Head of Enterprise AI Governance, AstraZeneca - a decade of experience at the intersection of responsible AI, data privacy and digital technology policy.
Lead the Global Enterprise AI Governance team at AstraZeneca, a global pharmaceutical company with over 80,000 employees and a deep AI ecosystem.
Passionate advocate for the safe, trustworthy and responsible development and use of AI. Translator between the technical and non-technical worlds.
Leader, educator and public speaker, with experience working in academia and research at University College London, in public policy and digital diplomacy for the UK Government, and as a media commentator and political analyst on outlets like BBC, Sky News and CNN.
Keynote Session:
Keynote: Fundamentals of AI Governance — From Complexity to Clarity
Day 2 - 13 November at 13.30, GRC Innovations Stage.
Few people have done more to shape the real-world practice of AI governance than Oliver Patel, Head of Enterprise AI Governance at AstraZeneca and author of Fundamentals of AI Governance. Over the past several years, Oliver has led the development of one of the world’s most mature enterprise AI governance frameworks—scaled across 90,000 employees—while also teaching global cohorts through the IAPP and collaborating with policymakers, regulators, and industry leaders. His work has turned theory into practice, bridging compliance, ethics, and operational excellence in the age of generative and agentic AI.
In this keynote, Oliver will share insights from his forthcoming book, Fundamentals of AI Governance—a definitive, visual guide to implementing responsible AI at scale. Drawing on 18 months of research, field-tested frameworks, and hundreds of original resources, he will unpack how organisations can move from policy to practice: transforming AI risk, regulation, and governance into clear, actionable systems. Whether you’re designing AI oversight from scratch or refining an enterprise model, this session will give you the tools to simplify complexity and build sustainable AI trust across your organisation.
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