The Secure AI Summit Journey So Far

We launched the Responsible AI Summit in 2023, at a time when AI governance was still an emerging field. The EU AI Act had not yet been passed, responsible AI roles were still taking shape, and many practitioners were working in isolation across legal, risk, ethics, data, and compliance teams.

That first event brought together a focused group of 70+ people in London. It was small, but the feedback was clear: this community needed its own home; not a few responsible AI sessions inside a broader AI conference, but a dedicated space for the people doing the work. Since then, the event has more than doubled in size, reflecting the growing importance of responsible AI as a business-critical function.

Now, in 2026, the conversation has shifted again.

Responsible AI is no longer a standalone discussion. It is becoming embedded across the enterprise, in strategy, product, legal, risk, compliance, technology, security, and operations. The audience has shifted too, with more senior leaders, budget owners, and cross-functional teams responsible for turning AI ambition into reality.

This year, one shift has been impossible to ignore: security has moved much closer to the centre of the Responsible AI conversation. Four years on from the launch of ChatGPT, AI is now more widely adopted, more autonomous, and easier for teams across the business to build or deploy. That changes the risk landscape. In our discussions with our enterprise AI community, we have seen governance and security teams working more closely together than ever.

Organisations are no longer only asking whether AI is ethical, compliant, or explainable. They are also asking whether AI systems are secure, whether data is protected, whether vendors can be trusted, whether internal tools are being governed, and whether new AI-enabled workflows are creating exposure the business cannot see.

That is why we are co-locating the Responsible AI Summit with the newly launched Secure AI Summit.

This is not about diluting the Responsible AI conversation. It is about recognising how the market is evolving.

Responsible AI and Secure AI are increasingly connected, but both need space to go deeper.

Responsible AI remains the home for enterprise accountability, regulation, trust, strategy, and deployment. Secure AI creates a dedicated space for cyber, security, technology, and risk teams focused on protecting AI systems and enabling safe adoption.

Together, the two summits reflect a simple reality: enterprises cannot scale AI with confidence unless it is both responsible and secure.

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