From Information Liability to Governed Advantage

A four-part educational webinar series. Fall 2026.

Organizations don’t need more governance theory. They need a practical path from defensible retention to operational execution, sustained investment, and responsible AI.

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A Progression, Not a Collection

Each session builds on the one before it, moving from a foundational governance principle to a practical next step you can act on. The series follows a single arc: reframe retention as infrastructure, make governance work in real environments, build and fund the roadmap, then extend it into responsible AI.

Jason Stearns hosts throughout, joined by industry guests who bring real implementation experience. The content stays educational and outcome-oriented, with frameworks and examples you can take back to your own program.

The Four Sessions:

Attend the full series to follow the complete arc or choose the sessions most relevant to where your program is today.

Session 1: Foundation

September 24, 2026    2:00 PM EDT

Retention Is Infrastructure, Not a Schedule

Reframe retention as the operational foundation for information governance, rather than a legal document that sits on a shelf.

What we’ll explore:

  • Why traditional retention programs fail during execution
  • The gap between policy, systems, data, and behavior
  • What retention as infrastructure means in practice
  • The operational capabilities a modern program requires
  • How retention supports defensible disposition, privacy, litigation readiness, and AI readiness

You’ll leave with: A diagnostic checklist: is our retention program documentation, or infrastructure?

Presented by:

Jason Stearns

Chief Success Officer,
FAI, IGP, CIPM, CIPP/US, CRM

Session 2: Execution

October 22, 2026    2:00 PM EDT

Making Governance Work in the Real World

Move from the conceptual foundation to the practical realities of implementing governance across fragmented systems, competing priorities, and organizational boundaries.

What we’ll explore:

  • Translating policy into repeatable operational processes
  • Clarifying ownership across Legal, IT, Privacy, Security, Records, and the business
  • Extending governance beyond repositories of record
  • Prioritizing high-value and high-risk information
  • Building momentum through practical, measurable wins

You’ll leave with: A practical 90-day action plan for moving one governance priority into execution.

Presented by:

Jason Stearns

Chief Success Officer,
FAI, IGP, CIPM, CIPP/US, CRM

Session 3: Investment

November 19, 2026    2:00 PM EST

The Governance Investment: Building the Case and Funding the Roadmap

Learn how to assess, prioritize, sequence, fund, and sustain governance before a crisis forces the investment.

What we’ll explore:

  • The real cost of the status quo
  • Assessing governance maturity
  • Prioritizing investments without trying to solve everything at once
  • Translating governance needs into executive language
  • Funding people, process, and technology
  • Metrics that support continued investment, and sequencing a multiyear roadmap

You’ll leave with: A one-page governance investment framework you can use during planning and budget conversations.

Presented by:

Jason Stearns

Chief Success Officer,
FAI, IGP, CIPM, CIPP/US, CRM

Session 4: AI Readiness

December 17, 2026    2:00 PM EST

Governing Information in the Age of AI

Connect mature information governance with AI readiness. Organizations cannot govern AI effectively if they do not understand, control, and manage the information feeding it.

What we’ll explore:

  • Why AI governance begins with information governance
  • How over-retention and poor data quality create AI risk
  • Understanding what information is available to AI systems
  • Data provenance, access, accountability, and defensibility
  • The relationship among information governance, privacy, security, and AI governance
  • What leaders can do now, rather than waiting for a complete AI policy

You’ll leave with: An AI information-readiness checklist.

Presented by:

Jason Stearns

Chief Success Officer,
FAI, IGP, CIPM, CIPP/US, CRM



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Three sessions. Three expert speakers. All free. A series built around practical, immediately applicable insights for information governance and compliance professionals.

The series concluded on September 1, 2026. Recordings are linked below where available.

IGIM 2.1: From Framework to Action

The ARMA Information Governance Implementation Model (IGIM) has become a foundational framework for organizations seeking to build and mature governance programs. Join Jason Stearns for a practical overview of IGIM 2.1, including key updates, implementation guidance, and strategies for translating governance objectives into operational execution across policy, process, and technology.

Order From Chaos: Real-World  Lessons Using AI-Enhanced Auto-Classification

As information volumes continue to grow, organizations are turning to AI-enhanced auto-classification to improve visibility, reduce risk, and strengthen governance. Through real-world examples and lessons learned,
Jeffrey Sharer and Jason C. Stearns will explore how organizations are using AI to bring structure and defensibility to their information governance programs.

Buckets, Functions, Content Types – Oh My! New Ways to Rethink Your Retention Schedule

The retention schedule remains the cornerstone of effective records and information management. Join John Isaza for a discussion of how retention methodologies have evolved, current best practices for modern governance programs, and how emerging technologies, including AI, are shaping the future of retention management.

The LexShift Summer Governance Series is brought to you by the team behind mosaIQ Orchestrate — the autonomous, secure engine for information governance – the dynamic command center that fuses your unique business structure with live, global legal intelligence and mosaIQ Illuminate – the digital refinery for your information. It connects securely to your repositories, autonomously separating ROT (“redundant, obsolete, and trivial”) from records and classifying against your retention schedule.

Learn more about how we can help your organization govern data at scale.

mosaIQ Orchestrate is powerful alone, but transformative when paired with mosaIQ Illuminate. Use mosaIQ Orchestrate to define the rules, and mosaIQ Illuminate to enforce them—scanning your unstructured data and automatically classifying records based on the policy you just built.
mosaIQ Illuminate — the autonomous data refinery that turns information chaos into governed strategic assets. It executes what mosaIQ Orchestrate defines. Import your retention schedule directly from Orchestrate to create the instruction sets that drive your classification—closing the gap between written policy and actual data.

Questions? We'd Love to Hear From You.

Reach out to our team to learn more about the series, our speakers, or how LexShift can help your organization build a stronger information governance program.