AI Governance & Resilience from the Boardroom with Tami Erwin

What does it take to scale AI securely across the enterprise—from the boardroom to mission-critical operations?

In this episode of How Hard Can It Be?, host Alex Schlager (CEO, Aiceberg) welcomes Tami Erwin, former CEO of Verizon Business and current enterprise strategy leader at John Deere. With decades of Fortune 500 leadership and board experience, Tami shares practical insights on AI integration, governance, and resilience that CISOs and security leaders can act on today.

In this conversation, we cover:

• AI adoption lessons from leading Verizon’s digital transformation
• What governance structures and board oversight CISOs need before scaling AI
• How to balance agility with safeguards in real-time agentic workflows
• Why cross-functional alignment is critical for secure AI success
• The future of agentic AI in hybrid and distributed workforce models
• Metrics and KPIs boards want to see for AI trust and compliance
• Best practices for AI incident playbooks and board readiness
• Where emerging threats will challenge enterprise security postures
• The #1 principle every CISO must adopt to future-proof AI resilience

If you’re a CISO, CIO, or enterprise executive, this episode gives you the leadership playbook for scaling AI securely—without losing trust or control.

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