Collaborating
Toronto GRC
Community

October 13th, 2026

Morton's The Steakhouse

SAVE MY SEAT

November 14th, 2024

Fogo de Chão

Speakers

About

The GRC ThrivePoint

Leaders, Visionaries, and Game Changers who have shaped this collaboration

Arash Madani

Moderator

Paris Olympics Reporter

Richard Goyder

CCRO

Neo Financial

Tania Narciso

CCO

Kraken

Sudipta Mazumdar

CCRO

Questrade Financial Group

The Conference

CONNECT . ENGAGE . INNOVATE

Successful GRCs empower themselves with the knowledge and experience of their community. Moderated by Paris Olympics Reporter; Arash Madani, GRCMeet Toronto collaborate Toronto area collaborate Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Leaders with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and industries to connect the dots between innovation, efficiency, and collaboration.

Join us over an epicurean lunch as we discuss, debate, and challenge the current directions within the Office of the GRC.

AGENDA

8.00 am - 9.15 am

Registration & Open Networking

Grab coffee and breakfast with peers and fuel yourself for a day of thought leading discussions

9.25 am - 10.10 am

GRC Panel

What will it take for GRC leaders to drive resilience, innovation, and business performance in an AI-powered world? As Artificial Intelligence and automation rapidly reshape the enterprise, GRC leaders are being asked to balance innovation, risk, compliance, governance, and operational resilience like never before. A candid view on strategies for how GRC teams can prepare for the next era of enterprise governance through the lens of emerging technologies, evolving risks, regulatory change, and bold predictions.

10.30 am - 11.10 am

Collaborate

Collaboration is at the heart of growth. Join us in a collaborative exploration of the present state of the Office of the GRC, as we empower one another with ideas and strategic approaches to fuel the vision of efficiency and growth.

11.20 am - 12.30 pm

Engage

A successful leader is one that empowers themselves with lesson, knowledge, experience of a community. Engage with peers and partners in our Lounge and expand your community

1.30 pm - 2.10 pm

David & Goliath: Fishbowl Leadership Stories

Successful Leaders empower themselves with the knowledge and experience of their community. We will share real stories of high pressure decisions to “kept me up at night” moments. Together we will explore how leaders build trust, earn buy-in, and make decisions when outcomes are uncertain.

2.55 pm - 3.00 pm

Award Ceremony & Closing Remarks

Let's Honor today's Visionaries and be the enabler of the vision and the voice of what’s next.

9.15 am - 9.25 am

Setting the Tone

Our Moderator will introduce the visionaries and game changers that have helped shaped today's collaboration.

10.10 am - 10.30 am

Signals & Strategies: Navigating What's Next

Conversation with the Coming of Age Visionaries and audience as we share success and failure stories and discuss strategies that will shape the role of the Governance, Risk, and Compliance leaders.

11.10 am - 11.20 am

GRC Insights

An opportunity to reflect and relate

12.30 pm - 1.30 pm

Leaders Lunch

Let's collaborate with peers and partners over an epicurean lunch as we discuss, debate, and challenge the direction of Office of the Governance, Risk, and Compliance

2.10 pm - 2.55 pm

Lounge

More than a cocktail reception these are the connections that add light to daily decisions made. Conversations with peers and visionaries behind latest technologies