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January 7, 2026

AI Governance in Practice: What Firms Actually Monitor, Document, and Defend

AI Supervision That Stands Up to Scrutiny

As AI becomes embedded in everyday workflows from note-taking to surveillance and policy automation, regulators are shifting from curiosity to scrutiny.

Many firms have written AI policies. Far fewer have operationalized supervision models that stand up under examination.

This session moves beyond theory and into implementation.

We will explore

  • How firms define acceptable AI use in real operational environments
  • What must be monitored vs what creates unnecessary burden
  • How to supervise AI-assisted workflows without undermining productivity
  • What documentation actually matters when regulators ask questions
  • How leading firms are consolidating fragmented compliance, cybersecurity, and data oversight into unified governance models

Details

  • Date: April 1st, 2026
  • Time: 1pm ET/10am PT
  • Duration: 45 minutes (30 mins webinar + 15 min Q&A)

Featuring perspectives from

  • Sid Yenamandra -CEO and Founder, SurgeONE.ai
    • Sid is a recognized leader in regulatory technology and AI governance for financial services firms. He works directly with broker-dealers and RIAs to design compliance infrastructures that align with SEC and FINRA expectations. His perspective bridges technology, supervision, and regulatory defensibility.
  • Melinda (Mimi) LeGaye - CEO and Founder, MGL Consulting, LLC
    • Mimi is a veteran compliance consultant with decades of experience advising RIAs and broker-dealers through SEC and FINRA examinations. She brings a practitioner’s lens to regulatory readiness, documentation standards, and supervisory controls that hold up under scrutiny.
  • Aaron Spradlin - Chief Technology and Security Officer, United Planners Financial Services
    • Aaron leads technology, cybersecurity, and data strategy at United Planners, a national independent broker-dealer. He is directly responsible for operationalizing AI governance across compliance, cybersecurity, and enterprise systems.

In this session, he will share how a large broker-dealer approaches AI supervision in practice, what had to change internally, and how governance frameworks are implemented without slowing advisor productivity.

This webinar is designed for RIAs, broker-dealers, CTOs, CCOs, and compliance leaders preparing for increasing AI scrutiny in 2026 and beyond.

Author:  
SurgeONE Team