Building a Resilient Business in an Age of Disruption - Utrecht

GRC Integration and CSRD Reporting for Strategic Resilience

In a world defined by volatility, complexity, and accelerating change, Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) has a crucial role in building a resilient, sustainable business but must remain aligned to corporate strategy. Hosted by Workiva with Michael Rasmussen as presenter, this workshop in Utrecht addresses how today's dynamic business landscape—from climate change impacts and geopolitical uncertainty to evolving stakeholder expectations—requires an integrated perspective where resilience and sustainability are mutually reinforcing drivers of long-term corporate value.

Workshop Focus

Building on the principles of effective governance and control, Michael Rasmussen provides a strategic roadmap for harmonising your GRC and sustainability strategies to support the delivery of organisational objectives. This workshop moves beyond mere compliance to focus on enduring performance and purposeful growth, exploring how to design adaptive GRC strategies that transform disruptive threats into opportunities for innovation, turning risk management into a true competitive advantage.

An additional focus on the role of GRC in building controls to deliver effective reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) that is ready for Limited Assurance. We will discuss how a robust, integrated framework provides the essential assurance a board needs regarding the effectiveness of its risk management and internal control systems.

Key Learning Outcomes

Through expert insights and collaborative sessions, you will learn how to:

• Integrate Governance Data: Integrate risk, resilience, and sustainability data into a cohesive governance model supporting strategic objectives

• Design Adaptive Strategies: Design adaptive strategies that build systemic resilience against both financial and non-financial disruptions

• Provide Board Assurance: Provide the assurance required by the board to meet regulatory expectations and build stakeholder trust

• Transform Risk Management: Transform disruptive threats into opportunities for innovation, making risk management a competitive advantage

• Harmonize GRC and Sustainability: Align GRC and sustainability strategies to create mutually reinforcing drivers of long-term corporate value

• CSRD Reporting Readiness: Build controls delivering effective Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive reporting ready for Limited Assurance

Who Should Attend

This workshop is essential for GRC professionals, Chief Risk Officers, Sustainability Directors, Internal Auditors, and executives committed to future-proofing their organisation's value proposition through integrated governance, risk, and sustainability approaches.

What to Expect

This interactive workshop delivers practical frameworks and strategic guidance for building resilient businesses capable of thriving amid disruption. Through expert insights and collaborative sessions, participants gain actionable approaches for integrating risk, resilience, and sustainability while meeting European regulatory requirements including CSRD reporting and assurance expectations.

Note that this workshop is also being held in London and Copenhagen, with each session tailored to address regional regulatory and business contexts.