AI That Acts: Legal Liability and AI Governance in Financial Services

Autonomous AI systems are moving from analytical tools to operational agents inside financial institutions executing transactions, triggering workflows and making decisions with limited human oversight. This panel brings together three senior practitioners from Barclays, NatWest and TIAA to address the governance, legal and accountability questions that most enterprises are not yet prepared to answer. Topics include how to build audit-ready AI posture before regulators demand it, the liability exposure created when autonomous agents act outside intended scope, the legal frameworks that must change for responsible agentic AI deployment and how leading banks are implementing responsible AI as a live governance function. 

What you will learn:

• How to build a defensible AI audit trail before regulators ask for it and what OCC, FCA and EU AI Act examiners actually look for. 
• The legal liability gaps in existing AI vendor contracts and governance frameworks when AI systems begin acting autonomously. 
• How leading financial institutions are implementing responsible AI as a live governance function with clear lines of executive accountability.