This session will provide board members with practical strategies for overseeing AI governance. drawing from Athena Alliance AI Governance Handbook; Explore how to build effective oversight, ask tough questions of management, and assess the integrity of your AI efforts. Gain practical insights on balancing innovation and risk management, ensuring ethical AI adoption, and fostering a culture of responsible AI use across your organization.
Key discussion topics:
- Building effective AI surveillance
- Important questions for business owners and how they can prepare
- Situational awareness and risk intelligence
- Fostering a culture of responsible AI
- Six Monthly Updates: Emerging trends, best practices, and lessons learned since the handbook was published.
About the speaker
Andrea Bonime-Blanc, JD/PhD, is the founder and CEO of GEC Risk Advisory, a governance, risk, ethics, cyber and technology advisor for business, NGOs and government. A former business executive, she serves on several boards of directors and advisory committees and serves as an independent ethics advisor to Puerto Rico's Financial Oversight and Control Board. She has received numerous awards, including the Diligent Governance 100 Companies of 2023 and her NACD Directorship 100 Companies of 2022. She is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a keynote speaker, and the author of books including Gloom to Boom: How Leaders Transform Risk into Resilience. and value (Routledge 2020). Exponential Her next book on technology governance is scheduled for publication in 2025 by Georgetown University Press. She was born and raised in Germany and Spain and lives in New York City.
Heidi Lorenzen is the Founder and Executive Producer of The Humanity Code, a documentary film, podcast, and impact campaign. Before we lose that window, we all need to engineer our highest ideals: our unique human code. It is what allows us to encode it into intelligence.
Named one of the Top 50 Most Influential Women in Technology by the National Diversity Council in 2021, Heidi's work centers on the intersection of technology and impact. Her 35-year career as an executive in the media industry and Silicon Valley combines her previous roles with technology and AI executives at Technology Pioneers and Media Leaders, including Polycom, Autonomy, and Business Week. I was able to meet some of the brightest minds, leaders, and innovators in technology and AI. Her tenure in marketing at Singularity University places Heidi at the epicenter of exploding technology, its impact on our common humanity, and our very future. As market conditions change, Heidi has repeatedly guided profitable business pivots and helped companies embrace disruption and focus on new markets, exits, and other strategic priorities.
She is a board member of visionary organizations Parallax Futures and Rising Worldwide, and a startup mentor at BRIIA. She earned her BA in East Asian Studies from Middlebury College, where she studied spoken and written Mandarin Chinese, and earned her MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business.
Dr. Megan Anzerk is an experienced executive who drives positive business impact through the use of data, artificial intelligence, and technology. Previously Global Head of Data and Analytics at Spencer Stuart and Chief Analytics Officer at AXIS Capital, Dr. Anzelc determines how existing and emerging technologies can be applied to business problems and He is skilled at providing jargon-free guidance to senior executives on strategy. and decision-making trade-offs. Her 20 years of experience with data and AI in financial services and human capital has positively impacted multi-billion dollar businesses, helping global organizations improve sales and profitability over 10 From $1 billion she propelled it to $69 billion.
Dr. Anzerk currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Athena Alliance and previously served as a board member and chair of the Nominating/Government Committee of the Chicago Literacy Alliance. She holds a master's degree and a doctorate in physics and astronomy from Northwestern University and a bachelor's degree in physics from Loyola University Chicago.
Joyce Lee, CFA, is CEO of Averanda Partners, where she advises business and board leaders at the intersection of AI, finance, and governance. Joyce has decades of expertise in investing in growth companies and advising executives on corporate governance, co-founding an AI startup and serving on the advisory boards of two startups. Recognized as a “Top AI Voice” on LinkedIn, she co-authored the Athena Alliance AI Governance Handbook, created the “AI Simplified for Leaders” newsletter, and helped leaders navigate the complexities of AI strategy and oversight. provided valuable insight. Her leadership experience extends to serving as chair of the San Francisco CFA Institute and as a director on various nonprofit boards. Joyce earned her Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Virginia and earned her MBA as a Palmer Scholar at the Wharton School.