The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the world's largest organization serving the professional and business interests of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations, nonprofits and other private-sector organizations around the globe.
This program is being co-sponsored with the Information Governance & Women in the House Network
With an understanding of AI and GenAI, are you ready to implement strategic initiatives within your organization that align with ethical considerations and rules and regulations? We can help! This program is part two of our three part series and will delve into potential benefits, challenges, and best practices when identifying and implementing a GenAI platform. From general do’s and don’ts to acceptable use policies, there is much to do in advance of any successful rollout.
This session will broadly cover issues relevant to Canadian general counsel around the rollback of DEI programs in the US following Executive Orders from President Trump. The session will focus on the ripple effect for Canadian companies (including Canadian subsidiaries of US parent companies) through the lens of governance, litigation risk, and legal compliance with Canadian law. It will serve as a refresher for both provincial and federal human rights obligations (and proactive programs) and the current state of employment equity legislation. The program will also address new concerns for employers including business immigration and employee travel, particularly for diverse employees.
Time (ET): 4:00pm — Program Begins 5:00pm — Cocktail and Networking hour
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, traditional records retention schedules are no longer sufficient. As organizations face increasing recordkeeping requirements, emerging privacy rules, and the need to embrace AI, retention policies must evolve from a “check-the-box” task into a strategic policy that drives compliance, eliminates data minimization conflicts, and enhances productivity. Join Kaye Cyrus, Director of Legal and Compliance at Office Practicum, and Mark Diamond and Tom Mighell from Contoural, for this insightful Webcast to learn how to create a modern, compliant, and easier-to-execute records retention schedule.
Key Takeaways:
• Understand the elements of a modern schedule: Integrate compliance, privacy, and business value into your records retention policy. • Resolve data minimization and recordkeeping conflicts: Resolve potential conflicts between retention rules and privacy data minimization mandates. • Enable automation: Design a schedule that supports automated classification and disposition for improved efficiency. • Foster AI Alignment: Learn how a schedule can either help or hurt compliant use of generative AI. • Build consensus: Learn strategies to align business groups on what information to retain, how long to keep it, and what can and should be defensibly deleted.
Companies are finding out that once developed, data retention policy execution can be difficult and inconsistent. Kaye Cyrus from Health Edge, and Tom Mighell from Contoural, Inc will discuss creating a data retention policy that meets privacy requirements, utilizes AI Governance, does not conflict with other compliance requirements, and are easier to execute. Topics will include:
• How organizations can create modern and more compliant records retention schedules to better handle both paper and electronic information • Strategies to privacy-enable your schedule to avoid conflicts with recordkeeping requirements • The role of AI Governance • How to get your employees to follow your policy
Pressure is rising for companies to use AI to gain a competitive advantage (or to not fall behind). AI promises tremendous innovation and productivity gains, but new regulations, copyright and IP issues, ethical use concerns, and AI safety risks can feel overwhelming. This session will explore the creation of a comprehensive, effective, and “doable” AI Governance program through a combination of AI policies and processes. Learn to navigate both current and future risks and requirements, including evolving regulations, copyright and IP issues, and the ethical and safe use of AI. A smart AI Governance program enables both compliance and risk reduction and faster deployment.