Robert Smallwood talks with Kaan Vulcan, founder and CEO of PurgeRot, about why unmanaged file shares have become a critical business, cybersecurity, and AI-governance issue. They explore the rising cost of cloud storage, the risks created by duplicate, outdated, and overexposed content, and why organizations can no longer afford to feed every file into AI tools such as Copilot. Kaan explains how a curated, well-classified data environment can improve AI accuracy, reduce storage and security ...

In this episode, Robert Smallwood of CIGO Association speaks with Chris Surdak of ReLeaf about the accountability gap emerging as autonomous AI agents increasingly initiate transactions and make decisions. They examine why identity verification alone may not establish that a human intentionally authorized a specific action and why that distinction matters for fraud, disputes, auditability, and corporate governance. Chris introduces ReLeaf’s Proof of Intent patent, designed to create a time-bo...

In this episode, Robert Smallwood of CIGO Association sits down with Joe Shepley, Senior Director at Triad Executive Advisors, to examine the fast-changing world of AI Governance. They discuss how organizations can move forward amid uncertain federal and state regulation, build on existing Information Governance foundations, and create practical controls for Agentic AI and citizen-developed tools. Joe shares what AI Governance maturity looks like today, why visibility and risk-based intake pr...

A conversation with Camilo Artiga-Purcell, General Counsel, and Tim Freestone, Chief Strategy Officer at software provider Kiteworks. Robert discusses the challenges of securing and controlling AI agents with Camilo and Tim, who weigh in on legal and strategic aspects of agentic AI security. Kiteworks is a lead sponsor of AI Governance World Conference 2026 coming up October 12-14 in Las Vegas. Both Tim and Camilo will be presenting at the conference.

Robert Smallwood interviews IG and IT leader Chris Surdak.

Robert and Doug discuss his new 'Data Juice: 101 Stories of How Organizations Are Squeezing Value from Data Assets" book, which is a collection of short stories of use cases where new value has been found. The books has some unique features in the electronic version to make it easier to find cases relevant to your organization.

Robert and ISO Convenor Noureddine Lamriri discuss the process of creating an ISO standard, how a new standard is agreed upon, how often is will be updated and other matters related to Information Governance and the new ISO 24143:2022 standard.

Blockchain & crypto pioneer Ashton Addison, Founder & Host of The Crypto Coin Show defines crypto, discusses its categorization as a commodity vs. security, crypto market swings, the intersection of data monetization and crypto, and Web3 secure portable logins that help preserve privacy.

A discussion of the new ISO standard for IG, ISO 24143, the recently released "Role of M365 in IG" survey report, Microsoft fumbling IG with new branding, and the launch of the 2nd Annual Global Information Governance Survey by IG World magazine.

Robert Smallwood and Cheryl Strom discuss the impact of new and emerging privacy regulations on IG, her career path in Records & Information Management (RIM) and IG, and some challenges and opportunities along the way, including M365 implementation.