The Enterprise AI Risk vs Opportunity Playbook
Committing to AI transformation means accepting greater risk – trying to have it both ways only results in a watered down rollout with very little impact. With more companies (and competitors) leaning all the way in, it’s time to ask the more strategic question: is there more risk in doing or in not doing?
Michael Domanic
Head of AI, Section
Neal Burstyn
Senior Managing AI Counsel, Rubrik
Why it’s worse to be risk averse in your AI deployment
Join our Head of AI, Michael Domanic, and Rubrik’s Senior Managing AI Counsel, Neal Burstyn, for a conversation around the right balance of caution and ambition – and the default tradeoffs you’re accepting when you approach AI too carefully. They’ll cover:
- Is there any way to scale AI and agents without committing to a higher risk profile?
- What's the minimum governance layer every company needs, regardless of size or sector?
- Who should own the AI risk decision: the CEO, the GC, the CISO, or the head of AI?
- What tradeoffs does a safer approach afford and are they worth it?
- How should leaders separate real AI risk from media noise, and what should they be telling their teams?
Consider this your reality check on what’s good practice, what’s overkill, and what’s holding back your business.
Meet your speakers
Michael Domanic
Head of AI, Section
Michael Domanic leads AI transformation at Section, where he builds the strategy, governance, and agent infrastructure that make organizations genuinely AI-native. Previously Head of AI at UserTesting, he drove enterprise-wide AI adoption across the company, turning AI from a pilot initiative into an embedded part of how teams work. With over a decade in AI, he specializes in helping organizations move from experimentation to lasting operational impact.
Neal Burstyn
Senior Managing AI Counsel, Rubrik
Neal Burstyn is Senior Managing AI Counsel at Rubrik, where he advises on the legal, governance, and commercial dimensions of artificial intelligence and machine learning. A technology attorney with more than a decade of experience, he partners with cross-functional teams on product counseling, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, and risk management.
