Cyber risk is no longer confined to IT departments — it is now a board-level issue shaped by regulatory pressure, legal exposure, and rapidly evolving attacker capabilities.

This seminar brings together legal, technical, and strategic experts from both sides of the Atlantic to explore how organizations are navigating a fragmented regulatory environment, the rise of AI-enabled cybercrime, and the growing need for structured governance around AI deployment.

From the US’s multi-layered regulatory system to Europe’s evolving cyber and data protection framework, the discussion will highlight where organizations are most exposed—and what “good preparedness” now actually looks like in practice.

Discussion will include topics like:
• The Current Cyber Threat Landscape: US vs Europe
> What is structurally different about the US cyber environment
> Fragmentation of oversight: U.S. federal agencies + 50 State Attorney Generals vs. EU‑level and national authorities in Europe
> Enforcement variability and its impact on corporate risk decisions
> How attackers exploit jurisdictional and regulatory complexity
> Why “compliance” no longer equals “security”

• Regulatory Pressure on both sides of the Atlantic
> US enforcement landscape: disclosure obligations, litigation exposure, and regulatory scrutiny
> EU framework: GDPR, NIS2, and emerging cyber resilience expectations
> Key differences in timing, liability, and enforcement philosophy
> The growing role of cross-border investigations and parallel proceedings
> What boards need to understand about “regulatory simultaneity”

• AI and Cybersecurity: Opportunity Meets Exposure
> How regulated organizations are already using AI in security operations
> Where AI creates new vulnerabilities (model risk, data leakage, automation bias)
> “Shadow AI” inside enterprises: uncontrolled adoption risks
> Building governance frameworks for safe AI deployment in regulated environments
> The emerging expectation of AI accountability in compliance regimes
> Threats triggered by agentic AI
> AI Implementation Protocols

• Are Organizations Structurally Prepared?
> Where companies are still underestimating exposure
> The gap between cyber investment and actual resilience
> What “good” looks like in 2026: governance, speed, and coordination
> Key takeaways for boards, executives, and risk leaders

 

SPEAKERS:
• Joseph DeMarco, Partner, DEMARCO LAW
• Megha Kalsi, Partner, ALIXPARTNERS
• Jason Fruge, Chief Information Security Officer in Residence, XM CYBER NA

 

TIME:
5:30 – 6:00 PM Check-in
6:00 – 7:30 PM Discussion
7:30 – 8:00 PM Networking


LOCATION:
Flanders House
(in the New York Times Building)
620 Eight Avenue, 38th Floor
(between 40th/41st Streets)