Your Employees Are Already Using AI.
Are You Governing It?
CEO Roundtable
Balancing Opportunity, Risk & Accountability
Expert perspective · CEO experience · Candid conversation
AI adoption is moving faster than most companies' policies and controls — and often faster than leadership teams can assess the implications. CEOs are being asked to balance two competing risks: moving too slowly, and moving without appropriate guardrails.
Join a small group of fellow CEOs for a candid, facilitated conversation about what is actually happening inside our businesses.
We'll explore questions like:
- What happens when employees put confidential company or customer information into public AI tools?
- Where is AI creating measurable value — and where is it still mostly hype?
- How much governance is enough without stifling experimentation?
- Who should own AI policy, adoption and accountability?
This isn't an AI seminar or software pitch. We'll briefly frame the issues, then spend most of our time comparing experiences, asking questions and learning what's working for other CEOs.
Host
Host & Moderator
Managing Partner, Brooklyn Advisors
OCTET Board Director
Speakers
Panelist
Partner, Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
Data Privacy, Data Security and AI Governance Practice Group Leader
Panelist
Founder, Lilac Automation
Agenda
8:00 AM
Doors open & breakfast
8:30 – 9:00
Panel Spotlight
9:00 – 11:00
CEO and Panel Conversation
Event details
Date
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Time
8:00 – 11:00 AM (program begins 8:30 AM)
Location
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce
75 S. Clinton Ave, Rochester, NY 14604
Parking
Midtown Garage, 110 S. Clinton Ave, Rochester, NY 14604
Seats are limited to 15 business leaders
CEOs, presidents, company owners, and managing partners — anyone who leads their business and owns its success is invited to attend.
Seats are limited to 15 business leaders — register to hold yours.
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