AI Chats: AI Governance, Ethics & Risk

As AI becomes integrated into daily operations, business owners need to understand the risks alongside the opportunities. Artificial intelligence is changing how businesses market, communicate, create content, serve customers, and improve productivity. Many business owners feel overwhelmed, unsure where to start, or hesitant to ask questions. The AI Peer Circle is a facilitated learning community for entrepreneurs, business owners, service providers, and professionals who want to explore AI together in a practical, judgment-free environment. This is not a traditional workshop, it’s not a sales event and it is in person. We will learn through discussion, peer experiences, live demonstrations, and hands-on activities based on real business challenges. Every session has a focus on practical application, collaborative problem-solving, and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing. The goal is to learn new AI skills, tools resources, make business connections and increase your confidence in AI. We start with a series of 3, however, the intent is to continue exploring emerging AI tools, best practices, case studies, and business opportunities. AI Governance, Ethics & Risk Using AI Responsibly and Protecting Your Business As AI becomes integrated into daily operations, business owners need to understand the risks alongside the opportunities.This session focuses on helping participants build confidence while protecting their businesses, clients, and intellectual property. Participants Will Explore: Data Privacy & Security • What should never be entered into public AI tools • Protecting customer, employee, and confidential information • Understanding privacy considerations Intellectual Property & Copyright • Ownership questions around AI-generated content • Copyright considerations • Protecting proprietary business information • Vendor and platform considerations Responsible AI Practices • Ethical use of AI • Transparency considerations • Human oversight and accountability • Developing internal AI usage guidelines Peer Circle Discussion: • What risks concern participants the most? • How are businesses currently creating safeguards? • What policies should be considered as AI adoption grows? Action Outcome: Participants leave with a simple AI Usage Framework and checklist they can adapt for their business. About the Presenter: Pushparaj Susairaj Pushparaj is a Global Learning Strategist and AI Governance Consultant with two decades of experience spearheading global IT training, development, and knowledge management platforms. His professional journey includes leadership tenures at CMC, Hewlett-Packard, Agilent, Cisco Systems, HCL Technologies, and Identity Digital. He is currently the founder of Advisia, an AI consulting firm, where he serves as an AI Governance Consultant. His long-standing passion for emerging learning technologies — spanning AI, Blockchain, and Immersive Learning — has increasingly turned toward meeting the needs of the fast-evolving AI industry, where he now focuses on building responsible AI development and governance practices that help organizations innovate with confidence and accountability. Beyond his corporate leadership, Pushparaj is deeply committed to community service, having previously served as President of SVDP, a Catholic charitable organization. Building on that leadership experience, he founded and currently manages “The Enablers,” a non-profit dedicated to advancing poverty alleviation and education initiatives.