The Golden Thread in Practice: Turning Risk & Assurance into Performance Management with Micheal Rasmussen, GRC20/20

Event details 

• Date: Thursday, 9 July 2026
• Time: London, UK 16.00 
• Location: Online
• Duration: 30 minutes 
• Speakers: Micheal Rasmussen, GRC20/20 and Keith Ricketts, Clew 

Risk and assurance becomes strategic when it runs in the same rhythm as performance.

In too many organisations, strategy lives in one place, performance reporting in another, and risk and assurance sit off to the side, producing activity, not insight. The result is familiar: leadership gets reports, but not a clear line of sight to what matters, what’s drifting, and what needs intervention now.

This webinar shows how leading organisations connect strategy, objectives, risks, controls, assurance activity and performance measures into a single line of sight, the Golden Thread, so leaders can prioritise, intervene early, and track progress over time.

We’ll cover what “good” looks like, where it breaks (siloed tools, taxonomy drift, ownership gaps, spreadsheet reconciliation), and a pragmatic operating model to keep it current without bureaucracy. Clew will then demonstrate how to maintain the thread in one platform, so assurance evidence, actions and metrics stay connected to the objectives they protect.

What you’ll learn

In this webinar, we will cover:

• What the Golden Thread looks like in practice (not theory)
• How to connect objectives → risks → controls → assurance → actions → KPIs
• What “good” looks like for decision-ready, performance-aligned risk & assurance
• Where Golden Threads break most often:
  • siloed tools and duplicated data
  • taxonomy drift and inconsistent definitions
  • ownership gaps and unclear accountability
  • spreadsheet reconciliation and reporting latency
• A pragmatic operating model to keep the thread current (without adding bureaucracy)
• How a connected platform keeps evidence, actions and metrics tied to the outcomes they protect

Who this session is for

This webinar is designed for:

• Heads of Risk / ERM leaders
• Assurance leaders (including operational assurance)
• Senior risk & compliance managers responsible for reporting, control confidence, and assurance plans

Why attend?

Attend this session if you want to:

• Make risk & assurance useful to leadership, not just “complete”
• Align assurance work to what the business is trying to achieve (and measure)
• Reduce admin and eliminate reconciliation across spreadsheets and disconnected tools
• Improve control confidence with clearer ownership and linked evidence
• Build reporting that supports early intervention and tracking over time
• Gain insights from Michael Rasmussen, internationally recognised GRC analyst and founder of GRC 20/20, drawing on decades of experience advising organisations on risk and assurance

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.