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This is your chance boost your process prowess and ROI through insightful breakout sessions, keynotes, and 1-on-1 labs.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13

2:00 - 6:00 pm - Registration Open
Look for registration in the 2nd floor foyer.
7:30 -9:00 pm - Welcome Reception
Stop by the registration desk to get the secret location of the welcome reception.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 - DAY 1

7:00 am - Morning Activity
Join us for a stroll down Music Row or yoga on the patio.
7:30 am - 5:30 pm - Registration Open
Look for registration in the 2nd floor foyer.
7:30 - 9:00 am - Breakfast
Join us on the patio for breakfast.
8:00 - 9:00 am - 1-on-1 Labs
Sign-up in advance for a 1-on-1 lab with an Onspring expert. Sign-ups will open in September.
9:00 am - Welcome & Innovation at Onspring: A Collaboration with You and Your Teams

Innovation isn't a top-down process—it's a partnership. In this forward-looking session, our Chief Product Officer, Jeff Ladner and our Director of Platform, Ryan Lougheed, will share Onspring’s vision for innovation. We will go beyond a passive roadmap review and instead, share how we’ve been collaborating with you and your teams to deliver increased value from our platform. 

Jeff and Ryan will reveal our strategy for a more open and responsive platform, with AI at its core. They will also discuss how we turn your feedback and ideas into tangible use cases.  You'll get an exclusive look at what’s next for Onspring and learn how we're designing it with your needs—and your ingenuity—at the core. We'll explore how this new approach will not only accelerate innovation but also empower you to shape a future where our platform is even more integral to your success.

Presenters:
Jeff Ladner - Onspring
Ryan Lougheed - Onspring

10:30 am - Keynote: Resilient Mindsets

Evy Poumpouras is a former Secret Service special agent with over 12 years of
experience protecting the world’s most high-profile figures, including Presidents Obama, Bush, Clinton, and Bush Sr. Today, she is a respected multimedia journalist, host, and producer known for her insightful interviews and investigative prowess. Regularly featured on "TODAY," MSNBC, and "Good Morning America," Poumpouras shares her expertise on national security and law enforcement as NBC’s Law Enforcement Contributor.

Beyond her media career, Poumpouras is an adjunct professor at The City University of New York, teaching criminal justice and criminology. Her TEDx talk, "Words: Your Most Powerful Weapon," and bestselling book, "Becoming Bulletproof," further demonstrate her commitment to empowering others with actionable strategies for success.

11:30 am - Automate and Scale TPRM with Intelligence

Today’s cyber threats don’t wait for assessments to be completed and they don’t follow your onboarding timelines. Still, most third-party risk programs are still relying on slow, manual processes and outdated snapshots of vendor risk. 

We’ll unpack what modern TPRM looks like when it’s built on continuous intelligence rather than static questionnaires and why speed, scale, and insight are the new currency of effective risk management. 

You’ll walk away with strategies for scaling your team’s impact and making proactive engagements with third parties (without needing to scale your headcount).

Presenter:
Black Kite

11:30 am - 12:30 pm - Innovation Showcase
Explore the showcase for round-robin style presentations by Onspring client's showing off their custom-built use cases.
12:00 -1:30 pm - Lunch

Join us on the patio for lunch.

12:30 - 5:00 pm - 1-on-1 Labs
Sign-up in advance for a 1-on-1 lab with an Onspring expert. Sign-ups will open in September.
1:30 pm - TransUnion - Building for Compliance: Managing OFAC Sanctions’ Blocked Property Reporting in Onspring

When a sanctions match is identified, the regulatory response must be precise, timely, and well documented. This session explores how the Onspring platform can be leveraged to build a robust, audit ready process for managing Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanction compliance, specifically the creation, submission, and long-term retention of blocked property reports.

We'll walk through how to design this solution within Onspring to capture critical data following a sanctions match, trigger an OFAC ready report submission, and establish a centralized repository for storing submitted reports. Attendees will learn how to link records to status driven retention logic ensuring compliance with a 10-year record keeping requirement post unblocking.

Presented by: 
Jenn Plowman - TransUnion

2:00 pm - First National Bank of America - Moving Beyond Reactivity to Proactive Risk Management

When First National Bank of America (FNBA) began their Governance, Risk and Compliance journey with Onspring, they shared the typical issues as many banks across the country. Systems were siloed, data was hard to gather and it was close to impossible to provide their board and stakeholders a true understanding of risk across their business. 

In this presentation, we’ll explore how FNBA took on this challenge and the ways they are able to look at risk now.

Presented by: 
Jessica Parks - First National Bank of America

1:30 pm - Learning Breakout: Embrace AI to Elevate Your Processes

Ready to unlock the power of AI? Join us to explore Onspring AI capabilities like content generation, recommendations, and advanced file analysis. Through practical GRC examples, you'll see how to thoughtfully implement Onspring AI to drive efficiency and gain valuable insights from your data.

Presented by: 
Ryan Lougheed - Onspring
Sarah Nord - Onspring

2:30 pm - Break

Grab a snack and stop by the Onspring Hub.

3:00 pm - Onspring - Content Design Tools & Tricks

When users know where to go and what to do, their satisfaction and productivity accelerate. As an Onspring admin, you probably invest significant time in dashboard and report design, but what about individual records? They’re just as important!

Join this breakout session to learn how to make your record layouts more intuitive and action-oriented with instructional text blocks, attention-grabbing visuals, and more. Bonus: You’ll explore a new Layout Object Builder app that can be added to your instance to support your design process.

Presented by: 
Hannah Cave - Onspring
Sarah Nord - Onspring

3:30 pm - Veritiv - SIEM Survival Guide: Cut Costs and Thwart Threats in the Next 90 Days

Anyone who has been involved in security operations knows that many systems we leverage to understand threats are expensive to deploy and difficult to manage. You spend a ton of time putting logic into the system, and it quickly becomes hard to manage. 

What if you had a different way to maintain an inventory of what was set up in your SIEM?
What if you could also relate that back to controls and risk? 

Brad Gorka has served as a CISO and held security leadership roles for the past decade. He knows better than anyone that the typical SIEM solution can be a challenge to manage well. That’s why he recommends a different approach.

Join this session for practical ideas that you can put into action immediately to improve your security operations stance.

Presented by: 
Brad Gorka - Veritiv

3:00 pm - Learning Breakout: Level 2 Certification Prep

Calling all Level 1 Certified Admins! If you’re considering Level 2 Certification, don’t miss this breakout session. We’ll review key concepts and implementation strategies for Workflow, Surveys, and Access, focusing on skills relevant for the Level 2 exam. We’ll also dive into exam parameters and expectations, ensuring you understand what's required for success. You’ll walk away with testing best practices to help you approach the exam with confidence and strategic thinking.

Presented by: 
Kelly Walden - Onspring
Kati Littleton - Onspring

4:00 pm - From Buzzword to Boardroom: How GRC is Managing the AI Transformation

Risk, Compliance, InfoSec, and Audit functions are in place to support a balanced approach to risk management and growth. In the past 18 months, AI has moved from being a buzzword to actively reshaping how businesses connect with customers and get work done. In response, GRC functions have had to rapidly create policies and governance councils.

During this session, panelists from healthcare, multi-media, retail and financial services organizations will showcase how AI technologies are changing how work is done at their companies, how they go to market, and how they serve their clients. They will also discuss how their function within the organization has been challenged to adjust risk tolerances and mitigating controls to support adoption of AI and avoid being left behind.

Panel Moderator:
Beth Strobel - Onspring

6:00 pm - Rooftop Nash Bash
The Pool Club is calling your name. Come to the top floor of the Virgin Hotel Nashville for a party you won't want to miss.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 - DAY 2

7:00 am - Morning Activity
Join us for a stroll down Music Row or yoga on the patio.
7:30 am - 5:30 pm - Registration Open
Look for registration in the 2nd floor foyer.
7:30 - 9:00 am - Breakfast
Join us on the patio for breakfast.
8:00 - 9:00 am - 1-on-1 Labs

Sign-up in advance for a 1-on-1 lab with an Onspring expert. Sign-ups will open in September.

9:00 am - Dolby - Beyond the Breach: Addressing the Root Cause of Cybersecurity Risks

What if your biggest cybersecurity threat isn't a hacker from across the globe, but the operational chaos within your own walls?

Organizations spend fortunes building defenses against sophisticated external attacks, yet many security programs feel like a losing battle. This session argues that we're fighting the wrong battle. The "cybersecurity problem" isn't the enemy at the gate; it's a symptom of a deeper issue: a fundamental lack of internal discipline.

This operational friction is what traps even the most vigilant CISOs in a cycle of firefighting, frustration and burnout. 

Join Yaron Levi, CISO of Dolby, to discover a new path forward. Learn how to transform security from the organization's "moral compass" into a strategic partner that drives pragmatic, effective security—one that enables the business instead of restricting it.

Presenter: 
Yaron Levi - Dolby

9:30 am - Cboe - Empowering Admins: Unlocking Organizational Value with GRC Platforms

Many organizations struggle to fully leverage their GRC platforms due to a lack of understanding of how to effectively integrate a platform across departments. This presentation aims to demystify the process of expanding GRC platform adoption by focusing on the crucial role of system administrators as orchestrators and educators. Scott Samyn, Sr. Risk Engineer at Cboe, will share his decade-long experience and teach you how to rapidly roll out a GRC platform across our organization, demonstrating how to identify applicable use cases, showcase clear value, and foster collaboration, ultimately transforming a powerful tool into a company-wide asset.

Presenter: 
Scott Samyn - Cboe

10:00 am - Costco - Building a Sustainable GRC Program

Implementing a Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) program that delivers tangible value requires more than just good intentions; it demands strategic planning, consistent execution, and strong executive support. Join Katie Hairston, GRC Solutions Senior Project Manager, as she shares a practical roadmap for formalizing GRC initiatives, moving them from conceptual phases into impactful, automated solutions. In this fireside chat, hosted by Lateef Johnson of Onspring, we’ll explore how to effectively demonstrate return on investment year-over-year, securing continuous funding and fostering a culture of sustained growth within your organization's GRC capabilities.

Presenters: 
Katie Hairston - Costco
Lateef Johnson - Onspring

10:30 am - Break
Grab a snack and stop by the Onspring Hub.
11:00 am - Warner Bros Discovery - A Traveler’s Guide to Onspring: From Acquisition to Spin-Off

Leslie McGuirk, VP of Financial Compliance at Warner Bros. Discovery, is an avid traveler who has visited over 20 countries across five continents. And her journey in compliance has been equally interesting. A few years ago, Leslie and her team extended Onspring to bring together differing risk management and compliance processes as the result of an acquisition. Today, she’s taking a journey to split up the same companies that once needed to merge together.

Join Leslie and learn how you can ready your organization for any kind of change - from acquisitions to spin-offs, and build processes that will serve your company - no matter where the path may lead. 

Presenter: 
Leslie McGuirk - Warner Bros Discovery

11:30 am - 90 Seconds to Midnight: A Model for Impactful Risk Communication

"90 Seconds to Midnight" uses the Doomsday Clock as a model for impactful risk communication, illustrating how complex risk data can be made accessible and actionable for stakeholders. This presentation covers methods to distill complex risk information into clear, engaging visuals and stories that highlight urgency and support proactive decision-making. Learn techniques for developing risk reports that resonate, leveraging simplicity to enhance stakeholder understanding and drive timely actions on critical issues.

Presenters: 
Andrew Gunter - Cential
Nicole Hepburn - Cential

11:30 am - 12:30 pm - Innovation Showcase
Explore the showcase for round-robin style presentations by Onspring client's showing off their custom-built use cases.
12:00 -1:30 pm - Lunch

Join us on the patio for lunch.

12:30 - 5:00 pm - 1-on-1 Labs

Sign-up in advance for a 1-on-1 lab with an Onspring expert. Sign-ups will open in September.

1:30 pm - Wellpath - If you can build it, should you? Designing with Intentionality

What if you had to comply with a myriad of regulations from local, state, & federal requirements as well as accrediting bodies? And, what if your business wasn’t like any other? 

Wellpath fits that bill working in an industry that is often forgotten or unknown - Correctional Healthcare. Wellpath strives to deliver hope and healing and promote health equity to a vulnerable population of patients. They do this by employing more than 15,000 professionals in 37 states across America, and care for almost 300,000 patients each day. The challenges of manual processes faced by Courtney Bennett (Sr. Compliance Manager) and Olivia Wynthein (Compliance Specialist) seemed overwhelming prior to Onspring. How do they automate a wide range of processes and workflows, while also selling the business on leveraging Onspring for their work? 

While Wellpath’s initial use of Onspring was a success, they also found they needed to take a step back as they had wildly over-engineered the platform for their daily use. They then spent time tearing things apart and rebuilding - with a focus on absolute simplicity. Courtney and Olivia will demo some of their Onspring creations and discuss the lessons they learned when doing so. If you have a unique challenge to solve, this session is for you! 

Presenters: 
Olivia Wynthein - Wellpath
Courtney Bennett - Wellpath

2:00 pm - Travelport - How to Bring Joy to GRC

You don’t often hear the word “joy” in GRC, but that’s exactly what you’ll hear about in this session. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience in the GRC space, Liam Doyle, Principal Architect for Cyber Security & Risk at Travelport will highlight practical strategies and technological enablers that inject "joy" into the daily administration and leadership of GRC programs.

By focusing on real-world challenges and their practical, platform-enhanced solutions, this session aims to inspire GRC professionals to discover renewed enthusiasm for their work, demonstrating that GRC can indeed be a delightful and rewarding endeavor.

Presenters: 
Liam Doyle - Travelport

1:30 pm - Learning Breakout: Level 2 Certification Prep

Calling all Level 1 Certified Admins! If you’re considering Level 2 Certification, don’t miss this breakout session. We’ll review key concepts and implementation strategies for Workflow, Surveys, and Access, focusing on skills relevant for the Level 2 exam. We’ll also dive into exam parameters and expectations, ensuring you understand what's required for success. You’ll walk away with testing best practices to help you approach the exam with confidence and strategic thinking.

Presented by: 
Kelly Walden - Onspring
Kati Littleton - Onspring

2:30 pm - Break
Grab a snack and stop by the Onspring Hub.
3:00 pm - Wellsky - Lessons from an Old Timer: What 20,000 Hours of Onspring Configuration Has Taught Me

When you first begin using Onspring, you may think to yourself, “I can build out a bunch of solutions and processes.” However, before you dive into all of Onspring’s functionality, you may need to spend a bit of time determining what makes the most sense for your organization.

That’s where Jason can help. Jason Rohlf, Director of Compliance at WellSky and long-time Onspringer comes in. In this presentation, Jason will step you through how you can think about architecting your Onspring instance, identify potential pitfalls before you perform a single configuration and set yourself up to leverage the true power of the platform, using even the simplest of features.

Presenter: 
Jason Rohlf - Wellsky

3:00 pm - Learning Breakout: Embrace AI to Elevate Your Processes

Ready to unlock the power of AI? Join us to explore Onspring AI capabilities like content generation, recommendations, and advanced file analysis. Through practical GRC examples, you'll see how to thoughtfully implement Onspring AI to drive efficiency and gain valuable insights from your data.

Presented by: 
Ryan Lougheed - Onspring
Sarah Nord - Onspring

4:00 pm - Onspring Family Feud

Who knows more about Onspring uses? Onspringers or our brilliant customers?

6:00 pm - Night Out in Nashville
We'll be heading to the Country Music Hall of Fame for dinner and dancing.

Can't wait to join us for Onspring Connect in Nashville? Register today to save your seat.

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