Inside Elevate 2026: What governance, legal, compliance, audit and risk roles will learn
Boards want clearer answers. Regulators expect stronger proof. And AI is rewriting core workflows faster than teams can update them. Elevate 2026 is where the people shaping the next chapter of governance, audit, risk, legal and compliance come together to share what’s actually working.
This isn’t theory. It’s the workflows, lessons and real examples you can use immediately — from teams solving the exact challenges you’re facing right now. If you want to move faster, strengthen oversight and stay ahead of what’s coming, Elevate is the room you need to be in. Register today and join us in Atlanta, GA, April 22–24, 2026. Until then, here’s a preview of the sessions shaping this years' experience, organized so you can quickly find the ones that connect directly to your day‑to‑day work.
For board administrators and governance professionals
Ever wonder how other governance teams keep pace with rising expectations? How they reduce last‑minute scrambles, tighten coordination or run meetings with fewer manual steps? Or how AI can support your workflow without losing your signature style and structure?
Find your answers in these sessions:
Diligent Boards mastery levels 1- 4
A progressive series that takes you from core workflows to governance excellence — publishing board books, managing agendas and director access, expanding collaboration with pre‑publishing and CEO sign‑off, leveraging Smart Minutes and evaluations, and operating with automated reviews, best‑practice templates and continuous director education.
Beyond note‑taking: AI‑powered meeting minutes
Turn notes and transcripts into accurate, professional minutes in minutes — aligned to your own templates and approval process.
AI skills lab: hands‑on GovernAI training
Hands‑on practice using capabilities that accelerate agenda prep, summaries, minutes and search.
Developing director training plans
A structured approach to meeting evolving training requirements and closing skills gaps highlighted by board evaluations.
All in Favor? BoardEffect Approvals and Polls in Action
Learn how to collect responses, share updates and manage collaboration using Approvals, Surveys and Polls — all without leaving the platform in this training session for nonprofit BoardEffect Admins.
For general counsels and corporate secretaries
Is your entity data accurate enough to defend under scrutiny? Do you have the visibility you need across complex, cross‑border structures? And how are legal teams using intelligent automation without compromising oversight?
Start here:
Building data excellence in Entity Management: A foundation for confident compliance
Create a single, reliable source of truth, strengthen data governance and improve reporting that stands up to internal and external review.
Navigating cross‑border entity complexity in an uncertain regulatory landscape
Practical strategies for keeping pace with regulatory digitalisation and maintaining transparency across multi‑jurisdiction portfolios.
Career acceleration: Your path to corporate secretary certification
Hear from newly certified professionals about the pathway, benefits and resources that support progression.
AI in Corporate Governance Workflow Workshop
See how legal teams apply advanced automation to document review, policy updates and repeatable governance processes while keeping tight control.
For compliance leaders
Pressure is mounting — more obligations, more scrutiny, more need for defensibility. Which parts of your programme need the greatest lift? How do you stay transaction‑ready all year, not only when a deal hits? Where can automation extend your coverage without increasing headcount?
These sessions will help:
Compliance masterclass: Preparing your program for an IPO (or big transaction)
Clear, practical steps to strengthen policies, training, disclosures and controls to meet investor, regulator and auditor scrutiny.
The integrated integrity journey: Building a unified compliance and ethics program
A maturity roadmap for connecting policy, training, third‑party risk and speak‑up into one coherent ecosystem.
AI‑driven Compliance Agent: Closing the gap between risk and readiness
See how automated monitoring, policy updates, approvals, distribution and attestations support an always‑audit‑ready posture.
Compliance Speak‑up Workshop
Practical guidance on case handling, transparency and building trust in reporting channels.
For audit and risk leaders
You’re juggling huge datasets, more scrutiny and tighter timelines than ever. How do you validate insights generated with AI? Where can automation speed up testing without adding risk? And what does future‑ready ERM actually look like for organisations moving fast?
Dive into these sessions at Elevate:
Auditing the AI: hands‑on lab with ACL AI Studios
Work through real‑world scenarios to validate AI outputs, test for bias, compare results to ground‑truth data and build a defensible framework for assurance.
Top 10 ACL Use Cases
A fast‑paced walkthrough of practical analytics scenarios spanning fraud detection, duplicate payments, access controls, SOX testing and policy compliance.
From spreadsheets to software: Advancing your ERM Maturity with AI‑powered Risk Management
Hear how customers moved from fragmented spreadsheets to continuous, real‑time risk evaluation and reporting.
AI for proactive risk identification: The next frontier in third‑party risk management
See how organisations surface reputational, sanctions and ESG risks earlier so you can act faster with stronger evidence.
Elevate: Where big ideas become bold strategies. What will you take away?
The work you do shapes how your organization makes decisions, manages risk and compliance, and moves forward. Elevate is your chance to step away from the day‑to‑day and sharpen the way you approach it. Come for the sessions. Stay for the conversations. Leave with clarity, confidence, an AI roadmap for your role, and a few new ideas you didn’t expect.
See you in Atlanta, April 22–24, 2026 — register today.
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