Ed Watal, Founder & Principal of Intellibus and co-founder of World Digital Governance, who helps Fortune 500 companies and governments build ethical and scalable AI infrastructure joins Enterprise Radio.
Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Ed Watal discuss the following:
- What are some of the biggest mistakes companies make when adopting AI, and how can they avoid them?
- You talk often about “ethical AI.” What does that really mean for businesses, and why should it matter to the bottom line?
- Your white paper introduces the PROSE framework—can you explain how it helps unify global AI governance efforts?
- How can enterprise leaders prepare for the long-term impacts of AI if regulation remains fragmented across regions?
- You co-founded World Digital Governance to advocate for ethical and inclusive AI. How can business leaders get ahead of coming AI regulations and still innovate?
Tip: AI success isn’t just about data or compute—it’s about trust. The future belongs to organizations that adopt governance-by-design, embedding transparency, ethics, and accountability from day one. Whether you’re a startup or a global enterprise, using a unified framework like PROSE—Policy, Regulation, Ontology, Standards, Ethics—can help scale innovation responsibly and win public trust in the process.
Ed Watal is the founder and principal of Intellibus, an Inc. 5000 Top 100 Software firm based in Reston, Virginia. He regularly serves as a board advisor to the world’s largest financial institutions. C-level executives rely on him for IT strategy & architecture due to his business acumen & deep IT knowledge. One of Ed’s key projects includes BigParser (an Ethical AI Platform and Data Commons for the World). He has also built and sold several Tech & AI startups. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, he worked in some of the largest global financial institutions, including RBS, Deutsche Bank, and Citigroup. He is the author of numerous articles and one of the defining books on cloud fundamentals, called “Cloud Basics.” Ed has substantial teaching experience and has served as a lecturer for universities globally, including NYU and Stanford. Ed serves on the Board of Strategic Advisors for artius.iD and is recognized as a member of the Worthy 100. His expertise has been featured on prominent outlets, including Fox News, Information Week, and NewsNation.
Websites: https://public.wdg.org | https://www.intellibus.com
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