RISKWORLD 2027

Date

April 18–21, 2027

Location

New Orleans, Louisiana

Artificial intelligence is changing how organizations operate, make decisions, manage information, and depend on technology, but many organizations are still approaching AI risk as if it were primarily a technology or cybersecurity problem. In Where AI Risk Really Lives, Patrick M. Hayes examines the less visible places where AI risk develops across the enterprise. The session explores how AI changes operational dependencies, introduces new assumptions into business processes, extends risk through vendors and third parties, and increasingly influences decisions that leaders may not fully understand or control. The discussion moves beyond the AI model itself to examine the organizational environment surrounding it. As AI becomes embedded in everyday operations, the larger question is whether governance, accountability, risk management, and assurance are evolving quickly enough to keep pace. Patrick connects these issues to Business Survivability and the ability of an organization to continue operating when technology behaves differently than expected. The objective is to help leaders understand where AI risk actually accumulates so they can make better decisions about adoption, governance, and resilience before those risks become operational problems.