Most boards still think of AI as a productivity tool. It is now an operational system—running inside enterprises, shaping decisions, and creating legal exposure before governance structures have caught up. This opening frames the session’s core argument: boards that do not understand AI cannot govern it, and boards that cannot govern it may be carrying liability they do not yet recognize.

Jon Nordmark— CEO & Co-Founder, Iterate.ai

Boards and corporate leadership are often at cross-purposes when it comes to AI governance and risk. Many board members lack foundational AI knowledge and therefore rely heavily on management. At the same time, management has an obligation to provide the board with meaningful, decision-useful information on AI usage, governance, and risk. This session explores how that dynamic should work in practice.

Rob Taylor, JD — Enterprise Technology Attorney, Carstens Allen & Gourley LLP · Advising companies on AI governance, data liability, and emerging tech risk

The threat landscape boards were briefed on two years ago no longer exists. AI has compressed the timeline between intrusion and damage. Prompt injection, agent hijacking, and identity-centric attacks are changing the attack surface and outpacing defenses designed for a slower world. This panel focuses on what directors need to understand about accountability in that environment.

Rob Taylor, JD — Enterprise Technology Attorney, Carstens Allen & Gourley LLP · Advising companies on AI governance, data liability, and emerging tech risk

Sibito Morley — Co-Founder and President, Veromesh.ai · Former Chief Data Officer, Sinch · Former SVP, Lumen Technologies and CenturyLink

Brian Sathianathan — Co-Founder & Chief Technology & AI Officer, Iterate.ai · Former Engineering Leader, Apple (Secret Products)

Jai Desai — Co-Founder, Rigor.ai · Former VP Enterprise Sales, Netsil (acquired by Nutanix) · Former Global Head of Sales, AIOps, Nutanix · Former Senior Director, HashiCorp · MS Electrical Engineering, USC

Most enterprises have limited visibility into what AI is costing them, what data it is exposing, and what systems it is learning from. Spend is fragmented, data may be flowing into third-party model providers, and persistent AI memory raises a new class of governance challenges. This session combines practical governance infrastructure with the deeper issue of memory, model control, and runtime accountability.

Justen Aguillon — Director, Technology Partner Ecosystem, Equinix · Architect of the Fabric Intelligence vision connecting AI providers and enterprise subscribers across 270+ global data centers

Sibito Morley — Co-Founder and President, Veromesh.ai · Former Chief Data Officer, Sinch · Former SVP, Lumen Technologies and CenturyLink

Brian Sathianathan — Co-Founder & Chief Technology & AI Officer, Iterate.ai · Former Engineering Leader, Apple (Secret Products)

Many companies focus too narrowly on AI-specific laws and regulations and miss the broader legal landscape that already applies to AI. This session explains how legacy laws and newer AI laws interact, and how boards and leadership should think about the legal themes that should drive governance and risk assessment.

Rob Taylor, JD — Enterprise Technology Attorney, Carstens Allen & Gourley LLP · Advising companies on AI governance, data liability, and emerging technology risk

The legal landscape around enterprise AI is not theoretical. IP contamination cases are already in court. Privacy regulators are issuing fines. Consumer harm claims and AI misrepresentation claims are being litigated. Negligent oversight is becoming an increasingly important framing. This session is intended to make the current exposure landscape concrete for directors and senior executives.

Rob Taylor, JD — Enterprise Technology Attorney, Carstens Allen & Gourley LLP · Advising companies on AI governance, data liability, and emerging technology risk

This section brings together three areas where boards and leadership often underestimate AI-related exposure: attorney-client privilege, intellectual property strategy, and insurance coverage. All three are blind spots that can materially affect enterprise risk.

James R. Gourley, JD — Partner, Carstens Allen & Gourley LLP · Intellectual Property & Technology Law · Chemical Engineer · Denver Office

Vincent J. Allen, JD — Partner, Carstens Allen & Gourley LLP · Intellectual Property & AI Legal Risk · Registered Patent Attorney · Electrical Engineer

Rob Taylor, JD — Enterprise Technology Attorney, Carstens Allen & Gourley LLP · Advising companies on AI governance, data liability, and emerging technology risk

This combined session translates the day into explicit governance decisions and then opens the floor for moderated participant questions. The first part should feel concrete, not aspirational: a board-level discussion of the governance choices organizations need to make now around AI visibility, accountability, reporting, cost control, and oversight. The second part creates space for board directors and senior executives in the room to raise the governance, legal, security, disclosure, and accountability issues they most want addressed.

Rob Taylor, JD — Enterprise Technology Attorney, Carstens Allen & Gourley LLP · Advising companies on AI governance, data liability, and emerging technology risk

Frank Kollmar — Expert Advisor to Bain & Company · Former Global Deputy Managing Director, L'Oréal Dermatological Beauty Division · Former President & CEO, L'Oréal Canada
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Lynda Pak — Global Chief Information Officer, Estée Lauder

Prama Bhatt — Board Director at JD Sports and eHealth, former Board Director for Hormel Foods and Cheif Digital Officer at Ulta Beauty.

Diane Randolph — Board Director, Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) · Board Director, Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ: SCVL) · Former CIO, Ulta Beauty

Deb Hall Lefevre — Drives global digital transformation at Fortune 300 companies. Former EVP and CTO at Starbucks, EVP and CTO of Couche-Tard/Circle K, and US CIO at McDonald’s. Current board member and chair of the Technology Committee, member of Nomination & Governance and Executive Committees for Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC).

Jon closes the session by pulling together the day’s main themes and reinforcing the central message: AI governance is no longer a future concern or a narrow technology issue. It is now a board- and executive-level responsibility. The wrap-up should leave the room with a clear sense of urgency, accountability, and next-step mindset.

Jon Nordmark — CEO & Co-Founder, Iterate.ai

St. Julien Hotel & Spa  ·  Boulder, Colorado

Conclude the day with drinks and networking, fostering connections and discussions sparked throughout the afternoon.