Turn AI governance principles into a practical plan for your organisation
Give your team a shared understanding of AI, the EU AI Act and the controls needed to govern AI responsibly. This practical one-day workshop helps participants identify risk, clarify responsibilities and map the first steps towards an effective AI governance programme.
Delivered privately for your organisation, onsite or live online, for up to 20 participants.
A practical one-day AI governance workshop for teams.
AI is already being used, procured and discussed across many organisations. The difficult part is often not recognising its potential. It is knowing where AI is in use, what risks apply, who is responsible and what good governance should look like in practice.
Pembroke Privacy’s one-day workshop gives your team a clear, non-technical grounding in AI and the EU AI Act before moving into the policies, roles, processes and controls that support responsible use.
The day combines expert instruction with discussion, group work and realistic scenarios. Participants leave with practical tools, a high-level governance roadmap and a clearer view of what their organisation should do next.
This workshop is suitable for professionals involved in the adoption, oversight or assurance of AI, including:
It is particularly useful for cross-functional groups that need a common language and a coordinated approach. No coding or technical AI background is required.
By the end of the day, participants will be able to:
Learn from Pembroke Privacy practitioners who help organisations turn privacy and AI governance requirements into practical policies, processes and oversight.
The day begins by establishing a shared baseline, identifying participant priorities and placing AI governance in its current regulatory and business context.
Includes: introductions, workshop overview and a live poll on the organisation’s AI journey.
A clear, non-technical introduction to artificial intelligence and the terms participants encounter in vendor discussions, regulation and the media.
Topics include:
Practical work: buzzword bingo and a small-group exercise to identify AI use, system types and potential risks.
A working introduction to the scope, risk-based structure and organisational implications of the EU AI Act.
Topics include:
Practical work: a risk-tier sorting exercise, a short structured debate and a Q&A clinic.
This module turns regulatory and ethical expectations into the practical components of an organisational governance programme.
Topics include:
Practical work: an AI governance maturity self-assessment and a group exercise to design a high-level operating model.
Participants apply the day’s learning to realistic organisational scenarios and begin turning it into an implementation plan.
Case studies cover:
Practical work: each participant drafts a one-page first 90 days action plan and reviews it with a peer.
The final session addresses outstanding questions, consolidates the main lessons and gives each participant space to identify a priority action for the next 30 days. Participants receive a certificate of attendance.
The workshop combines focused presentations with discussion, group exercises and realistic scenarios. Questions are encouraged throughout, with a dedicated open Q&A at the end of the day. Numbers are limited to 20 participants to support meaningful participation.
What participants leave with:
Bring the relevant stakeholders together for a focused day of learning, discussion and action planning in your own working environment.
Run the full instructor-led workshop online for a distributed team, with interactive exercises, discussion and Q&A built into the day.
Group size: Up to 20 participants.
Tell us about your team, current level of AI governance maturity and priorities when you enquire. We can then discuss the most suitable delivery approach and any tailoring required.
Pembroke Privacy is an award-winning data protection, privacy and AI governance consultancy with offices in Dublin and London and international reach through Strand Alliance.
Our training is delivered by practitioners who help organisations translate regulatory requirements into workable policies, risk assessments, governance structures and internal processes. The focus is not theory for its own sake. It is helping your team understand the issues, ask better questions and take practical next steps.
The workshop starts with a clear, non-technical foundation before moving into EU AI Act responsibilities, governance operating models and implementation. It is designed to bring cross-functional participants to a shared level of understanding while giving governance professionals practical material they can use.
No. The workshop explains how AI systems work without code and focuses on the governance, risk, policy and organisational questions participants need to understand.
The enterprise workshop is designed for a maximum of 20 participants. This supports meaningful discussion, group work and questions throughout the day.
Yes. Pembroke Privacy can deliver the workshop onsite for your organisation. Share your location and preferred timing when you enquire so the team can discuss arrangements with you.
Yes. The complete instructor-led programme can be delivered live online for distributed teams, including the interactive exercises, case studies and Q&A.
Participants leave with a clearer understanding of AI and the EU AI Act, a high-level approach to organisational AI governance and a one-page first 90 days action plan. They also receive a certificate of attendance.
The workshop builds understanding and helps participants plan practical governance steps. Attendance does not by itself establish compliance, and the actions required will depend on your organisation’s role, systems and circumstances.
Tell us about your organisation, participants and priorities when you enquire. Pembroke Privacy can then discuss the most appropriate delivery approach and whether specific tailoring is required.
This page is primarily for private organisational training. Pembroke Privacy may offer public live online dates for small groups in future. Contact the team if you would like to register your interest.
Kate Colleary is Founder and Director of Pembroke Privacy, an award-winning Data Protection, Privacy & AI Governance consultancy with offices in Dublin and London. She is highly regarded worldwide as an expert in these fields. Kate is honoured to represent the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) as its Country Leader in Ireland and was awarded the prestigious Westin Emeritus Fellow title, which recognises world leaders in data protection and privacy. She has been awarded ‘Best in Data Protection’ by the Global 100 which recognises the world’s leading firms and individuals who are leaders within their chosen areas of specialisation. She has also recently been awarded the “Fellow of Information Privacy” (FIP) qualification by the IAPP which is reserved for seasoned professionals in the privacy world. Kate is a qualified Solicitor and a Certified Information Privacy Professional and has extensive experience assisting and advising businesses to navigate the complexities of data protection, privacy and AI laws. Kate leads a team of consultants providing DPO services to global clients including an AI platform. She is on the Data Protection faculty of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland and Kings Inns and speaks on data protection and AI issues globally.
John Bowman is an independent advisor and founder of jb-nomo, specialising in privacy, AI governance, and digital regulation. He received the IAPP 2026 Vanguard Award (EMEA) in recognition of his contributions to privacy, AI governance, cybersecurity law, and digital responsibility. Previously, he held senior roles at IBM, including Senior Program Manager in the Risk, Compliance and Integrity unit and Strategy Consultant at IBM Promontory, where he advised organisations on GDPR compliance and broader regulatory programmes. Earlier in his career, he served as Head of EU and International Data Protection Policy at the UK Ministry of Justice and was the UK’s lead negotiator in the Council of the European Union’s DAPIX working group during the development of the GDPR. He is a regular conference speaker, a contributing author to the IAPP AIGP curriculum, and has published more than 25 articles on privacy, AI governance, and digital policy.
Edel is a certified IAPP AI Governance Professional (AIGP) with over 25 years’ experience as technology lawyer. At the heart of what she does is helping complex organisations adopt technology responsibly at scale, and in a way that holds up to regulatory and client scrutiny.
She has designed governance frameworks, policies, processes and playbooks, collaborated with business and technology teams to embed them across global organisations, and advised leadership, up to C-suite, on regulatory risk and strategic direction. For over 17 years she worked at one of the largest global consultancies, most recently at director level. In Pembroke Privacy, she has been working on AI Governance projects for financial institutions.
She holds masters’ degrees in both European Law and Gender Studies – the latter including a dissertation on Bias in AI in 2018 – she has designed responsible business frameworks and conducted impact assessments on the extended consequences of technology tools and offerings.
Lea has worked in the Privacy and Data Protection field since 2019, primarily within Big Tech. Most recently, she served as a Program Manager, where she was responsible for developing a comprehensive Data Subject Rights program and designing robust Data Protection safeguards.
She holds several industry-recognized certifications, including Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), and Certified AI Governance Professional (AIGP). She is also an active member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). In recognition of her expertise, she was recently awarded the IAPP’s Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) designation, a distinction reserved for accomplished senior professionals in privacy. Lea holds a Diploma in Legal Studies and Practices from Griffith College and is currently studying for her master’s in data Protection and Privacy Law at Dublin City University. She works with some of our global tech clients building and leading data governance programmes for them.
