34. Exploring the Frontiers of AI Governance: A Chat with IBM's Heather Gentile.

This podcast was recorded as a LInkedIn Live on managing AI risk, governance, and explainability. We also talk about the EU AI Act's impact on the overarching global regulatory environment. Bio: Heather Gentile, Director of watsonx.governance Product Management, IBM Data and AI Software. (Learn more about Watson X here. https://www.ibm.com/watsonx)  Heather Gentile is Director of Product in IBM’s Data and AI software division. Heather focuses on opportunities to apply AI technologies to develop innovative solutions for IBM’s watsonx.governance and governance, risk and compliance portfolio. She works with organizations to enable responsible, transparent and explainable AI.   Heather has a passion for innovation and works with IBM’s technology and design teams to lead user experience workshops to solve for AI governance, risk and compliance challenges. Her experience expands across financial services, regulatory agencies, and other highly regulated industries.  Prior to joining IBM, Heather was responsible for overseeing the compliance analytics division of regulatory solutions at Wolters Kluwer. She received her undergraduate degree from Bryant University in Business Administration and her MBA from the University of Massachusetts. Social LinksYou can follow Heather at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathergentile/You can follow Maribel  at: X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/maribellopezLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maribellopezYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MaribelLopezResearch STAY CONNECTEDSubscribe to the AI with Maribel Lopez audio podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1947446Subscribe to my LinkedIn newsletter — AI Decoded with Maribel Lopez: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/ai-decoded-with-maribel-lopez-7312533413582827520/Lopez Research blog: https://www.lopezresearch.com/research/Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maribellopez/Follow me on X: https://x.com/MaribelLopez