When an AI agent acts on your behalf, who is accountable if something goes wrong?

AI agents are beginning to make transactions, verify identities and take action without a person approving every step. This raises new questions for the systems we rely on to establish trust: How do we verify who, or what, is behind an agent? Who is responsible for its decisions? And how can trust standards work across borders when agents operate globally but regulation remains local?

This workshop brings together industry practitioners, an academic researcher and a global policy convenor to explore these questions through developments in commerce and compliance. Drawing on emerging approaches such as Know Your Agent frameworks, speakers will discuss where risks are appearing, how identity and accountability can be established, and what governance needs to look like as adoption grows.

The discussion will offer participants a clearer understanding of the emerging risks and the safeguards needed to build trust in the agentic economy.