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Governing the AI university: Leadership, risk and responsible innovation

27/8/2026 9:00 PM
Session 1
27/8/2026 9:00 PM

AI strategy is rapidly becoming an institutional strategy. Yet many universities are still developing the governance structures, leadership capabilities, and ethical frameworks needed to manage AI at scale. This session explores how university leaders are establishing policies, managing risk, building AI fluency, and creating cultures of responsible innovation while maintaining trust among faculty, students, and stakeholders.

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Meet the panellists

Dr Maria Spies
QS Chief Innovation Officer

Dr. Maria Spies is Co-Founder of HolonIQ, the world’s leading research and intelligence platform for the future of education, and Chief Innovation Officer at QS Quacquarelli Symonds, where she leads the Innovation Practice, supporting universities in digital transformation and AI integration through tools such as the AI Capability Framework.

Jesus Trujillo Gomez
Industry Executive for Education & Research, Google Public Sector

Jesus is one of the founding members of the Google Cloud for Higher Education and Academic Research team.

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