Chris Payne

Christopher Payne has over 20 years of cybersecurity leadership experience across technology, healthcare, financial services, and retail sectors. Most recently serving as Chief Information Security Officer at Poppulo. His career includes building and scaling security operations across diverse technology environments at Fortune 500 companies and high-growth software firms.
A United States Army veteran, Chris holds multiple certifications and advanced degrees in Information Security. He founded GrrCON, a cybersecurity conference now in its 15th year

Building Responsible AI: A Practical Framework for AI Governance in Enterprise Organizations

As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms business operations, organizations face mounting pressure to implement AI responsibly while managing complex risks around privacy, security, bias, and compliance. Drawing from my recent journey to ISO 42001 certification, this presentation provides practical frameworks for establishing effective AI governance in enterprise environments. Attendees will learn how to distinguish critical AI roles, implement structured AI review processes, and address unique security challenges of generative AI including data poisoning, model theft, and hallucinations. The session covers how to translate Responsible AI Principles into operational controls through AI committee structure, vendor evaluation, human oversight requirements, and incident response. Whether your organization is beginning its AI journey or scaling existing implementations, you'll gain actionable governance foundations to use AI safely, ethically, and effectively in today's rapidly evolving regulatory landscape