Powerful Insights

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 Glover
Global Leader for Technology, Media & Telecommunications
https://www.linkedin.com/in/scot-glover-b0689ba/

Maureen Cooper
Director, Tech Audit & Advisory
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureen-cooper-9223b059/

Claire Baughman
Associate Director, Security and Privacy
https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-b-2a86a0191/

Brian Kay
Senior Manager, Security and Privacy
https://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 Madelung
Microsoft MVP, Protiviti 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmadelung/

Anna Bordioug
Microsoft MVP, Protiviti 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-bordioug/

Unique Glover
Director, 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 Anderson
Managing Director, Protiviti
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pranderson/

Geetha Sivasailam
Microsoft MVP, Protiviti 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsivasailam/

Tim McKellips
Microsoft 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 Beaumier
Senior Managing Director 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-beaumier-5196878/

Constantine Boyadjiev
Managing Director, Risk & Compliance Analytics Global Leader 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/constantineboyadjiev/

Bernadine Reese
Managing Director, UK 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernadine-reese-4859b05/

Thomas Giltrow
Managing 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 Brand
Managing Director, Global Aerospace, Defense, & Federal Industry Leader 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-brand-62a2953

Perry Keating
Managing Director & President of Protiviti Government Services (Pro Gov) 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrykeating/

Kimberly Lanier
Managing 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 Managing
Director, Global Board Governance Program Leader 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankkurre/

Rich Kessler
Director, AI Governance & Risk Management 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rikessler/

Joel Wuesthoff
Managing Director 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-wuesthoff-099b711/

Webinar Link: Due Diligence Reimagined: How AI Is Reshaping Valuations and Deal Risk (5299606)

This episode is a rebroadcast of our webinar where we explore findings from Protiviti’s Global Board Governance Survey and discuss how boards and executive teams can strengthen AI governance, oversee responsible adoption, and drive greater value from AI investments.

Frank Kurre
Managing Director, Global Board Governance Program Leader 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankkurre/

Laura Peterson
Board Member at Air Transport Services Group, Accelya and MicroVision 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurajpeterson/

Claudia Fan Munce
Board Member at Arteris, Best Buy and BMO 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudia-fan-munce-ab58536/


Webinar Link: The Board’s AI Moment (5255611)