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title: AI Governance Series | Theta Lake
description: Join speakers from SIFMA, Zoom, Cisco, RingCentral, Metrigy Analyst Group, and Theta Lake as they discuss the impacts on risk of AI in regulated organizations.
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# A clear and bold heading
# THETA LAKE
# FINANCIAL SERVICES AI GOVERNANCE SERIES
**99% of organizations are expanding their use of AI this year. Yet, 88% cite challenges with governance and security. Join speakers and industry luminaries from CrowdStrike, A-LIGN, SIFMA, RingCentral, Zoom, Webex by Cisco, Metrigy Analyst Group, and Theta Lake as they discuss the impacts on risk of AI in regulated organizations and the need to reimagine security and compliance in an AI-powered workplace. Walk away with insights on how to deploy AI securely, simplify governance, and unlock innovation while navigating the shifting compliance Regulatory Landscape.**
**Upcoming series session in October. More sessions featuring thought-leaders and experts are being added.**
[ REGISTER NOW](https://pages.thetalake.com/ai-governance-series-theta-lake#registration-form)
## Speakers From Leading Organizations
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### Attend a Session
###### Session Date: October 13, 2026
##### Implementation Best Practices for Compliant AI Across Unified Communication & Collaboration: Deploying AI with Governance Speakers: Amir Hameed, SVP, Global Technical Solutions & Innovation, RingCentral Anthony Cresci, Chief Commercial Officer, Theta Lake
[ REGISTER](https://pages.thetalake.com/ai-governance-series-theta-lake#registration-form)
###### Session Date: Coming Soon
##### Leading Transformation: The CIOs Playbook for Safe, Secure, and Compliant AI Adoption Speakers: Amit Barave, VP/GM, Webex Suite & AI, Collaboration, Cisco Devin Redmond, Co-founder and CEO, Theta Lake
[ REGISTER](https://pages.thetalake.com/ai-governance-series-theta-lake#registration-form)
###### Session Date: September 22, 2026
##### The Standard for Compliance AI Trust: Why Vendors Must Hold the ISO 42001 AI Certification When Servicing Financial Services Customers. Speakers: Patrick Sullivan, VP of Strategy and Innovation, A-LIGN Andrew Vanderford, CPA, CISA, Director of Technology Compliance and Audit, Theta Lake
[ WATCH ON-DEMAND](https://pages.thetalake.com/ai-gov-series-od-reg?hsLang=en-us)
###### Session Date: September 15, 2026
##### Applying Defense-in-Depth to your AI stack: The imperative for Layering Security & Governance for AI Interactions. Speakers: Bartley Richardson, Chief AI and Autonomous Systems Officer, CrowdStrike, Devin Redmond, Co-founder and CEO, Theta Lake
[ WATCH ON-DEMAND](https://pages.thetalake.com/ai-gov-series-od-reg?hsLang=en-us)
###### Session Date: July 15, 2026
##### From Guardrails and Observability to Investigation and Remediation, Understanding AI Communications Governance Speakers: Dan Nadir, Chief Product Officer, Theta Lake Esteban Lopez, Senior Manager of Product & Technical Marketing, Theta Lake
[ WATCH ON-DEMAND](https://pages.thetalake.com/ai-gov-series-od-reg?hsLang=en-us)
###### Session Date: June 23, 2026
##### Financial Services Industry Perspectives on AI Governance Speakers: Melissa MacGregor, Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, SIFMA Marc Gilman General Counsel & VP of Compliance, Theta Lake
[ WATCH ON-DEMAND](https://pages.thetalake.com/ai-gov-series-od-reg?hsLang=en-us)
###### Session Date: June 16, 2026
##### AI Use Cases in Regulated Workplace Communication & Collaboration Environments: Using Compliance to Unblock AI Assisted Productivity and ROI Speakers: Gary Sorrentino, Global CIO at Zoom Irwin Lazar, President and Principal Analyst, Metrigy
[ WATCH ON-DEMAND](https://pages.thetalake.com/ai-gov-series-od-reg?hsLang=en-us)
###### TBD
##### More Sessions To Be Announced
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# 99 %
of firms plan to expand AI use
# 92 %
will implement Gen AI Assistants
# 53 %
say agents exceed intended permissions
# 88 %
cite challenges with AI governance & security
### Event Schedule
| Dates | Sessions | Speakers | Time |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 16, 2026 | AI Use Cases in Regulated Workplace Communication & Collaboration Environments: Using Compliance to Unblock AI-Assisted Productivity and ROI | Gary Sorrentino, Global CIO, Zoom and Irwin Lazar, President and Principal Analyst at Metrigy | 11:00 am EST |
| June 23, 2026 | Financial Services Industry Perspectives on AI Governance | Melissa MacGregor, Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, SIFMA and Marc Gilman, General Counsel & VP of Compliance, Theta Lake | 11:00 am EST |
| July 15, 2026 | From Guardrails and Observability to Investigation and Remediation, Understanding AI Communications Governance | Dan Nadir, Chief Product Officer, Theta Lake and Esteban Lopez, Sr Manager of Product & Technical Marketing, Theta Lake | 11:00 am EST |
| Sept 15, 2026 | Applying Defense-in-Depth to your AI stack: The imperative for Layering Security & Governance for AI Interactions | Bartley Richardson, Chief AI and Autonomous Systems Officer, CrowdStrike, Devin Redmond, Co-founder and CEO, Theta Lake | 11:00 am EST |
| Sept 22, 2026 | The Standard for Compliance AI Trust: Why Vendors Must Hold the ISO 42001 AI Certification When Servicing Financial Services Customers | Patrick Sullivan, VP of Strategy and Innovation, A-LIGN and Andrew Vanderford, CPA, CISA, Director of Technology Compliance and Audit, Theta Lake | 11:00 am EST |
| Sept 29, 2026 | Leading AI Transformation: The Playbook for Safe, Secure, and Compliant AI Adoption | Amit Barave, VP/GM, Webex Suite & AI, Collaboration, Cisco and Devin Redmond, Co-founder and CEO, Theta Lake | 11:00 am EST |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Implementation Best Practices for Compliant AI Across Unified Communication & Collaboration: Deploying AI with Governance | Amir Hameed, SVP, Global Technical Solutions & Innovation, RingCentral and Anthony Cresci, Chief Commercial Officer, Theta Lake | 11:00 am EST |
# Meet The Speakers
Amit Barave
**VP/GM, Webex Suite & AI, Collaboration, Cisco**
Amir Hameed
SVP, Global Technical Solutions & Innovation, RingCentral
Bartley Richardson
Chief AI and Autonomous Systems Officer, CrowdStrike
Irwin Lazar
President and Principal Analyst, Metrigy
Melissa MacGregor
Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, SIFMA
Gary Sorrentino
Global CIO, Zoom
Patrick Sullivan
VP of Strategy and Innovation, A-LIGN
Andrew Vanderford
CPA, CISA, Director of Technology Compliance and Audit, Theta Lake
Anthony Cresci
Chief Commercial Officer, Theta Lake
Dan Nadir
## Chief Product Officer, Theta Lake
Devin Redmond
Co-founder and CEO, Theta Lake
Esteban Lopez
Senior Manager of Product & Technical Marketing, Theta Lake
Marc Gilman
General Counsel & VP of Compliance, Theta Lake
# THETA LAKE AI GOVERNANCE SERIES
##### Secure your spot and be part of the conversation defining the next era of AI governance at scale.
##### Register for the series today.
##### Your single registration enrolls you in all sessions, including future sessions to be added to the agenda. Each session will start at 11 am EST.
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