The AI Governance Control Plane in 2026 with Forrester

The AI governance control plane is quickly becoming a board-level priority for 2025–2026—and this webinar breaks down exactly why. Credo AI’s TJ is joined by Forrester VP & Research Director for Data & AI, Sudha Maheshwari, to unpack the “AI paradox”: soaring expectations for AI value and ROI, growing trust and risk concerns, and organizations that are still struggling with readiness. Drawing from fresh Forrester research, Sudha walks through what’s really blocking AI at scale (trust, security, and governance), where AI governance spend is accelerating, why CISOs are increasingly being pulled in to shape AI strategy, and how observability, quality, and responsible AI are reshaping the governance stack.

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From there, the discussion gets practical: how to design AI governance as an operating layer (not a bottleneck), what a balanced offense/defense strategy looks like, and how to prioritize use cases with governance in the room from day zero. Sudha also previews Forrester’s core principles for securing and governing AI agents, explaining why multi-agent, nondeterministic systems radically expand the attack surface—and what leaders must do now to stay ahead. TJ then shares Credo AI’s approach to making AI trust measurable (compliance, security, human-centeredness, and ROI) and introduces a concrete 90-day action blueprint and playbook to help enterprises operationalize AI governance and safely scale AI in production.