A New Era of Responsible AI: Culture, Governance & Agentic AI

This edition of Data & Drinks tackles two critical challenges in the operationalization of Responsible AI: accountability and adoption. First, we’ll explore the structural side with a deep dive into the upcoming AI Act and the necessity of building accountability directly into autonomous, agentic AI systems. Then, we’ll turn to the cultural side, exploring how to bridge the gap between theoretical AI frameworks and actual organizational adoption. In addition, we’ll host a dynamic panel discussion designed to connect these two vital perspectives, provoked by new ideas on how to turn concrete compliance into a living company culture.

Details
📅 Date: June 11, 2026
🕔 Time: 17:30 - 21:00
📍 Location: Raamstraat 7, 1016 XL, Amsterdam

Schedule
17:30 - 18:15: Welcome with food and drinks
18:15 - 18:20: Opening notes
18:20 - 18:40: Talk 1: "My Agent Did It" – Accountability by Design by Isabel Barberá
18:40 - 19:00: Talk 2: From Tone at the Top to Culture: Making Responsible AI Real by Marieke Peeters
19:00 - 19:15: Break
19:15 - 19:45: Panel discussion
19:45 - 21:00: Networking & drinks

Talk 1 - "My Agent Did It" – Accountability by Design
AI systems are becoming increasingly autonomous, but when an agent acts, someone still owns the risk. This talk explores the realities of AI Act governance and the growing need for accountability by design in agentic AI systems. Drawing from the unique perspective of AI market surveillance, we will examine how organizations can proactively embed responsibility into their AI agents before they deploy them into the wild.

About Isabel: Isabel Barberá works as Senior AI Advisor for the Dutch Coordinating Supervisor on AI and Algorithms (DCA) at the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP), the Dutch DPA. She also serves as an expert for the Council of Europe’s Data Protection Unit, where she researches privacy risks, mitigations, and evaluation methods for Large Language Models and agentic AI. She contributes as an expert to the