A practical half-day course for leaders and decision-makers responsible for understanding, adopting and governing Artificial Intelligence within their organisation.
Artificial Intelligence is surrounded by opportunity, hype, uncertainty and fear in almost equal measure.
OSP Cyber Academy’s AI Governance & Risk course is designed to help leaders cut through the noise, understand where AI can genuinely create value, and identify the governance, risk and assurance needed to adopt it responsibly.
Rather than focusing on technical tutorials, the course examines AI as a business, leadership and risk issue — giving delegates practical tools to make better-informed decisions and move from discussion to action.
What the Course Covers
The four-hour executive course focuses on four key areas:
AI as a Business Opportunity
- Understanding what AI can — and cannot — realistically deliver
- Identifying opportunities to improve performance and productivity
- Asking the right questions: What, Why, Who, When, Where and How?
AI Strategy & Implementation
- Selecting real business problems where AI can add value
- Moving from experimentation to structured implementation
- Building a practical 90-day AI starter plan
Choosing AI Vendors & Tools
- Defining clear organisational requirements
- Assessing AI suppliers, platforms and solutions
- Challenging vendor claims and avoiding technology-led decision making
- Understanding third-party and supply-chain risk
AI Governance & Risk Management
- Establishing appropriate oversight and accountability
- Understanding board and leadership responsibilities
- Identifying legal, regulatory, ethical and operational risks
- Considering frameworks including the EU AI Act and NIST AI Risk Management Framework
- Demonstrating effective governance and assurance
What You Will Learn
By the end of the course, delegates will be better equipped to:
- Separate genuine AI opportunity from hype and sales claims
- Identify business problems where AI could create meaningful value
- Ask more informed questions of internal teams and AI vendors
- Recognise the principal risks associated with AI adoption
- Understand leadership, governance and accountability requirements
- Assess AI supplier and third-party risk
- Develop practical approaches to AI oversight and board reporting
- Build an initial 90-day plan for responsible AI adoption
- Turn AI discussions into clear and proportionate organisational action
Who Should Attend?
Designed for those responsible for the direction, governance, risk or adoption of AI, including:
- Board Members and Non-Executive Directors
- CEOs, Directors and Senior Managers
- Business and Operational Leaders
- Risk, Governance and Compliance Professionals
- Legal and Regulatory Teams
- Procurement and Commercial Leaders
- Technology and Digital Leaders
- Cyber Security and Information Security Professionals
- Transformation and Innovation Leaders
- Professionals responsible for selecting or overseeing AI suppliers
Practical, Not Theoretical
The course combines real-world case studies, discussion, live Q&A and scenario-based exercises with practical take-away resources, including:
- AI governance frameworks
- Vendor risk assessment tools
- Board reporting checklists
- A 90-day AI starter-plan framework
Delegates will also have access to pre- and post-course discussions, helping relate the learning directly to the priorities, risks and opportunities within their own organisation.
The objective is simple: help leaders move beyond the hype and fear of AI and make informed, proportionate and defensible decisions.
