AI Is Already in the Business. Who Should Take the Wheel?: Why AI governance can no longer sit with IT alone.

​AI is already part of the business. It is shaping decisions, workflows, customer experience, and risk across organisations. But who should take the wheel? That is the question many organisations have still not answered.

​AI is often treated as a technology issue, with responsibility left mainly to IT. Yet its impact now cuts across compliance, strategy, operations, people, customer trust, and reputation. The issue is no longer just managing technology; it is deciding who leads, who governs, and who is accountable.

​As AI becomes more embedded in day-to-day business, governance cannot sit with one function alone. Oversight has to reflect the breadth of AI’s influence.

​This session will examine why AI governance requires broader ownership, what role different leaders should play, and how organisations can build governance structures that fit the reality of AI in the business.