Supplier Risk Management Roundtable

Building Integrated Third-Party Risk Programs from Strategy to Execution

Join fellow Procurement and Supplier Risk professionals for a hands-on roundtable guided by renowned analyst Michael Rasmussen, gaining a best-practice perspective on third-party risk management, from information to action. Hear the perspectives and challenges facing other large organisations, benchmark your own processes, and leave with fresh ideas to explore.

Discussion Focus

For procurement, risk and compliance leaders looking to benchmark their approach, hear how peers are navigating supplier risk, and leave with ideas to act on, this roundtable was built for you. Through guided discussion and peer exchange, participants explore stakeholder-sensitive ways to align risk controls with strategic priorities, assessment and monitoring techniques incorporating continuous controls, and efficient approaches to addressing compliance gaps at supply chain scale.

Why Attend

This collaborative session provides opportunities to:

• Explore stakeholder-sensitive ways to align risk controls and reporting with your strategic priorities, all backed by demonstrable ROI

• Discuss assessment, monitoring and remediation techniques and hear how other companies incorporate continuous controls into supplier workflows

• Clarify risk goals, identify data requirements, communicate with stakeholders, and address compliance gaps efficiently at the scale of your supply chain

Key Discussion Areas

Why Risk Management Matters: Examining why supplier risk management matters for Procurement, the growing risk landscape (ESG, cyber, regulatory, geopolitical), common challenges including siloed processes and poor visibility, and Procurement's role in governance, risk management, and compliance.

Defining Risk Strategy: A best-practice look at defining your risk strategy, engaging your stakeholders, aligning to objectives and planning for success through blueprints for effective Third-Party GRC, breaking down silos, defining governance and accountability, and moving from fragmented to integrated programs.

Lifecycle Management: Embedding risk and performance management across the full supplier lifecycle including onboarding with risk-based due diligence, ongoing monitoring and issue management, offboarding and continuous improvement, and driving visibility through data and reporting.

Technology and Automation: Using technology to scale, automate, and strengthen third-party risk management through integrated data, automated workflows, risk intelligence and analytics, and building scalable, future-ready GRC frameworks.

What to Expect

This hands-on roundtable with Michael Rasmussen delivers practical frameworks and peer insights on building procurement-led supplier GRC programs that align with strategic priorities while demonstrating ROI. Through guided discussion on risk strategy, lifecycle management, stakeholder alignment, and technology enablement, participants benchmark approaches against peers from large organisations while gaining actionable ideas for strengthening third-party risk management across their supply chains.