WORKSHOP: THE QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT OF GOVERNANCE, RISK & TECHNOLOGY

In the race to accelerate AI development, organizations face an increasingly complex web of governance, risk, and technology decisions - each influencing the others in unseen ways. Too often these disciplines are managed as independent silos, yet their true impact emerges only when they converge. The challenge is understanding how interdependencies among AI governance models, regulatory risk, and rapid technological innovation can create ripple effects that shape enterprise resilience, public trust, and even the future trajectory of industries.

Much like the concept of quantum entanglement - where the state of one entity instantly affects another - governance, risk, and technology have become inextricably linked in the AI era. Decisions made in one domain can amplify vulnerabilities or accelerate breakthroughs across all others. Understanding these entanglements is now essential for leaders tasked with ensuring responsible AI growth, balancing innovation with accountability, and guiding enterprises toward sustainable, transparent outcomes.

Topics of discussion will include, yet will not be limited to:

• Understanding quantum entanglement as a lens for interdependent AI governance, risk, and technology systems
• Evaluating whether entanglement across these domains is beneficial, inevitable, or destabilizing
• Identifying enterprise controls and frameworks to guide or prevent systemic risk
• Examining how strategic decisions today influence long-term ROI, market trust, and organizational survival

Duffie Brunson, Research Sabbatical & Director, Enterprise Data Oversight, FANNIE MAE