Al in Regulation Conference 2026

From awareness to action: navigating disruption in the public interest

February 2-3 | Toronto

Critical leadership training in AI and regulatory governance

Artificial intelligence is creating profound disruption in regulation. It is transforming how regulated professionals deliver services and how regulatory bodies carry out their public protection mandates. For boards, the implications are significant: AI will increasingly influence decision-making, oversight responsibilities, and accountability to the public.

This full-day program provides board members and senior leaders with the strategic insight, frameworks, and tools required to support your organization address AI challenges and opportunities with confidence. Participants will examine where and when AI may be appropriate, how to evaluate benefits and risks, and what questions must be asked before systems are adopted either internally or within the professions they regulate. No technical background is required.

Grounded in emerging practice in governance, policy development, and AI and facilitated by leading regulatory facilitators, this learning experience introduces practical frameworks and guiding questions to help boards set direction, manage risk, and align AI use with the regulator’s mandate to protect the public interest. The workshop also applies the principles of relevant regulation: listening, openness and transparency, reliability, kindness, and embracing diversity, as a values-based lens for board oversight.

Join Canada’s leading regulatory advisors for this critical training session on AI governance for regulatory boards and senior leadership.

MDR Strategy Group

MDR Strategy Group positions regulatory bodies to have a greater impact on the public they protect and the professions they regulate through strategic communications, public engagement, organizational leadership and design, and ethical AI strategy. With deep sector expertise and a track record of national projects, MDR helps organizations strengthen governance, advance innovation, and build public trust.

The Regulator's Practice

The Regulator’s Practice is a team of experienced regulatory professionals serving regulators and governments across Canada.  Drawing on their extensive experience in governance, strategy and policy development, The Regulator’s Practice works with clients to navigate through the significant challenges facing the sector – leading governance learning and modernization, amalgamation support, innovative policy design, and strategy development. 

Intended participants

Council and board members, CEOs and registrars, executive teams, and senior leaders with responsibility for strategy, policy, risk, and oversight.

Why attend

Artificial intelligence is reshaping both regulated professions and the work of regulatory bodies. Board members and senior leaders must be prepared to evaluate when, where, and how AI is appropriate, and to ensure that adoption aligns with the public interest. This program equips participants with the insight, frameworks, and governance tools required to exercise informed oversight and make values-aligned decisions as AI becomes increasingly central to regulation.

Learning outcomes

  • A clear understanding of the board’s role in guiding AI governance, including how to set direction, exercise effective oversight, and uphold obligations to the public interest.
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  • Criteria to evaluate whether AI is appropriate for internal use, supported by an informed view of its potential benefits, risks, and limitations at the governance level
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  • Key questions that boards and senior executives should ask when AI systems are proposed for operational use or when adoption is occurring within the professions they regulate
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  • A forward-looking roadmap to begin shaping AI literacy, policy direction, and organizational readiness at the board level