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Gateway Program · Entry point to the SAIT ecosystem Online delivery 📅 Saturday, 15 August 2026
SAIT-W00

Governing Intelligence

A One-Day Leadership Workshop on Secure AI Transformation

The governance conversation that must happen before any AI program begins

Duration
1 Full Day · 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM · 7.5 facilitated hours
Format
Virtual executive workshop: keynote + expert panel + breakout exercises + certificate ceremony
Level
All senior leaders — no technical background required
Group size
20–40 participants (min 12 · max 60 with co-facilitator)
Delivery platform
Zoom / MS Teams · Miro digital whiteboard · Slido / Mentimeter
Prerequisites
None
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Credential & membership awarded on completion
SAIT Leadership Readiness Certificate · SAIT Leadership Network membership
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Strategic rationale

Why this program

Every AI transformation begins with an authorization decision, and that decision is a leadership mandate. Too often, executives are pressured to approve investments they do not fully comprehend and govern risks for which they have never been briefed.

This workshop is the essential governance conversation that must occur before any AI program begins. It moves AI from a localized technical task to a core leadership obligation, ensuring that transformation is built on a foundation of structural control.

In a single day, this program provides decision-makers — executives, board members, and budget holders — with the strategic clarity, risk literacy, and governance vocabulary required to lead with authority. By establishing a shared framework and a concrete 90-day action plan, leaders move beyond passive observation and into active direction.

This is not a technical briefing. It is a strategic intervention designed to ensure your organization's AI trajectory is secure, compliant, and intentional. As the strategic gateway to the SAIT training ecosystem, this workshop ensures that every subsequent certification, team workshop, and specialist course has the necessary executive alignment and operational teeth.

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Govern AI before AI governs you.
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Organizations will not compete against AI. They will compete against AI-powered organizations.
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The leaders who define the AI era are not those who deploy technology the fastest, but those who govern it most responsibly.
Participation

Who should attend

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CEOs & Managing Directors
Hold the ultimate authority for authorizing transformation and setting the overarching AI vision
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Board & Non-Executive Directors
Tasked with high-level governance oversight and ensuring regulatory accountability
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Chief Information Security Officers
Own the organization's mandate for AI security governance and threat mitigation
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CIOs / CTOs
Lead the AI architecture and the technical execution of the transformation
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CFOs / Chief Risk Officers
Manage AI investment governance and define the organization's risk appetite
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Government Ministers & Senior Officials
Develop and enforce national or agency-level AI policy and strategy
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Senior VPs & Program Sponsors
Drive transformation within their domain and nominate teams for further training

Also recommended for:

General Counsel / DPOs Chief Human Resources Officers Heads of Internal Audit AI Policy Leads
Schedule

Full-day agenda

🌐 Online delivery: All group discussions are conducted in breakout rooms. The gallery wall is replaced by a shared Miro/Mural digital whiteboard. Polling and live heat maps run via Slido or Mentimeter. Participants join via Zoom or MS Teams.
TimeTypeSessionDescription
8:00 – 8:30RegistrationVirtual Arrival & AI Governance Pulse SurveyJoin session; complete 5-min digital Pulse Survey; facilitator reviews live results
8:30 – 9:00OpeningWelcome & Governing QuestionIntroductions, program framing, live pulse results displayed to all participants
9:00 – 10:15KeynoteModule 1 — The Intelligence Inflection PointWhy AI governance is a leadership obligation · Breakout exercise (15 min)
10:15 – 10:30BreakComfort breakCameras off; informal virtual networking
10:30 – 11:45KeynoteModule 2 — The AI Risk LandscapeNine domains every leader must know · Virtual Risk Heat Map exercise (25 min)
11:45 – 12:30Expert PanelReal Leaders on Real AI GovernancePractitioner panel: failures, lessons, what they wish they'd known · Live digital Q&A (15 min)
12:30 – 13:30Working SessionATMM Maturity Self-AssessmentIndividual digital scoring + breakout room discussion; results posted to shared Miro board
13:30 – 14:30WorkshopModule 3 — The Trusted Intelligent EnterpriseGovernance architecture for leaders · 'Build your governance board' breakout (20 min)
14:30 – 15:30WorkshopModule 4 — AI Governance Gap AssessmentSAOM-based structured analysis · Digital whiteboard gallery walk & dot voting
15:30 – 15:45BreakComfort breakCameras off; informal virtual networking
15:45 – 16:45Action PlanningModule 5 — The 90-Day Governance CommitmentDigital 90-Day Action Card completion · SAIT Training Pathway Map
16:45 – 17:15ClosingCommitments Ceremony & Certificate PresentationCommitment sharing on screen; digital certificate award; SAIT ecosystem next steps
17:15 – 18:00NetworkingSAIT Leadership Network — Virtual NetworkingOptional facilitated virtual networking session for all participants
Curriculum

The five pillars of governance

1
The Intelligence Inflection Point
9:00–10:15 · 75 min · Keynote + breakout exercise
Objective: Reframe AI governance as a non-negotiable leadership obligation.
  • The transition to the AI Age and the rise of technological decision-making
  • Why isolated cybersecurity and ethics frameworks are insufficient
  • The SAIT Framework: five founding disciplines and the six core principles
  • The four organizational eras: Agricultural → Industrial → Information → AI Age
Breakout exercise (15 min): 'Where does your organization sit in this story?' — conducted in breakout rooms of 4–5
2
The AI Risk Landscape — Nine Domains Every Leader Must Know
10:30–11:45 · 75 min · Keynote + virtual group exercise
Objective: Provide a structured, plain-language map of the nine AI risk domains.
  • Data Risk: Bias, corruption, or privacy violations within AI training datasets
  • Model Risk: Exposure to distributional shift, model drift, opacity, and invisible failures
  • Automation Risk: Catastrophic amplification of errors at machine speed and scale
  • Decision Risk: Accountability ambiguity when AI participates in organizational decisions
  • Regulatory Risk: Compliance failures regarding EU AI Act, ISO 42001, and national legislation
  • Security Threats: Vulnerabilities to adversarial attacks, model poisoning, and prompt injection
  • Privacy & Compliance: AI-specific obligations under GDPR, PIPEDA, and evolving standards
  • Ethical & Trust Risk: Violations of human dignity, discrimination, and systemic bias
  • Operational Dependency: Creation of catastrophic single points of failure in core operations
  • The Chain Reaction Model: how a failure in one domain cascades across all nine
  • The three executive mandates: Map, Govern, Trust
Virtual exercise (25 min): Risk Heat Map — breakout rooms score exposures; facilitator aggregates into live digital heat map
3
The Trusted Intelligent Enterprise
13:30–14:30 · 60 min · Workshop + interactive breakout
Objective: Detail the governance architecture required to build a secure, intelligent organization.
  • The Secure AI Operating Model (SAOM): six domains, eight principles
  • Domain overview: Leadership · Governance · Architecture · Risk · Operations · Assurance
  • The three-level governance structure: Board → Operational → Technical
  • The twelve mandatory AI policies every organization needs
  • The AI Trust Architecture Model (ATAM): five layers in plain language
Interactive breakout (20 min): 'Build your governance board' — participants assign roles from their own organization
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Your Organization's AI Governance Gap
14:30–15:30 · 60 min · Structured virtual assessment
Objective: Conduct a structured analysis to identify specific organizational governance deficiencies.
  • Evidence-based scoring: 1–5 across the six SAOM domains — not impressionistic judgments
  • Individual scoring followed by breakout room synthesis
  • Gap prioritization: which deficiencies create the highest risk if left unaddressed for 12 months
  • Output: Governance Gap Summary posted to shared Miro board by each breakout room
Digital gallery walk: participants review all breakout outputs on the shared Miro board and vote with digital dots
5
From Insight to Action — The 90-Day Governance Commitment
15:45–16:45 · 60 min · Action planning
Objective: Convert learning into a high-accountability 90-day governance commitment.
  • Individual completion of the digital 90-Day Action Card
  • Three required commitments: ONE THING TO STOP · ONE THING TO START · ONE THING TO AUTHORIZE
  • Each commitment must be specific, named, and time-bound — not a general intention
  • Breakout synthesis: consolidate individual commitments into a shared team priority list
  • SAIT Training Pathway Map: which programs each role should attend next
Primary deliverable: digital 90-Day Action Card — emailed to participant within 24 hours with 90-day follow-up reminder
Assessment frameworks

Exercises & activities

RegistrationAI Governance Pulse Survey
  1. Survey link sent to participants in pre-session joining instructions
  2. Completed via personal device during virtual registration window (5 min)
  3. Captures current maturity, top concerns, biggest authorization barrier, and one burning question
  4. Live dashboard opened at the start of session — makes content immediately personal and relevant to the room
Virtual: runs via Slido or Mentimeter; results display live on screen in the main session
Module 2Risk Heat Map
  1. Participants receive a digital nine-domain scoring worksheet via shared link (probability × impact)
  2. Breakout rooms score their organization's risk exposure across all nine ARLM domains
  3. Each breakout identifies their top three risk exposures with supporting evidence
  4. Facilitator aggregates all scores into a live digital heat map displayed on screen
  5. Facilitator narrates the pattern — what the room's collective risk profile reveals
Virtual: scoring via shared Google Sheet or Miro frame; heat map aggregated and displayed live
Working SessionATMM Maturity Self-Assessment
  1. Each participant completes a digital ATMM assessment card (four levels, six dimensions)
  2. Individual scoring: rate your organization on each dimension
  3. Breakout room discussion: compare scores, identify disagreements within same-organization groups
  4. Consensus: agree on current maturity level and the single biggest advancement barrier
  5. Each breakout posts their maturity level to the shared Miro board — used directly in Module 4
Virtual: ATMM card delivered as digital form; Miro board replaces the physical gallery wall
Module 4Governance Gap Assessment
  1. Each participant receives a digital SAOM gap assessment worksheet (six domains, 1–5 scale)
  2. Individual scoring with evidence: what exists, what is absent, what is nominal
  3. Breakout synthesis: top three governance gaps and their organizational consequences
  4. Prioritization grid: consequence × urgency for each identified gap
  5. Digital gallery walk on shared Miro board; participants vote with digital dots on the most critical gaps
Virtual: gap summary cards posted as Miro sticky notes; dot voting via Miro reaction feature
Module 590-Day Action Card — Primary Individual Deliverable
  1. Each participant completes a structured digital Action Card via a dedicated form
  2. Field 1: My role in AI governance after today · Field 2: ONE THING I WILL STOP
  3. Field 3: ONE THING I WILL START · Field 4: ONE THING I WILL AUTHORIZE
  4. Field 5: Commitment date (default 90 days from today) · Field 6: Accountability partner from today
  5. Field 7: The SAIT program I will enroll my team in
Virtual: completed card emailed to participant within 24 hours; 90-day follow-up reminder sent automatically
What you will gain

Learning outcomes

By the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

✓Explain why AI governance is a leadership obligation and a requirement for decision-making integrity
✓Name and describe all nine AI risk domains and their cascading organizational consequences
✓Assess their organization's AI governance gaps using the structured SAOM framework
✓Complete a 90-Day Action Card with three specific, named governance commitments
✓Identify the SAIT training programs their team needs to enroll in next to close identified gaps
✓Apply the Trusted Intelligent Enterprise governance model to their organizational context
What you will receive

Participant takeaway package

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Participant Workbook (Digital)
All modules, exercises, and reference notes — delivered as PDF within 24 hours
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SAIT Leadership Readiness Certificate
Professionally designed, individually named digital credential with QR verification
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Digital 90-Day Action Card
High-accountability record of personal governance commitments — emailed with 90-day reminder
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SAIT Training Pathway Map
Personalized program recommendations by role and function
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SAIT-BoK™ Pocket Reference (Digital)
Concise executive guide to the six SAIT knowledge domains
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SAIT Leadership Network Membership
Exclusive invitation to the global community of AI governance leaders
After the workshop

Recommended next steps by role

Completing SAIT-W00 is the first step in the SAIT transformation lifecycle. The actions below are specific, role-appropriate, and designed to convert today's commitments into organizational momentum within 90 days.

CEOs & Board Directors
Authorize the SAIT transformation program. Commission the AI Governance Board. Enroll in A-2 (Board Briefing on AI Governance)
CISOs
Lead enrollment in A-5 (CISO's AI Security Mandate). Commission an AISecOps capability design for your organization
CIOs & CTOs
Lead enrollment in A-6 (CIO/CTO AI Transformation Leadership). Commission an architecture readiness assessment
All Leaders
Nominate team members for B-1 (SAIT Foundation Certificate) — the essential next step for every practitioner in your organization
Organizations
Initiate SAIT engagement via Statement of Interest to begin the seven-stage transformation lifecycle
SAIT training pathway — programs referenced today
A-2
Board Briefing on AI Governance
A-5
CISO's AI Security Mandate
A-6
CIO/CTO AI Transformation Leadership
B-1
SAIT Foundation Certificate
Post-event package — delivered within 24 hours
Digital certificate · Participant workbook PDF · Digital 90-Day Action Card · 90-day follow-up reminder email · Personalized SAIT Training Pathway recommendation
Session recording
Full session recording (excluding breakout rooms) available to registered participants for 30 days via the SAIT participant portal
Important reminder
The cost of inaction regarding AI governance is manifest in regulatory fines, trust crises, security incidents, and the erosion of competitive advantage. To initiate your organization's journey into the SAIT ecosystem, please complete the Statement of Interest to schedule a follow-up engagement and determine the immediate next steps for your leadership team.
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Complete the Statement of Interest to schedule a follow-up engagement, or contact the SAIT Leadership & Governance Division to discuss a closed organizational virtual cohort or a customized delivery schedule for your leadership team.

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