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To Visualize Risk, You Need Two Lenses—Essential Takeaways from the Mitratech Interact 2025 General Session
As today's business environment becomes more unpredictable, interconnected, and technologically driven, the traditional view of risk—focused primarily on controls, compliance, and containment—is no longer sufficient. Organizations must now see risk through a wider lens to avoid failure and inform success.
The central message was delivered during the general session "From Gatekeepers to Growth Partners: Embedding Risk at the Heart of the Organization" at the 2025 Mitratech Interact Conference in Dallas.
Moderated by Justin Silverman, Chief Product Officer at Mitratech, the session featured a dynamic dialogue between John A. Wheeler, CEO of Wheelhouse Advisors, and Andrea Elliott, Chief Compliance Officer at ACI Worldwide. They offered a forward-looking perspective on how organizations can evolve their risk practices to become more strategic, resilient, and business-aligned.
Flip the Risk Conversation Forward—Lessons from the Front Lines of Resilience
As operational complexity increases and business environments shift at a faster pace, organizations are under growing pressure to evolve their approach to risk. Risk management can no longer be reactive, control-focused, or functionally siloed. Instead, it must become proactive, performance-aligned, and strategically embedded. That was the focus of the breakout session "Holding the Line: Building Resilient Risk Programs in the Modern Era," presented at the 2025 Mitratech Interact Conference in Dallas.
The session was moderated by Ryan Fox, Director of GRC Solutions at Mitratech. It featured John A. Wheeler, CEO of Wheelhouse Advisors, and Andrea Elliott, Chief Compliance Officer at ACI Worldwide. The audience included legal, risk, and compliance leaders and practitioners seeking practical strategies to strengthen program maturity and build enterprise resilience.
What Happens When Risk Protocols Fail - Lessons from the Signal App Incident
When BBC News investigated a recent national security communications breach, they reached out to Wheelhouse Advisors for expert analysis. The incident highlighted a growing risk not just for governments—but for every organization managing sensitive information in a digital world.
Security Complexity Is Strangling Your Bottom Line—IRM Platforms Can Save It
By now, it’s obvious: complexity has become the Achilles’ heel of cybersecurity and enterprise risk management (ERM). In a recent study from the IBM Institute for Business Value—Capturing the Cybersecurity Dividend: How Security Platforms Generate Business Value—researchers found that companies juggle an average of 83 different security solutions, sourced from 29 distinct vendors. Beyond the technology overload lies a crucial lesson for risk leaders: more point solutions do not necessarily translate into better protection.
The Convergence of Sustainability and Digitalization: How AI’s Power Demands Are Driving the Need for IRM
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers is creating unprecedented energy demands, forcing major power providers into strategic partnerships to ensure supply reliability. NRG Energy’s recent announcement of a collaboration with GE Vernova and Kiewit Corp. to build four natural-gas power plants exemplifies a broader trend—one in which sustainability and digital transformation are increasingly intertwined. As companies race to secure the power necessary for AI-driven operations, the risks associated with balancing energy infrastructure, environmental commitments, and technological advancement highlight the urgent need for integrated risk management (IRM).
Climate Disclosure Regulations and the Future of Risk Management
The global regulatory landscape for climate-related disclosures is rapidly evolving, creating business opportunities and challenges. As companies navigate shifting mandates across jurisdictions, the need for a comprehensive and integrated approach to risk management has never been more pressing. Integrated Risk Management (IRM) offers a framework to help organizations proactively manage compliance, enhance resilience, and align with long-term sustainability goals.