AI Governance for Business Leaders: What Every SME Must Put in Place Now

Your employees are already using AI. Most organizations have no policy governing what's at risk or how. This live executive conversation changes that.

AI Governance for Business Leaders

AI is moving faster than most internal policies, processes, and leadership teams can keep up with.

For small and mid-sized businesses, that creates a real and growing risk: employees are already using AI tools, but most organizations have no governance model for what is allowed, what must be protected, or who is accountable when something goes wrong.

In this live executive conversation, our expert panel will cut through the noise and focus on what practical AI governance actually looks like for SMEs today—from data protection and confidentiality to security, IP, and acceptable use.

This is not a technical demo or a slide-heavy webinar. It is a focused, candid discussion designed to help business leaders understand where to start and what to put in place next.

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The Governance Gap Is Already Costing You

Most organizations are already experimenting with AI. Very few have established the guardrails to use it responsibly. That gap creates real, compounding risk right now.

Sensitive data in public AI tools. Employees are entering client information, contracts, and financials into consumer AI tools—often without any oversight, and without leadership knowing it’s happening.
Intellectual property exposure. Who owns AI-generated content? What happens when proprietary ideas inform an AI’s public outputs? These questions are already creating legal disputes.
Security and confidentiality gaps. AI tools often lack the enterprise-grade controls organizations assume are in place. Without governance, confidential information flows through systems outside your control.
No acceptable use policy. Without clear internal rules, AI adoption grows unevenly. Leaders lack visibility, accountability is unclear, and risk accumulates quietly until something breaks.
Privacy and compliance liability. As AI touches customer data and regulated information, exposure to privacy law violations and compliance failures grows—often before legal teams are even aware of the tools in use.

This session is built for leaders who want a clear, practical starting point—not theory, hype, or technical overload.

Your Guides Through AI Governance

Drew Morrisroe
Founder & CEO, CTN Solutions

Drew guides executive teams through governance, compliance, and strategic risk decisions. He helps boards and leadership translate cyber risk into business risk and build accountability frameworks that hold up under scrutiny.

Alexandra Bretschneider
Vice President & Cyber Practice Leader at Johnson, Kendall & Johnson

Alexandra advises executives on cyber insurance coverage and requirements, privacy litigation risk, and board-level accountability. She’s seen what happens when leadership assumes compliance equals security and helps organizations close the gap before incidents occur.

Spencer Pollock
Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Attorney, McDonald Hopkins

Spencer leads security operations and incident response for organizations under attack. He’s worked inside breaches where executives thought they were protected and helps leadership understand what attackers exploit and how to detect threats faster.

Razvan E. Miutescu

Attorney, McDonald Hopkins

Raz advises organizations on cybersecurity, AI, and data protection across global jurisdictions. He helps leadership navigate complex regulatory requirements, manage incident response, and responsibly adopt emerging technologies in high-risk environments.

A Focused Executive Agenda

No slide decks. No demos. No filler. A candid 30-minute expert conversation structured around the questions every SME leader is asking right now.

What “AI governance” actually means for small and mid-sized businesses — cut through the jargon and understand what it looks like in practice for organizations of your size.
The risk categories leaders must know now — from data privacy to IP and security, understand the specific exposure your organization faces as AI adoption grows.
How AI affects confidentiality, privacy, and security — legal and insurance perspectives on how AI use changes your liability profile and what you’re responsible for when things go wrong.
Why acceptable use policies are non-negotiable — most companies don’t have one. We’ll explain exactly why that matters and what a policy actually needs to address.
A practical first-step governance framework — what a sensible, right-sized governance model looks like for a growing business, from policy to oversight to accountability.
The questions your executive team should be asking — before AI use becomes embedded in daily operations.
Understanding the implications of AI usage and your insurance coverage.

The conversation will be interactive, with prepared prompts and audience questions woven throughout. The session closes with a clear summary of key takeaways you can bring back to your organization immediately.

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What to Expect

Live 20–30 minute executive conversation
Informal, podcast-style format — no long presentation, no technical deep dive
Four domain experts: law, cyber insurance, and IT operations
Practical guidance built for real-world business decisions
Clear takeaway summary at the close

This is designed to feel like a focused leadership discussion, not a traditional webinar.

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This Conversation Is Built for You If…

You lead an organization that is beginning to adopt AI tools—or already has—without a clear governance framework in place. You are responsible for risk, growth, operations, or legal affairs, and you need practical answers, not academic theory.

Roles in the room: Chief Executive Officer · President · Chief Operating Officer · Chief Financial Officer · General Counsel · Business Owner · Head of Operations · Risk & Compliance Lead

Best fit: Small and mid-sized businesses in the early-to-mid stages of AI adoption that do not yet have a mature internal governance structure. If AI is already in use but policy hasn’t caught up, this conversation is for you.

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Leave With Clarity. Leave With a Path Forward.

You won’t leave with a mile-long to-do list. You’ll leave knowing the right next step.

- A clear understanding of the core AI risk categories your organization needs to address — mapped to real scenarios, not theoretical frameworks
- Where most SMEs are currently most exposed — and why the gap between AI use and governance grows faster than most leaders expect
- Which governance policies and operational steps should come first — so your team can act without waiting for perfect information
- How to move forward on AI governance without slowing down the innovation your business depends on

AI Adoption Is Already Happening Across Your Business.

Governance needs to catch up. Join CTN and four expert voices for a practical, no-filler conversation on what business leaders must put in place right now.

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