The Boardroom Battle: Balancing Quantum Readiness with AI Governance
Moderator:
Nickson Choo, FSI Regulator
Panellists:
Jason Yuen, Partner, Ernst & Young Consulting Sdn Bhd
Dato’ Ts. Dr. Haji Amirudin Abdul Wahab, Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CyberSecurity Malaysia
Stephanie Liew, Independent Director, Top Glove Corporation Berhad, Vice President, Digital Liveable Cities Wisdom Council, ASEAN CXO Association
Murari Kalyanaramani, CISO Singapore, UOB
Session Outline
As organizations accelerate AI adoption, the looming "Q-Day" and the complexities of AI transparency have created a new compliance frontier. This panel will examine how executive leadership can move beyond theoretical risk to implement practical, quantifiable governance frameworks. Experts will debate the shift from qualitative "red-teaming" to rigorous risk quantification, ensuring that digital resilience is treated as a financial imperative rather than just a technical hurdle.
Key Takeaways
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The "Double-Pivot" Strategy: Learn how to simultaneously modernize legacy systems for Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) while integrating the latest AI governance protocols.
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Risk Metric Standardization: Transition from "Low/Medium/High" risk labels to monetary and operational risk quantification that resonates with CFOs and Board members.
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The Governance Lifecycle: How to implement a continuous compliance loop that accounts for the "black box" nature of advanced AI, ensuring trust is built into the architecture.
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Cross-Functional Ownership: Defining the specific roles of IT, Legal, and Risk departments in the new "Digital Resilience" hierarchy.