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Who Owns What Your AI Does?

August 03, 2026

AI transformation is a problem of governance, not technology. Anthony Habayeb, CEO of Monitaur, argues that organizations don’t need to spin up a new AI governance framework, but they need better use of the controls CFOs and auditors already own.In this episode:-Why AI pilots stall and what it reveals about governance gaps-How to build an AI governance framework from structures you already have-Why the agent isn’t the risk, but the use case is-Who owns accountability when an autonomous system...

What Your Climate Risk Assessment Is Missing

July 20, 2026

Most climate risk assessments are missing hazards, scoping too narrowly, and leaving physical climate risk under-analyzed. Linda Romanovska helped write the rules, and she’s here to explain what better reporting looks like.
As co-author of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards and a member of the EU Sustainability Reporting Board, Linda has spent 20 years working on climate risk assessment across sectors and jurisdictions. She joined The Pre-Read to break down what mandatory climate...

Markets Are Moving: Is Your Finance Team?

July 06, 2026

The M&A market is heating up, and AI is compressing deal timelines from weeks to days.In this episode of The Pre-Read, guest host Josh Gertsch and Troy Hooper of Mergermarket provide a capital markets update that touches on the SpaceX IPO, the quiet M&A surge, and why quality assets with resilient cash flows are winning. Then, guest host Esther Toth talks with Latitude Financial Services CFO Guillaume Leger about leading finance teams through change, AI, and why sustainability reporti...