AI Strategy and Governance in Business
14:00pm-17:30pm on May 25 2026, Halpern Centre 114
Program Overview
Registration
Opening, speaker intros and workshop framing
Chaitanya Kaligotla, Simon Fraser University
GenAI Shopping Assistants in E-Commerce: A Natural Experiment to Evaluate the Effect of Amazon’s Rufus on Consumer Reviews
Aishwarya Shukla, Simon Fraser University
Algorithmic versus Human Managers: The Impact of Manager Type and Communication Frequency on Auditors’ Time Underreporting Behavior
Samantha Seto, Simon Fraser University
Q&A from audience; Brief synthesis and transition
Coffee Break
Part 2 speaker introduction and framing
Chaitanya Kaligotla, Simon Fraser University
Let’s Shave Years Off the Productivity Paradox
Terri Griffith, Simon Fraser University
AI impact on organizational operating models
Blaize Reich, Simon Fraser University
Moderated Q&A and synthesis: research questions, evidence gaps, and implications for AI strategy and governance
Break
[Industry panel discussion] Beyond the Hype: Building AI Strategy for the Future
Host: Andrew Gemino, Andrew Gemino
Panelists: Rachel Barker, Rob Goehring, Vineel Nagisetty, Chaitanya "CK" Kaligotla
About the Workshop
This workshop brings together researchers and practitioners to examine how organizations are generating value from AI while managing governance, risk, and organizational redesign.
Themes include value realization, governance and assurance, operating models and incentives, and evaluation/evidence.
The format will include invited talks, practitioner reactions, and a structured synthesis of top research questions and promising empirical approaches.
This workshop will be followed by a moderated industry panel on AI Strategy & Governance.
Confirmed Speakers
Blaize Reich
Simon Fraser University
Terri Griffith
Simon Fraser University
Samantha Seto
Simon Fraser University
Aishwarya Deep Shukla
Simon Fraser University
