Risk & Assurance at a Crossroads: What’s Changing and What “Good” Looks Like with Micheal Rasmussen, GRC20/20

Event details 

• Date: Thursday, 4 June 2026
• Time: London, UK 16.00 
• Location: Online
• Duration: 30 minutes 
• Speakers: Micheal Rasmussen, GRC20/20 and Keith Ricketts, Clew 

Most organisations are being pulled in two directions. Boards want clearer accountability, faster insight, and confidence that controls are actually working. At the same time, risk and assurance teams are expected to deliver more, often with leaner capacity and higher scrutiny.

In this session, we’ll unpack what’s changing in the market, and what “good” looks like now: decision-ready reporting, stronger control confidence, and assurance that proves what’s working (not just what exists). We’ll also highlight the blockers we see most often, fragmented tools, inconsistent ownership, weak evidence, and metrics that don’t trigger action, and the practical shifts leading organisations are making.

What you’ll learn

In this webinar, we will cover:

• What’s changing in board expectations (and why “risk reporting” is no longer enough)
• What “good” looks like in modern risk & assurance: decision-ready, accountable, provable
• How to build control confidence (clear ownership + evidence you can stand behind)
• Why many programmes stall: fragmented tooling, inconsistent processes, weak assurance, noisy metrics
• How to design metrics that trigger action (thresholds, trends, escalation, ownership)

Who this session is for

This webinar is designed for:

• Chief Risk Officers (CROs)
• Heads of Risk & Assurance
• Executive sponsors (CEO, CFO, COO, Audit Committee stakeholders)
• Senior leaders accountable for governance, control effectiveness, and board reporting

Why this matters now

When boards ask, “Are we in control?” they’re not asking for a bigger register.

They’re asking for clarity on:

• Accountability: who owns what, and what’s being done about it
• Confidence: what’s working, what’s drifting, and where the evidence is credible
• Insight: where decisions need to be made—now—not after the reporting cycle
• Outcomes: how risk and assurance work protects business objectives and performance

Why attend?

Attend this session if you want to:

• Move beyond fragmented reporting and manual “pack-building”
• Make assurance more useful: focused on whether controls work, not whether they exist
• Reduce noise and build metrics leaders can trust
• Create a clearer line of sight from objectives to risk, control, assurance, and KPIs
• See how a connected platform supports faster, more confident decisions

Can’t attend live?

Register anyway and we’ll send you the recording after the session.

GRC 20/20 Presenter . . .

Michael Rasmussen is an internationally recognized authority, thought leader, and pioneer in the disciplines of governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC). With over 30 years of experience, he is globally known for defining and shaping GRC strategy, processes, and technology. In February 2002, while at Forrester Research, Michael developed the concept of GRC — establishing the foundation for how organizations approach strategy, process, and technology in today’s complex business environment. For this, he is widely acknowledged as the “Father of GRC.”

A trusted advisor to boards, executives, and professionals around the world, Michael has dedicated his career to helping organizations design and implement effective GRC strategies that are aligned with business objectives. His work empowers organizations to be more effective, efficient, resilient, and agile. He is a sought-after keynote speaker, author, and advisor, with his thought leadership influencing legislation, regulatory frameworks, and corporate best practices globally.

Michael is the host of the Risk is Our Business and the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the GRC Technology podcasts, where he leads conversations with global experts exploring the evolving frontiers of risk, resilience, and corporate integrity.

Webinar Host . . .

At Clew, we help organisations move from fragmented risk management to clear, confident decision-making that drives real business performance. Our SaaS platform connects objectives, risks, assurance, and actions in one simple, scalable system – creating a clear golden thread between strategy and execution. Rather than treating risk as purely a resilience or compliance exercise, we help teams build organisational understanding – clarifying uncertainty, prioritising what matters most, and turning insight into measurable outcomes. Clew is built for organisations operating in complex, regulated environments. We focus on being practical, affordable, and quick to implement, helping customers strengthen resilience, meet regulatory expectations, and improve performance without the cost or complexity of traditional enterprise tools. We’re a growing, ambitious team redefining what modern risk and assurance software should look like: intuitive, outcome-focused, and grounded in how organisations actually work. If you value clarity over complexity, care about real-world impact, and want to help organisations find the clew through uncertainty, you’ll feel right at home.