Featured Speaker: CIO Meet New York City — March 2026
Tom Brennan joined senior IT leaders and CIOs at CIO Meet NYC to discuss cybersecurity strategy, AI governance, and the evolving threat landscape facing executive teams in 2026.
By Tom Brennan
On March 12, 2026, I had the privilege of joining senior technology executives from across the region as a featured speaker at CIO Meet New York City.
What We Talked About
The conversation centered on the widening gap between the pace of AI adoption and the maturity of AI governance. We discussed three specific areas where this gap is creating acute risk:
- Shadow AI — employees using unapproved AI tools with organizational data
- AI in vendor software — AI features embedded in existing vendor applications not covered by original risk assessments
- Board-level AI accountability — how CIOs should communicate AI risk in terms boards can act on
The organizations navigating this best are the ones that established a clear AI governance framework before deploying widely, not after. Contact us at help@proactiverisk.com to continue the conversation.
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