Samantha Kappagoda, Chief Economist of Risk Economics, and Independent Director of the Credit Suisse Funds was a speaker on AI and Cyber at Torys Canada on September 25, 2025. She participated in the panel Lessons from the Last Big Thing: How Cyber Lessons Inform AI Oversight, along with Molly Reynolds, partner at Torys and Jodi Butts, from Watson Board Advisors, as part of the Torys series “AI for Business Leaders”.
As board priorities continue to evolve and expand with constant technological, social and political developments, headlines may encourage directors to approach each new issue as unprecedented. This panel sought to draw parallels between AI governance and oversight of cybersecurity, particularly with regards to opportunities and risks.
Torys LLP is a Canadian international corporate law firm, founded in 1941, with offices in Toronto, Calgary, New York, Montreal and Halifax. The firm acts for a wide range of commercial clients and financial institutions in Canada, the United States, and globally.
Samantha Kappagoda serves as an Independent Director / Trustee, Nominating Committee Chair, and Audit Committee Member of Credit Suisse Funds, which are comprised of closed-end funds (NYSE: DHY and CIK) and open-end funds investing in commodity, high yield and credit strategies. She is also Chief Economist and Co-Founder of Risk Economics®, Visiting Scholar at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences NYU, advising research activities at RiskEcon® Lab for Decision Metrics @ Courant Institute, and a Member of the Business Board of the Governing Council at the University of Toronto.
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