AI & Cyber Literacy for Board Directors

Two governance requirements, one full-day workshop

London, June 30th, 9:30 - 16:00 hours at Chartered Accountants Hall, 1 Moorgate Place

AI literacy is now a legal obligation under Article 4 of the EU AI Act (effective February 2025). Cyber governance is a board-level expectation under the UK’s 2025 Cyber Governance Code of Practice. This workshop covers both in a single focused full day, saving time and giving your board a coherent view of how these two requirements connect. Download our flyer to share and print here.

Workshop Curriculum

AI Literacy

  • What AI is, and isn’t, in plain English

  • Types of AI: machine learning and generative AI

  • Separating genuine AI value from management hype

  • AI risk categories: hallucinations, bias, black-box and consistency

  • The Article 4 literacy obligation: what boards must do now

  • AI governance: board-approved AI usage policy, AI use case register and AI steering committee

  • AI and data security

AI & Cyber Risk

  • AI in cyber offence and defence, including AI as an attack surface

  • Setting risk appetite for AI and cyber: qualitative and quantitative approaches

  • Inventory of AI use cases and the wider technology estate, addressing shadow AI and IT

  • AI cyber risk management, including integrated supply chain management for AI and cyber

Cyber Literacy

  • Understand the escalating cyber threat situation

  • Apply the UK Cyber Governance Code of Practice

  • Gain assurance on your organisation’s current resilience

  • Transition to post-quantum secure encryption

  • Prepare for the board’s role in a cyber incident (case study)

  • Review the benefits of cyber insurance

  • Refine cyber governance and reporting practices

Why attend?

Designed for directors, not engineers

Every element is shaped for intelligent, sceptical, time-poor board members. No coding, no jargon, no patronising ‘AI 101.’ Instead, you’ll get the conceptual clarity, sharper questions and practical confidence you need to govern AI and cyber effectively.

Interactive and applied

Whilst you will cover all key points in a lecture format, there will also be a chance to work through board simulations with fellow participants. The session will be held under Chatham House rules.

The critical overlap nobody else covers

AI and cyber now intersect in both directions: AI improves defensive capabilities, but it also expands the attack surface and amplifies attacker capability. Most training treats these as separate topics. This workshop connects them so your board understands the full picture.

Certificate of completion

Every attendee receives a certificate documenting their AI and cyber literacy training. This provides valuable evidence for governance records, regulatory compliance, and board effectiveness reviews.

Practical takeaways you can use immediately

You’ll leave with board-ready challenge questions, a framework for evaluating AI proposals, and clearer instincts for spotting weak cyber governance claims.

Booking for 2+ from one organisation? Please contact me at Susanne.Alfs[at]acoyvis.com for a discount code.

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