Private boardroom lunch
Boardroom Lunch: Managing AI Risk
A private boardroom lunch by CLAID and McGrathNicol for board directors and C-suite on adopting AI with confidence and mitigating the risks that come with it.
Friday 4 September 2026
12:00pm - 2:00pm AEST
McGrathNicol, Brisbane
Level 15, 175 Eagle Street, Brisbane City, QLD 4000
About this event
AI is moving faster than most governance frameworks can keep up. Boards are being asked to approve tools, sign off on policies and answer questions about data exposure before anyone has agreed what good practice looks like.
Over a private lunch, Darren Hopkins and Nigel Heyn unpack the risks landing on board agendas right now - and the practical guardrails, including private, Australian-hosted AI, that let your organisation capture the upside without exposing the downside.
The conversation is off the record and deliberately small, so directors and executives can ask the questions they would rather not raise in a public forum.
- Who should attend
- Board directors, chairs, CEOs, CFOs and other C-suite executives accountable for AI risk.
- Cost
- Complimentary
Why it is worth your time
- 01Understand the AI risks that are actually reaching board agendas, not the theoretical ones
- 02See what practical guardrails look like in an Australian regulatory context
- 03Learn how private, Australian-hosted AI changes the data exposure conversation
- 04Compare notes with peers facing the same governance questions, off the record
Agenda
12:00pm
Arrival and lunch
12:30pm
Opening remarks
Framing where AI risk currently sits against existing governance frameworks.
12:45pm
Roundtable discussion
Facilitated conversation on exposure, guardrails and accountability. Off the record.
1:40pm
Where to from here
Practical next steps for directors and executives.
2:00pm
Close
Hosted by
- DH
Darren Hopkins
Partner, Cyber and Forensic Technology, McGrathNicol
- NH
Nigel Heyn
CEO and Founder, CLAID
Registration
Complimentary
Places are limited. We will confirm your registration by email.
Questions? 1300 450 750
