Governing Agentic AI: Legal Perspectives on Managing Autonomy, Accountability, and Risk in the Next Generation of AI Systems
Agentic AI is no longer a future concept. Organizations are beginning to deploy AI systems that can make decisions, take actions, interact with other systems, and pursue objectives with increasing levels of autonomy. While these capabilities create exciting opportunities for innovation and efficiency, they also raise new questions about governance, accountability, privacy, security, and risk.
Join Women in Security and Privacy and Simmons & Simmons for an engaging and interactive discussion on the opportunities and challenges presented by the next generation of AI systems. Together, we'll explore how organizations can embrace agentic AI responsibly while navigating an evolving legal and regulatory landscape.
Our panelists bring diverse perspectives shaped by experience in privacy, cybersecurity, and AI governance across in-house roles, private practice, and consulting:
Emily Hancock, VP, Chief Privacy Officer, Cloudflare
Emily Jones, Partner & Head of US Office, Simmons & Simmons
Kari Kelly, Founder, Ethos Advisory, and Founding Partner, Kelly & Simmons LLP
Christiana State, Cybersecurity, NVIDIA
Chiara Wirz, Founder & Managing Attorney, W Advisory Law, and Co-chair of WISP's San Francisco Bay Area chapter
What we'll discuss
Are existing privacy and data protection frameworks fit for autonomous AI agents?
How do key legal and regulatory requirements in the US, EU, and UK apply to agentic AI?
Who is accountable when AI agents make decisions or take actions on behalf of an organization?
What does meaningful human oversight look like in practice?
How can organizations balance innovation, trust, and compliance as AI systems become more autonomous?
What you'll gain
Whether you're working in privacy, security, legal, compliance, HR, risk, technology, or AI governance, you'll leave with:
A better understanding of how agentic AI differs from traditional AI systems and why that matters from a governance perspective.
Insights into emerging legal and regulatory expectations across the US, EU, and UK.
Practical guidance on accountability, oversight, documentation, testing, and risk management.
Ideas for building governance frameworks that enable innovation while maintaining trust and control.
The opportunity to exchange experiences, challenges, and lessons learned with peers and experts from across the security, privacy, and AI community.
As AI systems become increasingly capable and autonomous, thoughtful governance has never been more important. Join us for a lively conversation on how organizations can prepare for the future of agentic AI while managing risk and maintaining accountability. We look forward to welcoming you.