AI Game Changers Club | FROM AI AMBITION TO TRUSTED VALUE | Global Edition (Virtual)

​FROM AI AMBITION TO TRUSTED VALUE
Governance, Assurance & the Gap Between Strategy and Execution

​Transatlantic Executive Exchange
Participation by Confirmation

​17 September 2026 | 15:00-16:30 CEST | Global Virtual Edition

​AI ambition is accelerating. But confidence in execution is not always keeping pace.

​Organizations are investing in AI strategies, pilots and new technologies, yet much of the expected value can still disappear before it reaches the business.

​The challenge is rarely technology alone.

​Value is often lost in the space between strategic ambition and organizational reality - through unclear ownership, fragmented decision-making, insufficient governance, weak assurance and uncertainty around whether AI systems, decisions and outcomes can truly be trusted.

​So how do leaders move from AI ambition to trusted, scalable business value?

​Join the AI Game Changers Club Transatlantic Executive Exchange for a high-level conversation bringing together complementary perspectives across leadership, governance, risk and assurance.

​We will explore how governance and assurance can move beyond compliance and become strategic enablers of trust, better decisions, responsible innovation and value creation.

​THE EXECUTIVE DIALOGUE

​Emi Olausson Fourounjieva
Founder & CEO, AI Game Changers Club | Business Advisor |
Digital Transformation & AI for Humans Podcast Host
Stockholm, Sweden

​Erica Shoemate
AI Governance, Risk, Trust & Safety | Former FBI & IC | Ex-Twitter, Amazon, Meta
Founder, The EN Strategy Group
Washington, DC, USA

​Vishal Arora
Vice President, Chief Audit Executive
Head of Global Assurance, ArcelorMittal
Luxembourg

​Michael Herkommer
AI Game Changers Club Zurich Chapter Chair
AI Governance, Trust & Risk in Regulated Industries
Co-Founder & CIO, Riskovate
Zurich, Switzerland

❗Disclaimer
All participants are speaking in their personal capacity and do not represent, endorse or speak on behalf of any organization, employer, or affiliated entity with which they are associated.

​EXAMPLE QUESTIONS WE WILL EXPLORE

• ​Where does AI value disappear after the strategy has been approved?

• ​What governance enables innovation rather than slowing it down?

• ​What must leaders be able to verify and trust before scaling AI?

• ​Who owns AI value realization across business, technology, governance, risk and people?

• ​What happens when AI ambition moves faster than organizational readiness?

• ​How do we preserve human judgment and accountability as AI gains greater autonomy?

• ​How can governance and assurance be embedded early enough to improve decisions rather than police them afterwards?

• ​What should boards and executive teams be asking now?

​AND THEN - WE MOVE FROM CONVERSATION TO APPLICATION

​EXECUTIVE ADVISORY HOT SEAT

​One participant will be invited to bring a real strategic challenge into the room.

​For 20 minutes, we will activate the collective intelligence of the speakers around that challenge - bringing multiple executive perspectives to one live business situation.

​One challenge. Multiple perspectives. Global executive intelligence activated around you.

​This is not a presentation.

​It is a live demonstration of what becomes possible when different forms of executive expertise are brought together around a real decision, obstacle or opportunity.

​FORMAT

​15:00-15:05 - Welcome & framing
15:05-15:50 - Executive Panel Dialogue
15:50-16:05 - Audience Q&A
16:05-16:25 - Executive Advisory Hot Seat
16:25-16:30 - Final Remarks

​WHO SHOULD JOIN

​Designed for:

• ​Board members, CEOs and business owners

• ​Senior executives responsible for strategy, transformation and value creation

• ​AI, technology, digital and data leaders

• ​Governance, risk, compliance and assurance leaders

• ​Investors, advisors and senior decision-makers

• ​Leaders navigating the organizational implications of AI

​WHAT YOU WILL LEAVE WITH

​A stronger understanding of:

• ​Where AI value is most likely to be lost between strategy and execution

• ​How governance and assurance play different but interconnected roles

• ​What leadership teams need to trust before AI can scale

• ​Why governance must connect to business value, not exist only as a compliance layer

• ​How accountability, assurance and human judgment shape execution quality

• ​What questions boards and executive teams should be asking now

​This is an executive dialogue about leadership, trust, accountability and the organizational conditions required for AI to create meaningful and sustainable value.

​Hosted by AI Game Changers Club
Building a global executive ecosystem around Human-AI Synergy, Leadership, Governance & Strategic Advantage.

​Presented in collaboration with Digital Transformation & AI for Humans Podcast

​Previous Executive Exchanges

​AI Game Changers Club has hosted executive exchanges in Stockholm, Washington DC, Luxembourg, and Zurich, bringing together senior leaders to explore AI, governance, and strategic decision-making in a rapidly changing world.

​Participation by Confirmation

​Attendance is limited to ensure meaningful dialogue and high-value connections.

​If you are a senior decision-maker seeking deeper insight into how AI is reshaping performance, growth, and strategic advantage, we invite you to request your seat.

​Participation is limited and subject to confirmation.