Podcasts about Governance

Nick Almond of the Jito Foundation joins David to walk through why DAO governance is a mess, what “pragmatic decentralization” looks like in practice, and how the CLARITY Act will reshape governance going forward. Enjoy! TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Intro (01:22) Why Governance Matters (03:43) Token Voting (05:12) Delegates and Multisigs (08:56) Nexo Ad (09:30) Sub-DAOs and Specialization (11:33) Governance Tokens Origins (15:47) Pragmatic Decentralization (18:22) Cosmetic Votes and Value (20:37) Nexo Ad (21:35) Arbitrum Governance (25:59) Regulation and CLARITY (29:11) Bitcoin Governance Lessons (34:03) Meta Governance and Agility (36:48) Tokens as Equity Future (39:41) Closing Thoughts FOLLOW THE SHOW › David — https://x.com/dcanellis › The Breakdown — https://x.com/TheBreakdownBW › Nick Almond — https://x.com/DrNickA › Jito Foundation — https://x.com/jito_sol SPONSORS › NEXO Nexo is the premier digital wealth platform. Receive interest on your crypto, borrow against it without selling, and trade a range of assets. Now available in the U.S with 30 days of exclusive privileges. Get started at http://nexo.com/breakdown Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to the Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ DISCLAIMER As always, remember this podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely their opinions, not financial advice.

SUMMARY: As AI agents become embedded in everyday work, Microsoft 365 governance is no longer a back-office compliance exercise. it's the “traction control” that lets enterprises innovate faster without losing control of their data, identities, and workflows.GUEST: Richard Harbridge, Principal Industry Advisor, Microsoft 365 at ShareGateSHOW: 1028SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Enterprise AI Show #1028 TranscriptSHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/sgqg7uqErA0SHOW SPONSORS:ShareGate - ShareGate Protect. Microsoft 365 Governance. We got this.Nasuni - Activate your data for AI and request a demoSHOW NOTES:Nearly 1 in 3 Organizations Report AI-Driven Data Exposure IncidentsOther Resources:A complete checklist for Microsoft 365 governance https://sharegate.com/guides/checklist-for-microsoft-365-governance Request a demo of ShareGate: Get a 1:1 ShareGate demo tailored to your Microsoft 365 use case Article around that divide of confidence vs reality of data exposure sharegate.com/blog/93-of-it-leaders-are-confident-in-their-ai-governance-but-nearly-1-in-3-report-data-exposure-incidents The State of Microsoft 365 industry report with more stats and insights - State of Microsoft 365 2025 | Free survey report – ShareGate | Sharegate (new one coming SOON)Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us about your background, and what you focus on today. Tell us about Sharegate. Topic 2 - How has generative AI changed the definition of “governance” inside Microsoft 365 environments?Topic 3 - What are organizations underestimating about AI readiness in M365?Topic 4 - What do you think about “oversharing risk” in the era of AI assistants?Topic 5 - What patterns are you seeing around shadow AI and unsanctioned SaaS usage?Topic 6 - How should organizations rethink identity and access management for AI-driven workflows?Topic 7 - What does good AI governance look like operationally—not just as a policy document?FEEDBACK?Email: show @ the enterprise ai show dot comeBluesky: @EntAIShow.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @TheEntAIShowInstagram: @TheEntAIShow

Inflation figures came out this week and they were absolutely brutal. April CPI was startling enough, but the Producer Price Index (PPI), which is an indicator of inflation in the pipeline was shocking. Oil reserves are running down to dangerously low levels and it’s clear now that there’s no immediate resolution to the oil crisis, so we’re about to realize our worst economic fears. We take a look back at our predictions from nine months ago to see how accurate they are and to build on them for what comes next. Against the backdrop of this horrible inflation data, we have a new sheriff in town at the Federal Reserve. The man whose job it is to theoretically tame inflation has no tools in the box to deal with this level of crisis. The real question is whether he ever intended to. Resources Bloomberg Podcasts: Senate Confirms Warsh to Lead Fed as Trump Tests Its Autonomy CNBC Television: Wholesale inflation jumps 6% in April on annual basis, biggest increase since 2022 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Producer Price Index News Release summary - 2026 M04 Results U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Consumer Price Index Summary - 2026 M04 Results WSJ: Kevin Warsh’s Full Fed Chair Confirmation Hearing Manhattan Institute: Reform the Federal Reserve’s Governance to Deliver Better Monetary Outcomes Hudson Bay Capital: A User’s Guide to Restructuring the Global Trading System EPI: Profits and price inflation are indeed linked Groundwork Collaborative: Inflation Revelation: How Outsized Corporate Profits Drive Rising Costs IEA: Oil Stocks of IEA Countries – Data Tools CNBC: Analysis: Warsh emerges from a difficult hearing with his Fed ‘regime-change’ plan intact’ UNFTR Resources Essay: Inflation, The Fed and What Comes Next. Video: Stephen Miran Is Going To Be Fed Chair. Video: The Warsh Man for the Job. Max for MTN. Episode: 10 Economic Terms To Know in This Economy. Episode: The End of the American Experiment. Episode. Stupid Is As Stupid Does. Episode: Labor Unions: From Pullman to Kellogg’s. Episode: Stephen Miran Is Going To Be Fed Chair. Episode: Project 2025. -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility.Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/membershipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The core structural shift described in this episode is the integration of AI as an active workflow actor within managed service environments, not simply as an isolated tool. This mechanism alters the governance and accountability requirements for MSPs, as AI now interacts directly with core business platforms and operational data. Companies like Microsoft are embedding AI features—such as Copilot and a legal AI agent—across productivity and security environments, while reports from Axios Future of Cybersecurity and The Register highlight that AI activity is increasingly touching managed identity, email, data, and security infrastructures. The episode's primary evidence centers on the adoption of AI-driven productivity and legal tools within Microsoft 365, with broad rollout timelines targeting early June. Microsoft's deployment of legal AI agents in Word—as outlined by The Register and Thoreau—demonstrates that AI is being implemented to review contracts, draft language, and check citations, embedding itself into sensitive business workflows. Additionally, Proofpoint's formation of an MSP business unit around 365 security further reflects this shift, consolidating risk and workflow management where client data, identity, and security converge. Supporting developments reinforce this trend of workflow centralization and accountability ambiguity. Vendors are introducing dashboards—such as Anthropic's Claude code agent view—that offer improved visibility into AI-driven processes; however, as noted, visibility alone does not constitute governance. The emergence of platforms like Halo PSA and features from JumpCloud exemplify the market response, where vendors and MSPs are being forced to tighten control and monitoring around AI-driven work, including automation, ticketing, and remediation workflows. The episode notes that unmanaged automation creates governance risks that operators must close. The practical implication for MSPs is a set of new operational burdens: rising margin pressure from unpriced AI governance work, contract risk if responsibilities for AI-generated actions remain undefined, and new demands for auditability, evidence retention, and workflow documentation. Providers must build inventories not only of AI tools but also the workflows they touch, define explicit service scope, and establish pricing models for governance functions. The operational tradeoff is an increasing need for infrastructure and process maturity, as the expectation of transparent, accountable AI-driven work is now a baseline for client trust and risk management. 00:00 Managed AI Risk  03:50 Scope or Absorb 06:03 Four MSP Pressures 08:35 Why Do We Care?  Supported by:  MoovilaHaloPSA JumpCloud 

Aubrey Masango speaks to Dr Maanda Tshifularo, CEO of Superlead Advisory and Director of the Centre of Leadership and Dialogue at the GIBS Business School who shares some insight on leadership and the importance of executive education in a rapidly changing world. Tags: 702, The Aubrey Masango Show, Aubrey Masango, In The Spotlight, Dr Maanda Tshifularo, Leadership, Executive Educations, Gibbs, Governance, Character, Vision, Execution, Promptness, Context THE AUBREY MASANGO SHOW BOILERPLATE The Aubrey Masango Show is presented by late night radio broadcaster Aubrey Masango. Aubrey hosts in-depth interviews on controversial political issues and chats to experts offering life advice and guidance in areas of psychology, personal finance and more. All Aubrey’s interviews are podcasted for you to catch-up and listen. Thank you for listening to this podcast from The Aubrey Masango Show. Listen live on weekdays between 20:00 and 24:00 (SA Time) to The Aubrey Masango Show broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and on CapeTalk between 20:00 and 21:00 (SA Time) https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk Find out more about the show here https://buff.ly/lzyKCv0 and get all the catch-up podcasts https://buff.ly/rT6znsn Subscribe to the 702 and CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfet Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prosegue la visita del Presidente statunitense Donald Trump in Cina, con toni più che amichevoli nei confronti del Presidente cinese Xi Jinping. Ma come si stanno modellando gli equilibri globali? Lo chiediamo a Ettore Greco, Vicepresidente dell’Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) e responsabile del programma “Multilateralismo e Governance globale”.Al centro della visita anche il dossier Taiwan. Con noi per parlarne Lorenzo Lamperti, giornalista da Taipei che collabora con La Stampa e la Radiotelevisione Svizzera.Entra nel vivo invece la crisi politica inglese, con le dimissioni del Ministro della Sanità Wes Streeting, pronto a sfidare la leadership di Starmer. Ci aggiorna Giorgia Scaturro, giornalista e producer, nostra collaboratrice a Londra.

Japan’s Corporate Governance Code, first introduced in 2015, has driven significant changes across the market – strengthening shareholder value, enhancing investor engagement, protecting minority rights, promoting gender diversity, and supporting the transition to a decarbonized economy. A further revision expected in 2026 could accelerate progress across these areas. In this episode of the ESG Currents podcast, Yasunori Takeuchi, CEO and Representative Director of Corporate Action Japan, joins Bloomberg Intelligence ESG strategist Yasutake Homma to discuss the potential impact of the upcoming revision. They also explore what lies ahead for shareholders as Japan enters the annual general meeting season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us Fan MailAI for nonprofit staff burnout is becoming one of the most important operational conversations in the sector. This episode explores how nonprofits can use AI to reduce staff burnout, protect institutional knowledge, and build smarter internal systems. Ben Hays of Your Part-Time Controller explains why burnout belongs in boardroom conversations about risk, finance, staffing, and mission sustainability.Burnout is often treated as an emotional or HR issue, but Ben reframes it as a financial, governance, and risk issue. When nonprofit employees leave, the organization loses more than a person. It loses institutional knowledge, training investment, workflow stability, grant reporting confidence, and often months of productivity.As Ben explains, “There's also a financial cost to burnout, which usually doesn't show up in the financial statements until later down the road.” That hidden cost can affect reimbursements, compliance, reporting timelines, employee morale, and even funder confidence.This informative conversation moves beyond surface-level wellness talk and into the operational realities nonprofit leaders face every day. Ben encourages executive directors and boards to examine role clarity, priorities, internal systems, onboarding costs, staff training time, and the infrastructure needed to retain people instead of repeatedly replacing them.AI enters the conversation not as a magic answer, but as a business tool. Used responsibly, AI can reduce repetitive tasks, support first drafts, assist with grant applications, speed up reconciliations, improve communication across departments, and give teams more room for analysis and decision-making.But Ben is clear: responsible AI starts with policy and training. Nonprofits need guidelines that protect donor data, client information, employee records, and financial confidentiality. “AI is not here to replace humans,” Ben says. “You still need to look it over. You still need to make sure it makes sense.”  00:00:00 Welcome to The Nonprofit Show 00:02:25 Ben Hays and Your Part-Time Controller 00:04:13 Why Burnout Has a Financial Cost 00:06:04 Burnout as a Governance and Risk Issue 00:07:05 Retaining Staff Versus Replacing Staff 00:09:51 How to Calculate the Cost of Turnover 00:11:28 Broken Systems Create Repeat Burnout 00:12:45 Why Outside Assessment Can Help 00:14:10 Building a Culture That Welcomes Feedback 00:18:29 Wellness Programs Are Not Enough 00:19:38 Responsible AI Use Starts With Policy 00:21:27 AI Can Create Time to Think 00:23:42 AI Across Finance, Programs, and Operations 00:25:27 Reframing AI as a Tool, Not a Threat 00:28:28 Final Thoughts on AI, Burnout, and Nonprofit Capacity #TheNonprofitShow #NonprofitAIFind us Live daily on YouTube!Find us  Live daily on LinkedIn!Find us Live daily on X: @Nonprofit_ShowOur national co-hosts and amazing guests discuss management, money and missions of nonprofits!  12:30pm ET   11:30am CT  10:30am MT  9:30am PTSend us your ideas for Show Guests or Topics: HelpDesk@AmericanNonprofitAcademy.comVisit us on the web:The Nonprofit Show

On this edition of the BIG 5, Elias is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer at Women in Governance and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. TVA reports that the Portuguese community in Montreal was refused a permit from the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough to hold its traditional march in the streets this Sunday. The march coincides with the Santo Cristo religious festival. A new bill introduced in Quebec seeks to strengthen protections for women facing domestic violence by allowing access to a partner’s history of abuse. Moved by the death of Gabie Renaud, the proposed legislation comes as concerns over femicide and intimate partner violence continue to grow across the province. Thanks to his son, a man in his 60s from the Quebec City area won the ‘Winner for Life’ jackpot on the Loto-Quebec scratch ticket. Christian Hébert is set to receive $1,000 per week for life. The man asked his son to go to the convenience store to pick up a few things, including a lottery ticket.

The COC board convenes with staff updates, a point-in-time count announcement, and a consent calendar item pulled for discussion about data sharing. City and county leaders present a framework to merge COC functions with local jurisdictions under a single governing body and ask the board to join a planning task force. Board members, service providers, and people with lived experience voice concerns about shifting decision-making power to a majority of elected officials, HUD compliance, community representation, and funding commitments. After public comment and debate the board votes to participate in the planning process with follow-up on task force representation and next steps.

Bongani Bingwa speaks to Phethiwe Matutu about growing concerns over governance instability and leadership crises at South African universities. The discussion explores allegations of political interference, procurement battles, weakened accountability and institutional capture on campuses, as well as the broader impact on students, academic freedom, research and public trust in higher education institutions. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station. Bongani makes sense of the news, interviews the key newsmakers of the day, and holds those in power to account on your behalf. The team bring you all you need to know to start your day Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa broadcast on 702: https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/36edSLV or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/zEcM35T Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio7See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SUMMARY: RIP Reasoning, hello The Enterprise AI Show. We do a point-in-time analysis of the AI market for May 2026, across 11 major categories. SHOW: 1026SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Enterprise AI Show #1027 TranscriptSHOW SPONSORS:Nasuni - Activate your data for AI and request a demoShareGate - ShareGate Protect. Microsoft 365 Governance, we got this!SHOW NOTES:Reviewing the Major AI Vendors FEEDBACK?Email: show @ the enterprise ai show dot comeBluesky: @EntAIShow.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @TheEntAIShowInstagram: @TheEntAIShow

If healthcare transformation seems slow, it's because people, process, and trust must catch up with the tech. In this episode we sit down with Dr. David Lubarsky, CEO of Westchester Medical Center Health Network. Named one of Modern Healthcare's 100 Most Influential People in Health Care, Dr. Lubarsky shares real world lessons on turning innovation into measurable outcomes. Watch the video version here. We explore how health systems can successfully adapt and adopt AI-driven innovation without losing sight of the human side of care. From improving sepsis mortality outcomes to overcoming frontline resistance to AI, this conversation dives into what it really takes to drive meaningful change in healthcare. Chapter Timestamps: 00:00 Preview clip 01:16 CEO perspective on digital transformation in healthcare 02:26 Why people, process, and technology must work together 04:10 Overcoming resistance to AI: lessons from sepsis care 08:11 How to prioritize high-impact AI initiatives 11:00 Using AI to identify missed care and save lives 13:24 AI as a force multiplier for clinicians 15:12 Leading change and addressing workforce concerns 18:02 Reducing inefficiencies between providers and payers 20:10 Governance, transparency, and ethical AI oversight 24:02 Continuous monitoring and the evolution of AI systems 29:41 Keeping patients at the center of digital health  This episode offers valuable insights for healthcare executives, clinical leaders, digital health innovators, and anyone navigating transformation in modern healthcare. Connect with Dr. Lubarsky on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidlubarsky Find Dr. Lubarsky's work at https://www.wmchealth.org/ #aiinhealthcare #digitalhealth #artificialintelligence #healthcareinnovation #patientsafety #healthcaretechnology Subscribe and stay at the forefront of the digital healthcare revolution. Find out why we're the fastest growing digital health channel on YouTube!  The Digital Healthcare Experience is a hub to connect healthcare leaders and tech enthusiasts. Powered by Taylor Healthcare, this podcast is your gateway to the latest trends and breakthroughs in digital health. Learn more about The Digital Healthcare Experience here. Taylor Healthcare empowers healthcare organizations to thrive in the digital world. Our technology streamlines critical workflows such as procedural & surgical informed consent with patented mobile signature capture, ransomware downtime mitigation, patient engagement and more. For more information about Taylor Healthcare, please visit imedhealth.com   The Digital Healthcare Experience Podcast: Powered by Taylor Healthcare Produced by Naomi Schwimmer  Hosted by Chris Civitarese Edited by Eli Banks Music by Nicholas Bach  

Snowflake is the AI Data Cloud behind some of the world's largest enterprises — $4.68 billion in annual revenue, 29% year-over-year growth, and over 760 Forbes Global 2000 companies as customers. Baris Gultekin, VP of AI at Snowflake, leads the product efforts that sit at the center of how those enterprises actually operationalize AI. Before Snowflake, he co-founded Google Assistant and scaled it from 10 million to 500 million monthly users.What you'll learn:Why our data isn't clean enough is a delay tactic — and the scoped approach to move past itWhat the semantic layer is and how it lets AI answer business questions accurately, not just fluentlyWhy running AI next to data (instead of sending data to models) makes governance dramatically easierHow Snowflake deployed AI internally: a CEO-level non-optional mandate combined with bottom-up access to their own Cortex coding agentWhy context — not just data — is what agents need to operate reliably at enterprise scaleKey takeaways:Start with one scoped use case, build the semantic model around it, layer governance — don't wait for perfect dataContext is a shared reality for agents: unified data + business semantics + codified workflowsAI adoption compounds when leadership sets a hard mandate and simultaneously gives everyone a tool to experiment withCredits:Host: Carlos Gonzalez de VillaumbrosiaGuest: Baris GultekinSocial Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

An inventive way to encourage the understanding of the stupidity in New Zealand's governance... Oliver Hartwich, Executive Director of the New Zealand Initiative, has authored a novella, ‘The Martian Audit: Or, How New Zealand Repelled an Invasion Through Procedural Complexity'. It's a satirical work in which Martian invaders are held off and eventually sent packing by the country's planning system, consultation requirements, and public service culture. The novella is meant to entertain but reeks of reality – especially for those who have been challenged by the system. We also bring to your attention the latest, very significant, information about climate change. And we end in the mailroom with Mrs Producer. File your comments and complaints at Leighton@newstalkzb.co.nz OR Carolyn@newstalkzb.co.nz Haven't listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide. Listen here on iHeartRadio Leighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard Tomlinson is Chief Investment Officer at Local Pensions Partnership Investments. He was previously head of portfolio advisory and partner at Albourne, where he spent over 6 years, and prior to that managed was Head of Multi Strategy and Absolute Return at Old Mutual Asset Managers. This podcast builds on the themes recently shared in the Always a Pensions Angle collaboration which featured Richard. We begin our conversation with Richard's diverse educational background and how he was interested in particular in entrepreneurship, some of which sprang from his family upbringing. We speak about how that influenced his later moves into other organizations and the creative mindset that followed. Moving then to his focus at the helm of the investment team at LPPI we discuss the recent expansion of the partnership and the challenges and opportunities that it represents. With the new mission statement "Together, Let's Do More" we speak about what that "More" will entail and how in particular the advisory role will be built out and the new responsibilities assumed.Governance, accountability and stakeholder interests feature strongly in this discussion as do the realities of embarking upon a set of new frontiers.This podcast is kindly sponsored by Benefit Street Partners and PIMCO. Founded in 2008, Benefit Street Partners – BSP – is Franklin Templeton's specialised private credit manager with $92 billion in assets under management.  The firm provides a wide range of private credit strategies across the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific, including direct lending, special situations, commercial real estate debt, infrastructure debt, asset backed finance, structured credit and liquid credit.  PIMCO (Pacific Investment Management Company LLC) is a premier global investment management firm founded in 1971, specializing in active fixed-income with over $2 trillion in assets under management. Headquartered in Newport Beach, California, it offers diversified investment solutions across public and private markets, serving institutional and individual investors worldwide.

The Institute of Internal Auditors Presents: All Things Internal Audit  In this episode, Ahmed Sharif Hawky and Emmanuel Pascal discuss why greenwashing is no longer just a reputational risk, but also a governance and assurance challenge. Together they break down how greenwashing qualifies as legal misrepresentation, why most control environments are far weaker than leadership realizes, and what a practical audit approach looks like — from mapping sustainability claims across  channels to using data analytics and intensity ratios to test what companies report and what they don't.     HOST: Ahmed Sharif Shawky, CIA, CPA CEO, SustainGRC GUESTS: Emmanuel Pascal, CIA, CRMA, CFE CEO, Condor Strike  Member, Committee of Research and Education Advisors, Internal Audit Foundation   KEY POINTS: Introduction [00:00-00:00:50] Defining Greenwashing [00:00:50-00:02:14] Political Backlash vs. Regulatory Reality [00:02:16-00:03:21] Greenwashing as Misrepresentation [00:03:24-00:06:13] Global Greenwashing Regulations [00:06:13-00:07:16] Greenwashing as Value Fraud [00:07:22-00:11:07] Assessing Greenwashing Risk [00:11:14-00:13:49] Green Strategy and Red Flags [00:13:50-00:14:48] Using Data Analytics to Test Sustainability Claims [00:14:48-00:18:10] Building a Strong Control Framework [00:18:13-00:19:27] Internal Audit's Approach to Greenwashing Risk [00:19:27-00:20:58] Training Auditors on Sustainability [00:20:58-00:21:52] DWS Greenwashing Case [00:21:52-00:23:42] 2026 International Conference Promo [00:23:47-00:24:18] Closing [00:24:25-00:24:34] IIA RELATED CONTENT:  Interested in this topic? Visit the links below for more resources: 2026 IIA International Conference Knowledge Centers: Environmental, Social, and Governance Global Internal Audit Standards Vision 2035 Global Perspectives & Insights: Sustainability All Things Internal Audit: Unmasking Greenwashing On the Frontlines: Greenwashing and Closing the Authenticity Gap Five Questions: Preventing Greenwashing   Visit The IIA's website or YouTube channel for related topics and more. Follow All Things Internal Audit: Apple Podcasts Spotify Libsyn Deezer  

Recorded live at Money20/20 Asia in Bangkok, this first of two special episodes, produced in partnership with audax, where we dive into the real-world impact of digital banking transformation across Southeast Asia. Host Debbie West was joined by: 1/ Mike Breen, Chief Commercial officer, audax 2/ Danielle Szetho, Head of Digital Assets Portfolio & Governance, Standard Chartered Bank 3/ Sajal Bhatnagar, Chief Digital Officer, Allo Bank 4/ Moritz Gastl, General Manager, Tala Financing Mike Breen, Chief Commercial Officer at audax, explores why the industry has finally moved beyond the endless transformation narrative and into a phase where banks are being judged on outcomes, not intentions. He unpacks the shifting dynamics of customer loyalty, why five‑year transformation plans are already obsolete, and how banks can stay relevant to a generation that no longer comes to the bank, the bank must go to them. We also hear from Danielle Szetho, Head of Digital Assets, Portfolio & Governance at Standard Chartered, who explains why Asia has reached an inflection point in digital assets adoption. She breaks down the rapid rise of local‑currency stablecoins, the real use cases emerging across supply chains and cross‑border commerce, and how AI‑driven agentic technologies are reshaping treasury operations inside major institutions. Sajal Bhatnagar, Chief Digital Officer at Allo Bank, shares why Indonesia's young, connected but underbanked population creates one of the world's most compelling environments for digital banking. He discusses what truly determines whether a digital bank can scale sustainably, why embedded finance is central to Allo Bank's strategy, and how partnerships unlock cost‑efficient access to millions of customers. Finally, Moritz Gastl, General Manager at Tala Financing shares how Tala is expanding access to credit for underserved customers, the realities of risk, pricing and repayment in emerging markets, and what sustainable digital lending looks like when you design around everyday financial lives rather than idealised models. A fast‑paced, insight‑rich episode capturing the energy, innovation and competitive urgency defining financial services across Asia today.

In this three-part podcast series, Amardeep Gill and Professor Catherine Staite explore the governance dimensions of local government reorganisation through the lens of 'ending well'. Drawing on research, policy insight and lived experience, the series examines what it means for dissolving councils to discharge their final governance obligations with the same care and rigour as their founding ones, and why the quality of an ending directly shapes the effectiveness of what follows.In the first episode, the discussion focuses on the paradox of ending and the complex reality that local government reorganisation is rarely just an administrative process. As councils are restructured through statutory structural change orders, shadow authorities, TUPE transfers and service continuity arrangements, longstanding institutions with decades of democratic history are deliberately wound down. The episode explores the governance risks that arise during this period of transition, particularly the danger that urgency and delivery pressures crowd out reflection, leading to rushed decisions, embedded assumptions and lost organisational learning. It considers how the way one institution ends can ultimately strengthen or undermine the foundations of the next.

A recent online article in the Council on Business & Society Insights, co-authored by our guest today, argued that...For much of the twentieth century, corporate governance was guided by a simple principal: maximise shareholder value, and broader social benefits will follow. But in an era defined by sustainability, ESG expectations, and growing demands for accountability, that assumption is increasingly being questioned.Corporations shape far more than markets. They influence employment, communities, and the environment in ways that extend well beyond balance sheets. As these impacts become more visible, the question of corporate purpose is no longer theoretical – it is central to how businesses create long-term value and legitimacy in societyThat is all well and good in theory, but what does that mean in practical terms for organisations and their leaders?To explore this further I am delighted to be joined by Professor Tanusree Jain.About our guest…Tanusree Jain is Professor at Copenhagen Business School. She is an expert on corporate governance and how and through what mechanisms it affects responsible and irresponsible firm behaviors including CSR, ESG, stakeholder management and mismanagement. Tanusree's research has received awards and nominations from reputed international associations and academic journals and she has advised various for-profit and non-profit organizations, entrepreneurs, and social enterprises as well as being a regular commentator in the media.The article discussed in the interview is available here: https://cobsinsights.org/2026/03/24/social-welfare-rethinking-corporate-governance/Further information about Tanusree and her research is available here:https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/departments/department-management-society-and-communication/tanusree-jainhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jZg8WfsAAAAJ&hl=en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Fraud in the Office, Matthew and Mark dive into the rapidly growing world of AI-powered fraud with special guest Robert Berry, “That Audit Guy.” From deepfakes and voice cloning to synthetic identities and AI-driven social engineering, the episode explores how fraudsters are industrializing scams at global scale. Robert shares firsthand experiences uncovering fraud, the realities auditors face during investigations, and why organizations must rethink controls, governance, and verification in the AI era. The discussion also highlights how modern audit technologies like IAStream can help organizations detect anomalies faster and strengthen fraud prevention before losses spiral out of control. And yes — on the Fraud in the Office website, you can also take the free AI Replaceable Meter (AIrm) assessment to see how likely your job could be replaced by AI. Support the showFind us on all streaming platforms! Check out our sponsor 1Trooper on LinkedIn @1TrooperAnd don't forget to subscribe!

Innovation occurs across many areas, and compliance professionals need not only to be ready for it but also to embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers, and creators in the award-winning Innovation in Compliance podcast. In this episode, host Tom visits with George Tziahanas, VP of Compliance and Associate General Counsel at Archive360. Tom interviews George Tziahanas on why organizations must move beyond data storage to providing data integrity, lineage, and accountability as a foundation for AI readiness. George defines “data defensibility” as the ability to defend how AI systems were trained and operate when AI decisions are not easily explainable, such as in rules-based automation, emphasizing upstream data provenance, monitoring, and audit trails. They discuss increasing regulator and stakeholder focus on authority and accountability, and how litigation can shape compliance, citing early e-discovery practices influenced by the Zubulake v. UBS Warburg decision and enforcement context involving former New York AG Elliot Spitzer. George uses the Mercor breach to show supply-chain and confidentiality risks in AI training data and notes that regulators and plaintiffs may rely on existing laws. He highlights risks from weak data governance, dark data, and legacy archives. He recommends asset/data inventories, migrating data off insecure legacy systems, risk-tiering AI use cases, extending ISO/NIST frameworks, and building observability to enable faster, responsible AI adoption. Key highlights: What Data Defensibility Means Litigation Shapes Compliance Weak Data Governance Risks Managing Legacy Archive Data Governance Accelerates AI Dark Data Explained What Success Looks Like Resources: George Tziahanas on LinkedIn Archive360 Articles by George Tziahanas Beyond Retention: Why AI Governance in 2026 is a Defensibility Problem Keeping Data in Check: The Importance of Data Defensibility

(0:00) Intro (1:34) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:21) Start of interview  (3:20) Marie's origin story (5:19) Career Path in Law and Governance. Her time at HP and Agilent Technologies. (7:50) Transition to eBay  (9:57) Shareholder Activism and eBay's Story *CNBC clip with Ryan Cohen (14:42) Governance Roles and Board Memberships (16:50) Her teaching positions on the role of the General Counsel  (18:57) Chair and Director Succession (23:37) On separating Chair and CEO roles (25:44) Governance in Private Companies (30:40) The Impact of AI on Governance. She thinks of it in three buckets: 1) Customer/revenue opportunity; 2) from an enterprise wide standpoint; and 3) AI risks (34:36) Questions board members should ask management regarding AI opportunities and challenges (38:09) Energy Sector and AI *Marie serves on the board of Portland General Electric (43:10) Geopolitical Challenges in Business *reference to Meta-Manus China breakup (45:24) Building Trust in the Boardroom (48:30) Books that have greatly influenced her life: The Book of Alchemy, by Suleika Jaouad (2025) Phoenix in a Jade Bowl, by Bonnie Bongwan Cho Oh (her mother) (2013) Atomic Habits, by James Clear (2018) (50:32) Her mentors (52:38) Quotes that she thinks of often or lives her life by. (54:00) An unusual habit or an absurd thing that she loves. (56:00) The living person she most admires: Lisa Su. Marie Oh Huber has over 30 years of experience of strategic business, legal, regulatory and public policy experience in large global public technology companies, including eBay, Agilent Technologies, and HP. She currently serves on the board of Portland General Electric You can follow Evan on social media at:X: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

Episode co-host: Marina Kaganovich, Enterprise Trust Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud  Guest: James Sherer, Partner at BakerHostetler  Topics Is AI just an emerging technology or something bigger, deeper and different?  Is this another emerging technology or a fundamental shift? How to effectively govern something that is rapidly changing at unprecedented velocity?  We navigated the governance of the Internet and SaaS. What makes AI governance fundamentally different from the "Classic IT" or Data Governance models of the past? As we move toward Agentic AI, the line between tool and teammate blurs. Should we be governing AI agents through the lens of Technical Controls or Human Resources and behavioral contracts?  What if we hand even more responsibility to AI? Where are the tipping points as we shift from assistance to autonomy? How to avoid unintended, negative consequences when setting policy, contrasting risk-based vs. rights-based regulation and regulatory expectations Give us some practical takeaways for a defensible AI program - if an organization had to defend its AI program to a regulator or a judge tomorrow?  Related episodes: Video version EP235 The Autonomous Frontier: Governing AI Agents from Code to Courtroom EP161 Cloud Compliance: A Lawyer - Turned Technologist! - Perspective on Navigating the Cloud EP237 Making Security Personal at the Speed and Scale of TikTok

Patrick Graff, a Senior Fellow with the American Federation for Children, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Graff's paper, "Declining Public School Enrollment and the Rise of Universal Private School Choice Programs," which was presented at "School Choice: Impacts on Participants, Non-Participants, Educators, and Entrepreneurs," a conference hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School's Program on Education Policy and Governance on May 7 and 8, 2026.

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On April 9, 2026, Dr. Robin S. Brooks delivered the Keynote EU Democracy and Security Lecture at the 24th Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union, hosted by the European Union Center of California at Scripps College. This podcast is a recording of this talk, titled, 'Euro-Atlantic Values' and the Future of Transatlantic Security. Dr. Robin S. Brooks, Robin Brooks is a Visiting Fellow in Global Policy and Governance at Pomona College.

SUMMARY: We  explore one of the most overlooked bottlenecks in the AI boom: energy and infrastructure and  why power availability is becoming the limiting factor.GUEST: Wannie Park, Founder/CEO of PADO AISHOW: 1026SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Reasoning Show #1026 TranscriptSHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/satMQRxKQC8SHOW SPONSORS:ShareGate - ShareGate Protect. Microsoft 365 Governance, we got this!Nasuni - Activate your data for AI and request a demoSHOW NOTES:1. AI's Hidden Constraint: PowerAI growth is no longer limited only by GPUs and computePower generation, cooling, and grid interconnects are emerging as major bottlenecksData centers could account for 10–12% of North American power demand in coming years2. Why Data Centers Are Being ReimaginedTraditional data centers were built for enterprise IT, not AI-scale workloadsAI infrastructure introduces:Massive power density needsAdvanced cooling challenges3. The Grid Wasn't Built for AIUtilities are designed around peak demand scenariosMost grids run well below peak capacity most of the timeAI workloads create volatile and unpredictable consumption patternsLong interconnection timelines are pushing companies toward alternative infrastructure models4. GPU Utilization Is Surprisingly LowGPU clusters are often underutilized because of:Scheduling inefficiencies, Cooling limitations, SLA constraintsEffective GPU utilization may be as low as 12–13% in some environments5. Cooling as a Major Optimization LayerLegacy data centers often cool entire zones inefficientlyPado AI alignsAI workloads, Cooling systems, Power allocationWorkload-aware orchestration helps optimize cooling and compute efficiency6. The Rise of “Compute Forecasting”Pado forecasts compute demand instead of energy demandThe platform models:GPU workloads, Power consumption, Cooling requirements, SLA prioritiesGoal: maximize “compute per megawatt”7. AI Workloads Become Time-AwareAI providers may increasingly:Shift workloads to off-peak periodsIncentivize delayed non-urgent jobsDynamically balance compute demandUsers are already seeing variable inference latency in real-world AI systems8. Sustainability vs Reliability vs ProfitabilityOperators must balance:Uptime expectations, Infrastructure costs, Sustainability goalsRenewable adoption is growing, but reliability still drives investment in natural gas and battery-backed systems9. Brownfield vs Greenfield OpportunitiesPado AI is focused primarily on existing (“brownfield”) data centersExisting enterprise infrastructure can often be extended and optimized instead of rebuiltEnterprises may gain significant AI capability without hyperscale GPU deploymentsFEEDBACK?Email: show @ reasoning dot showBluesky: @reasoningshow.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @ReasoningShowInstagram: @reasoningshowTikTok: @reasoningshow

In the late 60's a bunch of hippie communes popped up across the US, and the ideals were beautiful... but sadly shortlived and often filled with conflict because they focused on escapism instead of true collaboration. If we avoid politics as a way to resist tyranny, we may end up fostering a different form of tyranny. Similarly to the tolerance paradox: Governance can by tyrannical but so can non-governance. THE SOURCES AND INSPIRATION:Get Jenny Odell's Books Here.Buy Jenny Odell's book here.Info on Walden Two by B.F. Skinner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walden_TwoSome extra information on the 60's commune movement: https://bohotude.com/hippie-communes-of-the-1960s-their-origins-legacy-and-what-we-can-learn-today/Read Julie's Medium Blog.Support JULIE (and the show!)Support + get some bonus stuff over on PATREON.Get an occasional personal email from me: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.comTune in on INSTAGRAM AND YOUTUBE or TIKTOK.Info on War Tax Resistance.Donate to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund and the Sudan Relief FundThe opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Todd Blanche has come under sharp criticism for his public defense of the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein files release and the recent transfer of Ghislaine Maxwell. In multiple media appearances, Blanche asserted that the file release represented “full transparency,” despite extensive redactions that critics argue obscure key details and protect institutions rather than victims. Observers note that many of the released materials were already publicly accessible, fueling accusations that the disclosure was more performative than substantive. Blanche's explanations have been described as dismissive, relying on broad assurances rather than specific justifications, which has further eroded public confidence in the DOJ's narrative.Blanche has also defended Maxwell's transfer within the federal prison system by citing unspecified “security concerns,” a rationale that has drawn skepticism due to the lack of accompanying detail or independent verification. Critics argue that the vagueness surrounding the move mirrors a broader pattern of opacity in the government's handling of the Epstein case. Legal analysts warn that Blanche's repeated public statements may ultimately create a documented record that could be scrutinized in future investigations or proceedings. As pressure mounts from victims' advocates and transparency groups, questions continue to grow about whether the DOJ's approach reflects legitimate security considerations or an ongoing effort to manage political and institutional fallout rather than fully confront the scope of the scandal.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

The episode highlights a structural shift from traditional software licensing towards consumption-based AI billing, transforming AI adoption into a source of direct financial exposure and accountability. This mechanism is illustrated by Microsoft's new administrative controls for Copilot in Windows 11 and platform-wide integration efforts from vendors such as Apple and Amazon. The primary concern is no longer simply enabling access to AI tools, but managing their consumption, controlling costs, and clarifying responsibility for both outputs and consequences. The most consequential development centers around rapidly escalating AI costs and the difficulty organizations face in quantifying usage. According to reporting from The Information, companies such as Uber exhausted their 2026 AI budgets within months, with some daily usage costs reaching approximately $1,000 per user. Simultaneously, The Register cites a survey indicating that a majority of U.S. employees are skeptical about their employers adopting Microsoft's AI bundles, and many believe alternative tools suffice. Additionally, Apple's acceptance of a $250 million settlement regarding misleading AI claims signifies a shift from reputational to monetary accountability. Supporting developments further expose operational and governance challenges. Microsoft's 2026 Work Trend Index, cited by CNET and GeekWire, identifies a disconnect between employee pressure to use AI and leadership's lack of defined, standardized practices. Apple's movement toward a third-party extensions model and Amazon's integration of managed agents into Bedrock are designed to address platform coherence, yet they introduce dynamic complexity in model choice and cost accountability. Gartner's projections of rising IT spend tied to data center investments further reinforce the infrastructure burden associated with widespread AI adoption. For MSPs and IT service providers, these developments underscore the risks of treating AI as a standard application rather than a managed operational layer. Legacy service agreements rarely specify how AI-driven costs, data exposure, or automation errors are governed. Providers now face new expectations to separate access and licensing from governance, usage auditing, and policy enforcement. Those who adapt by offering discrete AI management services—covering monitoring, cost controls, workflow approvals, and incident review—can align compensation with responsibility, while others risk absorbing escalating vendor complexity and unreimbursed accountability within flat-rate agreements. 00:00 AI Bill Due  03:31 Culture Blocks AI 05:49 AI Accountability Gap 09:16 Why Do We Care?  Supported by:  Moovila HaloPSA 

Stephen Grootes speaks to Dr Mpumelelo Mkhabela, political analyst, about the Constitutional Court ruling and its implications for South Africa’s democracy, what it could mean for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s legacy, ongoing governance reforms, and the broader political consequences. In other interviews, Berry Everitt, CEO of Chas Everitt International Property Group, about growing concerns that Johannesburg’s worsening financial and governance crisis could start damaging property values and investor confidence in South Africa’s economic hub. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-known journalist and radio presenter, Stephen Grootes. He explores the latest economic trends, business developments, investment opportunities, and personal finance strategies. Each episode features engaging conversations with top newsmakers, industry experts, financial advisors, entrepreneurs, and politicians, offering you thought-provoking insights to navigate the ever-changing financial landscape.    Thank you for listening to a podcast from The Money Show Listen live Primedia+ weekdays from 18:00 and 20:00 (SA Time) to The Money Show with Stephen Grootes broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show, go to https://buff.ly/7QpH0jY or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/PlhvUVe Subscribe to The Money Show Daily Newsletter and the Weekly Business Wrap here https://buff.ly/v5mfetc The Money Show is brought to you by Absa     Follow us on social media   702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702   CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/Radio702 CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an episode from VoxDev's new podcast series, Ideas in Development. This series has a separate podcast feed, where you can find every episode of Oliver Hanney and Kurtis Lockhart's conversations on cities. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOPG6UmOHGUApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cities-of-opportunity-not-powder-kegs/id1866874059?i=1000766172534Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6BoYX7rfpjn86KndCxsnyd?si=53213815c1fd4408Audioboom: https://audioboom.com/posts/8899287-cities-of-opportunity-not-powder-kegsSubstack: https://ideasindevelopment.substack.com/p/cities-of-opportunity-not-powderVoxDev: https://voxdev.org/topic/institutions-political-economy/leonard-wantchekon-youth-governance-and-africas-urban-future Are African cities a powder keg of restless youth – or the most promising place to build prosperity, peaceful politics and shared civic life?Leonard Wantchekon joins Ideas in Development to argue that African cities should be seen as a youth opportunity, not a youth problem.We discuss recent unrest in Kenya and Tanzania, his work showing that clientelism is overwhelmingly a rural phenomenon, and that deliberation and decentralisation are the institutional minimums African cities should be reaching for. Leonard then lays out what deliberation, decentralisation and a renewed urban culture could do for the next generation of African city dwellers.

Metro Van seeks public input in its governance; will it change anything (0:43) Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor and mayoral candidate How many more skyscrapers can Vancouver take? (11:35) James Munro, Principal at RJC Engineers Richmond's ribbon debate is a distraction. The real problem is killing kids sports (23:11) From pump to plug: are high gas prices driving consumers toward EVs? (33:09) Bob Porter, President of the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this episode, Dr. Shari Simpson speaks with Jillian Ambrose, Counsel at Crowell, about the urgent legal and compliance risks associated with using AI in hiring processes. As organizations increasingly adopt AI tools for recruitment, understanding the evolving landscape of state laws and potential biases is crucial. Listeners will gain insights into how to effectively engage with AI vendors, ensure compliance, and mitigate risks while leveraging AI for efficiency in hiring. • Understand the evolving patchwork of state laws affecting AI in hiring. • Learn key questions to ask AI vendors about their tools. • Discover the importance of conducting bias audits before using AI tools. • Recognize the need for human oversight in AI-driven hiring processes. • Identify best practices for communicating AI use to candidates. 00:00 -- Introduction to the episode 00:35 -- Importance of AI in hiring today 01:44 -- Legal and compliance risks of AI tools 02:32 -- Engaging with AI vendors effectively 03:40 -- Liability concerns for employers using AI 06:17 -- Addressing bias and disparate impact in AI 08:02 -- Governance and oversight of AI tools 09:23 -- The complexity of state laws on AI 10:19 -- Starting points for AI policy development 12:10 -- Balancing efficiency and legal compliance 13:05 -- Managing human oversight in AI processes 14:30 -- Baby steps for implementing AI in hiring 17:31 -- Communicating AI use to candidates 19:57 -- Future of regulation in AI hiring Guest(s): Jillian Ambrose, Counsel at Crowell. She advises employers on employment law, focusing on compliance and emerging workplace risks. Jillian has extensive experience navigating the complexities of AI in hiring and its legal implications. Keywords: AI in hiring, legal risks of AI, compliance with AI tools, bias in AI recruitment, engaging AI vendors, human oversight in hiring, state laws on AI, AI policy development, communicating AI to candidates, future of AI regulation

Content note: This episode includes discussion of abuse and may be sensitive for some listeners.In this episode of Leaders Lead, Tony Taylor sits down with Thurston County Commissioner Emily Clouse for an in-depth, on-the-record conversation addressing the 2024 investigation and subsequent settlement.As public scrutiny continues to shape the political landscape ahead of the next election cycle, Commissioner Clouse responds directly to questions about the investigation, her conduct, and the personal and professional fallout that followed.This long-form discussion moves beyond headlines to explore accountability, resilience, leadership under pressure, and the broader implications for local government transparency.Topics include:1. The 2024 investigation and settlement2. Public claims of “exoneration” and how she views the findings3. The toll of scrutiny on public officials4. Leadership during controversy5. Governance, transparency, and public trust6. The path forward as she continues in officeThis episode offers listeners the opportunity to hear directly from the commissioner in her own words.If any individual referenced in this episode wishes to respond or offer a rebuttal, they are invited to contact Tony and the Leaders Lead team at info@tonytaylorinspires.com. We welcome additional perspectives and are open to hearing other sides of the story.leadersleadthepodcast.com

What if one of the most effective ways to strengthen nonprofit leadership is to rethink how board members are recruited, trained, and supported? And in a time when AI is reshaping work and human skills matter more than ever, how can associations and nonprofits help members build the judgment, empathy, and strategic thinking that only real service can develop?In this episode of Associations Thrive, host Joanna Pineda interviews Whitley Richards, CEO of Cause Strategy Partners. Whitley discusses:How Cause Strategy Partners is a board placement and governance training provider that works across the United States, the UK, and Hong Kong.How the company has placed about 3,300 professionals onto the boards of more than 1,500 nonprofit organizations over its 11-year history.How Fortune 500 companies partner with Cause Strategy Partners because they want scalable ways to connect employees to meaningful board service as part of leadership development and corporate social responsibility strategies.Cause Strategy Partners' Board Lead program that prepares professionals before, during, and after placement to become effective board members, while offering the service free to nonprofits of many sizes, including smaller organizations with modest budgets.How the organization “flips” the board recruitment model by inviting individuals to identify nonprofits they care about and explain why they want to serve, creating stronger commitment from the outset.How Whitley wants to bust the myth that nonprofit boards are social clubs; today's boards require serious leadership, strategy, and accountability.References:Cause Strategy Partners Website

Var Shankar makes the case that most AI governance guidance is built for large, sophisticated, multifunctional global enterprises — and that this leaves out the roughly half of American workers employed at organizations with fewer than 500 people. Through the Council on AI Governance, the nonprofit he leads with Alexis Cook, he is trying to fill that gap with open, current, and pragmatic resources, including an AI Governance Playbook organized around four focus areas: strategy, risk and compliance, workforce literacy, and operational management. He tells Kevin that the case for AI governance no longer needs to be made; what smaller organizations now need is help asking vendors the right questions and clarifying who owns what internally when a few people are doing many jobs. The conversation then turns to the parts of the field Var thinks are most undercooked. Workforce literacy, he argues, is the focus area most often neglected because it functions as a vitamin rather than a painkiller — long-term, hard to resource, and easy to reduce to a training module when what is actually needed is hands-on involvement in pilots and documentation. He explains why healthcare offers an unusually strong foundation for AI assurance, with its existing regulatory architecture, comfort with use-case variability, and tradition of post-deployment monitoring, and he describes assurance itself as the connective tissue between an organization and the outside world — distinct from regulation and from internal governance, not a substitute for either. Drawing on a pilot he co-authored on with the Standards Council of Canada testing system-level certification at a Canadian bank, he highlights two surprising lessons: that even simplified certification criteria get interpreted differently by different actors, and that even one of the world's most forward-thinking public standards bodies lacked the technical capacity to play standard-setter for something as dynamic as an AI system. He closes with practical advice for risk and compliance professionals: start with the positive vision of what the organization is trying to do with AI, observe how existing IT, data, and security governance already work, and identify which standards ecosystems the organization is already plugged into. Var Shankar is Executive Director of the Council on AI Governance, an independent nonprofit developing open AI governance resources for organizations of all sizes. He previously served as Executive Director of the Responsible AI Institute and as Chief AI and Privacy Officer at Enzai, a regtech AI compliance startup. An attorney by training and a graduate of Harvard Law School, he practiced law at Cravath, Swaine & Moore and earlier worked on the Clinton Global Initiative and with the government of British Columbia on digital government and COVID response. He teaches AI governance at Purdue, where he has helped develop a master's-level AI auditing program, and serves on the OECD Network of Experts on AI, the World Economic Forum's AI Governance Alliance, and the Brookings Forum for Cooperation on AI. He co-developed Kaggle's Intro to AI Ethics course with Alexis Cook. Transcript   Council on AI Governance: AI Governance Playbook Context-specific certification of AI systems: a pilot in the financial industry (AI and Ethics, 2025) Standards Council of Canada AI accreditation pilot

SUMMARY:  Brian Gracely (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, Software Defined Talk and Failover Media) discuss the biggest AI news stories from the month of April, 2026. SHOW: 1025SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Reasoning Show #1025 TranscriptSHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Gl-49dmAgBsSHOW SPONSORS:Nasuni - Activate your data for AI and request a demoShareGate - ShareGate Protect. Microsoft 365 Governance, we got this!SHOW NOTES:Links to all the AI News covered in this months showFEEDBACK?Email: show @ reasoning dot showBluesky: @reasoningshow.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @ReasoningShowInstagram: @reasoningshowTikTok: @reasoningshow

We've all been holding on to the edges of our seats to see how the situation in the German cannabis market unfolds. Today, we have the pleasure of having a conversation with Alfredo Pascual, CFA who is renowned as one of the "voices of reason" in the cannabis industry, wherein we go deep into the possible outcomes of the recent regulatory changes.We're sure this episode will be a treat for many.Alfredo Pascual, CFA, is Head of Strategy & Corporate Development at Cannamedical, one of Europe's leading independent medical cannabis companies.He brings a decade of experience in investment analysis, capital allocation, and market and regulatory intelligence within the cannabis industry, having previously served as Executive Director of Seed Innovations Ltd (LON:SEED), on the Supervisory Board of Avextra, and as International Analyst at MJBizDaily.Alfredo is also a CFA Charterholder with an MA in Governance and Public Policy from Universität Passau and a BBA from Universidad Católica del Uruguay, complemented by certifications in pharmaceutical drug regulation.---Resources Mentioned in the Video:• FAZ article• another FAZ mention • Parliamentary inquiry response• EKOCAN reports• EU Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA of 25 October 2004• German medical cannabis applications for insurance reach 100,000: MJBizDaily❇️ Get in touch at https://www.thecannabisconversation.co.ukConnect with Nikita Cretu on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikita-cretu-b24b83a8/Connect with Thomas Gray on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-c-s-gray/

This episode features CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from March 26 to April 30, 2026. Some of the topics addressed include: CII's comment letter to the SEC on Regulation S-K disclosures, trends in CII Members' updated proxy voting and stewardship policies, CII's new dashboard tracking Rule 14a-8 no-action notifications, and the CII Research and Education Fund's new resource comparing of jurisdictional approaches among Delaware, Nevada, Texas and the Cayman Islands.

Stephen Grootes speaks to Prof Mike Muller, Visiting professor, School of Governance at University of the Witwatersrand about Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s warning that Johannesburg is in severe financial distress, the City’s unfunded wage deal with workers, and what this latest showdown means for Joburg’s stability and the wider economy. In other interviews, Busisiwe Mavuso, CEO of Business Leadership South Africa talks about her warning that South Africa risks losing its industrial base as global manufacturers increasingly choose countries like Egypt, Vietnam and Mexico over SA. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-known journalist and radio presenter, Stephen Grootes. He explores the latest economic trends, business developments, investment opportunities, and personal finance strategies. Each episode features engaging conversations with top newsmakers, industry experts, financial advisors, entrepreneurs, and politicians, offering you thought-provoking insights to navigate the ever-changing financial landscape.    Thank you for listening to a podcast from The Money Show Listen live Primedia+ weekdays from 18:00 and 20:00 (SA Time) to The Money Show with Stephen Grootes broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show, go to https://buff.ly/7QpH0jY or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/PlhvUVe Subscribe to The Money Show Daily Newsletter and the Weekly Business Wrap here https://buff.ly/v5mfetc The Money Show is brought to you by Absa     Follow us on social media   702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702   CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/Radio702 CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The dominant structural shift identified is the emergence of agentic AI as a direct operator within multi-system business environments, triggering a governance and accountability gap. Vendors and cloud platforms—including AWS, Stripe, and Cloudflare—are enabling AI agents not only to recommend actions but also to directly access payment rails, provision infrastructure, and execute transactions. This movement turns automation into an operating model issue rather than a feature deployment, as the identity, authority, and accountability of non-human actors become central operational questions. Primary evidence is drawn from a range of industry signals. According to an AMD-commissioned IDC report, 81% of enterprises are engaged in AI PC adoption and 61% are embedding AI into workflows. AWS has expanded managed agent packaging for AI deployments, Stripe has launched the Link wallet allowing AI agents to process payments on users' behalf with controls on payment credentials, and Cloudflare has demonstrated agents autonomously provisioning cloud resources with enforced monthly spend limits. While these statistics carry vendor-driven optimism, the combined actions of these companies confirm a shift from advisory AI to operational AI. Related developments reinforce this trajectory. The SolarWinds survey reported by Computer Weekly finds 71% of IT workers experiencing higher demands due to AI, with only 19% noting reduced cognitive load, reflecting operational burdens rather than efficiencies. Similarly, Forrester data cited by The Register highlights a change in CIO responsibilities from system building to outcome governance as agentic AI exposes gaps in decision rights and process completeness. Security risks are elevated, as the Kela report counts 2.86 billion stolen credentials in a year, indicating that agent-driven credentials can trigger machine-speed purchases and changes, compounding the challenge of oversight and recovery. Operational implications for MSPs are significant. Without explicit governance, spend limits, approval paths, and audit trails, MSPs face increased liability and support burden when AI agents initiate actions across client systems. The episode underscores that automation is not just a technical project but a contract and service design issue; if accountability is not clearly defined, MSPs bear the risk and cost of unauthorized transactions and exception handling. To mitigate exposure, there is a need to formalize agent governance as a priced, intentional service encompassing identity management, financial controls, and documented operational guardrails before agentic AI is deployed in client environments. 00:00 Agents Take Over 04:39 Who's Accountable? 06:48 Who Owns This? 09:58 Why Do We Care?    Supported by:  NerdioScalePad    Upcoming event:  The Pivotal Point of IT: Building Services for the AI-First Era Date: May 13 at 1p.m. EDT Register: https://go.acronis.com/davesobelaiera

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What happens when the race to deploy AI starts to outpace the ability to control it? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Ken Englund from EY to unpack findings from the latest 2026 Technology Pulse Poll, and the conversation quickly moves beyond theory into something many leaders will recognize from their own organizations. There is a growing tension between speed and oversight, a "velocity paradox" Ken describes, in which businesses are accelerating AI adoption while governance struggles to keep up. The numbers behind that story are hard to ignore. A large majority of tech leaders are prioritizing speed to market over careful vetting, while more than half of AI initiatives are happening outside formal IT oversight. For anyone responsible for security, compliance, or risk, that gap raises immediate concerns. But as Ken explains, it is not as simple as labeling this as reckless behavior. Much of this activity is driven by real innovation happening closer to the business, where teams are experimenting, solving problems, and creating value quickly. We spend time breaking down what that looks like in practice. From the rise of shadow AI tools to the growing risk of sensitive data exposure, there is already evidence that the consequences are beginning to show. At the same time, nearly every executive surveyed sees autonomous AI as central to future competitiveness, which means slowing down is not really an option either. One of the most useful parts of the conversation focuses on what organizations can actually do about it. Ken shares practical insight into why architecture matters more than ambition, how companies should think about optionality in a fast-moving AI ecosystem, and why observability is becoming a missing layer in many deployments. We also get into the reality of measuring AI value, where the conversation is shifting from promised returns to the often-overlooked cost side, including token usage and uncontrolled spending across departments. There is also a broader discussion around leadership and culture. Governance frameworks may exist on paper, but the real challenge lies in operationalizing them across a business that is already moving at speed. Add in geopolitical pressures, evolving regulations, and the complexity of deploying AI globally, and it becomes clear why many organizations feel overwhelmed. This episode is not about slowing innovation down. It is about understanding where things are breaking, what leaders are getting wrong, and how to build a path forward that balances progress with accountability. So, as AI budgets continue to rise and autonomous systems become part of everyday operations, how will your organization close the gap between ambition and control, and are you already further along that path than you realize?  Useful Links Ernst & Young Technology Pulse Poll Connect with Ken Englund on LinkedIn Follow on LinkedIn Please check the partners of the Tech Tech Talks Network Learn more about the NordLayer Browser Visit Denodo.com

The core structural shift identified is the reconfiguration of managed service pricing and accountability due to the integration of AI and platform metering into standard IT offerings. Large vendors—including Microsoft and AWS—are shifting the economics of IT delivery: traditional flat-rate bundles are being rendered structurally unsafe as AI-driven workloads introduce unpredictable consumption costs and financial exposure. This change is catalyzed by vendors attaching metered billing models and embedding AI agents directly into enterprise platforms, which fundamentally shifts risk and cost variability onto MSPs and service providers. The most consequential development is Microsoft's introduction of Microsoft 365 E7, described as a new bundle combining seat licensing with consumption-based AI fees. According to company statements and Computer Weekly reporting, Microsoft is explicitly positioning the suite as a license-plus-consumption model with measured AI usage, tracked similarly to Azure. Gartner's latest IT spending forecast, cited via CIO.com, anticipates global IT spend reaching $6.31 trillion by 2026, with a 55.8% jump in data center infrastructure spending, largely driven by AI adoption. Secondary developments echo this trend. AWS has expanded its managed agent offerings on Amazon Bedrock, integrating OpenAI models and presenting agents as standardized, enterprise-ready managed services; pricing is identified by analysts as a tipping point. Cloudflare's collaboration with Stripe highlights infrastructure that enables agents to provision accounts and handle finances with minimal human input, using protocol-based authorization and spending controls. Vendors like AvePoint release governance tools that focus not on offering more AI, but on operationalizing policy control and audit management across multi-tenant environments. These illustrate increasing platform vendor jurisdiction over layers historically managed by MSPs. For MSPs and service providers, the practical consequences are increased exposure to contract risk, margin compression, and operational complexity. Flat rate contracts that fail to track AI consumption or bundle AI support risk being underpriced and absorbing both spend and support variance. The shift towards platform-managed governance, identity, and audit controls requires providers to separate governance from operational support in agreements, implementing new monitoring, reporting, and cost-tracking tooling. Failure to address these shifts could result in lost accounts, failed renewals, and loss of insurability, as insurers and auditors demand provable oversight and policy enforcement. 00:00 Seats Meet Meters  05:39 Bundles Break Here 08:32 Cleanup Costs You 11:49 Why Do We Care?    Supported by:  Acronis Moovila Zero Networks    Upcoming event:  The Pivotal Point of IT: Building Services for the AI-First Era Date: May 13 at 1p.m. EDT Register: https://go.acronis.com/davesobelaiera

(0:00) Intro (1:24) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:11) Start of interview *reference to the BRI from LCDA (3:54) Eddie's origin story (6:27) Eddie's investment focus  (7:44) The rise of AI and its impact on him (9:06) Eddie's roles in investment over the past 35 years (as GP and LP). (8:32) His current endeavors: 1) Board member in mutual funds (Calvert Funds); 2) Independent director and Chair elect of Global X Venture Fund; 3) Chief Strategy Officer at Leadview Capital; and 4) Advisor at Bullpen.ai (19:38) Dealing with AI hallucinations (e.g. Sullivan & Cromwell example) (23:13) Convergence of AI, ESG, and Governance: "It's dramatic" (25:00) "Stocks will be tokenized, markets will be much more liquid." "Wall street is trying to put liquid claims on illiquid investments" *WSJ Nasdaq's Plan for 24/7 Tokenized Stock Trading (31:20) Geopolitical Challenges in Investing and for Boards. *Example of Meta-Manus breakup. "We live in a selectively connected world." (34:00) Politicization and social issues in corporations. Board Adaptation to Rapid Changes (38:19) AI and Audit Committee Responsibilities (40:30) Bridging the AI Knowledge Gap "Boards are under prepared." *References to Stanford GSB cases: Netflix Approach to Governance and the Artificially Intelligent Boardroom (46:10) Changing Dynamics in Board Practices. "It's a matter of time before companies like SAP or Microsoft move into corporate auditing, or Amazon starts offering mutual funds. The incumbents just don't see it coming." (47:10) Power Laws and Growth in Private Markets. (50:31) Books that have greatly influenced his life: The Power Broker, by Robert Caro (1974) The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell (2000) U2 by U2, by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr. with Neil McCormick (2006) (52:56) His mentors. (53:56) Quotes that he thinks of often or lives her life by: "Prioritize by impact" "Recognize the good in everyone" (55:10) An unusual habit or an absurd thing that he loves: obsession with curating music playlists. (55:06) The living person he most admires: Bono and Bad Bunny. Eddie Ramos is the Chief Strategy Officer for Leadview Capital. He is also currently on the board of Morgan Stanley's Calvert Mutual Funds and Global X Venture Fund, serving as the Chairman of the Audit Committee for both. You can follow Evan on social media at:X: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

SUMMARY: Draft guru Brandon Whichard (Software Defined Talk) joins us for the inaugural AI Draft, where we predict the next year of AI winners, losers, trends, and headlines. GUEST: Brandon Whichard, Software Defined TalkSHOW: 1024SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Reasoning Show #1024 TranscriptSHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/BjT_HKhOcRESHOW SPONSORS:ShareGate - ShareGate Protect. Microsoft 365 Governance, we got this!Nasuni - Activate your data for AI and request a demoSHOW NOTES:Brian's PicksGoogleMajor AI-centric IPO in 2026 ($1T valuation)Amazon (cloud)Company has more Agents that EmployeesTSMC (hardware)AMD (hardware)Family asks about AI at the holidaysData center issue causes a significant change to human existenceBrandon's PicksAnthropicNVIDIABroadcomOpenAI (frontier model)AI Consumption-based pricing (end of subsidies)AI Energy DemandThe end of “vibe-coding”Sam Altman out at CEO of OpenAIFEEDBACK?Email: show @ reasoning dot showBluesky: @reasoningshow.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @ReasoningShowInstagram: @reasoningshowTikTok: @reasoningshow