Shadow AI: What It Is and The Risk It Creates

By the time you approve one AI tool, three more are already in use. Shadow AI, the tools employees pick up on their own, shows up in browser extensions, personal ChatGPT accounts, and free trials nobody vetted. It looks harmless until sensitive data leaves, and you're explaining it to a client or a board. This session covers where Shadow AI hides, what it costs when it goes wrong, and why AI governance is now a leadership decision, not an IT policy. You'll leave with: A way to find AI tools already running in your company The real business risk behind Shadow AI, in plain terms What a lightweight governance policy needs to cover How to add guardrails without killing tools your team relies on Built for CEOs, Operations Leaders, and IT Leaders at companies with 50 to 500 employees. Led by Netrix Global AI and security specialists who've helped growing companies build their first AI policy.