AI as a Leadership Moment: Who Owns Decisions in the Age of Agentic Systems?

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
10:55 am - 11:30 am

AI is no longer just augmenting workflows—it is beginning to make decisions, take actions and coordinate work across the enterprise. As agentic AI systems evolve from copilots to operators, bank executives face a defining leadership question: Who governs decision-making when machines act autonomously?

This panel explores why AI is no longer a technology initiative, but an enterprise-wide leadership mandate requiring new approaches to accountability, risk and control. Panelists examine where AI is already shifting from recommendation to execution, which functions are closest to becoming agent-driven, what decisions leaders are willing to delegate, and why CEOs and boards—not just CIOs and CTOs—must personally own the governance of AI at scale.