AI is already in your boardroom, whether your organisation has approved it or not. A 2025 Microsoft survey found that 71% of UK workers are already using ‘shadow AI’ tools at work. For Company Secretaries managing sensitive, commercially critical board information, that’s not a technology problem. It’s a governance risk.

At the same time, the CoSec role has never been more strategically important. 82% of UK companies now view their Company Secretary as a strategic partner. And as AI accelerates, bringing both significant opportunity and serious regulatory complexity, the organisations that establish strong AI governance frameworks now will set the standard for everyone else.

This white paper gives you everything you need to lead that conversation in your boardroom: the regulatory context, the implementation framework, the answers to the most common concerns, and the practical next steps to get started.