Dentons and DLA Piper Headline AI Governance Sessions at AI World San Diego 2025

Major Law Firms Send Experts to AI World Conference San Diego

AI World Conference returns October 27-29 at the Westgate Hotel in San Diego with a clear focus: AI readiness and governance for enterprises. Hosted by InfoGov World Media and the Certified Information Governance Officers Association, the program centers on practical risk, policy, and compliance issues legal teams face right now.

The speaker lineup features leaders from Dentons, DLA Piper, BakerHostetler, Miller Thomson, Arnold & Porter, Reed Smith, Gunster, and Cozen O'Connor. "Attendees at AI World will have the opportunity to gain insights from leading experts from the world's largest law firms," said conference chair Robert Smallwood.

Why legal teams should pay attention

• Clear guidance on AI governance programs that satisfy regulators, boards, and clients.
• Real-world approaches to bias testing, model oversight, and AI policies that hold up in litigation.
• Updates on data privacy, cybersecurity, cross-border data flows, and eDiscovery implications of AI.

Headliners

Bennett Borden, Founder & CEO of Clarion AI Law Partners and former Chief Data Scientist and Partner at DLA Piper, brings combined expertise as an AI lawyer, data scientist, and AI ethicist. With experience at the CIA and deep work in AI governance and algorithmic bias testing across tech, insurance, financial services, health, and life sciences, he will address how to operationalize trustworthy AI in regulated environments.

Peter Stockburger, Office Managing Partner at Dentons San Diego and Global Head of Dentons' AI Governance Practice, also co-leads the firm's Autonomous Vehicle practice. A widely published author and speaker, he advises global clients on AI risk, privacy, cybersecurity, and compliance, including practical models for responsible AI and co-authorship of "The Future of Global AI Governance."

Additional presenters from major firms

• Anthony Diana, Partner, Emerging Technologies Group, Reed Smith - commercial litigation, investigations, eDiscovery, information governance, privacy, and security.
• Leigh Zidwick, CIGO, CIP, Senior Director of Information Governance, DLA Piper (US) - strategic IG and records management programs for clients and internal teams.
• Taylor Bloom, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, Partner, Privacy & Data Protection, BakerHostetler (San Diego) - privacy and technology counsel at the intersection of law, tech, and business.
• Ceyda Tocsoy, CEDS, Director, eDiscovery & Information Governance, Miller Thomson (Toronto) - three decades in legal operations and IG.
• Jonathan Schieber, Esq., IGP, Director of Information Governance, Arnold & Porter - data governance, flow, quality, and strategy leadership.
• Nick Berenato, Information Governance Principal, Cozen O'Connor - IG and eDiscovery spanning construction, higher ed, financial services, antitrust, investigations, white-collar, insurance defense, and health care.

What attendees can expect

AI World 2025 convenes experts across healthcare, finance, transportation, and government to share case studies, hands-on workshops, and peer benchmarks. Expect actionable insight you can bring back to policy drafts, risk registers, and client advisories the same week.

Practical takeaways for in-house counsel and law firm leaders

• How to stand up (or stress-test) your AI governance program: policy scope, roles, model oversight, and auditability.
• Bias and model risk testing: what to test, how to document, and what will matter in court and with regulators.
• Privacy and security controls for AI use: data minimization, vendor clauses, DPIAs, and cross-border considerations.
• eDiscovery with AI-generated content: preservation, provenance, and authenticity.
• Board and client reporting: metrics, incident playbooks, and accountability.

For teams building or updating AI risk frameworks, see the NIST AI Risk Management Framework for a common baseline: NIST AI RMF.

Need structured upskilling for legal and compliance teams? Explore role-based AI courses: Complete AI Training - Courses by Job.

AI World Conference 2025 runs October 27-29 at the Westgate Hotel, San Diego. Hosted by InfoGov World Media and the Certified Information Governance Officers Association. For more information and full conference details, visit the AI World 2025 website.

If your mandate is to reduce AI risk, improve defensibility, and advise the business with confidence, this event belongs on your calendar.