NCW Cyber Meetup - AI Risk Register:Tactical Approach to AI Risk Management

Join North Central Educational Service District and NCW Tech Alliance for monthly Cyber Meetup events. These events are designed for business, education, technology, and community partners to come together for collaborative learning and discussion on technology topics. Every event features a short presentation from a technology professional, discussion, and time for networking! Sign up for our mailing list to receive update emails on future meetings.

Meetings are held on first Wednesday of every month at noon and lunch will be provided! Please note registration closes Monday, November 3 at 8am.

Presentation by: Harshit Chandel, Executive Consultant

Harshit Chandel is a senior leader in Cybersecurity and AI Governance, Risk & Compliance , with nearly two decades years of work experience. In his recent role, Harshit served as Head of GRC at a leading fintech, driving enterprise-wide governance, risk, and compliance programs.

Harshit is also an author and researcher, with IEEE publications including “Agentic AI in Fintech: Balancing Autonomy and Privacy in Multi-Agent Architecture” and “Emergent Ideas: A Framework for Measurable Privacy Controls.”

His thought leadership emphasizes the importance of measurable, practical governance approaches that make AI risk management tangible for executives, regulators, and practitioners alike.

Session description: An effective AI Risk Register is the backbone of any risk management program. It transforms high-level principles into actionable, trackable controls—helping organizations navigate regulatory obligations, operational risks, and ethical challenges with clarity.

In this session, we’ll explore a tactical approach to building and operationalizing AI Risk Registers, including:

• Building an AI Risk Register, Organize risks around AI use cases.
• Defining impact, likelihood, inherent risk (IR), control effectiveness (CE), and residual risk (RR).
• Mapping risks to frameworks such as ISO/IEC 42001, the EU AI Act, and NIST AI RMF.
• Integrating AI risks into enterprise GRC and vendor management programs.
  
  Whether you are building your first AI Risk Register or refining an existing one, this session will equip you with practical tools, templates, and insights to strengthen AI governance and risk management.

This is a unique event where the presentation will be live-streamed to three locations across the region. After the presentation, each location will engage in in-person discussions and networking. Please make sure you reserve the correct ticket based on where you will be attending in-person.

• Chelan/Douglas Counties Location | North Central Educational Service District | 430 Olds Station Road, Wenatchee WA
• Grant County Location | Big Bend Community College, WEC Building Room 0211 | 7611 Bolling St NE, Moses Lake, WA 98837
• Okanogan County Location | Mid-Valley Hospital Conference Center | Family Medical Building at 800 Jasmine Street, Omak, WA

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