Shielding the board: Using AI to manage enterprise risk with Diligent

Event information

This webinar is brought to you in partnership with Diligent.

Most conversations about AI and risk focus on how new technologies are amplifying exposure – from deepfake-powered phishing and IP leakage to supply chain disruption, talent challenges and market share erosion. This webinar flips that narrative. Our speakers, board leaders, risk and compliance executives, and AI practitioners, will explore how Diligent is using AI to identify, benchmark and actively manage risk across the enterprise – giving boards a clearer, faster view of where they’re exposed and how to respond.

Through an interactive discussion, we will learn more about the current state of AI in risk oversight for boards and governance professionals, unpack what good looks like when it comes to AI-enabled risk oversight: how AI can help businesses set up risk management programmes in days instead of months, how it is transforming vendor onboarding and offboarding through technology, and how continuous third-party monitoring can keep pace with today’s heightened supply chain scrutiny. We’ll also debate the practical realities – from data quality and governance to culture and accountability – that determine whether AI becomes a trusted ally or an additional source of noise for the board.

Key takeaways

• How AI is reshaping the enterprise risk landscape at every level – and what boards need to know to move from passive reporting to proactive oversight.
• Concrete ways AI can accelerate risk program maturity, helping organisations move from spreadsheets to connected risk software in days, not months.
• How AI-powered risk identification and benchmarking can reveal blind spots and peer comparisons instantly, informing board-level strategy and risk appetite.
• Why AI-enabled vendor onboarding/offboarding and continuous third-party monitoring with technology is becoming essential to managing supply chain and extended enterprise risk at scale.

About the speakers

	Kira Ciccarelli, Senior Research & Programs Manager, Diligent Kira is the Senior Research & Programs Manager at Diligent Institute, the governance, risk and compliance think tank and thought leadership engine of Diligent. In this role, she leads and executes the development of high-impact research reports, thought leadership content, and innovative programs for the governance community. Kira oversees the Institute’s research and editorial agenda, ensuring the delivery of trend analysis, benchmarking surveys, and actionable insights that inform corporate board directors and C-suite executives. Kira also serves as the lead producer for The Corporate Director Podcast, the premier governance podcast for board directors and business leaders.
	Ray Eitel-Porter, Senior Advisor for AI and best-selling author Ray is an AI expert and the best-selling author of Governing the Machine – How to navigate the risks of AI and unlock its true potential (Bloomsbury 2025). He is Senior Research Associate for Responsible AI at the Intellectual Forum, Jesus College Cambridge, and has led AI research collaborations with Stanford, MIT, The Alan Turing Institute and the Institute for AI Ethics at Oxford University. Ray was Accenture’s global lead for Responsible AI and designed Accenture’s AI compliance program. He advises on principles and policy, governance, areas of risk (such as bias, explainability, reliability and sustainability), controls, capabilities and supporting platforms and technologies.
	Peter van Veen, Director, Corporate Governance and Stewardship, ICAEW (Chair) Peter is the Director of Corporate Governance and Stewardship at ICAEW. Prior to this, he was the Chief Compliance Officer for multinational enterprises headquartered in the Netherlands, France and Japan. Peter spent over six years at Transparency International UK (TI-UK), where he set up the Business Integrity Programme.

CPD hours

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Costs

There is no charge to attend this event. ICAEW members and non-members are welcome to join.