The boldest AI Governance Summit of 2025, where Intelligent Systems and Human Leadership align to make trust the foundation of progress.

San Francisco
September 30, 2025

Trust is the Foundation of Intelligent Systems.

Join us to build the foundation.

San Francisco
September 30, 2025

As AI becomes more autonomous, Agents of Trust takes on a dual meaning. It speaks to the agentic technologies that must be trustworthy by design—and to the people who define how that trust is built, measured, and sustained.  Together, they will set the standards that help enterprises accelerate adoption, reduce risk, and deliver measurable results.

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Sunil Agrawal
Chief Information Security Officer
“Strong data and security practices are essential for protecting customers, empowering teams, and enabling trusted AI solutions.”
Bruno Aziza
Group Vice President of Data, AI, and Analytics
“While there’s excitement, we now need to think about a true agentic strategy, which includes cost and governance.”
Chloé Bakalar
Member of Technical Staff
Dean Ball
AI Action Plan Author
Ashley Casovan
Managing Director
Cristina Criddle
Technology correspondent
Avani Desai
CEO
“The time for responsible AI deployment is now. … providing guardrails for accountability, fairness, security, privacy and transparency.”
Wael Diab
Chairman
“Global AI standards are still evolving … economies that actively engage now can help shape the future.”
John Dickerson
CEO
“What hasn’t changed … is Mozilla.ai’s commitment to building a trustworthy, decentralized, and open‑source AI ecosystem as a counterbalance to Big Tech’s proprietary pull.”
Dr. Heather Domin
Vice President and Head of Office of Responsible AI and Governance
“The time for responsible AI deployment is now. … guardrails for accountability, fairness, security, privacy and transparency.”
Alice Friend
Global Head of AI & Emerging Tech Policy
“AI is not just a chatbot.”
May Habib
CEO and Co-Founder
“Trust is the cornerstone of successful, responsible AI adoption at scale, requiring transparency, reliability, alignment, privacy and fairness.”
Sara Hooker
Head of Cohere Labs
Francine Katsoudas
Executive Vice President and Chief People, Policy & Purpose Officer
“98% of people feel pressure to implement AI in their company, but only 14% of companies were building out their plans…We need AI to be something that is not only tops down, but bottoms up.”
Brendan Kelleher
Chief Compliance Officer at Softbank Group International
John Larson
Executive Vice President of Artificial Intelligence
Joseph Larson
VP, Head of Government
Christina Montgomery
Chief Privacy and Trust Officer
Dave Orr
Head of Safeguards
Jeetu Patel
President and Chief Product Officer
Andrew Reiskind
Chief Data Officer
“By integrating human‑centered design… we ensure … technology … aligns with our ethical standards and commitment to responsible AI use.”
Roger Roberts
Partner
Mehrnoosh Sameki
Generative AI Evaluation and Governance Product Lead
Susannah Shattuck
Head of Product
Navrina Singh
Founder and CEO
Kent Sokoloff
Senior Data Architect for RAI
David Stevens
Global Lead for RAI
Taylor Stockton
Chief Innovation Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor
Nick Thompson
CEO
Sean White
CEO
Michelle Zatlyn
Co-Founder and President
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Sessions That Shape the Future of Trusted AI

Securing the Frontier: Governance at Hyperscale

Learn how hyperscalers and leading frontier AI labs are balancing innovation with security, transparency, and trust—from open models to sovereign clouds as we go from generative AI, to agentic AI

Agents at Work: Power, Autonomy, and Alignment at the Frontier

The age of AI agents is here. Discover how enterprises are deploying autonomous systems—and why agentic AI needs governance to get the ROI.

Beyond the Algorithm: Protecting Human Creativity in the Age of AI

As AI reshapes creative industries, leading voices in journalism, media and technology explore the fundamental questions defining our creative future. These leading creatives on co-creating with AI, copyright, originality, and human-centered design.

The workforce revolutions: Humans, Agents, and the New Talent Wars critical for AI Trust

In a future where AI agents will work alongside us—or instead of us—the real competitive edge will be knowing how to collaborate. This session explores the next workforce revolution: what human-agent teaming means for productivity, purpose, and power, and why the AI talent war will be about aligning skills, systems, and sovereignty in a world where intelligence is everywhere.

Commanding the future: ROI of trusted AI

Explore how leading enterprises are achieving exponential ROI through embedded governance, customer loyalty, and first-mover advantage in AI transformation

Beyond the Leaderboard: Rebuilding Trust in Frontier AI’s Stack and Standards

In this session, leading researchers and critical practitioners unpack why current evaluation metrics are increasingly inadequate—and what a new generation of governance-aware, context-specific benchmarks could look like. The next wave of AI leadership won’t be defined by who tops the leaderboard—it will be defined by who aligns best with the world they aim to serve.

Beyond the Algorithm: Protecting Human Creativity in the Age of AI

As AI reshapes creative industries, leading voices in journalism, media and technology explore the fundamental questions defining our creative future. These leading creatives on co-creating with AI, copyright, originality, and human-centered design.

The Trust Unlock: Uniting Cross functional teams in AI, Legal, Security, and Innovation Around AI

In this breakthrough session, leaders who've successfully united these warring factions share their battle-tested playbooks for creating cross-functional AI governance that actually accelerates deployment. Learn the "alliance model" that transforms governance from a blocker into a growth multiplier, including real frameworks for turning your biggest skeptics into your strongest champions.

Trust Your Vendors? Third-Party AI Governance and Supply Chain Security

As enterprises rush to integrate AI from countless vendors, a critical blind spot emerges: how do you govern AI you didn't build? This panel tackles the urgent challenge of third-party AI risk, where a single unvetted model can compromise your entire trust framework.

Winning with Trusted AI: The Race for U.S. Competitiveness in Government

In this session, senior leaders from the U.S. government, armed forces, and federal agencies will explore why trust is paramount to sustaining America’s competitive edge in AI. They’ll discuss how embedding trust into AI adoption accelerates innovation, strengthens national security, and ensures U.S. leadership in the global AI race.

America's AI Trust  Advantage: What the White House Plan Means for Your Enterprise

This fireside with White House Action Plan Architect unpacks how the White House AI Action Plan turns trust into America's competitive weapon—and why enterprises that move now lock in advantages their competitors can't catch.

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Expert Speakers from Microsoft, IBM, Google, Writer, Cisco, GM, Anthropic, Mastercard and many more.

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Expert Speakers from Microsoft, IBM, Google, Writer, Cisco, GM, Anthropic, Mastercard and many more.

San Francisco
September 30, 2025

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FAQs

What is the Credo AI Trust Summit 2025?

The Credo AI Trust Summit is an invite-only event dedicated to building the future of trustworthy AI. It’s where AI executives, governance leaders, policymakers, and innovators gather to shape the frameworks and strategies that will define responsible AI at scale.

When and where is the event?

📅 September 30, 2025
📍 Convene, San Francisco

Who should attend?

This summit is for leaders who see AI governance as a growth driver, not a roadblock. Whether you’re an AI executive, policymaker, academic, or enterprise innovator, you’ll walk away with actionable insights, new connections, and a clear path to trusted AI deployment.

Why is this event different from other AI conferences?

Most events talk about AI innovation. This summit is about making it work—safely, responsibly, and at scale. You’ll gain practical strategies, hear real-world case studies, and connect with peers solving the same governance, risk, and trust challenges.

Is the summit in-person or virtual?

Both. The in-person experience is an intimate, invite-only gathering in San Francisco. A professionally produced global broadcast will follow, making the content accessible worldwide.

Can I sponsor or partner with the summit?

Yes. We’re actively building partnerships with organizations who share our vision for responsible and innovative AI. Please reach out to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.

Why does trust in AI matter now?

As AI becomes more ambient, autonomous, and agentic, trust is the only infrastructure that scales. Without it, innovation stalls. With it, businesses, governments, and society thrive. That’s why we’re bringing the world’s leading voices together—because the future of AI starts with trust.