Virtual Tech Speaker Series: Risk Management and Mitigation for Non-Clinical AI

Join us for the final session in a four-part Virtual Tech Speaker Series hosted by the Arizona Technology Council’s AI Committee – Risk Management and Mitigation for Non-Clinical AI.

As AI becomes embedded in administrative, operational, and workforce-facing tools, healthcare organizations are encountering new forms of risk, often outside the traditional clinical lens.

This session focuses on how to identify, assess, and mitigate the organizational, operational, and reputational risks of AI in areas such as HR, finance, IT, scheduling, and general administration.

Panelists will break down the most common sources of non-clinical AI risk, including data privacy issues, compliance concerns, workforce disruption, and automation or integration failures. They will offer practical frameworks for governance, vendor evaluation, and ongoing monitoring. The discussion will highlight how to build trust, ensure transparency, and prevent unintended consequences before they escalate.

Who Should Attend:

• Teams who are eager to move past AI curiosity and into action
• Innovation leaders seeking actionable AI strategies
• Business Leaders, Operations Managers, HR Managers
• Strategy and digital transformation teams
• Healthcare executives looking to leverage AI responsibly

What You’ll Take Away:

• Understand the major risk categories associated with non-clinical AI tools and workflows.
• Learn how to build cross-functional AI governance structures that keep pace with rapid technological change.
• Gain practical guidance on evaluating vendors, SLAs, data use policies, and model explainability.
• Explore how to monitor deployed AI systems for drift, failures, compliance concerns, or reputational risk.
• Learn communication strategies that reduce resistance and improve trust among staff and stakeholders.

Whether you’re developing an enterprise-wide AI strategy or supporting one, this session will help you ensure your people are prepared to make it work.

Speakers:

• Kevin Campbell, Chief Information Officer, TGen
• Sarah Coverstone, Chief Compliance and Information Security Officer, Northern Arizona Healthcare
• Minky Kernacs, CEO, Mercurio Analytics
• Brian Klinker, Senior Principal, CTC, Inc.
• Moderator: Alicia Moura, Senior Consultant, Salty Limao

Our Sponsor:

University of Advancing Technology (UAT) is an intimate technology University focused on educating students in advancing technology who desire to innovate for our future. UAT is the technophile’s college experience—a community uniquely suited to provide students passionate about technology an ideal place to live and grow. UAT is a private and family-owned University that merges the values of the traditional academy with the modern technology campus, a fusion that enhances our ability to fulfill the mission of educating students in the fields of advancing technology who innovate for our future.