AI Integration: Spark Session From Periodic Audits to Continuous Compliance

October 7, 2026 2:45pm

Todd R. Smith
Founder CEO
KYG Trade, Inc.

Trade compliance teams spend countless hours gathering data, investigating discrepancies, responding to regulatory changes, and preparing for audits. Yet most compliance programs still rely on periodic reviews that identify issues only after they have occurred.

Advances in AI and automation are creating a new approach: continuous compliance. Rather than reviewing a small sample of transactions after the fact, organizations can continuously monitor classifications, duty impacts, forced labor risks, free trade agreement claims, product data changes, and other compliance activities in near real time.

This session will explore how leading organizations are using AI to identify risks earlier, automate routine reviews, improve audit readiness, and focus human expertise where it matters most. Attendees will learn practical strategies for implementing continuous compliance programs that increase visibility and control while maintaining appropriate governance and human oversight.

Key Takeaways

  • How continuous compliance differs from traditional audit and review models
  • Where AI can automate monitoring and exception detection
  • How to focus human expertise on high-risk decisions and investigations
  • Best practices for creating an auditable, defensible compliance program
  • Steps organizations can take today to move from reactive compliance to proactive risk management

Audience Takeaway: Stop looking for compliance problems after the fact. Use AI to find them before they become violations.

In partnership with:

kyg-trade