Hemanth leads platform engineering and AI development for an ecosystem serving millions of practitioners worldwide. His expertise spans large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, and agentic systems. With a Postgraduate in Product Management from the Indian School of Business, his career journey shaped one conviction: the best platforms come from engineers who master both technical rigor and product judgment.

Kelly Paulette is an instructional designer with over 15 years of experience in learning and development. She's spent the past five and a half years supporting Sales Enablement and non-technical training at ServiceNow after over a decade in the service industry at Publix Supermarkets and The Walt Disney Company. She's an expert in the field of asking herself, "why the heck did I say or do the thing I just said or did?," which inspired a master's degree in Applied Learning with a focus on human motivation and performance. Kelly is a former Disney University facilitator and Walt Disney Legacy Award recipient. When she's not designing or facilitating professional development, she can usually be found in her old stomping grounds at the theme parks or listening to BTS. 

Session Abstract: AI governance requires a solid architecture, not just good intentions. This session breaks down the foundations organizations need to govern AI responsibly: the sources and provisions that inform governance frameworks, core responsible AI principles, risk management practices, the evolving regulatory landscape, and practical approaches to governing AI development. Attendees will leave with a clear framework for structuring AI governance within their own organizations, from foundational principles to day-to-day development practices.