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    Your AI Governance Gap, Exposed in 60 Minutes

    Join Nahid Farady, PhD (Principal Tech Lead, AI Security & Privacy · Microsoft) for a free live session.

    📅 April 26, 2026⏰ 5:30 PM PDT⏱ 60 minutes🆓 Free to Join
    Nahid Farady, PhD

    Nahid Farady, PhD

    Principal Tech Lead, AI Security & Privacy · Microsoft

    ⭐ 4.9 / 5

    Your AI is live. Your governance program isn't.

    Most engineering managers and GRC leads inherit AI systems in production with no governance program behind them. This sprint gives you the frameworks, decision tools, and documentation to build one — from policy design to incident response — in four weeks. Every deliverable is structured for legal review, board presentation, and immediate use in your organization.

    4 WeeksLive instruction
    3 ProjectsReal deliverables
    30 SeatsPer cohort, capped

    What You'll Learn

    🗂️

    AI System Inventory + Risk Classification Register

    Map every AI system your org runs — provenance, data sources, dependencies, intended use, affected populations — classified by EU AI Act risk tier and NIST AI RMF impact category. The foundation every governance activity builds on.

    🚦

    Ship/Hold Decision Framework

    A documented go/no-go framework for AI deployments — risk thresholds set, sign-offs mapped, and a decision record template your legal team can stand behind for every release.

    🤝

    Third-Party AI Risk Register

    Vendor due diligence framework separating what your AI vendors own versus what deployer obligations stay with you — with contractual requirements and monitoring obligations your procurement team can operationalize.

    📦

    AI Governance Program Package

    AI incident response runbook covering hallucinations, bias events, data leakage, and model drift — escalation paths, communication templates, post-mortem format — plus a board-ready program summary with implementation roadmap.

    Who Is This For?

    This sprint is designed for:

    🏢

    Engineering Managers Owning AI Accountability

    Who are being asked by legal, compliance, or their board to show a governance program exists — and don't have one yet.

    📎

    GRC Professionals Extending into AI

    Who own enterprise risk and compliance programs and need to extend their existing frameworks to cover AI-specific risks, regulations, and operational controls.

    📋

    Technical PMs Shipping AI Features Without a Safety Net

    Who are moving fast on AI product initiatives and know the governance layer is missing — before a compliance audit or incident forces the conversation.

    Sprint Outline

    4 weeks · 3 sessions per week

    Projects You'll Ship

    Leave with real work to show, not just a certificate.

    01

    AI System Inventory + Risk Classification Register

    A complete map of your org's AI systems — model provenance, data sources, dependencies, intended use, and affected populations — classified by EU AI Act risk tier and NIST AI RMF impact category. Reusable every time a new AI system enters your environment.

    02

    AI Policy Package + Ship/Hold Decision Framework

    Acceptable use policy, model oversight framework, and human review requirements aligned with EU AI Act deployer obligations and NIST AI RMF. Includes a ship/hold decision template with documented risk thresholds and sign-off requirements — structured for legal review and board presentation.

    03

    Complete AI Governance Program Package

    Board-ready governance program combining an AI incident response runbook, third-party vendor risk register, and complete program summary with implementation roadmap and review cadence. Aligned to NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act, and ISO 42001 — immediately deployable in your organization.

    Your Instructors

    Nahid Farady, PhD

    Nahid Farady, PhD

    Principal Tech Lead, AI Security & Privacy · Microsoft

    ⭐ 4.9 / 5

    Nahid leads AI security, privacy, and responsible AI engineering at Microsoft Copilot, with prior roles at Google Cloud and Capital One CyberML. She holds a PhD from Virginia Tech and brings 10+ years of applied experience in cybersecurity, threat modeling, and ML deployment at scale. She also teaches AI and security as adjunct faculty at UC Berkeley.

    What Students Say

    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    "The ship/hold decision framework from Week 2 is now mandatory before any AI feature goes to production. It's saved us from two launches we would have regretted."

    Jordan Smith

    Jordan Smith

    Technical PM · Notion

    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    "Week 4's incident simulation was the most valuable thing I did all year. We ran a real bias event scenario and found three gaps in our escalation process before it happened for real."

    Aisha Patel

    Aisha Patel

    Security Architect · Cloudflare

    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    "I came in with zero governance documentation. I left with a complete program package I presented to our board six weeks later."

    Marcus Lee

    Marcus Lee

    Engineering Manager · Rippling

    Sprint Schedule

    All sessions are instructor-led and live. Recordings available within 24 hours.

    SUNDAY

    9:00 AM PDT

    Live Class

    Frameworks, policy design, and incident response — applied to real AI systems.

    WEDNESDAY

    6:00 PM PDT

    Lab Session

    Hands-on drafting and simulation exercises on your own systems.

    THURSDAY

    6:00 PM PDT

    Build & Ship

    Finalize weekly deliverables with peer review and instructor feedback.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    LIVE KICKOFF

    Your AI Governance Gap, Exposed in 60 Minutes

    with Nahid Farady, PhD · Principal Tech Lead, AI Security & Privacy, Microsoft

    📅 April 26, 2026
    5:30 PM PDT
    60 minutes
    💻 Live on Zoom

    What you'll walk away with:

    Run a 10-minute governance gap audit on one AI system you own — using a provided scoring template
    Map your org's current ship/hold process against EU AI Act deployer requirements and identify the first gap
    Write the first three lines of your acceptable use policy using a live drafting exercise
    Detailed preview of the 4-week sprint

    🎁 Bonus for attendees:

    Get "The AI Governance Quick-Start Pack"

    Includes a governance gap scoring template, ship/hold decision checklist, and an EU AI Act deployer obligations summary — ready to use on your systems this week.

    Claim your free seat

    Skills you can deploy on Monday morning.