Decision Debt: The Hidden Risk Every AI Leader is Creating

About this session

Artificial Intelligence is accelerating business transformation, but many organizations are deploying AI faster than they are redesigning governance. The result is Decision Debt—the accumulation of hidden risks created when AI-assisted decisions outpace accountability, oversight, and human judgment. Drawing from nearly two decades of experience in technology risk, governance, and financial services, this session explores how organizations can identify Decision Debt before it becomes operational, regulatory, or reputational damage. Through practical enterprise examples, attendees will learn governance patterns that enable innovation without sacrificing trust, explainability, or resilience. This session is designed for executives, AI leaders, governance professionals, and builders who want to scale AI responsibly while creating lasting business value.

Speaker

• Sumedha Adavade, Regional Head Asia-IT GRC, First Abu Dhabi Bank

Key takeaways

• 1. What Decision Debt is and why it is becoming one of the biggest enterprise AI risks.
• 2. A practical governance framework for balancing AI innovation with accountability and regulatory expectations.
• 3. How boards, executives and AI teams can collaborate to build trustworthy, scalable AI.

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