Cybersecurity, AI Governance & Digital Risk

The conference is organized by American Conference Institute (ACI), a C5 Group company. ACI produces conferences and roundtables that provide business intelligence for senior decision-makers addressing legal, regulatory, compliance and business challenges.

The 4th Annual Cybersecurity, AI Governance & Digital Risk conference focuses on the legal, compliance and enterprise risk strategies organizations need for a converging cyber, AI, privacy and regulatory threat landscape. The main conference addresses cyber resilience, AI governance, incident preparedness, data controls, third-party risk, regulatory reporting, litigation exposure and emerging digital risks.

The main conference will take place February 2-3, 2027, at the District of Columbia Bar, 901 4th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001. A livestream option is also available. While the event is hosted at the District of Columbia Bar offices, this is not a District of Columbia Bar event. Attendance is open to all professionals regardless of membership status or legal background.

The February 2-3 main conference is designed for legal, compliance, cybersecurity, privacy, AI governance and risk leaders. Relevant roles include in-house counsel, CISOs, privacy officers, compliance executives, risk leaders, regulators and outside counsel, as well as professionals responsible for data governance, technology, procurement and enterprise resilience.

The main conference is cross-industry, with faculty representing aerospace and defense, technology and software, energy and utilities, financial services, hospitality, life sciences and healthcare, government contracting and other regulated sectors. Organizations represented include GE Aerospace, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, IBM, Dell Technologies, Databricks, Exelon, Pacific Gas & Electric, Mastercard, Fiserv, Marriott, Eli Lilly, Legend Biotech and Takeda.

Key topics include:

• AI governance and agentic AI
• Cyber incident preparedness
• Board oversight
• Cyber and AI litigation
• Data governance and access controls
• Third- and fourth-party risk
• Identity resilience
• Ransomware response
• Conflicting cyber reporting obligations
• EU cyber and AI rules
• CMMC and federal contracting risk
• Geopolitical considerations
• Shadow AI
• Human-in-the-loop oversight

Attendees will learn how to strengthen AI governance, cyber resilience and cross-functional accountability while reducing privacy, regulatory, litigation and vendor risk. Sessions are designed to help participants build incident playbooks, improve board reporting, manage AI agents and shadow AI, strengthen data and third-party controls, prepare for overlapping reporting obligations, and benchmark response strategies through roundtables and tabletop exercises.

The faculty includes senior in-house legal, cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, data governance and technology leaders, alongside government attorneys, CISOs and outside counsel. Current speakers include general counsel, chief privacy and compliance officers, cybersecurity counsel, data security counsel, digital governance leaders and federal government attorneys.

The faculty includes professionals from GE Aerospace, Boeing, IBM, Mastercard, Comcast, Dell Technologies, Northrop Grumman, Exelon, Fiserv, Marriott, Eli Lilly and Company, Legend Biotech, Takeda, Databricks, Leidos, SAIC, Autodesk, Lyft, Intuit, Amentum and other organizations. Government faculty includes representatives from the Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Justice and National Labor Relations Board.

The main conference agenda includes networking breakfasts and breaks, a Day One networking reception, the Cyber Risk Café and peer benchmarking discussions. Interactive roundtables and tabletop exercises also give attendees opportunities to compare approaches with legal, cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, risk, government and industry peers.

Yes. Groups of 4-8 attendees receive a 10% conference discount, and groups of 9-12 receive a 15% conference discount; groups of more than 12 should call 1-888-224-2480. Team members must be from the same organization or firm and register together in one transaction, and discounts apply to the conference fee rather than workshops or add-ons.

Registrants who register and pay are eligible for a full refund until January 22, 2027. If unable to attend, registrants may choose a full refund or a full credit note for themselves or a colleague to attend another event; cancellations and changes must be submitted to [email protected] by January 22, 2027.

ACI has arranged a limited number of rooms at a negotiated rate at the Hampton Inn Washington-Downtown-Convention Center, 901 6th St NW, Washington, DC 20001. Contact the hotel directly and quote “ACI Cyber Law”; the guest-room block cut-off date is December 28, 2026, and availability and the negotiated rate cannot be guaranteed after that date or once the block fills.

CLE credit is available. The program has been approved for CLE credit by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board and the State Bar of California, and accreditation will be sought in other jurisdictions requested by registrants with continuing education requirements; accreditation varies by state. CPD and CME credit availability has not been confirmed.