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The 2026 State of Risk & Compliance

Discover what top-performing compliance teams do differently. Join NAVEX on June 10 for the 2026 State of Risk & Compliance webinar – benchmarking, board readiness, employee trust and practical AI governance.

Duration: 90 minutes

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Key takeaways

A clear picture of program maturity

Compare your program to data generated by more than 1,100 senior compliance leaders, so you know how your program compares.

Improve your speak-up culture

Identify high-impact actions that help to build trust including how the board and leadership behavior contribute.

Govern AI so it strengthens trust, not risk

AI will scale whatever is already happening in your program – good or bad. With strong practices and data, transparent rules and human-in-the-loop checkpoints, you can ensure it amplifies your program (rather than diminishes it).

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The 2026 State of Risk & Compliance – Live webinar

Join NAVEX on June 10 for the first walkthrough of the State of Risk & Compliance 2026 survey results. Learn where programs are winning (and why), how board engagement, budget and leadership behavior drive maturity~,~ and what to prioritize today to protect your program as AI and budget pressures rise. This session is the fastest way to compare your program to hundreds of peers and to prepare it to build trust and avoid risk.

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Turn the State of Risk and Compliance Survey into program success

The research surveyed 1,100+ senior executives and maps the exact governance, people, and technology differences between highly mature programs and those still catching up. In the webinar, we’ll touch on trends with practical, plain-language interpretation that turns survey data into action – so you can close gaps before they become incidents.

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Who is this for?

 This briefing is for people who translate data into decisions. 

  • Heads of compliance, and compliance program leaders  
  • Audit and risk committee chairs and board members who oversee compliance  
  • General counsel and internal audit leaders  
  • Human resources leaders focused on speak-up culture and investigations  
  • Heads of information technology and security thinking about investigations and artificial intelligence  
  • Program managers and first-line supervisors who need simple, repeatable plays  

If you brief the board, manage investigations, or design the speak-up experience, this session is built for you.

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How does your program measure up?

We’ll walk through survey takeaways and highlight the culture and behaviors that set mature programs apart. Knowing how you compare turns data into clear priorities – it reveals blind spots (for example, gaps in board engagement or trust) so you can focus on the few things that actually move the needle. 

 
Benchmarks give you immediate credibility: you can show stakeholders where you lead, where you lag, and make the case for targeted changes that reduce risk rather than just increasing spend. And because this webinar and report are grounded in responses from more than 1,100 senior executives, your decisions will be guided by evidence, not guesswork – which makes it easier to prove progress and win support.

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Three ways programs actually improve

We will focus on behaviors that, in the data, separate programs that get better from those that stall: 

  • Regular board involvement. Boards that participate in compliance are correlated with stronger programs. Learn how to pull data from connected solutions and represent your program as compared to your peers.  
  • Building employee trust. When employees understand what is expected of them, you can begin to build trust through senior leader involvement, consistent policy management, and providing multiple avenues for reporting. 
  • Visible speak-up follow-through. Speed, transparency and follow-up after a report shape whether employees trust the system; slow or invisible follow-up erodes confidence.
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Meet the 2026 State of Risk & Compliance webinar speakers

In this session, Carrie Penman, Rebecca Walker and Adam Turtletaub will walk you through the data, covering the latest developments in risk and compliance, how you can measure program maturity, and what changing speak-up behavior means for compliance leaders.

  • Carrie Penman

    Carrie Penman

    Chief Risk & Compliance Officer

    NAVEX

    Carrie Penman

    Carrie Penman

    Chief Risk & Compliance Officer

    NAVEX

    As one of the earliest ethics officers in the industry, Carrie Penman previously served four years as deputy director of the Ethics and Compliance Officer Association, now ECI. A scientist by training, she developed and directed the first corporate-wide global ethics program at Westinghouse Electric Corporation between 1994 and 1999. Carrie now leads NAVEX’s risk management processes and oversees its internal ethics and compliance program.   

    Carrie has extensive client-facing risk and compliance consulting experience, including more than 15 years as an adviser to boards and executive teams. Carrie was awarded the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Compliance 2020 by Compliance Week magazine. In 2017, she received the ECI’s Carol R. Marshall Award for Innovation in Corporate Ethics for an extensive career contributing to the advancement of the ethics and compliance field worldwide.

  • Adam Turteltaub

    Compliance and Ethics Advisor

    Adam Turteltaub

    Compliance and Ethics Advisor

    Adam Turteltaub CCEP, CHC is a recognized voice in ethics and compliance, with extensive experience helping organizations strengthen compliance programs and navigate evolving regulatory expectations. He served as Chief Engagement and Strategy Officer at SCCE and HCCA.

    He also hosts the Compliance Lives podcast, where he speaks with compliance and risk leaders about their careers and the learning that they would like to pass down.

  • Rebecca Walker is a partner in the law firm of Kaplan & Walker LLP

    Rebecca Walker

    Partner

    Kaplan & Walker LLP

    Rebecca Walker is a partner in the law firm of Kaplan & Walker LLP

    Rebecca Walker

    Partner

    Kaplan & Walker LLP

    Rebecca Walker is a partner in the Santa Monica, California office of Kaplan & Walker LLP, a law firm that counsels organizations on the development, implementation and enhancement of compliance and ethics programs. Rebecca specializes in compliance and ethics law and assists organizations in structuring their programs, revising codes of conduct and other related policies. She has conducted numerous assessments of compliance and ethics programs and has served as a monitor for the Department of the Air Force and consulted with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Rebecca is the author of Conflicts of Interest in Business and the Professions: Law and Compliance, as well as a number of other compliance surveys and published articles. Rebecca received her B.A. from Georgetown University and her J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Frequently asked questions about The 2026 State of Risk & Compliance Webinar

  • What is included in the 2026 State of Risk and Compliance Report?

    The report contains detailed survey findings including benchmarking data, trends in artificial intelligence, insight into headcount and budget trends and a full methodology. The webinar shows how to convert the research into action.

  • Who should attend this risk and compliance webinar?

    Leaders and practitioners who must translate program data into decisions: heads of compliance, board members, general counsel, heads of human resources, internal audit, heads of information technology and program managers. 

    You’ll get real value if you are any of the following: 

    • Compliance and ethics leaders 
    • Human resource leaders 
    • Legal professionals  
    • Risk and governance leaders who support executive and board reporting
  • Will I receive the report?

    Yes, webinar attendees and registrants receive the complete State of Risk & Compliance 2026 report the moment it’s published as well as a recording of the webinar.

Reserve your report copy and save your seat at the webinar

Attend live for first access to the State of Risk & Compliance 2026 report, a short, practical roadmap from experienced compliance thinkers, and time to ask the panel questions. Spaces for live Q&A are limited.