Risk@Work is an educational webinar series designed to explore common challenges risk teams face every day. Topics include a broad range of governance, risk, and compliance issues, as well as digital risk management trends that are shifting conventional norms.

You’ll get practical, actionable insights for successfully overcoming roadblocks and making the most of opportunities. You’ll have the opportunity to earn CPE credits while learning from independent industry experts, as well as your own peers.

UPCOMING WEBINARS

Thursday, September 17 @ 11 am ET | 4pm BST

Friday, September 18 @ 9 am BST | 12 pm AEST

Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss the ‘Scary’ Risks with Your Executives

Featuring: Rob Quail | Prinicpal and Owner, Robert Quail Consulting

Every risk professional has faced the challenge of presenting significant threats to senior leadership. How do you communicate catastrophic scenarios without triggering defensiveness or dismissal?

Join Rob Quail, Principal of Robert Quail Consulting, for a crucial masterclass in navigating the highest-stakes moments of risk management—having the tough, urgent conversations about existential risks with executive leadership. This 60-minute session will equip you with essential communication strategies, psychological insights, and practical techniques to ensure critical risks are not only heard but also urgently addressed.

Drawing on real-world examples and proven approaches honed in crisis, Rob will show how to frame urgent, uncomfortable truths to drive immediate executive action. You’ll learn how to read the room, tailor your message to diverse executive temperaments, and establish the rapid credibility and trust necessary to influence top-level decision-making before risks escalate.

Learn how to:

  • Present high-impact risks to executives through structured communication to foster greater understanding and informed action.
  • Tailor messages to executive styles, build trust, and use psychology to influence sensitive risk discussions.
  • Deliver urgent, objective risk scenarios and provide executives with clear response options for mitigation.

Thursday, September 17 @ 11 am ET | 4pm BST

Friday, September 18 @ 9 am BST | 12 pm AEST

Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss the ‘Scary’ Risks with Your Executives

Featuring: Rob Quail | Principal and Owner, Robert Quail Consulting

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Thursday, October 22 @ 11 am ET | 4pm BST

Friday, October 23 @ 9 am BST | 12 pm AEDT

A Roadmap for Retention: Keeping People and Resources Aligned and Engaged 

Featuring: Vanessa Mathews | Founder & Chief Resilience Officer, Asfalis Advisors

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Thursday, November 19 @ 11 am ET | 4pm GMT

Friday, November 20 @ 9 am GMT | 12 pm AEDT

Future of Risk Tech: The 2027 Vision

Featuring: Patrick O’Neill | Founder & President & Founder, Redhand Advisors

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Thursday, December 10 @ 11 am ET | 4pm GMT

Friday, December 11 @ 9 am GMT | 12 pm AEDT

GRC 7.0: Orchestrating Resilience with Digital Twins and Agentic AI

Featuring: Michael Rasmussen | GRC Pundit, GRC 20/20

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VANESSA MATHEWS
VANESSA MATHEWS
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Vanessa Mathews is the founder and chief resilience officer of Asfalis Advisors. Vanessa and her team help companies uncover their blind spots and protect the legacy of leaders globally by living their core values – the only non-negotiables in business.

Asfalis Advisors partners with business leaders and organisations to prepare for, protect against, and mitigate crises across healthcare, government, transportation, retail, real estate, financial services, hospitality, and sports and entertainment industries.

Vanessa took a particular interest in crisis management when, as a young woman, she found herself caught up in a natural disaster for which her hometown of Atlanta wasn’t prepared. She is the first female in the state of Georgia to graduate with a degree in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM). She has worked with a tier 1 intelligence agency, Fortune 500 companies, and has received local, national, and international recognition for her work to restore business and community resilience.

Vanessa is the host of Business Resilience DECODED podcast with 40k+ downloads and subscribers, an adjunct professor with Savannah State University’s HSEM, and an advisor to the board of advisors at Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont GISP. She was noted as a Mecklenburg Times 50 Most Influential Women Honouree.

She earned a master’s in business administration from the University of South Carolina and a bachelor’s in Homeland Security and Emergency Management from Savannah State University. Vanessa is also a certified business continuity planner.

PATRICK O'NEILL
PATRICK O'NEILL
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Patrick O’Neill is the founder and president of Redhand Advisors. A widely respected thought leader in RiskTech, he founded the firm in 2015, bringing more than three decades of experience in risk and insurance management information systems and claims management systems, as well as workers’ compensation and disability management solutions. Redhand Advisors helps organisations maximise their investment in RiskTech solutions and to develop and incubate innovative solutions to meet market demands.

Previously, he was president and chief operating officer of startup focused on workers’ compensation and disability management technology solutions. Earlier, at Marsh, he was a founding member of the broker’s Risk Management Information System business and held a series of leadership roles in that unit. During his tenure, he worked directly with hundreds of clients helping them implement and utilise the technology solutions.

Mr. O’Neill is the creator and co-author of The RMIS Report, the widely read annual guide to the risk management information system industry, downloaded each year by more than 3,000 risk management professionals. He earned a B.S. degree in computer information systems and management from Manhattan College.

MICHAEL RASMUSSEN
MICHAEL RASMUSSEN
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Michael Rasmussen is a globally recognised thought leader and pioneer in governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC), with over 30 years of experience in the field. As the “Father of GRC,” he was the first to define and model the GRC market in 2002, laying the foundation for the modern understanding of GRC. His expertise spans enterprise GRC strategy, processes, and information architecture, helping organisations align their GRC strategies with business objectives to promote effective, resilient, and agile operations.

Michael is a sought-after keynote speaker, author, and advisor who frequently contributes to U.S. Congressional reports and committees. He serves as an OCEG GRC Fellow and chairs the OCEG Technology Council. As an Honourary Life Member and Global Ambassador of Risk Management with The Institute of Risk Management, Michael is highly respected for his contributions to the GRC and risk management fields. He has also been named one of the 100 most influential people in finance by Treasury & Risk for his innovative work in governance and compliance.

Before founding GRC 20/20 Research, Michael held leadership roles, including vice president and top analyst at Forrester Research, and led the risk and compliance consulting practice at a professional services firm. His diverse background includes roles in managing risk and compliance in commercial organisations. Michael holds a Juris Doctorate, a Bachelor of Science in Business, and multiple advanced degrees in theology. He is certified as a GRCP, iPMP, CCEP, and CISSP.

ROB QUAIL
ROB QUAIL
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Rob Quail is a noted consultant, author, facilitator, and lecturer on Enterprise Risk Management (ERM).

Rob established the Enterprise Risk Management processes, tools, and methodologies at Hydro One Networks Inc. that are widely regarded as best practice. These ERM practices and techniques, developed by Rob in collaboration with the management team at Hydro One, became the subject of a major leading practice case study by Harvard Business School.

Rob has successfully applied ERM methodologies to a broad range of business problems and challenges, including acquisitions, outsourcing, downsising, large-scale IT projects, labour disruption, regulatory compliance management, major construction project management, strategic planning, and capital investment. Today, he provides independent consulting services in ERM, business process and technology outsourcing, and customer care to clients in a variety of industry sectors, including energy, healthcare, technology, agriculture, financial services, and government agencies.

Rob is a widely published author and is co-editor of the second edition of the textbook “Enterprise Risk Management: Today’s Leading Research and Best Practices for Tomorrow’s Executives,” published by Wiley in June 2021. Rob is a regular lecturer on ERM at York University’s Schulich School of Business in Toronto. He also has been a guest lecturer at Harvard Business School, Ryerson University, and Carleton University.

Rob holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto.

JOHN WHEELER
JOHN WHEELER
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John A. Wheeler is the founder and CEO of Wheelhouse Advisors, a global risk management strategy and technology advisory firm. With over three decades of experience, Mr. Wheeler is a leading voice in the field, specialising in integrated risk management (IRM) technology, enterprise and operational risk management, and corporate governance. A rich history of professional roles spanning over three decades in executive management, finance, risk management, audit, and IT backs his insights.

He formerly served as a global research leader for risk management technology markets at Gartner, senior vice president for enterprise risk management, audit, and compliance at a leading financial institution, and corporate controller at a top academic healthcare system.

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