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Vince Walden discusses the role of AI and digital assistants in compliance at Compliance Week 2026.

In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes Vince Walden, President of konaAI, to discuss his two panels at Compliance Week 2026 and the state of AI in compliance. For the panel on AI and the compliance workforce, Vince argues jobs are generally safe because AI is best deployed as “digital assistants” (not digital employees) that handle repetitive tasks like data pulls and third-party due diligence, while keeping the “expert in the loop,” and he plans to show real use-case examples. For the ROI panel, Vince and co-panelists will discuss measuring impact through productivity gains, cost savings, faster turnaround for due diligence, and expanded compliance capabilities such as culture assessments, training, and transaction monitoring. Vince also links AI analytics to detecting fraud, waste, and abuse, citing a potential $35 million vendor abuse recovery, and explains why Compliance Week remains a top conference for regulator and peer benchmarking. Key highlights: AI Workforce Digital Assistants in Action Measuring Compliance ROI Fraud Waste Abuse Affordable Analytics Wins Why Attend Compliance Week Resources: Vince Walden on LinkedIn konaAI Compliance Week 2026, click here for information…

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Host: Thomas Fox

Guest: Vince Walden

Topics covered

• AI in compliance
• digital assistants
• compliance ROI
• fraud detection
• vendor abuse recovery
• Compliance Week

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Organizations: konaAI

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