A Defensible Decision: AI Board Governance for the Agentic Era
Agentic AI systems are making decisions, taking actions, and operating across your organization with limited human review.
Independent directors are being held to a new standard of AI oversight.
A Defensible Decision is an invitation-only breakfast working session for independent board directors and board-ready executives ready to exercise judgment on AI risk and value creation at the governance level.
In 90 minutes, you'll work through real governance case studies using the AI Board Governance Compass framework - a structured tool for evaluating AI risk, oversight structure, and director accountability in an agentic environment.
You'll leave with a clear picture of where your board stands and what reasonable care looks like in practice.
Light breakfast, tea, and coffee will be served.
About Your Facilitators
Tamara Gracon is an elected board member of the Private Directors Association, where she chairs the Human Capital and Compensation Committee. She is CEO and Founder of TBG Consulting, a strategy and change management consultancy, and a founding LP of How Women Invest. She brings deep expertise in board governance, capital deployment, and organizational transformation across technology and consumer sectors.
Joanna Ridgway is Chief Revenue Officer at Cien.ai, a generative AI data analytics platform, and a Venture Partner at Transitions First, a sustainable infrastructure tech fund. She is Vice Chair of World Affairs Council DFW Board of Directors, the Private Directors Association AI Task Force, and brings a rare combination of financial executive experience spanning JPMorgan, Santander, and Fifth Third and frontline AI deployment expertise.
Paula Fontana is Founder and CEO of Eudai AI and Board Director and CMO at iluminr, where she works at the intersection of AI, risk, and governance. Her leadership transforming industries has been recognized by the Wall Street Journal and industry awards including the Elite 18 CMO and Fearless 50. She serves on the Private Directors Association AI Task Force and Research and Standards Council, contributing to governance practices that help boards navigate AI risk and value creation.