AI in Your Organisation: Opportunities, Obligations and How to Get Started

This non-technical live online webinar explores how organisations use AI, key operational risks, and the requirements of the EU AI Act. Gain a clear understanding of current AI capabilities and discover practical steps to adopt AI safely and responsibly.

Level: All levels
Duration: 1 hour
Delivery: Live online
CPD: 1 units

Course overview

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already part of everyday work, whether that means staff using generative AI assistants or automated decisions in customer service, HR and risk management. Many organisations, though, are adopting it without a clear view of the risks involved or of what the EU AI Act now requires. This non-technical webinar is for managers and professionals in any sector. It explains what current AI can and can’t do and shows how organisations are using it in practice. It then covers the essentials of the EU AI Act, including its revised timeline, and the main risks to watch for. The session ends with practical first steps for adopting AI responsibly.

What you will learn

Explain in plain terms how current AI works, including generative AI, and what it is and isn’t good at.
Recognise how organisations already use AI in day-to-day work.
Describe the main principles of the EU AI Act, including its risk-based approach and the categories of prohibited and high-risk AI systems.
Identify the main risks of AI and explain why governance matters, with a first look at frameworks such as ISO/IEC 42001 and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework.
Identify where they may want to build their knowledge further as AI becomes part of their work.

Syllabus

Understanding AI

What we mean by artificial intelligence today
Machine learning, generative AI and use of agentic workflow
What AI can and cannot do, and common misconceptions

AI in Everyday Work
How organisations already use AI in customer service, HR, document processing, reporting and controls
Examples from different sectors
The growth of “shadow AI”: staff using AI tools without approval

EU AI Act Essentials

Why the EU decided to regulate AI
The risk-based approach
Prohibited AI practices
High-risk AI systems and examples (recruitment, creditworthiness, critical infrastructure, education)
Transparency obligations and general-purpose AI
Providers and deployers: who is responsible for what
Key dates and the revised timeline following the 2026 Digital Omnibus

AI Risks and Governance

Main risks: bias, inaccurate outputs, data protection and reliance on third-party providers
Why every organisation needs AI governance
An introduction to ISO/IEC 42001 and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework

Looking Ahead

AI literacy as a professional skill
Turning AI ideas into business value
Summary and suggestions for further learning

Q&A Session

Who should attend

Board members, non-executive directors and senior executives
Managers and team leaders in any business function
Risk, compliance, internal audit and legal professionals
IT, data and digital transformation professionals
HR and learning and development professionals
Anyone who wants a straightforward introduction to AI and how it is regulated

Prerequisites

Training materials

Certification

Issue of a Certificate of Attendance*: Yes

*Certificate confirms attendance only. CPD recognition is subject to the applicable requirements of each professional body or association.

Your trainers

Gionata PontiAI Business Specialist

Gionata Ponti is an AI business specialist with nine years of international experience leading technology projects in industrial automation, pharmaceutical and life sciences IT/OT, and software development. He holds the Certified AI Governance Professional credential from the Swiss Cyber Institute, which covers ISO/IEC 42001 and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, as well as the Swiss Federal Diploma as AI Business Specialist and an MSc in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Bologna. As a training associate with EIMF, he has run executive seminars on AI risk, governance and the EU AI Act for board members, internal auditors and risk managers. Alongside his regulatory work, he uses AI tools hands-on in his own projects.