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Resources Connection — Conference Presentation (July 2025)
20 slides from Resources Connection's conference presentation, Jul 23, 2025
Slide 1: Navigating Risk in the Age of AI
Navigating Risk in the Age of AI. Bart Kimmel July 23, 2025 VP, IT Risk Assurance Practice Leader CFE, CISA, CRISC, CDPSE
Slide 2: Artificial Intelligence - Governance
01 Introduction to AI 02 Importance of AI Governance 03 Construct of an AI System 04 5 Principles of Trustworthy AI Artificial 05 Security for AI Models Intelligence - 06 AI Governance Frameworks Governance. 07 Quantum AI © 2025 Resources Connection, Inc. Confidential | rgp.com | 2
Slide 3: To what extent has your organization implemented AI technologies?
A. Experimentation: running small-scale pilot projects To what extent has B. Adoption: AI technologies are integrated in a few functions or departments your organization C. Expansion: Ai initiatives are expanded across several functions or departments implemented AI D. Integration: Ai becomes an int
Slide 4: AI Fun Facts
AI Fun Facts. AI Categories AI Learning Geoffrey Everest Hinton Godfather of AI Soccer Experiments by Google DeepMind ▪ How machines learn to learn AI Trivia ▪ Robots were not programmed to play soccer The 1970’s: ▪ AI was born out of a failure ▪ They were told to score – they had to learn how on th
Slide 5: AI Fun Facts
AI Fun Facts. AI Categories Geoffrey Everest Hinton Godfather of AI AI Trivia Prediction The 1970’s: ▪ Humans in time will be the 2nd most ▪ AI was born out of a failure intelligent beings on the planet Family History ▪ George Boole ▪ George Everest ▪ Howard Everest Hinton 2018 Turing Award: ▪ Artif
Slide 6: AI Business Process Applications
AI Business Process Applications. Customer ▪ Chatbots and virtual assistants for customer Finance & ▪ Fraud detection and prevention Service support and inquiries Accounting ▪ Automated invoicing and expense management ▪ Sentiment analysis to understand customer ▪ Risk assessment and management feed
Slide 7: How would you assess the maturity of your AI governance program?
A. Early Stage: Exploring frameworks, policies are informal, How would you assess the compliance is reactive. B. Developing Stage: Basic policies exist, addressing bias maturity of your organization’s AI and privacy, but enforcement is inconsistent. governance program, particularly C. Maturing Stage
Slide 8: Importance of AI Governance
Importance of AI GOVERNANCE AI Governance. Policies Procedures Standards There is no denying that there is a huge potential in AI, but a premature deployment and adoption Guardrails put in place to ensure the responsible and ethical of AI systems could put companies at huge risk development and depl
Slide 9: Construct of an AI System
Construct of an AI System. Input Output Risk Factors AI Model ▪ Bias ▪ Privacy/ Copyright ▪ Lack of Transparency/Trust ▪ Lack of Monitoring ▪ Non-Compliance to Guidelines/Regulation Structured Semi-Structured Un-Structured Source: IBM Technologies © 2025 Resources Connection, Inc. Confidential | rgp
Slide 10: 5 Principles of a Trustworthy AI Model
5 Principles of a Trustworthy AI Model. Explainable Fair Transparency Robust Privacy Results should be AI should not be Need to be able to Systems should be What goes in the understandable to biased verify and then we able to withstand chatbot, stays in a knowledge can trust an attack the chatbot do
Slide 11: Security for AI Systems
Security for AI Systems. Bad Guys Good Guys Data Disc/Class Poison S E C U R I T Y F O R G E N A I F R A M E W O R K Cryptography Exfiltration Access Controls Leakage Monitor Data Model Use Output Vendor Mgt Scan Systems API Harden Plugin Role Based Access Infrastructure Priv Esc Source IP Governanc
Slide 12: To what extent is your AI security program aligned with frameworks?
A. Baseline: Recognizing AI security risks, exploring To what extent is your compliance frameworks B. Developing: Basic security controls in place, but gaps organization's AI security remain in AI-specific threat detection C. Integrated: AI security embedded in cybersecurity program aligned with str
Slide 13: AI Audit Tools & Frameworks
NIST AI RMF 1.0 National Institute of Standards and Technology, this framework Helps organizations manage risks associated with AI. It provides guidelines for incorporating trustworthiness into the design, use, and evaluation of AI systems. ISO 42001 This international standard that specifies requir
Slide 14: Thoughts on the potential impact of Quantum AI
A. Skeptical: Quantum AI is interesting, but practical applications are still far from reality due to technical limitations B. Cautiously Optimistic: Quantum AI has potential, but What are your thoughts significant advancements in hardware and algorithms are needed before it becomes viable on the po
Slide 15: Quantum AI
Quantum Convergence Defined as a convergence triad: exponentially more powerful, infinitely more intuitive, and significantly more uncertain than anything before it. Quantum and AI Merge While classical computers advance linearly, quantum technologies follow Quantum AI. difference rules – when quant
Slide 16: How It Works
How It Works. Classical Computers Quantum Computers ▪ Think of it as millions ▪ Not just On/Off but of light switches Everything in between ▪ Trial & error approach vs. ▪ Able to test ALL options to solve a problem simultaneously ▪ Methodical but slow ▪ Incredibly Fast & Powerful Vs. © 2025 Resource
Slide 17: Your Intro to Quantum Computing
Your Intro to Quantum Computing. Classical vs. Quantum Computers Computers Quantum Bit or Qubit ▪ Basic unit of information in quantum computing Superposition ▪ This allow qubits to represent multiple values simultaneously. Can be 0 and/or 1 at the same time ▪ Gates: A quantum gate is like a tiny sw
Slide 18: What Does This Mean?
The Quantum AI impact will reshape every job, and every aspect of society. How do we prepare? ▪ Realize that adaptability will be more valuable than specific technical jobs ▪ Most valuable roles will encompass the convergence of quantum computing and AI ▪ Invest in quantum literacy now. Understand t
Slide 19: Thank You! Questions??
Thank You! Questions?? © 2025 Resources Connection, Inc. Confidential | rgp.com | 19
Slide 20: Let's Connect
| rgp.com | rgp.com Let’s Connect. Find Us On: Bart Kimmel Ian Burnett Vice President, Vice President, IT Risk Assurance Practice Leader Head of Global Risk Assurance [email protected] [email protected] +1 (818) 917-0585 +1 (404) 449-4877 © 2025 Resources Connection, Inc. Confidential | rgp.com
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