2024 Connect Agenda

Celebrate the power of connection and collaboration within our community, as we reflect on the achievements and milestones of the past year and acknowledge the collective efforts that have contributed to the success of our our customers.

Speakers: 

Michelle Randall, CMO

Chris Pantaenius, Co-founder & CEO

Gain an in-depth overview of Onspring’s software innovation roadmap, highlighting the company’s vision, strategic approach, and key initiatives. We will delve into the core principles that drive Onspring’s innovation strategy, emphasizing the company’s commitment to customer-centricity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Hear insights on the company’s research and development efforts, including how Osnpring leverages emerging technologies to create innovative solutions that address real-world challenges. Leave with plans to enhance your Onspring instance and take advantage of new use cases arriving in the near future.

Learning Objectives: 

• • New platform features & products rolling out in the next 12-24 mos. 
  • Debut of new products & how you can leverage in your existing Onspring instance

Speakers:

Brett Sommers, Director, Product

Ryan Lougheed, Director, Platform

Layered amid ‘90s hip-hop references and neuroscience stats, best-selling author Julie Brown discovered something interesting: Business executives across industries overwhelmingly agree that strong and effective relationships are essential to personal and business success, yet only 24% of companies have a plan to foster and manage relationships. She’s here to make sure YOU have a plan and the down lo’ on how to prepare for every kind of meeting and enter any networking event with confidence and maybe some rizz.

You’ll get her IRL secrets for:

• • How to approach people and groups without making it weird
  • How to skip the small talk and ask big questions
  • How to follow up in ways that bring your working relationships to the next level

Presenter: 

Julie Brown, Speaker, Author, Podcast Host

JB|BD

Session details to be announced soon. 

Presenters: 

Andrew

Brandi Lawson

Vendor questionnaires. They’re time-consuming, quasi-accurate, and everyone loathes them. That’s why the University of Kansas Health System was looking for a more sophisticated approach as well as a comprehensive view of third-party vendor risk to make proactive decisions for patient safety. More than just third-party ratings, they wanted actionable insights to improve their security posture. See how they combined Black Kite data with the FAIR risk methodology in Onspring to look for vendors prone to ransomware, to immediately activate remediation plans, and to avoid production, reputation, and financial loss with their policies. 

Learning Objectives: 

• • How to get instantaneous visibility of third parties and their security postures
  • How to incorporate the FAIR risk methodology into your third-party risk management program
  • How to achieve more by gaining buy-in from executive stakeholders

Presenters: 

Megan Loescher, Senior Cloud Security Analyst

Jennifer Blackburn, GISF, CDPSE, Cybersecurity Analyst

Session details to be announced soon. 

Presenters: 

Andrew Gunter, Partner, GRC Consultant

Jason Rohlf, GRC Consultant

Can your data talk to other business units? It should. Say so long to silos and hello to holistic flows as you learn how your GRC data can seamlessly speak into different products and processes, enabling truly comprehensive, multi-departmental risk management across your organization.

Learning Objectives:

• • How to identify interdependencies to assess the overall risk landscape
  • What cross-departmental data sharing looks like in Onspring
  • Gaining buy-in from disparate departments

Presenter:

Jeff Reid, Vice President – Sales Engineering

Learn practical tips gained from years of working with organizations across various industries that have optimized business processes, including:

• • Essential steps and considerations for a successful Onspring implementation
  • How to effectively plan, configure, and customize the platform to meet your organization’s unique needs
  • The importance of stakeholder engagement, change management, and training for a smooth implementation process
  • Lesser-known features and functionalities of the Onspring platform that can significantly enhance your user experience
  • Tips and tricks for optimizing workflows, data management, and collaboration within the Onspring platform
  • How to identify areas for improvement, measure performance, and implement iterative enhancements

Learning Objectives:

• • Gain Proven Strategies for Successful Onspring Implementation
  • Unlock Advanced Features and Functionality
  • Master the Art of Continuous Improvement

Presenter:

Evan Stos, Vice President, Client Experience

Session details to be announced soon. 

Presenters: 

Kelly Walden, Manager, Learning Services

Kati Littleton, Senior Learning Specialist

Session details to be announced soon. 

Presenters: 

Ryan Lougheed, Director, Platform

Stevan Freeborn, Senior Quality Engineer

Session details to be announced soon. 

Presenters: 

Sarah Nord, Senior Director, Learning & Implementation Services

Kailyn Schutte, Director, Professional Services

Session details to be announced soon. 

Presenters: 

Kelly Walden, Manager, Learning Services

Kati Littleton, Senior Learning Specialist

Learn the key indicators of organizational readiness for implementing FAIR and give you practical steps for getting started with FAIR, including data collection, analysis, and risk assessment techniques.

Presenters: 

Megan Loescher, Senior Cloud Security Analyst

Jennifer Blackburn, GISF, CDPSE, Cybersecurity Analyst

We all rely on Onspring for its reporting and workflow efficiency, but PROS, a leading eCommerce optimization SaaS provider, has taken it up a notch—creating distinct automation that caters to specific requirements for its information security and compliance teams. Get the deep intel on three custom builds, how they work, and how you could adopt them into your own organization.

In this session, you learn how to build applications that allow users to:

• • Perform, track, and document Targeted Risk Analyses for PCI 4.0
  • Compare and contrast privacy regulations
  • Look up sanctions and business restrictions by country

Presenter: 

Christine Lambden, Director, Information Security and Compliance

The expectations of your organization to understand enterprise, IT, and compliance risks continue to rise, despite everything around you changing – rapidly evolving risk landscapes, complex regulatory requirements, and dynamic IT ecosystems.  Join this session to hear from an experienced GRC practitioner on how to create efficient and effective GRC programs while navigating continual change. Take in firsthand lessons and advice from successes at mid-size and large enterprises in energy and insurance.

Learning Objectives:

• • How to guide the business toward integrated and repeatable GRC processes
  • How to align and adjust GRC programs and reporting amongst various frameworks
  • How to create scalable, organization-wide efficiencies and reporting

Presenter: 

John Aaholm, GRC Technology Lead

This presentation will demonstrate, through real-world examples and practical insights, how a collaborative design process brought the Onspring Portal to life as a complementary element for third-party risk management at American Express Global Business Travel. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the benefits of collaborative design and the potential of the Onspring Portal to transform their organization’s approach to third-party risk management.

Learning Objectives:

• • Learn how a collaborative design process can bridge the gap between business requirements and technology solutions
  • Explore the features and functionalities of the Onspring Portal that can address third-party risk management challenges
  • Learn how to leverage the platform to streamline vendor due diligence, automate risk assessments, and centralize contract management
  • Discover how the Onspring Portal can facilitate ongoing monitoring and reporting, ensuring compliance and mitigating risks effectively

Presenters: 

Charlie Evans, Information Technology Risk & Information Security Manager, American Express

Sarah Nord, Senior Director, Learning & Implementation Services

Session details to be announced soon. 

Presenter: 

Michael Stockert, Senior Consultant, Onspring

In this session, we will explore, through practical examples and demonstrations, the power of Microsoft document management inside the Onspring platform for seamless and integrated compliance, risk, and information security management.

Learning Objectives: 

• • Discover how Onspring’s integration with Microsoft Excel allows for real-time editing and updating of compliance-related spreadsheets
  • Learn how to utilize this feature to create and update risk registers, risk mitigation plans, and policy documents directly within Onspring
  • Explore the benefits of real-time collaboration and version control, ensuring accurate and up-to-date information is shared across the organization

Presenter: 

Jeff Reid, Vice President, Sales Engineering

Session details to be announced soon. 

Presenters: 

Leslie Staver, Senior Consultant, Onspring

Juggling ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS and more? We know how difficult it is to oblige all policies, procedures and controls. Let’s make it easier. Learn our practical strategies and best practices for effectively automating compliance against multiple frameworks, like ISO, SCF and UCF. We’ll cover how to streamline your processes, align controls, and optimize resources to ensure comprehensive and efficient compliance across diverse regulatory requirements and obligations.

Learning Objectives:

• • Best leverage a UCF to map requirements from different frameworks to a common set of controls
  • Set your automation to track and report, centralize documentation, conduct assessments, and manage compliance tasks across frameworks
  • Continuously monitor changes in the regulatory landscape and update compliance programs accordingly

Presenter: 

Jeff Reid, Vice President, Sales Engineering

Explore the resources available to support your Onspring learning journey, provide assistance during implementation, and ensure ongoing support for your organization’s success with our product or service. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the tools, training, and support systems that can enhance their experience and maximize the value of our offerings.

Learning Objectives:

• • Discover Learning Resources for Effective Skill Development

• • Navigate Implementation Support for a Smooth Onboarding Process

• • Access Ongoing Support Channels for Timely Assistance

Presenters: 

Evan Stos, Vice President, Client Services

Sarah Nord, Senior Director, Learning & Implementation Services

Session details to be announced soon. 

Presenters: 

Kelly Walden, Manager, Learning Services

Kati Littleton, Senior Learning Specialist

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Presenters: 

Sarah Nord, Senior Director, Learning & Implementation Services

Kailyn Schutte, Director, Professional Services

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Presenters: 

Ryan Lougheed, Director, Platform

Stevan Freeborn, Senior Quality Engineer

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Presenters: 

Kelly Walden, Manager, Learning Services

Kati Littleton, Senior Learning Specialist

Join a lively discussion chock-full of quick-win ideas Christine at PROS used to create unique views, fix user glitches, and solve random requests in Onspring for her team and users at large.

Presenter: 

Christine Lambden, Director, Information Security and Compliance