Aravo Ascend: London
May 13 @ 8:00 am – 8:00 pm LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Customer-exclusive forum bringing together Risk, AI, and Trust with expert insight, peer discussion, roadmap visibility, and networking.
Bringing Together Risk, AI, and Trust
Third-party risk management has officially moved from the back office to the boardroom. As risk becomes a core pillar of corporate strategy, leadership teams are under unprecedented pressure to identify, manage, and mitigate risk with greater precision—while clearly demonstrating outcomes, value, and ROI. At the same time, a shifting risk and compliance landscape, combined with the rapid rise of AI, is making the “how” risk programs operate more complex than ever.
Aravo Ascend London is a customer-exclusive forum focused on how modern organizations are optimizing third-party risk programs and applying AI to drive real business benefits in an increasingly complex environment.
Ascend brings together Aravo customers, industry experts, and thought leaders for a full day of insight, collaboration, and peer exchange.
What to Expect
Through expert-led panels, collaborative roundtables, and transparent roadmap discussions, Ascend connects strategic perspective with real-world execution. You’ll leave with practical insight into driving continuous optimization, demonstrating business value, and aligning risk programs to executive and board expectations.
The program concludes with an evening networking reception designed to extend peer conversation and connection.
Registration Note
Attendance is limited to preserve a high-value, peer-driven experience.
Early registration is encouraged.
Event Hotel:
Aravo Ascend London will take place at the hotel below. If you wish to book a room here, please contact [email protected] to ask about potential discounts on room rates for Ascend.
The Canopy by Hilton London
- Address: 11–15 Minories, London EC3N 1AX, United Kingdom
- Estimated nightly rate: £230–£300 GBP
- Website: https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/lonpypy-canopy-london-city/
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.
Conference Host . . .
Aravo delivers the market’s smartest third-party risk and resilience solutions, powered by intelligent automation. For more than 20 years now, Aravo’s combination of award-winning technology and unrivaled domain expertise has helped the world’s most respected brands accelerate and optimize their third-party management programs, delivering better business outcomes faster and ensuring the agility to adapt as programs evolve. With solutions built on technology designed for usability, agility, and scale, even the most complex organizations can keep pace with the high velocity of regulatory change. As a centralized system of record for all data related to third-party risk, Aravo helps organizations achieve a complete view of their third-party ecosystem throughout the lifecycle of the relationship, from intake through off-boarding and all stages in between and across all risk domains. Aravo is trusted by the world’s leading brands, helping them manage their risk and improve the performance of more than 6 million third parties, suppliers and vendors across the globe.