Navigate 2026: Digital Policy Leadership Summit
PORTSMOUTH, NH, US
24-25 June
Managing AI Risk in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape
Wednesday, 24 June
15:00 - 16:00 EDT
Discussants:
John Evans, Digital Services Commissioner, Coimisiún na Meán, Ireland
Kate Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Regulation Cooperation ForumDrew Olsen, Vice-Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Copyright Board of Canada
AI development and adoption is far outpacing legislative efforts to clarify responsibilities for governance. Regulators are stepping into the void, applying existing and emerging laws to AI risk within their domains and establishing coordination mechanisms to address intersections, overlaps and gaps that emerge. Join us for a discussion on how divided regulatory remits are affecting governance efforts, priorities, and approaches to manage AI risk. What is working, in which sectors, in which jurisdictions, with which applications and what is complicating AI development, rollout, or governance?
What you will learn:
- How are regulators engaging on cross-sector AI governance priorities, from IP to online safety to privacy?
- How should industry engage when regulators’ guidance or the laws themselves are at odds?
Moderator and speakers

John Evans
Digital Services Commissioner
Coimisiún na Meán

Kate Jones
Chief Executive Officer
Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum

Drew Olsen
Vice-Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Copyright Board of Canada