Topic: AI Governance in the Age of Autonomous Agents
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Abstract: AI is rapidly evolving from systems that assist human decision-making to autonomous agents capable of planning, reasoning, accessing data, using tools, and taking actions with limited human intervention. While this evolution creates significant opportunities for productivity and innovation, it also introduces new challenges for governance, risk management, security, compliance, and accountability. The current webinar explores how organizations need to rethink AI governance in the age of autonomous agents. The webinar will examine the unique risks associated with agentic AI, including excessive autonomy, unauthorized actions, data exposure, unpredictable behavior, dependencies, and the challenges of maintaining visibility across complex agent workflows. The session will explore practical approaches to establishing agent governance frameworks, including risk classification, identity and access controls, human oversight, and clear accountability. It will also examine how organizations can adapt existing AI governance, cybersecurity, and enterprise risk practices to address increasingly autonomous systems. Join us to gain insights into building governance models that enable organizations to scale AI safely while ensuring that autonomous agents remain aligned with organizational objectives, security requirements, and regulatory expectations.
Key Takeaways:
- How autonomous and agentic AI changes traditional AI governance requirements
- Risks associated with AI agent autonomy and the establishment of appropriate guardrails
- Role of identity and access management (IAM), human oversight, monitoring, and approval mechanisms in regulating autonomous AI
- Role of continuous monitoring, logging, auditability, and behavioral oversight of AI agents
- Incorporating agentic AI risks into enterprise risk management and AI governance frameworks
- Importance of defining accountability and ownership for AI-driven actions and decisions
- Governance for balancing AI innovation, autonomy, security, compliance, and business value
- Guide to building a trustworthy, responsible, and resilient agentic AI ecosystem
Speaker:
Darrell W. Gunter, Managing Director of Gunter Media Group, Inc.
Bio: Darrell W. Gunter is a pioneering digital transformation executive, AI strategist, and published author with over 35 years of experience driving commercial growth in the scholarly publishing and technology sectors. As the Managing Director of Gunter Media Group, Inc., and Chief Commercial Officer for Gadget Software, he spearheads go-to-market strategies for AI-powered metadata platforms like TopicLake Insights. His distinguished executive career includes serving as Senior Vice President at Elsevier, where he transformed a USD 285 million print portfolio into a USD 385 million digital powerhouse and launched industry-standard platforms ScienceDirect and Scopus. Previously, as EVP/CMO at Collexis, he raised $18 million in capital and grew revenues 15x, ultimately positioning the company for acquisition.
A dedicated educator and mentor, Gunter teaches Professional Sales at Seton Hall University’s Stillman School of Business, where he was recently honored with the 2026 Adjunct Faculty of the Year award. He also hosts the long-running radio show and podcast Leadership with Darrell W. Gunter on WSOU 89.5 FM. A prolific thought leader, his notable works include Transforming Scholarly Publishing with Blockchain Technologies and AI and Doing the Charleston. He holds a BS from Seton Hall, an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and executive certificates from Wharton and MIT Sloan.
