Monday, September 14, 2026 / 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM CDT
Center Pre Function
Discover cutting-edge tools, diagnostics and actionable resources at the Gartner Showcase. Visit our demo space for a personalized walkthrough of our business and technology insights platform and learn how Gartner's leading tools like Budget & Efficiency Benchmark, Accelerators, and AI Use Case Insights can help you make faster, smarter decisions on your mission-critical priorities.
Monday, September 14, 2026 / 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM CDT
Center Pre Function
Registration and Information hours for the day.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 7:30 AM - 9:15 AM CDT
Longhorn C
Join other attendees for breakfast before the day's sessions.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM CDT
Center Pre Function
Discover cutting-edge tools, diagnostics and actionable resources at the Gartner Showcase. Visit our demo space for a personalized walkthrough of our business and technology insights platform and learn how Gartner's leading tools like Budget & Efficiency Benchmark, Accelerators, and AI Use Case Insights can help you make faster, smarter decisions on your mission-critical priorities.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CDT
Longhorn C
Welcome to the conference! Start making new connections right away with your industry peers at this informal networking breakfast. Tables will be arranged by industry-- select yours and join the conversation! (Please note that space is limited, and participation will be first come, first served.)
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM CDT
Center Pre Function
Registration and Information hours for the day.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM CDT
Texas Ballroom
As AI reshapes work, it also reshapes how risk must be managed. Yet the organizations that pull ahead won’t be the ones with the most advanced tools — they’ll be the ones where risk leaders master collaboration, partnering with AI and each other to strengthen business ownership of risk. In this keynote, learn how high-performing audit, risk, and compliance teams enable business risk ownership by 1) investing in AI to build a reliable partner that delivers practical risk management know‑how to the business, 2) coordinating across risk functions to scale business enablement, and 3) preparing their own teams for new work and ways of working. Join us to explore the actions that will accelerate advanced risk ownership across the business.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
Exhibit Showcase
Join us for coffee, tea, and some light snacks in a brief break between sessions.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 10:15 AM - 7:30 PM CDT
Exhibit Showcase
Visit the Exhibit Showcase to evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Engage with your peers, Gartner experts, and exhibitors. Attend a theater session to see technology in action.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM CDT
Exhibit Showcase Theater 1
Every piece of third-party data your controls protect with encryption today can be broken by quantum advances by 2030. Leading risk and audit teams are already moving quantum exposure onto the risk register and into the audit plan. See how they are testing third-party controls, running proactive scenarios, and safely deploying agentic AI to surface hidden exposure. This session tells you where to start.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
Texas Ballroom A
As enterprise AI adoption accelerates, many risk and assurance functions are using this technology. But without strategic planning, staff adoption will be fragmented and piecemeal, and impacts will be marginal at best. This session will guide Heads of Audit on the essential components of a functional AI strategy to set their teams up for AI success. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Business Management and Organization Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Advanced Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
Texas Ballroom B
This session will reveal the key findings from Gartner’s 2027 Audit Plan Hot Spots research. Attendees will get insight on the latest risk trends impacting audit plans and can use the session to benchmark and inform risk coverage priorities for the year ahead. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Auditing Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Overview Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
Grapevine A
By 2030, forces within and beyond audit will reshape how audit operates and delivers value. With relentless technological innovation, evolving skill needs and heightened regulatory scrutiny, the risk environment is changing faster than ever before and internal audit must change with it. Attend this session to discover what the future of internal audit will bring and how to bridge the gaps to get there. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Business Management and Organization Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Overview Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
Texas Ballroom D
Autonomous AI systems and agents are taking on decision rights, coordinating actions, and interacting with other systems with minimal human intervention. As agency shifts from humans to machines, risk becomes less visible, less predictable, and harder to control. This session explores how autonomy, adaptation, and agent behavior create new failure points that traditional oversight was not designed to address. CAEs will learn what drives these risks and why point-in-time audits cannot keep up with systems that learn, act, and evolve continuously. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Auditing Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Overview Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
Texas Ballroom C
CAEs often provide details in their reporting that many audit committees (ACs) don’t want more of, and not enough of the directional information they do. As a result, board members are left unfulfilled from AC meetings and may seek the information they need for effective oversight and assurance elsewhere. Join this session to learn how to provide better insights in your reporting and interactions with the audit committee. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Communications and Marketing – Non‑Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom A
Artificial intelligence is transforming enterprise risk management, yet many organizations still use AI as an assistant rather than an intelligent agent. This session explores how agentic AI enables continuous risk monitoring, workflow orchestration, and decision support while maintaining governance and human oversight. Attendees will gain practical use cases, adoption considerations, and a roadmap for AI-enabled risk management.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom B
TPRM often swings between manual spreadsheets or rigid, slow processes. In this session, we'll share a practical approach to building a risk-proportionate, lean, and scalable TPRM programme. Learn four principles to right-size due diligence, streamline processes, and use AI responsibly. Attendees will gain actionable design patterns to drive resilience, speed, and better business decisions.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom C
Artificial intelligence is reshaping how organizations compete—accelerating productivity, sharpening decisions, and enabling new business models. That momentum introduces technology and regulatory risks most GRC programs weren’t designed to manage. In this session, you’ll gain a practical framework for governing AI, see how leading organizations adopt AI responsibly, and learn how to integrate AI controls into existing GRC processes.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom D
GRC helps organizations make better decisions and achieve objectives in the face of uncertainty, not simply document risk. This session explores risk in motion and how Protecht's approach to comprehensive, connected and continuous GRC gives CROs and CISOs a shared view of enterprise, cyber and third-party risk. Using AI-enabled TPRM with VISO TRUST as a practical case study, learn how better risk intelligence delivers decision-ready insights.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom A
More details coming soon!
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom B
Organizations face growing complex, interdependent risks that defy traditional categories (e.g., enterprise risk vs. emerging risk). ERM must shift to a “detect and coordinate” role, spotting misaligned responses and guiding targeted solutions. This session shows ERM’s unique impact in this role, with practical examples from leading teams to illustrate effective approaches. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Management Services – Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom D
Chief audit executives (CAEs) are concerned that senior management’s level of risk ownership has not advanced to meet today’s risk environment. While many expect that delivering more value and insight through typical audit services will naturally inspire improvement, leading audit teams are achieving greater success by directly building better risk owners. Join this session to learn why this approach is so effective and hear best practice examples from top audit teams. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Business Management and Organization Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Advanced Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom C
As boards take on more risk and make complex decisions in today's volatile environment, the need for operational risk and resilience leaders across industries is greater than ever. Learn how integrating resilience principles into your operational risk management (ORM) strategy breaks down organizational silos, delivers a clearer view of risks and dependencies, and enables earlier anticipation and more effective response to disruptive events. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Management Services – Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Advanced Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
Grapevine A
Most programs push tasks into the business but never build the systems that make leaders own outcomes. Join this session and learn how to co‑design a business‑led compliance operating system: clarifying outcomes, embedding governance (roles, risk‑domain ownership), activating incentives and peer transparency, building leader capability via coaching, and instrumenting measurement to sustain ownership. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Business Management and Organization Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Advanced Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM CDT
Exhibit Showcase Theater 1
Showcasing Gartner's Market Guide for AMS highlighting key market trends. Credit: 0.4 Field of Study: Information Technology - Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Overview Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
Longhorn C
Join us at Longhorn C to network with your peers and make new connections over a seated lunch. Alternatively, head to the Exhibit Showcase for a Grab & Go lunch! Engage with your peers, Gartner analysts, and exhibitors while enjoying delicious food and beverages. For specific dietary needs, please visit the dietary table located within Longhorn C meal space for further details and assistance.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
Exhibit Showcase
Join us for a dessert reception at the Exhibit Showcase where you can engage with peers, Gartner analysts, and exhibitors while enjoying delicious treats. Evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Attend a stage session to see technology in action.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
Grapevine 5
Join us for an exclusive Senior Leadership Circle Luncheon, beginning with lunch service from 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Connect with fellow senior executives in a relaxed setting before joining a thought-provoking panel discussion facilitated by Chris Matlock, Gartner Managing Vice President - Enterprise Risk Management. Gain valuable insights, exchange ideas, and engage in meaningful conversations with peers facing similar strategic priorities.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 1:15 PM - 1:35 PM CDT
Exhibit Showcase Theater 1
Aryo Patel, Co-Founder & CEO of Andera, is building the future of audit. Andera automates control testing end to end—fetching evidence, running tests, and producing audit-ready workpapers. Its thesis: great AI extends an auditor's expertise, not replaces it. This session covers what "good" looks like in an AI audit companion, how AI tests full populations while keeping humans in the loop, and what to look for in an AI partner to trust.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 1:40 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
Exhibit Showcase Theater 1
AI is changing how organizations access and use sensitive data, creating new risks for security and compliance. See how GTB Foresight AI™ helps discover sensitive data, identify exposure, and apply protection with DSPM and DLP. This session includes a live demonstration showing how GTB provides visibility and control across modern environments—helping organizations reduce risk, strengthen compliance, AI governance, and safely support AI adoption.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 2:05 PM - 2:25 PM CDT
Exhibit Showcase Theater 1
Your GRC platform just produced a risk score, a compliance flag, or a board summary using AI. Could you defend the reasoning to a regulator? For most organisations, the answer is no. One firm found out this year, when fabricated AI citations cost it its credibility, not just its fee, a Senator called it a "human intelligence problem." This session covers what "verified" actually means for AI in governance, risk, and compliance right now.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom A
Over a hundred vendors claim to offer GRC tools — but which one is actually right for you? This session unpacks the Magic Quadrant for GRC solutions, cutting through the market clutter to help assurance leaders identify which platforms are built for real-world enterprise risk management — and which ones just look good on paper. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Computer Software and Applications – Non‑Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Advanced Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom B
Many risk owners fall short of ERM leaders’ performance expectations. This underperformance can distort senior leaders’ view of the risk landscape, result in insufficient or misdirected mitigation efforts, and, ultimately, lead to risk events. Join this session to learn how to connect risk owners to the information and support they need to substantially improve risk owner performance. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Management Services – Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom C
Only 37% of compliance leaders feel fully confident assessing their compliance program’s effectiveness. Many rely on reactive methods, while those who are more confident tend to test program elements and employee activities against defined quality standards. Join this session to learn Gartner’s nine quality standards and how they can be leveraged to better assess the effectiveness of your compliance program. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Management Services – Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom D
In the past year, Kaiser’s Internal Audit department has undergone a rapid transformation, moving from early experimentation to full-scale adoption of AI and data analytics across their audit lifecycle. As Chief Audit Executive, Debbie led the charge to not only introduce new technologies, but also to drive widespread adoption and cultural change within a large, complex organization. She can share strategies for overcoming resistance and engaging both early adopters and more hesitant team members. Attendees will walk away with actionable insights on accelerating AI adoption, building buy-in at every level, and leading their teams through technology-driven transformation.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
Grapevine A
By fostering open communication, aligning goals and working collaboratively, the CFO and Heads of Enterprise Risk Management can build a strong, trust-based relationship that supports the organization’s strategic objectives and enhances its ability to manage risk effectively. This session will focus on practical strategies for aligning business priorities and enabling proactive risk mitigation. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Personal Development – Non‑technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom A
AI is driving an unprecedented surge in code and infrastructure, pushing traditional risk frameworks to their limits. Discover how progressive organizations are transitioning from legacy, rigid checklists to dynamic, open-world strategies built for infinite information. Learn actionable tactics to capture time savings through automated testing and turn internal audit into a true competitive differentiator.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom B
As AI agents, non-human identities, and automation transform business, traditional access governance falls short. This session explores how organizations can move past reactive, periodic reviews to achieve continuous access assurance. Learn to build resilient frameworks that deliver constant visibility across ERP, SaaS, and cloud environments, allowing you to catch toxic combinations and AI exposures before they impact security or audits.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom C
The rapid explosion of AI and autonomous agents introduces risks that traditional security measures weren't built to address, placing new demands on organizations to govern the AI sprawl across the enterprise. Learn how leading organizations are gaining visibility over their AI ecosystems through practical strategies for discovering AI assets, implementing governance frameworks, orchestrating agent workflows, and maintaining accountability in AI-driven decisions. Walk away with actionable approaches to establish governance without stifling innovation.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom D
AI compliance agents are changing what small teams can do. In this session, we'll demo how AI agents handle training, policy, and case management — then have a candid conversation with compliance leaders about what's actually working, what's hard, and what to expect.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom B
While GenAI adoption in ERM is still rare, it could offer potential to automate activities like risk analysis and provide advanced analytics. Yet, only 10% of ERM leaders are confident in using GenAI for deeper insights and just 30% use technology for real-time reporting. As risk data grows more complex and expectations rise, ERM faces pressure to digitalize. Already, 12% have integrated AI into risk management activities, positioning themselves as early adopters. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Information Technology – Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Advanced Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom A
Gartner’s Head of ERM Agenda Poll shows risk reporting is the No. 2 priority for Heads of ERM this year. Join this session to explore how leading ERM teams are innovating in the development and delivery of risk reporting. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Management Services – Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom C
In this session, Angie Kolar, Chief Compliance Officer at Norfolk Southern, will share how the company transformed its approach to compliance, governance, and crisis management following increased regulatory scrutiny. As the first CCO in Norfolk Southern's history and the railroad industry, Angie was tasked with building a modern compliance function and expanding its role across the organization. She will discuss the three pillars of this transformation: advancing compliance and ethics program maturity, strengthening regulatory oversight, and integrating enterprise crisis management as a core capability. Attendees will gain insights into how stakeholder alignment, incremental change, and practical demonstrations helped accelerate progress and establish compliance as a strategic partner to leadership. Angie will also share lessons learned on building credibility, navigating resistance, and creating long-term organizational resilience in the wake of crisis.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom D
Over half of audit committee members identify delivering quality insights to the business as the most important criterion for evaluating the CAE. This expectation pressures CAEs to boost both the quality and value of audit engagements. Join this session and learn what defines and characterizes a quality management program for your audit function — one that not only aligns with the standards but also assures and demonstrates organizational value. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Business Management and Organization Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
Grapevine A
Effective AI governance requires a strong operating model, clear policies, strict controls and enabling technologies. Organizations must balance AI's significant value with the risks of its growing criticality, scalability and democratization. This session, which leverages Gartner’s AI Governance Playbook, will help you understand and execute your governance role to ensure AI systems are developed and deployed in a compliant, ethical, trustworthy and responsible manner. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Business Management and Organization / Information Technology – Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Advanced Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM CDT
Exhibit Showcase Theater 1
Showcasing Gartner's Magic Quadrant for TPRM highlighting key market trends and vendors. Credit: 0.4 Field of Study: Information Technology - Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Overview Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM CDT
Exhibit Showcase
Join us for coffee, tea, and some light snacks in a brief break between sessions.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 4:45 PM - 5:05 PM CDT
Exhibit Showcase Theater 1
When regulatory change outpaces your organization, consequences extend beyond compliance. New requirements can trigger policy and control updates, coordination gaps, and greater regulatory exposure when organizations struggle to assess impact and mobilize quickly. GDPR, DORA, and the EU AI Act reveal a common challenge: the difficulty is rarely awareness of the change, but understanding what it means, who is affected, and what to do. This session explores how regulatory intelligence, AI, and connected workflows help teams assess impact faster, map requirements to policies and controls, and drive accountable action at scale. Learning Objectives: Explore what separates regulatory awareness from regulatory action, examine emerging approaches to regulatory change management, and identify ways to improve response, accountability, and business alignment.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom
As we enter a new era of business, 50% of leaders in the United States have lost confidence in their ability to make decisions in the face of uncertainty. The level of disruption, technology threats, and volatility can be paralyzing. We are in a leadership crisis and must embrace a new model to meet today’s challenges. Prolific entrepreneur, venture capital investor, and innovation expert Josh Linkner helps you Find A Way™ through his proven 5-step innovation framework for cultivating full-organization ingenuity. Whatever outcomes you crave the most – from sales growth to competitive advantage to employee engagement – you’ll walk away with specific tools to drive sustainable success. The Find a Way™ framework prioritizes agility over brute force, creativity over hustle, and improvisation over perfect planning. Leaders who embrace the model are inspired and better equipped. They feel confident to move forward into the darkness and have a newfound capacity to win consistently, no matter the circumstances.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM CDT
Exhibit Showcase
Join us for a networking reception at the Exhibit Showcase where you can engage with your peers, Gartner analysts, and exhibitors while enjoying delicious food and beverages. Evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Attend a stage session to see technology in action.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 6:10 PM - 6:30 PM CDT
Exhibit Showcase Theater 1
AI governance policies are advancing, but visibility and oversight often lag behind. Drawing on new enterprise research, Hanover Research and Arctera will examine where the most consequential gaps are emerging, then demonstrate how organizations can bring greater context and control to AI-driven communications.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM CDT
Texan Station, Texan Station Patio
After a full day of ideas, insights, and decision-making, it’s time to step away from the conference and unwind. Join Diligent for cocktails, food, and easy conversation with fellow leaders. Come connect, recharge, and enjoy a little time together—because not every important conversation needs a boardroom.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM CDT
Longhorn C
Join other attendees for breakfast before the day's sessions.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM CDT
Center Pre Function
Discover cutting-edge tools, diagnostics and actionable resources at the Gartner Showcase. Visit our demo space for a personalized walkthrough of our business and technology insights platform and learn how Gartner's leading tools like Budget & Efficiency Benchmark, Accelerators, and AI Use Case Insights can help you make faster, smarter decisions on your mission-critical priorities.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CDT
Longhorn C
Welcome to the conference! Start making new connections right away with your peers at this informal networking breakfast. Tables will be arranged by topic-- select yours and join the conversation! (Please note that space is limited, and participation will be first come, first served.)
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM CDT
Center Pre Function
Registration and Information hours for the day.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM CDT
Texas Ballroom
We can’t create more time – but we can elevate our energy. Understanding that is the first step to increasing our capacity – personally and professionally – to build momentum and keep up with daily demands without succumbing to exhaustion. “People who fall short of their goals rarely run out of time or talent – they run out of energy,” says Suneel Gupta. As founding CEO of RISE (now part of Amazon), Suneel helped thousands overcome challenges with physical and mental health. Now, he’s committed to bringing a sustainable solution to the energy crisis at work. Grounded in his exclusive teachings at Harvard Medical School as well as over a decade of studying the work habits of extraordinary leaders, Suneel delivers insights about the “why” and “how-to’s” of strategic energy management – showing people practical ways to unleash momentum crucial to performance, innovation, collaboration, and overall well-being.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
Exhibit Showcase
Join us for coffee, tea, and some light snacks in a brief break between sessions.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 9:45 AM - 3:45 PM CDT
Exhibit Showcase
Visit the Exhibit Showcase to evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Engage with your peers, Gartner experts, and exhibitors. Attend a theater session to see technology in action.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM CDT
Exhibit Showcase Theater 1
Join us as we review how automating application access governance for all identities, human, machine, and AI, is critical for a strong security posture. From AI agents running in critical business applications, to users with too many permissions for their job function, it’s imperative they have proper access controls in place. Join us to learn how Delinea can help lower fraud risk in your business applications by automating access controls.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
Texas Ballroom A
The executive risk committee is ERM's most important audience, yet too often ERC meetings serve only as an executive briefing rather than catalysts for needed actions to improve management of specific risks and overall risk governance. Join this session to learn how ERM leaders can unlock the full potential of their ERCs, including practical guidance on designing ERC agendas, preread materials and charters. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Management Services – Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Advanced Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
Texas Ballroom B
AI is rapidly reshaping risk profiles, but treating AI risk as a single item on the risk register creates blind spots. AI amplifies numerous other risks causing them to materialize differently and require different controls. This session breaks down AI-driven risks, maps them to existing risk domains and gives risk leaders practical tools to classify, document, and assess AI’s impact more clearly and effectively across the risk register. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Information Technology – Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
Texas Ballroom C
Enterprise AI tools are here, and audit departments are actively experimenting with tools and piloting use cases. But many struggle to take their use cases out of the pilot stage and embed them in audit methodology, resulting in limited impacts on departmental efficiency. Attend this session to learn about the strategies that leading audit departments have used to scale audit's use of AI tools to the next level. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Information Technology – Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
Texas Ballroom D
Compliance teams struggle to know which monitoring activities actually detect real issues. Learn how Herbalife’s CCO evaluates monitoring performance using precision and sensitivity, compares activity effectiveness across regions, retires low-value indicators, and strengthens risk detection using existing incident data. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Information Technology – Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
Grapevine A
Is AI going to replace you? Do you not even need entry level workers anymore because of AI? This session cuts through the hype of how AI will really impact leadership and management and provides a model for how leaders will leverage AI as a mentor, reviewer and sounding board to support them and their teams. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Personnel/Human Resources – Non‑technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Overview Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CDT
Texas Ballroom B
Today's TPRM programs must support resilient operations, secure IT, ethical business practices, regulatory compliance, and sustainability while navigating an increasingly interconnected risk landscape. Learn how an agile, human-centered platform provides a continuous 360° comprehensive view of risk, with natively embedded AI that accelerates analysis, reduces manual work, and empowers teams to make informed, proactive decisions.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CDT
Texas Ballroom C
MCP is bringing Claude and other AI agents into the flow of enterprise decisions. This session examines the accountability gap that emerges when judgment and action are shared between people and AI—and what it means for risk and audit leaders.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom A
First-time CAEs need to quickly understand the scope of their new role, stakeholder expectations for audit, and how both might differ from their past roles and experiences. This session will help new CAEs quickly and effectively meet expectations, align activities to the organization’s top risks, build their executive brand, and deliver both short-term quick wins and long-term improvements in organizational value. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Personal Development – Non‑technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Basic Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom B
AI is rapidly reshaping risk profiles, but treating AI risk as a single item on the risk register creates blind spots. AI amplifies numerous other risks, causing them to materialize differently and require various controls. This session breaks down AI-driven risks, maps them to existing risk domains, and gives risk leaders practical tools to classify, document and assess AI’s impact more clearly and effectively across the risk register. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Auditing Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Advanced Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom C
Compliance leaders are struggling to keep guidance current amid accelerating regulatory, technological, and organizational change. Static policies and training leave employees overwhelmed, guidance outdated, and risks unmanaged. This session highlights how generative AI enables dynamic, continuously updated and personalized guidance, strengthening compliance effectiveness by speeding the path from risk to employee action. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Information Technology – Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Advanced Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom D
Organizations must respond to new disruptions, competitive pressures, models of working and other shifts. Enterprise leaders are asking CAEs to help navigate this surge of change by supporting a growing number of transformation projects critical to the organization’s future. Join this session to learn how CAEs can improve insight delivery about the project environment and support their organizations in remaining competitive today and in the future. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Auditing Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Overview Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CDT
Grapevine A
Leaders once struggled to access information. Today, they have more than they can process. The challenge has shifted from information access to decision confidence. Julia Denman shares how Microsoft's audit and risk group is transforming assurance to operate at AI speed.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM CDT
Exhibit Showcase Theater 1
Showcasing Gartner's Market Guide for regulatory tracking platforms highlighting key market trends. Credit: 0.4 Field of Study: Information Technology - Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Overview Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
Longhorn C
Join us at Longhorn C to network with your peers and make new connections over a seated lunch. Alternatively, head to the Exhibit Showcase for a Grab & Go lunch! Engage with your peers, Gartner analysts, and exhibitors while enjoying delicious food and beverages. For specific dietary needs, please visit the dietary table located within Longhorn C meal space for further details and assistance.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
Exhibit Showcase
Join us for a dessert reception at the Exhibit Showcase where you can engage with peers, Gartner analysts, and exhibitors while enjoying delicious treats. Evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Attend a stage session to see technology in action.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 12:45 PM - 1:05 PM CDT
Exhibit Showcase Theater 1
Regulatory change is outpacing manual processes and disconnected spreadsheets. Discover how leading organizations transform regulatory change from reactive monitoring into a connected, enterprise-wide process. Gain greater visibility into regulatory obligations, streamline impact assessments, assign clear ownership, and turn evolving requirements into coordinated action that reduces risk and enables faster, more confident decisions.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom A
AI is everywhere in risk management conversations — but hype and reality are still miles apart for most organizations. This session cuts through the noise and gets practical: what AI in risk management tools actually does today, where it delivers real value and the concrete steps you can take to move forward with confidence. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Computer Software and Applications – Non‑Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom B
High-quality KRIs reveal risks early and prompt appropriate action, but current KRIs often lack the business context to engage leaders and drive response. This session shows how to develop better risk indicators by partnering with the business to build robust, data-driven KRIs. Learn strategies to make KRI development easier and more impactful for compliance and business teams. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Management Services – Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Basic Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom C
This panel will showcase organizations who have overcome the perennial challenge of reducing residual risk within their organizations, highlighting their approaches, tactics and lessons learned along the way.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom D
GenAI promises to boost productivity and quality, but to achieve these ambitions at scale, leaders must develop their teams into creative, proficient and discerning users of GenAI tools. This session will present best practices for developing impactful AI upskilling programs, covering essential skill sets by role, innovative learning and engagement strategies, and key metrics to measure program effectiveness. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Personnel/Human Resources – Non‑technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
Grapevine A
Traditional qualitative techniques to assess risk and monitor exposure are too slow and subjective to drive effective decisions in today’s fast-moving and information-rich environment. Advances in technology are lowering the barriers to a quantitative “risk analytics” approach. Attend this session to learn how risk analytics investments can unlock deeper, more timely insights for risk leaders. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Information Technology – Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM CDT
Exhibit Showcase Theater 1
Showcasing Gartner's Magic Quadrant for GRC highlighting key market trends and vendors. Credit: 0.4 Field of Study: Information Technology - Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Overview Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom A
Chief audit executives continue to invest in broadening their teams’ use of data analytics, often aiming to use analytics in every audit, yet anticipated transformative impacts have not materialized. Instead of driving towards broader usage, this session offers up a framework that will enable CAEs to prioritize the most promising opportunities and focus resources where they matter most. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Business Management and Organization Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Advanced Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom B
With rising geopolitical uncertainty, rapid technological change, and evolving cyber risks, today’s risk leaders face a complex, interconnected landscape requiring ongoing, dynamic alignment across assurance functions. Join this session to discover how to deepen collaboration across functions through improving information flows to leverage assurance outcomes while preserving core responsibilities. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Business Management and Organization Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom C
Risk management continues to operate on a fixed calendar: annual assessments and quarterly reporting. But as geopolitical shocks emerge overnight and reputational crises can unfold in hours, periodic risk processes are no longer sufficient. Attend this session to explore best-practice incentives and risk governance processes that enable organizations to detect signals early, mitigate impact quickly and maintain resilience under uncertainty. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Management Services – Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Advanced Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom D
Despite the time and effort invested in crafting risk appetite statements, many executives rarely use them to guide real-world decisions, leaving these documents to gather dust instead of driving business outcomes. Join this session to learn practical guidance for transforming risk appetite statements into effective, actionable tools that executives and senior leaders use to shape strategy, allocate resources and drive risk-balanced growth. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Management Services – Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Basic Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM CDT
Grapevine A
As organizations expand AI deployments, it’s essential for leaders to prioritize ethical practices and principles, especially as AI becomes integral to decision-making. Join this session to learn how compliance leaders can promote responsible and well-governed AI adoption throughout the organization, while also strengthening their role in aligning AI investments with business objectives. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Behavioral Ethics – Non‑technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Basic Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM CDT
Exhibit Showcase
Join us for coffee, tea, and some light snacks in a brief break between sessions.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom A
AI-ready data is a key pillar for enabling AI-related ambitions; yet lack of data is a top barrier to implementing AI techniques for 40% of organizations. This session will share the key steps aligned with modern data management technologies and practices to ensure audit, compliance, and risk leaders and teams positioned for success. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Information Technology – Technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM CDT
Grapevine A
With AI adoption rapidly accelerating, providing assurance over enterprise deployments has become a mission-critical priority for audit departments. Yet many are struggling to determine when and how they should be providing assurance. Learn strategies for assuring your organization's use of AI and where other audit teams are prioritizing coverage of AI risks. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Auditing Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Basic Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom C
Business leaders want audits to add value, but many engagements fall short of expectations when auditors make judgment errors. Scope creep and cycles of revision and rework derail efficiency and cause audits to miss the mark. Attend this session to learn how CAEs can boost decision accuracy and engagement value by reducing unnecessary auditor judgment through clear boundaries, partial answers and guardrails. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Personnel/Human Resources – Non‑technical Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom D
Static policies and reactive risk processes leave compliance struggling to keep pace with the business in today’s volatile environment. This session presents the new compliance operating model required for today’s environment – predictive, insight‑driven, embedded in workflows and clearly aligned to business outcomes — and guides leaders on how to drive greater speed, impact and credibility. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Business Management and Organization Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 / 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM CDT
Texas Ballroom B
Third-party risk management (TPRM) is an increasingly complex, globally driven assurance priority. Organizations struggle with a fragmented TPRM technology landscape when seeking solutions to mitigate inherent third-party risk. In this session, learn how to evaluate, select and leverage TPRM technology solutions. Credit: 0.6 Field of Study: Computer Software and Applications Delivery Method: Group Live Program Knowledge Level: Overview Prerequisites: None Advanced Preparation: None