AI Governance Leadership Workshop

Schedule

Mon Apr 20 2026 at 09:00 am to 10:30 am

UTC-04:00

Location

Studio IX | Charlottesville, VA

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Get the knowledge and skills to bring structure, reduce risk, and lead your organization's AI efforts with more than good intentions.
About this Event

Most organizations don't have an AI governance strategy. They have someone like you, figuring it out as they go.


If you're formally or informally leading your organization's AI adoption, use, or development without grounding in AI governance, you could be exposing your business and your customers to serious harm and liability.


Get the knowledge and skills to bring structure, reduce risk, and lead with more than good intentions.


You don't have to figure this out alone. Join peers who are navigating the same challenges and leave with hands-on guidance you can put to work the next day.


Together we'll:

  • Learn about the latest AI legal and regulatory developments
  • Understand the key elements of an AI governance function
  • Walk through a real-world scenario to prepare for your own governance effort
  • Gain AI governance templates and a playbook you can use immediately


Event proceeds will benefit C4K.


About your instructor:

Jill Heinze helps product leaders make smarter AI decisions through strategic intelligence and ground truth research. As founder of Saddle-Stitch Consulting, she reveals the gap between what organizations assume about AI and what users actually experience, helping them spot opportunities competitors miss and avoid expensive mistakes before they happen.


With 20 years of experience in user research, competitive intelligence, and digital product strategy, she's worked with Fortune 500 clients across financial services, healthcare, and technology. As Research Director and Lead of the Data and AI Research team at a major consultancy, she built an AI evaluation framework that guided high-stakes implementations and founded the firm's first executive AI governance committee.


She serves as Responsible AI Program Director for The American College of Financial Services’ Center for Ethics, is a member of the AI Leadership Institute, and hosts Responsible Tech Talks on LinkedIn Live.


Jill lives with her family in Charlottesville, VA.


About C4K:

C4K is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing mentorship and STEAM programming to 6th-12th grade students from low-income households in the Charlottesville-Albemarle area. By providing access to current and emerging technologies, project-based learning, and consistent mentorship, C4K helps young people develop the confidence and 21st-century skills that will help them thrive inside the classroom and beyond.


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Where is it happening?

Studio IX, 969 2nd Street Southeast, Charlottesville, United States

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Tickets

USD 85.00

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