AI, Agentic Companies, Future of Corporate Governance

Artificial Intelligence in Business Formation and Corporate Governance

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how organizations operate, make decisions, and create value. As AI technologies become increasingly sophisticated, a new frontier has emerged at the intersection of AI and corporate governance: the formation and operation of agentic AI entities.

The John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance will convene leading academics, policymakers, directors, legal practitioners, and business leaders to explore the governance, regulatory, and practical implications of organizations that rely on autonomous AI systems. The program will examine how existing legal and governance frameworks apply to agentic AI structures, the regulatory innovations being developed to support responsible experimentation, and the opportunities and challenges organizations face as AI becomes more deeply integrated into business operations.

Through three expert-led panels, participants will explore:

Frameworks

Understanding agentic AI organizations and the corporate governance principles that guide them.

Regulatory Innovations

Examining a regulatory approach to balance innovation with accountability concerning AI-enabled entities.

Current Market Forces & Future State

Assessing the practical realities, risks, opportunities, and future trajectory of AI-driven business models.

The event will conclude with a networking reception, providing attendees an opportunity to continue the conversation with speakers and fellow participants.

Confirmed Speakers

Yonathan Arbel
William Alfred Rose Professor of Law & Director of AI Legal Studies Initiative, University of Alabama School of Law

Patrick Callahan
Founder, Keel3, Chair, Regulatory Sandbox Subcommittee, Delaware Artificial Intelligence Commission

Lawrence A. Cunningham
Presiding Director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, Public Company Director

Emerald P. Greywoode
Senior Myron T. Steele Fellow & Researcher-in-Residence, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance

Krista M.Z. Griffith
State Representative, Delaware House of Representatives, Chair, Delaware Artificial Intelligence Commission

Samantha Kappagoda
Independent Director, Credit Suisse Funds under UBS;
Chief Data Scientist & Co-Founder, Numerati Partners LLC

Kobi Kastiel
Professor, Professor of Law, Tel Aviv University

J. Travis Laster
Vice Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery

Sabastian Niles
President and Chief Legal Officer, Salesforce

Troy A. Paredes
Founder, Paredes Strategies LLC; Former Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Charuni Patibanda-Sanchez
Delaware Secretary of State

Martin Petrin
Jarislowsky Dimma Mooney Chair in Corporate Governance, York University; Osgoode Hall Law School and Schulich School of Business
Joshua T. White
Chief Economist and Director, Division of Economic and Risk Analysis at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

John Mark Zeberkiewicz
Director, Richards, Layton & Finger; Member, Delaware Corporation Law Council