Practical AI governance briefings for boards, committees and senior executives

AI is increasingly embedded across organisational systems, enterprise platforms, vendor solutions, automated decision-making, generative AI tools and emerging agentic AI.

For boards and senior executives, the governance challenge is no longer simply understanding what AI is. It is ensuring the organisation has sufficient visibility over where AI is being used, clear accountability for its use, appropriate risk controls, reliable reporting and escalation, and assurance that governance arrangements are operating effectively.

Sibenco provides tailored AI governance briefings and workshops for boards, board committees and senior executive teams. Sessions translate rapidly evolving AI, legal, regulatory, cybersecurity and governance developments into the practical questions boards need to address.

Briefings are available in 1-hour, 2-hour and 3-hour formats, depending on the level of depth, discussion and organisational application required.

 

Choose the level of briefing

1-Hour Board Briefing

AI Governance Essentials for Directors

A focused briefing for boards seeking a concise update on the governance implications of AI and the questions directors should be asking now.

The briefing typically covers:

• how AI is being used across organisations, including embedded, generative and agentic AI
• why AI creates particular governance and oversight challenges
• directors’ duties and existing legal and regulatory obligations
• the current Australian AI governance and regulatory environment
• key AI risks, including privacy, cybersecurity, automated decision-making and third-party risk
• what visibility the board should have over organisational AI use
• minimum expectations for accountability, board reporting and assurance
• key questions directors should be asking management.

Best suited to: board education, director updates, strategy days and boards seeking a concise introduction or current developments briefing.

The format allows time for targeted board discussion and Q&A.

 

2-Hour Board and Executive Briefing

AI Governance: Oversight, Risk and Assurance

A more substantive facilitated session for boards, board committees and executive teams that want to move beyond awareness to consider how effective AI governance should operate within the organisation.

It includes the core elements of the 1-hour briefing, with additional focus on:

• obtaining reliable visibility over AI use across the organisation
• AI governance structures, responsibilities and accountability
• integrating AI into enterprise risk management
• AI risk appetite, tolerance, escalation and risk acceptance
• board and committee reporting
• the minimum AI information and evidence boards should expect from management
• governance of vendor-supplied and third-party AI
• agentic AI and emerging cybersecurity and operational risks
• assurance, internal audit and monitoring
• practical board scenarios and facilitated discussion.

Best suited to: boards and executive teams seeking a shared understanding of AI governance and an opportunity to discuss what good oversight should look like in their organisation.

The session can be tailored to the organisation’s sector, regulatory environment and AI maturity.

 

3-Hour Board Workshop

AI Governance: From Oversight to Organisational Readiness

A deeper, interactive workshop for boards and senior executive teams seeking to examine their organisation’s governance arrangements and identify practical priorities.

In addition to the topics covered in the 2-hour briefing, the workshop can explore:

• where AI is currently or potentially operating across the organisation
• gaps in board visibility and management information
• the organisation’s AI governance operating model
• roles and accountability across the board, management and control functions
• AI risk classification and proportional governance controls
• information flows to the board and escalation triggers
• third-party and service-provider dependency chains
• cybersecurity, privacy, information governance and automated decision-making
• the governance implications of increasingly autonomous or agentic AI
• board and executive use of AI, including confidentiality, board papers, meeting preparation and records
• governance maturity and assurance priorities
• practical scenarios relevant to the organisation
• priorities and next steps for strengthening AI governance.

Best suited to: boards, risk and audit committees and executive leadership teams that want an interactive session focused on applying AI governance principles to their own operating environment.

The longer format provides substantially more opportunity for facilitated discussion, organisational scenarios and identification of practical governance priorities.

 

Tailored to your organisation

AI governance requirements differ according to sector, organisational structure, regulatory obligations, risk profile and the way AI is being adopted.

Briefings and workshops can therefore be tailored for:

• corporate and private sector boards
• APRA-regulated organisations
• superannuation trustee and RSE boards
• government and statutory bodies
• not-for-profit organisations
• professional services organisations
• Audit and Risk Committees
• executive leadership, legal, risk and governance teams.

Topics and emphasis can be adjusted to address particular issues such as agentic AI, cybersecurity and operational resilience, privacy, automated decision-making, third-party AI, board reporting, assurance or AI governance maturity.

 

What boards should take away

Depending on the format selected, participants should leave with a clearer understanding of:

• what AI the board needs visibility over
• what management should be required to demonstrate
• the questions directors should ask
• how AI risk should connect with existing governance and enterprise risk frameworks
• what should be reported and escalated to the board
• where assurance should come from
• what evidence demonstrates active and informed board oversight
• the practical priorities for strengthening AI governance.

 

Relationship with the AI Governance for Directors Online Course

Organisations seeking more comprehensive director education can also access Sibenco’s AI Governance for Directors: Board, Legal and Risk Oversight online course.

The online course provides approximately 5–6 hours of structured learning and practical resources. Board briefings and workshops provide a complementary facilitated option, allowing directors and senior executives to discuss the implications for their own organisation and governance environment.

Board packages combining online course access with a facilitated briefing or workshop are also available.