Building an AI Governance Framework That Protects Patients and Enables Innovation

Healthcare stands at an inflection point. AI promises to transform everything from clinical workflows to population health management, yet without thoughtful governance, that same technology can expose patient data, introduce clinical bias, and create compliance challenges that ripple across entire health systems. The organizations that will thrive aren’t those that adopt AI the fastest, but those that adopt it the smartest—with governance frameworks that protect what matters most while enabling innovation at scale. Matt Christensen, AVP and Deputy CISO at Intermountain Health, brings two decades of real-world expertise at the intersection of healthcare technology, cybersecurity, and organizational change. Having led cybersecurity initiatives across global life sciences companies, large provider systems, and high-complexity healthcare environments, Matt has seen firsthand how AI introduces new risks, new dependencies, and new strategic considerations for security and clinical leaders alike. His work guiding one of the nation’s leading healthcare organizations through AI-driven transformation gives him a unique view into what succeeds, what fails, and what keeps executives up at night. This session delivers the AI governance playbook healthcare CISOs, CIOs, CMIOs, and compliance leaders have been waiting for: practical, implementable, and grounded in real bedside and enterprise impact not theory.