Challenges of governing the ungovernable & security leadership in the age of AI autonomy

Sam Fariborz, Nigel Hedges, Faizal Janif & Sheena Peeters

2026-10-14 9:00 am

Panel

Leadership, Governance and Accountability

Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems

Security executives share lessons from real AI-driven incidents on governing autonomous agents that already make decisions with minimal human oversight.

Sam Fariborz is CISO at David Jones and an AISA Professional of the Year, joining a panel on security leadership in the age of AI autonomy.

Nigel Hedges

General Manager – Cyber & Risk (CISO)

Chemist Warehouse

Nigel Hedges, general manager of cyber and risk at Chemist Warehouse, joins a panel on security leadership and governing the ungovernable in the age of AI.

Faizal Janif

Managing Director - AI Cyber Security Products Lead

Accenture

Faizal Janif is managing director of AI cyber security products at Accenture, joining a panel on security leadership in the age of AI autonomy.

Sheena Peeters

Partner

Cognizant

Sheena Peeters is a partner at Cognizant, joining a panel on governing autonomous AI agents and security leadership as machines act without oversight.

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