What is AI governance? Who is an AI governance professional? How is AI governance different from ISO/IEC 42001, privacy compliance, or the EU AI Act? KEY MOMENTS 02:20 - How do you see this world of AI changing so fast? 5:20 - AI Governance Concept 12:20 - AI Governance Professional Definition 15:33 - Skills Framework and Roles 19:41 - Why AIGP Not Regional Like CIPP 27:37 - Why Get AIGP Certified 32:25 - How to Connect and Wrap Up In this episode of the FIT4Privacy Podcast, host Punit Bhatia welcomes Ashley Casovan, Managing Director of the IAPP AI Governance Center, to explore the rapidly evolving world of AI governance. Ashley shares her journey from developing Canada's pioneering guidance on automated decision-making systems to leading global conversations on AI governance, professional skills, and responsible AI practices. Together, they discuss why AI governance has become a critical discipline, how organizations can manage AI risks and opportunities, and what professionals need to know to succeed in this emerging field. Whether you're a privacy professional, compliance officer, AI practitioner, risk manager, auditor, or business leader, this episode provides valuable insights into building trustworthy, responsible, and effective AI governance programs. 🎧 Listen now to understand how organizations can turn responsible AI principles into practical governance frameworks. ABOUT THE GUEST As the managing director of the IAPP’s AI Governance Center, Casovan serves as the primary thought leader and public voice for the IAPP on AI governance, while providing strategic direction and contributions to the development of practical, relevant and timely content for the AIGC. Casovan will lead the AIGC engagement efforts with industry leaders, senior policy makers, regulators and international organizations to ensure AI governance is top of mind when discussing AI’s potential. Through roles in the public sector at the municipal and federal levels, Casovan developed expertise in responsible AI, standards, policy, open government and data governance. As the former director of data and digital for the government of Canada, Casovan previously led the development of the world’s first national government policy for responsible AI. Building from this work, Casovan served as the Executive Director of the Responsible AI Institute, a multi-stakeholder non-profit dedicated to mitigating harm from the use of AI systems, a member of OECD’s AI Policy Observatory Network of Experts, a member of the World Economic Forum's AI Governance Alliance, an Executive Board Member of the International Centre of Expertise in Montréal on Artificial Intelligence and as a member of the IFIP/IP3 Global Industry Council within the ABOUT THE HOST Punit Bhatia is one of the leading privacy experts who works independently and has worked with professionals in over 30 countries. Punit works with business and privacy leaders to create an organization culture with high privacy awareness and compliance as a business priority. Selectively, Punit is open to mentor and coach privacy professionals. Resources & Links Guest Links Ashley Casovan • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-casovan-b3247211/ • Website: https://iapp.org/ Grow Skills (Privacy Courses & Insights) • Courses: https://growskills.store/courses/ • Insights: https://growskills.store/insights/ • Website: https://growskills.store/ FIT4Privacy • Website: https://www.fit4privacy.com • Podcast: https://www.fit4privacy.com/podcast • Blog: https://www.fit4privacy.com/blog • YouTube: http://youtube.com/fit4privacy Punit Bhatia • Website: https://www.punitbhatia.com Books • Be Ready for GDPR • AI & Privacy – How to Find Balance • Intro to GDPR • Be an Effective DPO
