AI: The Force Reshaping How Boards Operate

Boards have long faced information overload and limits on decision-making capacity. Today, AI is the single force reshaping how boards operate. Drawing on recent research into how directors are already using AI in practice, this webinar will explore why AI is transforming board effectiveness, what it means for directors, and how governance professionals can support the change. We’ll examine practical applications in board preparation and decision-making, the evolving role of the board pack, and the skills required in the back office. Attendees will gain clear insight into the opportunities, risks, and immediate steps to begin their AI journey.

What You’ll Learn:

1. Understand why AI is the driving force reshaping board effectiveness.
2. Recognise how AI changes the way directors prepare and make decisions.
3. See how board reports and the board pack evolves into a knowledge base with AI.
4. Identify the new support role for governance professionals and the back office.
5. Gain practical steps to begin integrating AI into boardroom practice safely.

Paul Stark is a leading thinker and practitioner at the forefront of boardroom transformation, where artificial intelligence meets board effectiveness. As the founder of Agentia Boardroom and the Centre for AI in Board Effectiveness (CAIBE), Paul has dedicated his career to helping boards and governance professionals adapt to the demands of the digital era without losing sight of the judgment, accountability, and human insight that define effective leadership. Drawing on deep experience across governance, technology strategy and organisational change, Paul works with directors, board secretaries and governance professionals to rethink how board operations and decisions are supported. His work is grounded in the belief that AI, used well, can empower, not replace, those at the heart of boardroom decision-making. Through CAIBE, Paul leads pioneering research on how AI is changing the role of the board secretary and reshaping the effectiveness of board members. At Agentia Boardroom, he is building new technologies and methodologies that embed AI within the secure environments of regulated organisations, ensuring data sovereignty, governance assurance and trust.