Powerful Insights

In this Powerful Insights podcast, Protiviti Managing Directors Katie Dunlap, Fran Maxwell and Sharon Stufflebeme, along with Director Juaquin Rodriguez, discuss the key findings and actionable insights from the firm’s 2027 Executive Perspectives on Top Risks and Opportunities Survey Report. The discussion, which comes from a live webinar that followed the report’s launch, focuses on what to expect in the year ahead and how global business executives can unleash enterprise value in an evolving and uncertain operating environment, but not one lacking growth opportunities.You can visit Katie Dunlap’s LinkedIn page here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiemdunlap/You can visit Fran Maxwell’s LinkedIn page here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/fran-maxwell-17aa233/You can visit Sharon Stufflebeme’s LinkedIn page here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-stufflebeme-3b6415/You can visit Juaquin Rodriguez’s LinkedIn page here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/juaquin-rodriguez-mba-cisa-70a6b71a/Survey Report: Top Risks 2027: Executive Perspectives & Growth Opportunities | Protiviti US

In this Powerful Insights podcast, Protiviti Managing Directors Matt Moore, Katie Dunlap and Fran Maxwell discuss the key findings and actionable insights from the firm’s 2027 Executive Perspectives on Top Risks and Opportunities Survey Report conducted with North Carolina State. Global business executives are preparing for a more demanding operating environment, but not one lacking opportunity. To unleash enterprise value, leaders are converging their growth and risk agendas to strengthen the interconnected capabilities their organizations need to transform the business, protect enterprise value, and respond as conditions shift.You can visit Matt Moore’s LinkedIn page here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-moore-9093b629/You can visit Katie Dunlap’s LinkedIn page here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiemdunlap/You can visit Fran Maxwell’s LinkedIn page here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/fran-maxwell-17aa233/

This episode is a rebroadcast of our webinar where we explore key findings from Protiviti’s 2026 Top Risks report and discuss how Technology, Media & Telecommunications leaders can strengthen resilience, modernize technology platforms, and govern AI effectively amid rapid industry disruption.Scot GloverGlobal Leader for Technology, Media & Telecommunicationshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/scot-glover-b0689ba/Maureen CooperDirector, Tech Audit & Advisoryhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/maureen-cooper-9223b059/Claire BaughmanAssociate Director, Security and Privacyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-b-2a86a0191/Brian KaySenior Manager, Security and Privacyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-kay-95616514a/Webinar Link: 2026 Will Test Every Assumption You’ve Made About TMT Risks – Are You Ready? (5247370)

This episode is a rebroadcast of our webinar where we explore how AI agents are reshaping the enterprise risk landscape and discuss how organizations can leverage Microsoft Agent 365 to strengthen governance, security, and oversight as agent adoption accelerates.Drew MadelungMicrosoft MVP, Protiviti https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmadelung/Anna BordiougMicrosoft MVP, Protiviti https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-bordioug/Unique GloverDirector, Security Solutions Engineering, Microsoft https://www.linkedin.com/in/uniqueglover/Webinar Link: Microsoft Agent 365: Governing Agentic AI at Enterprise Scale (5305310)

AI adoption in finance is widespread today--three out of four finance groups are employing AI--but only 14% of this group have defined an AI strategy, limiting the ability to scale and generate measurable transformation. That’s one of the key findings in Protiviti’s 2026 Global Finance Trends Survey Report, titled Synchronize. In it we explore the many competing demands for CFOs, requiring them to lead efforts to synchronize initiatives across the entire enterprise. Here to talk about those demands and their implications are Protiviti Managing Directors Chris Wright, Global CFO Solutions and Business Performance Improvement Lead, and Shawn Seasongood, Finance and Performance Management lead.  You can visit Chris Wright’s LinkedIn page here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-wright-60398588/ You can visit Shawn Seasongood’s LinkedIn page here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-seasongood-9a43ba6/ 

This episode is a rebroadcast of our webinar where we explore how leading organizations are using Microsoft Copilot and agentic AI to move beyond productivity gains and drive enterprise-wide innovation, growth, and business value.Patrick AndersonManaging Director, Protivitihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/pranderson/Geetha SivasailamMicrosoft MVP, Protiviti https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsivasailam/Tim McKellipsMicrosoft Scale Global Black Belt, Microsoft https://www.linkedin.com/in/timmckellips/  Webinar Link: When AI Goes Beyond Productivity: Real Enterprise Innovation with Microsoft Copilot and AI Agents (5249592)

This episode is a rebroadcast of our webinar where we explore how financial institutions are responding to the convergence of fraud, anti-money laundering, and compliance risks, and discuss strategies for building more integrated and effective risk management programs.Carol BeaumierSenior Managing Director https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-beaumier-5196878/Constantine BoyadjievManaging Director, Risk & Compliance Analytics Global Leader https://www.linkedin.com/in/constantineboyadjiev/Bernadine ReeseManaging Director, UK https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernadine-reese-4859b05/Thomas GiltrowManaging Director https://www.linkedin.com/in/tgiltrow/Webinar Link: Where Fraud Meets Compliance: Building a Stronger Line of Defense (5280703)

AI transformation is actually a workforce transformation challenge. Is HR ready to lead that transformation? That’s one of the key questions we set out to answer in Protiviti’s latest AI Pulse Survey: The AI-People Conundrum: Learning to Lead, Not Lag. In the report, released in late July, we explore what happens when C-suite expectations and workforce realities diverge in an era where executives expect AI to improve performance and drive growth. Here to talk about those realities and their implications is Protiviti Managing Director Fran Maxwell, Global Leader, People and Change and the lead author of the research report.You can visit Fran Maxwell’s LinkedIn page here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/fran-maxwell-17aa233/

This episode is a rebroadcast of our webinar where we explore the issues and challenges shaping the aerospace and defense industry, and discuss how organizations can strengthen resilience, manage emerging challenges, and position themselves for growth.David BrandManaging Director, Global Aerospace, Defense, & Federal Industry Leader https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-brand-62a2953Perry KeatingManaging Director & President of Protiviti Government Services (Pro Gov) https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrykeating/Kimberly LanierManaging Director, People Advisory & Organizational Change https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimjabel/Webinar Link: 2026 Top Risks & Opportunities for Aerospace & Defense (5256270)

This episode is a rebroadcast of our webinar where we explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping business valuations and due diligence, and discuss practical strategies for investors, boards, and deal teams to assess AI maturity, scalability, and disruption risk.Frank Kurre ManagingDirector, Global Board Governance Program Leader https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankkurre/Rich KesslerDirector, AI Governance & Risk Management https://www.linkedin.com/in/rikessler/Joel WuesthoffManaging Director https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-wuesthoff-099b711/Webinar Link: Due Diligence Reimagined: How AI Is Reshaping Valuations and Deal Risk (5299606)