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Date and Location
Victoria Groves-Cardillo
AI Will Shop, Pay, and Decide for You. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Building Governance for the Agentic Economy
The rise of autonomous AI agents is reshaping how economic decisions are made. Soon, digital agents will search, negotiate, purchase, invest, and execute payments on behalf of individuals and businesses, transforming financial rails through real-time settlement, stablecoins, and new protocols for agent identity and machine-to-machine transactions. But the agentic economy also introduces systemic risks, including AI-generated fraud, privacy erosion, commercial and algorithmic bias, market manipulation, and the concentration of economic power among data-driven platforms. This lecture examines how agentic commerce will redefine markets and financial systems, and what governance and security frameworks are needed to preserve trust in an economy increasingly run by machines.
This hybrid seminar will be given by Dr. Shlomit Wagman, Former Chair, Financial Intelligence Agency, Israel; Former Chair, FATF Risk Working Group; Research Fellow, M-RCBG and will be moderated by John Haigh, Co-Director, M-RCBG and Lecturer, HKS.
It will take place in Malkin Penthouse for those with an HUID who wish to attend in person. Others may join us remotely via Zoom. Lunch will be served.
M-RCBG welcomes individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs. To request accommodations or ask questions about access provided, please email mrcbg@hks.harvard.edu.
Speakers and Presenters
John Haigh, Co-Director, M-RCBG and Lecturer, HKS;
Shlomit Wagman, Former Chair, Financial Intelligence Agency, Israel; Former Chair, FATF Risk Working Group; Research Fellow, M-RCBG