Webinar Description

This session will focus on how organisations can design and implement effective AI risk assessments in practice. We will explore what a robust assessment should include and clarify the differences between DPIAs and broader model risk assessments.

The discussion will also address how to scale assessments across multiple AI use cases, particularly when evaluating the same system, product, or vendor and how to streamline overlapping assessments conducted in parallel. We will examine the role of tooling versus manual processes in managing these workflows.

Finally, the session will highlight key lessons, common challenges, and practical insights drawn from real-world AI deployments.

Through a moderated discussion, the panel will examine the real risks organisations face when AI becomes part of daily work and share practical approaches to governance that scale beyond pilots.

Speakers

• Cristina Ulessi – Head of AI Governance, Bupa
• Dr Benjamin Laroche – Senior Legal Counsel, Airbus
• Noemie Weimbaum – Senior Managing Counsel, UKG

What We’ll Discuss

• What an AI risk assessment should include
• Differences between DPIA, model risk, and AI Act requirements
• How to scale assessments across dozens of use cases, and how to streamline AI assessments when multiple assessments are conducted at the same time over the same product, system, or vendor
• Tooling vs manual processes
• Lessons learned from real deployments

Date, Time & Format

Date & Time: 23rd of April 2026, at 5 pm CEST

Duration: 60 minutes

Format: Moderated panel discussion with expert speakers

Includes practical insights, real-world examples, and actionable advice.

Who Should Attend

This webinar is designed for professionals involved in AI governance, risk management, and digital transformation, including:

• Compliance and legal professionals
• Risk and governance specialists
• Data protection and privacy professionals
• Digital transformation and innovation leaders
• Anyone responsible for implementing or overseeing AI in the workplace 

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Speaker Bios

Cristina Ulessi – Head of AI Governance, Bupa

Cristina Ulessi is Head of AI Governance at Bupa (an international leading healthcare company headquartered in London, UK) with a background of ten years working in privacy. She is a qualified lawyer with an LLB and LLM from the University of Trieste and a PhD from the University of Verona, Italy.

Dr Benjamin Laroche – Senior Legal Counsel, Airbus

Benjamin Laroche is a Senior Legal Counsel at Airbus, leading artificial intelligence and digital regulation for the company. His experience covers a range of digital law matters, including the EU AI Act, privacy, open source, and cybersecurity. Within Airbus, he co-leads the AI Legal Lab for the company’s global legal department and also created and facilitates a think tank on AI Regulation with other leading companies and academics. He balances this corporate role with his work as an academic, where he co-leads a research chair and lectures on AI and IP/IT law at the University of Toulouse 1 Capitole. He holds a PhD in Law, specialising in big data and data protection regulation.

Noemie Weinbaum – Senior Managing Counsel, UKG

With over 25 years of experience, Noemie Weinbaum is a strategic leader in privacy and AI governance, recognised for building scalable global programs that connect legal, technical, and product perspectives. A qualified IT lawyer and Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), she develops pragmatic, business-aligned compliance strategies that balance innovation and trust across the US, UK, EU, and Canada. At UKG, Noemie leads global initiatives in data privacy and AI governance, creating frameworks in partnership with Security, Engineering, and Product teams. Her work spans ISO alignment, AI Act readiness, team mentorship, and fostering a privacy-first culture.