AI in the Boardroom: Regulation, Governance & Ethics | Grace Murugi | WOBN 2026

Artificial intelligence is no longer a future consideration for boards — it is a present governance responsibility. But how many boards are truly equipped to oversee it? In this session from the 13th Annual Women on Boards Network Conference, Chief AI and Digital Strategist Grace Murugi of ThisisDigitalAI brings one of the most critical conversations in modern governance into sharp focus. As AI reshapes industries, disrupts business models, and introduces entirely new categories of risk, the question is no longer whether boards need to understand AI — it is whether they can afford not to. Grace examines what meaningful AI governance looks like at the board level, how emerging regulation is redefining director accountability, and where the ethical fault lines lie when organisations deploy AI at scale. This is not a technical session. It is a governance one — designed for the leaders who must ask the right questions, set the right policies, and hold organisations accountable in an era where the decisions made by machines trace back to the humans who sanctioned them. In this session: What boards need to understand about AI — without needing to be technologists The evolving global and regional regulatory landscape around artificial intelligence Building ethical AI frameworks at the governance level How to ask the right questions as a director when AI is on the agenda The accountability gaps most boards are not yet aware of 🎙️ Speaker: Grace Murugi, Chief AI & Digital Strategist, ThisisDigitalAI 📍 Recorded at: Diamonds Leisure Beach & Golf Resort, Diani