When:    October 22 | 2025      Attend

As third-party risk management (TPRM) becomes more complex, AgenticAI is emerging as a powerful force reshaping how organizations identify, assess, and manage vendor risks. This session will examine the innovations AgenticAI brings to TPRM, the risks and challenges it introduces, and the opportunities it creates for building stronger, more resilient programs.

Our expert panel will share real-world perspectives on adoption strategies, governance considerations, and lessons learned from early implementations. Attendees will walk away with practical guidance on:

• Understanding the role of AgenticAI in modern TPRM
• Leveraging AI-driven insights for risk identification and decision-making
• Mitigating the risks and limitations of AgenticAI adoption
• Strengthening resilience through proactive, AI-enhanced risk management

Moderator

Colin Whittaker, PCI Industry Alumni, Founder and Director Informed Risk Decisions Ltd. Colin has been instrumental in driving forward a risk and security strategy for payments over the last 15 years since he retired from the military in 2001, and took up the role of Head of Security at APACS. Whilst there he was one of the first people to be elected to the PCI SSC Board of Advisors where he was always keen to try and promote the differences in threat between Europe and UK, and the US. He was also responsible for coordinating Visa Europe's approach to cardholder data breaches in Europe, and for the changes to the Visa Europe Compliance strategy through the creation of the Technology Innovation Programme which gave the very first PCI DSS compliance relief for EMV chip accepting merchants. In 2015 he went independent and currently provides cyber security risk consultancy services to a wide range of public and private companies. Colin has presented on Information Security at major events around the world, and has published a number of papers on security.

Panel

Emily Rakowski is Chief Marketing Officer, ORO Labs, where she leads global marketing strategy, brand development, demand generation, communications, and PR. With over 25 years of experience in sourcing and procurement technology, she brings deep expertise in driving growth and shaping new markets. Most recently, Rakowski served as CMO at EcoVadis, and earlier held leadership roles at SAP Ariba, Ellucian, Kearney, and Creative Good. Her career includes spearheading audience marketing, demand management, and sustainability initiatives for global enterprises. Rakowski holds an MBA in marketing and entrepreneurship from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Stanford University. She is passionate about humanizing procurement and accelerating digital transformation.

Nicholas Geyer serves as the Sr. Product Marketing Manager for Third-Party Management at OneTrust. In his role, Nick guides go-to-market workstreams and product strategy across OneTrust’s third-party risk management solutions to help customers better understand the evolving risks posed by their third parties and how to leverage technology to take a data-centric and risk-based approach to create a resilient, secure, and scalable third-party ecosystem.

David Stapleton is the Chief Trust Officer at ProcessUnity, the global leader in third party risk management solutions. With over fifteen years of experience building and leading cybersecurity, risk, and compliance programs across both government and private sectors, David has held pivotal roles at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Indian Health Service, and was an early contributor to the development of the FedRAMP program. At ProcessUnity, he oversees trust, security, and risk functions, aligning internal operations with the evolving needs of customers and regulators. As a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), David frequently writes and speaks on topics including third-party risk, security leadership, and building trust in modern SaaS environments.