This masterclass is intended for senior lawyers in private practice and in-house counsel who are advising clients on AI-related matters, managing AI adoption within their organisations, or seeking to understand the legal and ethical dimensions of AI in legal practice. No prior knowledge of AI or technology is assumed.
The programme covers how AI systems work at a conceptual level, the current regulatory landscape across key jurisdictions, and the risk and governance considerations relevant to organisations that deploy or use AI tools. It also addresses the professional responsibilities of lawyers where AI is involved in legal work, including questions of competence, confidentiality, supervision, and disclosure.
A substantive portion of the programme is devoted to AI ethics and technology risk - examining issues of accountability, bias, transparency, and the ethical obligations of legal practitioners in an AI-enabled environment.
The half-day format is designed for practitioners who require a structured and substantive introduction to the subject within a compressed timeframe. Content is delivered through a combination of short focused modules and a practical workshop exercise, with interactive discussions throughout to ground the content in real practice contexts.
Programme content
- How AI systems work - a conceptual overview
- The global regulatory landscape
- AI risk, trust & accountability
- Guardrails & governance frameworks
- Implementing & using AI tools
- Organisational AI use policy
- Advising clients on AI
- Hands-on workshop & discussion
The SMU Law Academy Expert Masterclasses are advanced skills and case-study based programmes where participants will learn from the industry’s top experts in a specific area of practical importance. Typically taught in a face-to-face format, such sessions will help participants to acquire practical in-depth knowhow to aid their development. All the masterclass instructors are specially curated and are recognised as experts in their areas.
SPEAKER
Kay Pang is a lawyer and board director with close to 30 years of experience across technology, AI and corporate governance. She is the CEO of Kay Pang Law Practice LLC.
Dual-qualified as a Barrister-at-Law (England & Wales) and an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore, Kay began her career in international law firms before holding senior leadership positions at global technology companies across the US, EMEA and Asia Pacific — including Hewlett-Packard, Schneider Electric, VMware (Broadcom) and Cloudera, an AI unicorn. She has navigated the risks she teaches from the inside, with a practitioner's instincts and a commercial mindset shaped by decades of advising technology businesses at scale.
Kay also serves as an independent director on SGX-listed companies and charity boards, and is a Governing Council member of the Singapore Institute of Directors. She holds executive education credentials from Stanford, MIT, INSEAD, Cambridge and IMD, and contributed to World Economic Forum white papers on the Responsible Use of Technology (2021). She speaks and writes regularly on AI, technology law and governance, and lectures on an adjunct basis at Singapore Management University and the National University of Singapore.
FEES
| a. | Early Bird Price (registration by 19 June 2026)
Registration fee of S$264.87* (inclusive of GST) applies. |
| b. | Regular Price (registration after 19 June 2026)
Registration fee of S$294.30* (inclusive of GST) applies. |
| | *Please note that there will be no refund of any fees should the participant cancel the registration/ fail to attend the event. However, registration is transferable. Notice of any change in participant should be sent to SMULA by 26 June 2026. SMU Law Academy reserves the right to cancel or postpone any event. In such case, we will arrange for the refund of fees paid. |
