Free
A practical QCA webinar on board effectiveness, strategic judgement and changing expectations of directors.
Join the QCA for a practical discussion exploring how AI is changing board effectiveness, decision-making and the expectations placed on directors.
The webinar will focus on three key areas:
Real examples of AI in board preparation and processes, where it is adding value, what safeguards are proving useful, and how directors are changing their approach to the work.
How boards assess their companies’ AI strategies, distinguish credible value creation from hype, and judge whether they are asking the right questions about strategy, investment and execution.
How expectations of directors may evolve, what peers are already doing differently, and how directors can continue to contribute distinctive value as AI changes the way businesses are run.
Webinar login details will be provided upon making your booking.
Date: 10 December, 2026
Start time: 11:00 GMT
End time: 12:00 GMT
Venue: Online
Ahead of the webinar, we encourage directors to complete the QCA’s AI and the Board Survey, exploring how boards are currently approaching AI, the opportunities and challenges they face, and how boardroom practices are evolving.
Your insights will help inform the discussion and build a clearer picture of how AI is shaping board effectiveness.
Charlotte Smyth, Head of AI at Gravita
Charlotte is the Head of AI at Gravita, where she drives innovation and transformation while overseeing the people and processes behind its operations engine. Her current focus is developing a scalable AI strategy across the company with an emphasis on adoption and strong foundations for future growth.
With a background spanning financial services, technology, and product development, Charlotte has delivered complex programs from compliance and risk systems to automated DevOps B2B solutions and mobile applications. She’s a technologist at heart with a particular soft spot for beautiful UI and UX, known for adaptability, her breadth of knowledge, and – unfortunately for her – “finding everything interesting”.
Neil Westwood, Counsel at Addleshaw Goddard
Neil leads the firm’s data and information law team in London. He has over 15 years’ experience advising on technology matters in the UK and internationally, with a focus on data protection and privacy and the adoption of AI and other emerging technologies. Neil recently completed the Oxford LawTech Education Programme’s AI University Foundations course. He also advises on compliance with security legislation and regulation and has advised a range of major businesses on the response to data security incidents. Neil primarily advises financial institutions, asset management firms, retail businesses, and companies in the healthcare and life sciences sectors.
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