The 2026 data at a glance

• 34% are confident they could demonstrate their AI governance to a regulator, while 59% report AI at an embedded or advanced stage.

• 45% rate their regulatory change management as generally or highly effective, down from 59% in 2025.

• 35% report senior leaders declining or leaving roles with direct regulatory accountability.

  
  

Source: CUBE Cost of Compliance Report 2026. Survey of more than 2,000 compliance and risk professionals across 11 countries. Global figures shown.

What you'll take away

• Where AI governance stands today, and why 58% expect regulatory scrutiny of their AI use to increase

• How firms are responding to regulatory divergence across jurisdictions

• What personal accountability is changing in practice, and the real-time evidence senior managers now ask for

• Priorities for executive action over the next six, 18 and 24 months

Who should attend

• Chief compliance and risk officers, and heads of function

• Heads of regulatory change and regulatory affairs

• Legal and transformation leaders responsible for AI governance

• Senior managers and board members with personal regulatory accountability

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