2025 Virtual Conference Agenda & Presentations
Review session descriptions, speaker bios, and download the presentations from our 2025 Fall Virtual Conference! Members are able to watch the session recordings here.
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CT
Smarter, Faster, Leaner: How Automation Transformed, Optimized & Evolved Our TPRM Program
Laura Valente, Director, Compliance, Ethics & Regulatory Affairs, General Bank of Canada
As third-party networks expand, manual risk management approaches can create delays, increase inconsistency, and strain internal resources. This session explores how one financial institution modernized its TPRM program through automation…
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CT
TPRM By Exception: How Humans & AI Agents Work Together to Maximize Impact
Brian Shaw, Vice President, Head of North America, Certa
Traditional TPRM processes burden human teams with repetitive manual reviews and reactive monitoring, creating inefficiencies and compliance gaps. This presentation explores how Certa AI's exception-based TPRM approach allows AI agents…
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CT
Proving Your TPRM Program Works: Essential KPIs & Success Metrics
Donna Tobia, Sr. Solution Consultant, Venminder, an Ncontracts Company
How do you know if your vendor risk management (VRM) program is effective? Measuring success goes beyond checking boxes — it requires tracking meaningful metrics, demonstrating risk reduction, and effectively…
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CT
Update on the Four Waves of AI: How is AI Transforming TPRM in 2025
Dean Alms, Chief Product Officer, Aravo
Artificial intelligence (AI) continues its rapid evolution, but for risk professionals seeking to leverage it for increased efficiency and effectiveness, the path forward isn't always clear. A recent June 2025…
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CT
Improving Your Risk Assessment Questionnaire for AI and Gen AI Due Diligence of Third Parties
Kim LaBarbiera, TPRA Board Member
We have all enhanced our Risk Assessment Questionnaires to add a few AI/Gen AI questions. But now that there is more knowledge and information out around spotting AI/Gen AI risk,…
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CT
Get Off the Assessment Treadmill. Take a Data-First, Questionnaire-Second Approach to TPRM
Ed Thomas, Senior Vice President, ProcessUnity
The work never ends. Every year, we onboard more third parties. And every year, our assessment workload gets worse. More resources to help? Not going to happen. Sound familiar? You’re…
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CT
Reinventing TPRM: Managing Third-Party Cyber Risk with Intelligence
Austin Starowicz, Director, Solutions Consulting, RiskRecon by Mastercard
In today’s hyperconnected enterprise, your cybersecurity risk doesn’t end at the firewall—it extends to every vendor, supplier, and partner in your digital ecosystem. Yet many organizations still rely on outdated,…
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CT
TPRM & AI: Increased Efficiency, Faster Execution Time, BUT...Is it Safe?
Dr Angela Dogan, Associate Director Security, Consulting Kyndryl
This session will explore the wonderful world of AI and how it's beginning to modernize TPRM Assessments from a security lens. It will explore risks options to consider as well…
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CT
From Insight to Action: Operationalizing Third-Party Risk with SCDR
Steve Cobb, CISO, SecurityScorecard
Third-party breaches now account for over 70% of security incidents, and yet most organizations are stuck with manual, point-in-time assessments that fail to prevent real-world threats. In this session, discover…
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CT
Navigating Corporate Risk: Managing Contractual & Financial Expectations
Morgan Gomillion & Bethany McAleer, Johns Hopkins Health Plans
In today’s complex business environment, risk isn’t only an abstract concern—it’s embedded in every contract you sign and every financial commitment you make. This session will participants with practical strategies…
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CT
Operationalizing TPRM Program Enhancements
Charmi Patel, VP Third Party Risk Management, Israel Discount Bank of New York
Third party risk management (TPRM) programs are often full of strong ideas and strategic improvements—but the real challenge lies in moving from design to execution. This session will explore practical…