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2026 GRC Day Phoenix

Thu, May 28, 2026 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM MST
Venue 8600 - 8600 E Anderson Dr Scottsdale, AZ 85255

GRC Day brings together sharp minds, forward-thinking ideas and actionable insights to help you tackle your most pressing GRC challenges. From staying ahead of the unknown to leveraging the latest tech for smarter, faster decision-making, this event is all about equipping you to strategically lead GRC conversations in your organization with confidence.

The event is free and attendees will receive a Certificate of Completion that they can submit to their CPE governing body for continuing education credit. The afternoon will finish with a happy hour.
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 Agenda:

12:00 pm: Check-in & Networking Lunch sponsored by Onspring

12:45 pm: The New Compliance Frontier: Building, Navigating and Governing your AI Compliance Program

  • James Baird, CISO at GoTo Foods

1:30 pm: First Things First: Applying Risk Prioritization Across GRC and TPRM

  • Sara Anstey,  Director of Data Analytics and Risk at Novacoast 
  • Tim Spires, VP North American Sales at Novacoast 

2:15 pm: Fair Institute

  • Tyler Barnett, Enterprise Account Executive at Safe

2:40 pm: Mastering Cyber Risk: Turning Uncertainty into Opportunity 

  • Robert Vescio, Chief Analytics Officer at X-Analytics

 3:15 pm: Fireside Chat - Evolution of AI in GRC

  • James Baird, CISO at GoTo Foods 
  • Sara Anstey, Director of Data Analytics and Risk at Novacoast
  • Robert Vescio, Chief Analytics Officer at X-Analytics 
  •  Tim Berning, Director of Partnerships at X-Analytics 
  • Moderator: Chris Mandernach of Onspring

4:00 pm: GRC Networking Happy Hour

GRC Day Panel

Speakers

Jessee Gardner

Jessee Gardner

Enterprise Director - Southwest

at Onspring

Sara Anstey

Sara Anstey

Director of Data Analytics and Risk

at Novacoast

Tim Spires

Tim Spires

VP North American Sales

at Novacoast

James Baird

James Baird

VP & CISO

at GoTo Foods

Tyler Barnett

Tyler Barnett

Enterprise Account Executive

at Safe

Robert Vescio

Robert Vescio

Chief Analytics Officer

at X-Analytics

Chris Mandernach

Chris Mandernach

Vice President, Sales - Western US & Canada

at Onspring

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