Sridhar, FRM, RAI, Senior Manager - AI Governance, Risk & Regulatory Compliance, Accenture

Deepak Kumar, FRM, RAI, Model Risk, AI/Quant Audit & AI Governance Lead, TIAA

Moderator

William May, Managing Director, Global Head of Certifications and Educational Programs, GARP

October 7, 2026

What distinguishes an effective AI governance framework from a mere collection of policies, and how are leading institutions defining accountability for AI decisions? Join our speakers for a conversation on building AI governance frameworks that go beyond compliance, how boards should oversee AI when technology evolves faster than regulation, the governance practices emerging as industry standards, and more.

Speakers

Ken King, FRM, RAI, Head of GenAI Governance and Risk Director of AI, Citizens Bank

Christophe Rougeaux, Global Head of Model and AI Risk Governance, TD

Sarah-Joanna Zech, Head of Global Privacy Advisory & Data Ethics, Allianz

Moderator

Bill May, Managing Director, Global Head of Certifications and Educational Programs, GARP

October 14, 2026

Is agentic AI drastically changing the AI governance conversation? And, if so, how can risk professionals respond? Join our panelists for a look at what separates agentic from traditional AI, how firms can define the boundary between human oversight and autonomous decision-making, and what regulators should prioritize as autonomous AI becomes more prevalent.

Speakers

Tina Fotopoulos, SVP, Senior Director, Head of AI Risk Oversight (2nd Line), First Citizens Bank

Venkat Krishnamurthy, FRM, CFA, Principal Business Solutions Architect, State Street

Justin Xu, Chief Quant and AI Officer, Milltech

Moderator

Bill May, Managing Director, Global Head of Certifications and Educational Programs, GARP