Shadow AI: Why the Board Needs to Know This Risk
One in five organisations had a shadow AI security incident in 2025. Three levers the board can use to bring this risk under control.
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Perspectives on AI, governance, cybersecurity and digitalisation for boards and executive teams.
Technology Competence in the Executive Team: Why Efficiency Often Fails Without It
36% of Swiss board members name efficiency as their biggest opportunity. Without technology competence in the executive team, it stays a promise.
The Dual Role of CEO and Chair: Limits and Risks
Suzanne Thoma leads Sulzer as both Chair and CEO. When this dual role works, and where its structural risk actually sits.
The Danger of Automation Bias: Is Human-in-the-Loop an Illusion?
A human watching the screen does not by itself prevent errors. What the EDPS reveals about effective oversight of automated decision-making.
AI Hallucinates. Does the Board Notice?
Hallucinations are not a teething problem of AI, they are the architecture. Six measures the board needs to contain this governance risk.
Data Sovereignty: Between Illusion and Real Control
A European cloud is a procurement decision, not a sovereignty strategy. Real control is architecture, technically enforced, and it is a board question.
Why AI projects fail and what it says about the organisation
AI pilots often succeed while the rollout fails. The reasons are rarely technical; they are organisational: data ownership, accountability and process design.
If You Work Like a Robot, You Will Be Replaced by a Robot
If you work like a robot, a robot will replace you: why the last wave of digitisation moved processes around instead of redesigning them.
Digital Family Office Operations: From Islands to an End-to-End Architecture
Many family offices run on application islands and Excel bridges. Without a target architecture, integration debt keeps growing.
Ransomware 2026: The Target Is Not the Systems. It Is the Data.
Why ransomware in 2026 becomes a data, liability and reputation problem, and the 10 questions boards should ask now.