Samantha Kappagoda was invited to speak at Executive Forum Navigating Artificial Intelligence (AI) from A to Z: Executive and Board Perspectives panel on May 10, 2024. Samantha discussed the challenges in adopting AI and other emerging technologies from the board and operating perspective.
The panel was moderated by Wally Yosafat, Executive Forum member and Tech SIG Co-Lead. Samantha’s fellow panelists were:
- Ron Bisaccia, Data Science Practice Leader, West Monroe Partners
- Jon Eisenstein, AI Strategy, Product and Transformation Lead, Unlocked Ventures
Samantha Kappagoda’s Contribution at the Executive Forum AI Panel
Samantha’s contribution to this Executive Forum panel drew on her concurrent roles as a board director and a working data scientist to address AI adoption challenges from both the governance and operating perspectives simultaneously. Her framing of governance as a through-line across the full AI adoption lifecycle, rather than a compliance overlay applied after the fact, offered the Executive Forum’s C-level and director audience a perspective that is grounded in the practical realities of both technology deployment and board oversight, and directly relevant to the cross-sector governance challenges its members navigate.
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About Samantha Kappagoda
Samantha Kappagoda is a technology leader and strategist enabling data and technology-led strategic pivots, applying sound data principles to robust and ethical technology innovation across companies and sectors, spanning Fortune 100 and middle-market environments. Samantha’s boardroom perspective leverages her operating experience — in data, analytics and technology — to navigate emerging opportunities, drive ROI and mitigate risk, incorporating a distinctive blend of technology expertise, capital markets fluency and risk governance.
Samantha currently serves as an Independent Director, Nominating Committee Chair and Audit Committee Member for the Credit Suisse Funds, now under UBS (NYSE: UBS). She is also Chief Data Scientist and Co-Managing Member of Numerati® Partners LLC and Visiting Scholar at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. Samantha is an active contributor at governance forums, addressing AI and data governance at Independent Directors Council, NYU Directors’ Academy, and Private Directors Association. For additional information, please see Samantha’s biography, recent news and conferences & events.
