The AI Governance & Strategy Summit: West
Artificial intelligence is reshaping how companies innovate, compete, and create value, creating new challenges for legal leaders tasked with balancing responsible governance, regulatory compliance, and business growth. The Silicon Valley AI Governance & Strategy Summit brings together senior in-house counsel, compliance, privacy, and technology leaders for a practical examination of the legal, regulatory, and strategic issues shaping enterprise AI adoption. From governance frameworks, vendor risk, and evolving regulations to technology protection, dispute readiness, and value creation, the program explores how leading organizations are managing risk, enabling innovation, and building sustainable strategies to maximize the long-term business impact of AI.
Co-located with the IP Strategy Summit, participants gain access to both programs through a single registration. Together, the two summits provide a comprehensive perspective on the opportunities and challenges created by emerging technologies – from governance, compliance, privacy, and operational risk to patents, trade secrets, licensing, enforcement, and technology asset strategy.
In a market where innovation moves faster than regulation and AI is becoming a critical driver of business growth, the Silicon Valley AI Governance & Strategy Summit offers leaders the opportunity to connect with peers, benchmark emerging approaches, and develop practical strategies for governing risk, enabling innovation, and maximizing the value of AI across the enterprise.
- Cross-Functional AI Governance: Aligning Legal, IT, HR, and the C-Suite
- Mitigating Legal Risk in AI: Contracts, Liability, and Vendor Management
- From Policy to Practice: Building Defensible AI Governance Frameworks
- Data, Privacy & IP in the Age of AI: Safeguarding the Crown Jewels
- Agentic AI: Autonomy, Liability, and Legal Accountability
- Ethics Meets Enterprise: Avoiding Reputational and Regulatory Pitfalls
- C-Suite Leaders (CEO, COO, CTO, CIO, CDO, CDO)
- Chief Legal Officer
- General Counsel
- Deputy, Associate, and Assistant General Counsel
- Chief Privacy Officer + Privacy Counsel
- Chief Compliance Officer
- Chief Information Security Officer + Cybersecurity Counsel
- Chief Risk Officer
- Chief Data Officer
- Chief AI Officer / Head of AI
- VP & Director of Legal Affairs/Compliance/Privacy/Data Governance
- Technology Counsel
- Data Protection Counsel
- Regulatory & Compliance Counsel
- Legal Operations Leaders
- Information Security Managers
- Privacy Compliance Managers
- Data Governance Professionals
Agenda
Data is the lifeblood of AI and the primary source of risk. As organizations leverage data to train models and automate decisions, privacy, security, and intellectual property concerns multiply. Protecting sensitive assets and maintaining trust has become a strategic imperative for every business using AI.
This panel will explore:
- How organizations ensure lawful data use, provenance, and training transparency.
- Methods for protecting trade secrets, IP, and proprietary datasets in AI systems.
- Best practices for embedding privacy and security controls across the AI lifecycle.
- Case studies of effective data governance programs that balance utility and protection.
Anisha is a technology attorney in the San Francisco Bay Area with experience in privacy, product, and commercial transactions. She is currently an Assistant General Counsel at Intuit — the global financial technology platform that makes TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp – where she supports innovation from a product, privacy, and AI lens. Previously, Anisha worked at organizations like Zendesk, Tipalti, the Wikimedia Foundation, and the Minnesota Judicial Branch. She has also served as a board member of the South Asian Bar Association of Northern California, and a fellow and mentor with the Internet Law and Policy Foundry.
AI risk management demands collaboration across every department—from engineering to HR to executive leadership. Effective governance requires shared accountability and unified decision-making frameworks. Aligning business, technical, and legal priorities is key to balancing innovation with responsible oversight.
This panel will explore:
- How cross-functional teams are managing AI oversight across business units.
- Structures that balance innovation with legal and compliance needs.
- The role of leadership buy-in and clear decision rights in effective AI governance.
- Lessons from organizations that have successfully implemented integrated frameworks.
Lindsay Harris, SHRM-CP, serves as Director of Human Resources at Interstate Equities Corporation, where she leads HR strategy, talent acquisition, compensation, benefits, and regulatory compliance. With more than 15 years of senior HR experience, including scaling an organization from 500 to 1,600 employees, Lindsay brings an analytically rigorous, compliance-minded lens to questions of AI governance and workforce transformation. Known for functioning as a true strategic partner to the business, she aligns people strategy with organizational performance through systematic, data-informed decision-making. As AI reshapes how organizations hire, develop, and manage talent, Lindsay’s work sits at the crossroads of business strategy and responsible technology adoption, offering a grounded perspective on what ethical, effective AI integration looks like from inside HR.
AI systems capable of independent reasoning and decision-making are redefining accountability in real time. These “agentic” technologies blur the line between tool and actor—challenging existing legal and governance frameworks. As autonomy grows, oversight, explainability, and documentation are becoming essential safeguards for organizations.
This panel will explore:
- The unique risks and accountability gaps posed by autonomous AI systems.
- Frameworks for oversight, auditability, and human-in-the-loop assurance.
- Legal and regulatory developments defining responsibility in agentic AI use.
- Practical strategies to ensure traceability and control in self-directed systems.
Michelle Morad is a Senior Product Counsel with over a decade of in-house experience leading high-impact legal strategy at the frontier of AI-driven consumer hardware and software. Currently a senior legal counsel at Roblox and formerly at Amazon Lab126, she brings extensive experience leading legal teams that shape the design and deployment of AI and other consumer-facing products worldwide. She is regarded for delivering business-minded, solutions-oriented counsel that balances risk-forward innovation with robust risk management, data governance, and international compliance frameworks. Over the course of her career, Michelle has developed a deep expertise in agentic AI experiences, digital trust and safety frameworks, and privacy issues. At this year’s conference, Michelle looks forward to sharing actionable insights on how legal and product leaders can strategically partner to navigate the fast-evolving operational, regulatory, and safety realities of the AI era.
As AI systems become embedded in every business function, questions around contractual responsibility, indemnity, and shared risk have intensified. The legal frameworks governing AI vendors are still evolving, leaving many companies exposed to uncertainty. Organizations must now find practical ways to manage liability while enabling innovation and scalability.
This panel will explore:
- Common gaps and risk allocation challenges in AI vendor and partner agreements.
- Practical approaches to liability, indemnity, and service-level terms for AI products.
- How to structure defensible vendor ecosystems that align with compliance expectations.
- Strategies for future-proofing contracts as AI regulation advances.
Belinda Luu is a Senior Counsel at Kaiser Permanente. Ms. Luu has been a strategic Leader of AI and data management and governance with over 20 years of experience in AI, data, digital transformation, complex technology transactions, and intellectual property. Belinda leads the AI Regulatory & Analysis Team at Kaiser Permanente, and sits on the State of California Data Exchange Framework Policy and Procedures Committee. She received two American Bar Association Outstanding Leadership Awards for leading the American Bar Association’s Copyrights, AI, & Emerging Technology Committee and she was nominated for the “Women To Watch” Award From Business Insurance by Kaiser Permanente’s Chief Data Officer. Belinda is a Board Member of Asian Health Services, a community healthcare service provider, and was Co-Chair of the Women’s Committee on the Asian American Bar Association. Belinda is a frequent speaker on the topics of AI, Big Data, digital transformation, and health care innovation.
Embedding ethics into AI development and deployment is no longer just good practice; it’s good business. As public awareness and regulatory scrutiny increase, organizations must ensure their innovation aligns with values of fairness, transparency, and accountability. Strong ethical governance can both mitigate reputational risk and drive sustainable, trusted innovation.
This panel will explore:
- Practical strategies for integrating ethical principles into AI program design.
- Managing reputational risk and public trust in high-profile or sensitive use cases.
- The role of cross-functional review committees and governance boards.
- How transparency and stakeholder engagement can mitigate emerging risks.
As AI adoption accelerates, organizations are challenged to move beyond policies written on paper to frameworks that work in practice. Governance must now be demonstrable, defensible, and integrated into daily decision-making. Companies across industries are redefining accountability, transparency, and oversight as core components of their AI strategy.
This panel will explore:
- How companies are structuring AI governance internally and reporting to executive leadership.
- Benchmarking frameworks and oversight models across industries.
- Actionable steps for turning AI governance policies into real operational workflows.
- Building defensible programs that can adapt to evolving regulation and technology.
Rotating, 20-minute discussions hosted by a topic expert
Roundtable 1: Operationalizing AI in Legal Practice
Roundtable 2: Mitigating Legal Risk in AI
Roundtable 3: Third-Party AI Risk: Compliance and Governance Strategies
Speakers
Lindsay Harris, SHRM-CP, serves as Director of Human Resources at Interstate Equities Corporation, where she leads HR strategy, talent acquisition, compensation, benefits, and regulatory compliance. With more than 15 years of senior HR experience, including scaling an organization from 500 to 1,600 employees, Lindsay brings an analytically rigorous, compliance-minded lens to questions of AI governance and workforce transformation. Known for functioning as a true strategic partner to the business, she aligns people strategy with organizational performance through systematic, data-informed decision-making. As AI reshapes how organizations hire, develop, and manage talent, Lindsay’s work sits at the crossroads of business strategy and responsible technology adoption, offering a grounded perspective on what ethical, effective AI integration looks like from inside HR.
Belinda Luu is a Senior Counsel at Kaiser Permanente. Ms. Luu has been a strategic Leader of AI and data management and governance with over 20 years of experience in AI, data, digital transformation, complex technology transactions, and intellectual property. Belinda leads the AI Regulatory & Analysis Team at Kaiser Permanente, and sits on the State of California Data Exchange Framework Policy and Procedures Committee. She received two American Bar Association Outstanding Leadership Awards for leading the American Bar Association’s Copyrights, AI, & Emerging Technology Committee and she was nominated for the “Women To Watch” Award From Business Insurance by Kaiser Permanente’s Chief Data Officer. Belinda is a Board Member of Asian Health Services, a community healthcare service provider, and was Co-Chair of the Women’s Committee on the Asian American Bar Association. Belinda is a frequent speaker on the topics of AI, Big Data, digital transformation, and health care innovation.
Anisha is a technology attorney in the San Francisco Bay Area with experience in privacy, product, and commercial transactions. She is currently an Assistant General Counsel at Intuit — the global financial technology platform that makes TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp – where she supports innovation from a product, privacy, and AI lens. Previously, Anisha worked at organizations like Zendesk, Tipalti, the Wikimedia Foundation, and the Minnesota Judicial Branch. She has also served as a board member of the South Asian Bar Association of Northern California, and a fellow and mentor with the Internet Law and Policy Foundry.
Michelle Morad is a Senior Product Counsel with over a decade of in-house experience leading high-impact legal strategy at the frontier of AI-driven consumer hardware and software. Currently a senior legal counsel at Roblox and formerly at Amazon Lab126, she brings extensive experience leading legal teams that shape the design and deployment of AI and other consumer-facing products worldwide. She is regarded for delivering business-minded, solutions-oriented counsel that balances risk-forward innovation with robust risk management, data governance, and international compliance frameworks. Over the course of her career, Michelle has developed a deep expertise in agentic AI experiences, digital trust and safety frameworks, and privacy issues. At this year’s conference, Michelle looks forward to sharing actionable insights on how legal and product leaders can strategically partner to navigate the fast-evolving operational, regulatory, and safety realities of the AI era.
Sponsors
Patterson + Sheridan
Patterson + Sheridan LLP is a boutique IP firm with eight offices nationwide. Our firm’s broad and deep technical expertise sets us apart with 80+ attorneys, patent agents, and technical advisors spanning disciplines in engineering, physics, computer science, biology, materials science, and chemistry. P+S combines technical expertise with an in-depth understanding of intellectual property law and our clients’ business objectives to provide a pragmatic, efficient approach to support licensing and litigation efforts.
With a focus on patent preparation and prosecution since our beginning, P+S has formed decades-long partnerships with companies working seamlessly together to build, leverage, and protect their IP assets. P+S also works with some of the world’s best-known brands, providing cost-effective IP strategies and protection for a range of assets.
Venable LLP
Venable is a firm of trusted advisors serving businesses, organizations, and individuals in many of the most important aspects of their work. With more than 850 professionals delivering services globally, we help clients connect quickly and effectively to the experience and insights key to achieving their most pressing objectives.
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is an intellectual property law firm of more than 175 professionals devoted to providing high value patent and trademark legal services. For 40 years, we have helped companies build, defend, and enforce worldwide IP portfolios from Washington, DC. Sterne Kessler’s service model is built on the unrivaled technical depth of its professionals, who hold over 50 Ph.D.’s and over 100 advanced technical degrees.
Pricing
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