Virtual Roundtable
Why AI Governance Pays: From Risk Control to Value Creation
September 10, 2026 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET
AI governance has quietly become a board-level capability question, not a legal checkbox.
At least five states now have comprehensive AI governance statutes in force or taking effect by January 2027 — California, Colorado, Texas, New York, and Illinois among them — with 40+ narrower laws on hiring, chatbots, and deepfakes layered on top. Colorado’s newly revised ADMT law, effective January 1, 2027, is the clearest signal yet of where this is heading.
IDC research shows 83% of organizations are using or plan to adopt agentic AI within 12 months, yet only 14% have end-to-end AI guardrails, and 53% remain in the earliest stages of governance.
IDC, Arrow, and Salient will bring together technology leaders for a candid virtual roundtable featuring live executive polling and peer discussion on the realities of AI governance readiness.
For IT leaders, the question is no longer how to comply with a single regulation, but whether AI governance is mature enough to scale AI responsibly and stay ahead of emerging requirements.
AI Governance Platforms are already a distinct worldwide software submarket, worth roughly $1.3B in 2025 and growing at a 59.6% CAGR since 2021, the fastest-emerging governance layer of the AI stack. As agentic AI scales, the tooling to manage risk, transparency, and accountability, exactly what the growing wave of state AI statutes — Colorado’s ADMT law among them — increasingly require, is becoming a funded enterprise capability, not a compliance line item.
The signal for IT leaders is clear: governance is where sustainable AI value is protected and created, and the organizations investing early are turning oversight into an accelerant for production AI.
Source: IDC Semiannual Core AI Software Tracker, 2025H2
Key AI Laws Across the U.S.
At a Glance
Texas TRAIGA
Illinois HB 3773
NYC Local Law 144
California SB 53 & AB 2013
Discussion Themes
Four Conversations Every Senior IT Leader Should Be Having Right Now
State AI Laws: What IT leaders need to know, using Colorado as the bellwether
Every state introduced AI legislation in 2025. While requirements vary across states, organizations are increasingly expected to demonstrate AI governance, not just deployment.
Governing AI as an enterprise capability
The real shift is treating AI governance as an operating discipline, not a compliance project or an IT task. Which capabilities organizations are missing today, who should own governance, and how to move it from IT to an executive responsibility.
The AI Governance ROI Framework
Organizations invest in governance because it creates measurable value, not just to satisfy regulators. The four ROI pillars: penalties avoided, faster AI deployment, AI scale enablement, and operational efficiency.
Leading, not reacting
Colorado will not be the last AI regulation your organization faces. How leaders build governance readiness now so they scale AI with trust and are prepared for whatever comes next, rather than reacting law by law.
What To Expect
A live video meeting led by a skilled host/moderator
An intimate gathering of senior leaders from diverse industries, grappling with similar issues
A secure, private conversation open only to a carefully vetted group (no recording, no playback)
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