• Spotlight on Women in GRC: Building resilient organizations through better risk leadership

    Spotlight on Women in GRC: Building resilient organizations through better risk leadership

    Chy Flynn on transitioning from operations into enterprise risk, building executive engagement, developing future risk leaders, and why communication and business understanding matter more than technical risk expertise.  In the latest Spotlight on Women in GRC podcast, host Lucy Montague speaks with Chy Flynn, Head of Enterprise Risk at Rolls-Royce, about what separates exceptional risk…

  • Spotlight on Women in GRC: what high-performing risk functions do differently

    Spotlight on Women in GRC: what high-performing risk functions do differently

    In the latest Spotlight on Women in GRC podcast, host Lucy Montague speaks with Rebecca McLean, AXA Insurance’s Risk, Conduct & Governance Director, a senior risk leader with experience across insurance, broking, governance, operational risk, control optimization, and regulatory transformation, and the winner of 2025’s Risk Role Model of the Year at the Women in…

  • The cost of doing nothing: how to build a business case for integrated risk management and compliance automation

    The cost of doing nothing: how to build a business case for integrated risk management and compliance automation

    Doing nothing feels safe because the cost of outdated GRC software never appears in the budget. Here’s how to measure that cost and build a business case for modernizing your risk management and compliance program that finance will back. Key takeaways on building a business case for modern GRC Introduction: why the status quo is…

  • How to put objectives at the center of your risk management program

    How to put objectives at the center of your risk management program

    Organizations do not exist to manage risks. They exist to achieve objectives.  Yet too many risk programs are still built around the risk register. Teams spend countless hours identifying, scoring, and reviewing risks, only to be left with a list of red, amber, and green ratings that offer little insight into what leaders actually need…

  • XapienConnect 2026 key takeaways: what true transformation in due diligence looks like 

    XapienConnect 2026 key takeaways: what true transformation in due diligence looks like 

    The end of the experimental era: what true transformation in due diligence looks like  At this year’s Xapien Connect 2026, one message came through loud and clear: AI enables business transformation. For the last few years, organizations have been focused on AI experimentation. Pilot projects. Proofs of concept. Internal debates about what AI might mean…

  • Spotlight on Women in GRC: What global logistics teaches us about the future of compliance

    Spotlight on Women in GRC: What global logistics teaches us about the future of compliance

    Lila Landis on building compliance across 100 countries, winning stakeholder support through influence rather than authority, and ensuring GRC helps organizations move faster rather than slowing them down.  In the latest Spotlight on Women in GRC podcast, host Lucy Montague speaks with Lila Landis, Global Head of Compliance at JAS Worldwide, a global freight forwarder,…