# Elevate 2026 – Up-to-date Agenda

This agenda is generated from the Elevate Session Master Tracker using **Session Title (Final)** and **Session Description (Final)**.

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## Wednesday, April 22, 2026

| Time | Track | Session | Type | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:30 PM–1:45 PM | ACL & Audit | ACL AI Studio: How to automate repetitive analysis and reclaim your time | Workshop | 209 |
| 12:30 PM–1:15 PM | AI Basics | AI 101: What legal and governance leaders really need to know about AI | Workshop | Grand B |
| 12:30 PM–1:45 PM | Entities | Building data excellence in Diligent Entities: A foundation for confident compliance | Workshop | Grand C |
| 12:30 PM–1:15 PM | Compliance | Compliance under scrutiny: A masterclass in IPO and transaction readiness | Workshop | 300 |
| 12:30 PM–1:45 PM | Boards Master Class | Diligent Boards Mastery Level 1: Essential skills to run meetings with precision | Workshop | Grand D |
| 12:30 PM–1:15 PM | MDO: Public Sector: Pre-Migrations AND Public Sector: >1 year | Introducing Diligent Community: What to expect and how we’ll support you | Workshop | Grand A |
| 12:30 PM–1:15 PM | MDO: BoardEffect | Level up your meeting book game with BoardEffect (Training) | Workshop | 214 |
| 1:30 PM–2:15 PM | AI Basics | AI 102: Vibe coding for legal professionals | Workshop | Grand B |
| 1:30 PM–2:15 PM | MDO: BoardEffect | BoardEffect controls: Who runs the site? (You do.) (Training) | Workshop | 214 |
| 1:30 PM–2:15 PM | MDO: Public Sector: Pre-Migrations | Diligent Community setup essentials: Users, groups & templates | Workshop | Grand A |
| 1:30 PM–2:15 PM | Compliance | From reactive to reliable: Building an integrated compliance program leaders trust | Breakout | 300 |
| 1:30 PM–2:15 PM | MDO: Public Sector: >1 year | Workflows that work for you in Diligent Community | Workshop | 206 |
| 2:00 PM–3:15 PM | ACL & Audit | ACL Analytics: Enhancing classic ACL workflows with AI‑powered techniques | Breakout | Grand B |
| 2:00 PM–3:15 PM | Entities | Appointment management: Automating updates and minimizing errors with Entities AI | Workshop | Grand C |
| 2:00 PM–3:15 PM | Boards Master Class | Diligent Boards Mastery Level 2: Working smarter with advanced collaboration tools | Workshop | Grand D |
| 2:30 PM–3:15 PM | MDO: BoardEffect | All in favor? BoardEffect approvals and polls in action (Training) | Workshop | 206 |
| 2:30 PM–3:15 PM | MDO: Public Sector: Pre-Migrations | Building better agendas in Diligent Community - Part 1 | Workshop | 209 |
| 2:30 PM–3:15 PM | MDO: Public Sector: >1 year | Goals & library document mini-sessions with Diligent Community | Workshop | 214 |
| 2:30 PM–3:15 PM | Compliance | Your speak‑up system: What holds, what breaks and what to fix | Workshop | Grand A |
| 3:30 PM–4:15 PM | MDO: Public Sector: Pre-Migrations | Building better agendas in Diligent Community - Part 2 | Workshop | 209 |
| 3:30 PM–4:15 PM | MDO: BoardEffect | Demystifying risk for mission-driven boards | Breakout | 206 |
| 3:30 PM–4:15 PM | Boards Master Class | GovernAI skills lab: Master AI‑powered tools that transform your governance work | Breakout | Grand A |
| 3:30 PM–4:15 PM | MDO: Public Sector: >1 year | Simplify policies with Policy Publisher for Diligent Community | Workshop | 214 |
| 3:30 PM–4:15 PM | Compliance | The compliance stack for the AI era: Connected workflows, shared insights | Breakout | Grand B |
| 3:30 PM–4:30 PM | Entities | What's new with Diligent Entities | Breakout | Grand C |
| 3:30 PM–4:30 PM | ACL & Audit | What's new with Diligent Risk & Audit | Workshop | Grand D |

<details><summary>Show session descriptions</summary>

**12:30 PM–1:45 PM — ACL AI Studio: How to automate repetitive analysis and reclaim your time**  
_ACL & Audit • Workshop • 75 mins • 209_  

Become the AI‑enabled auditor your organization needs. This hands‑on lab introduces you to ACL AI Studio and shows how automation can reclaim hours spent on repetitive analytic tasks. You’ll work with sample data, spin up ACL AI Studio, run analyses, and see how connectors, PDF analysis, and new features accelerate insights. The session closes with Q&As and a preview of emerging capabilities, giving you a practical foundation to start using AI in your audit work.

**12:30 PM–1:15 PM — AI 101: What legal and governance leaders really need to know about AI**  
_AI Basics • Workshop • 45 mins • Grand B_  

If you’re fielding questions about AI strategy, risk or adoption across your organization, this foundational session builds the AI literacy you need right now. Explore what AI actually is, how generative AI differs from traditional automation and why public tools like ChatGPT operate differently from private, secure and purpose‑built capabilities such as GovernAI. You’ll also examine key limitations, ethical considerations and emerging governance frameworks. Expect a clearer understanding of how to evaluate AI solutions and contribute meaningfully to the conversations shaping your organization’s approach.

**12:30 PM–1:45 PM — Building data excellence in Diligent Entities: A foundation for confident compliance**  
_Entities • Workshop • 75 mins • Grand C_  

Strong data quality is essential for effective entity management. In this session, you’ll explore practical ways to build confidence in data accuracy, improve visibility into compliance status, strengthen reporting and enhance efficiency through integrations and workflows. You’ll also get a first look at AI‑driven capabilities coming to Diligent Entities, including automated data validation, instant insights and smart recommendations.

**12:30 PM–1:15 PM — Compliance under scrutiny: A masterclass in IPO and transaction readiness**  
_Compliance • Workshop • 45 mins • 300_  

Going public or entering a major transaction puts your compliance program under far greater scrutiny. Policies, training, disclosures and controls are assessed collectively as proof of how your organization governs risk. This session breaks down what it means to be truly transaction-ready, exploring the expectations investors, regulators and diligence teams bring to IPOs, acquisitions and other events. You'll leave with a practical framework to identify gaps, prioritize remediation and strengthen the compliance elements that matter most — without over-engineering.

**12:30 PM–1:45 PM — Diligent Boards Mastery Level 1: Essential skills to run meetings with precision**  
_Boards Master Class • Workshop • 75 mins • Grand D_  

Whether you're new to Diligent Boards or preparing for your next major meeting, this hands-on training workshop gives you the practical skills to deliver a flawless board experience. You'll master the critical workflows that separate good board meetings from great ones — publishing polished board books, ensuring directors have instant access from any device, and troubleshooting common challenges before they become problems. Walk away ready to run your next board meeting like a seasoned pro.

**12:30 PM–1:15 PM — Introducing Diligent Community: What to expect and how we’ll support you**  
_MDO: Public Sector: Pre-Migrations AND Public Sector: >1 year • Workshop • 45 mins • Grand A_  

This session is designed for all users — whether you’re using BoardDocs, iCompass or Diligent Community, or preparing for a transition. We’ll start with a clear overview of what Diligent Community is, why it was created, and how our team supports you every step of the way. We’ll then walk through what to expect next and how Diligent Community fits into the broader Diligent ecosystem to support your organization’s governance, risk and compliance needs.

**12:30 PM–1:15 PM — Level up your meeting book game with BoardEffect (Training)**  
_MDO: BoardEffect • Workshop • 45 mins • 214_  

Bring your laptop for a hands-on session designed to simplify meeting book creation in BoardEffect. You'll discover the features that make it easy to polish your content, cut down prep time, and collaborate with your team securely and efficiently.

**1:30 PM–2:15 PM — AI 102: Vibe coding for legal professionals**  
_AI Basics • Workshop • 45 mins • Grand B_  

Many legal professionals are experimenting with AI, but few are consistently getting the highest‑quality results. The difference comes down to how you prompt. In this hands‑on "vibe coding" session, you’ll learn the techniques that turn AI from a novelty into a reliable partner. Practice building effective prompts, refining outputs when they miss the mark and knowing when AI can speed your work versus when human judgment must take the lead. Leave with practical skills that help you work faster while maintaining legal rigor.

**1:30 PM–2:15 PM — BoardEffect controls: Who runs the site? (You do.) (Training)**  
_MDO: BoardEffect • Workshop • 45 mins • 214_  

In this hands-on session, explore using BoardEffect’s user profiles and permission settings to tailor access, manage visibility, and keep everything organized behind the scenes. From customizing what you capture to controlling who sees what, you’ll walk away with practical tips to make your site smarter, cleaner, and perfectly suited to your board’s needs.

**1:30 PM–2:15 PM — Diligent Community setup essentials: Users, groups & templates**  
_MDO: Public Sector: Pre-Migrations • Workshop • 45 mins • Grand A_  

Build a strong foundation with a guided, hands-on exploration of setting up users, creating group structures like committees, and designing reusable templates. Leave with practical takeaways to optimize your site structure from day one.

**1:30 PM–2:15 PM — From reactive to reliable: Building an integrated compliance program leaders trust**  
_Compliance • Breakout • 45 mins • 300_  

This session explores how compliance programs evolve from basic, reactive activities into reliable, well functioning systems that leaders and regulators can trust. We’ll look at the practical building blocks of an effective program — policies, training, reporting channels, and third party oversight — and how they work better when coordinated. Using a simple maturity framework, you’ll assess where your program stands today and gain benchmarks to improve accountability, visibility into risk, and consistency in decision-making.

**1:30 PM–2:15 PM — Workflows that work for you in Diligent Community**  
_MDO: Public Sector: >1 year • Workshop • 45 mins • 206_  

No more “Who’s got the latest version?” chaos! This hands-on session will show you how to use workflows to assign tasks, manage approvals, and keep your agenda process running smoother than your morning coffee routine.

**2:00 PM–3:15 PM — ACL Analytics: Enhancing classic ACL workflows with AI‑powered techniques**  
_ACL & Audit • Breakout • 75 mins • Grand B_  

Designed for experienced ACL users, this advanced hands‑on lab shows how to evolve your analytics practice by combining ACL Classic, Results and AI Command with modern AI capabilities. You’ll learn how ACL Classic integrates with ACL AI Studio, how connectors like SAP strengthen continuous monitoring and how advanced techniques such as sentiment analysis can elevate your existing scripts. Walk away with practical methods to reduce manual effort, accelerate analysis and prepare your team for a modern, AI‑enabled analytics environment.

**2:00 PM–3:15 PM — Appointment management: Automating updates and minimizing errors with Entities AI**  
_Entities • Workshop • 75 mins • Grand C_  

Appointment changes are one of the most frequent and high‑risk activities for corporate secretaries and paralegals. This practical session shows how Diligent Entities' embedded AI capabilitites can streamline every step, reduce manual follow‑up and minimize errors. Learn how integrating Entities with your HR platform enables automated data transfers, instant updates and smooth onboarding, offboarding and role changes. You’ll see real workflows in action, discover quick wins you can apply immediately and get a preview of agentic AI capabilities that extract details, recommend next steps and accelerate completion.

**2:00 PM–3:15 PM — Diligent Boards Mastery Level 2: Working smarter with advanced collaboration tools**  
_Boards Master Class • Workshop • 75 mins • Grand D_  

You’ve mastered the fundamentals of running effective board meetings. Now it’s time to deepen your expertise and work more strategically in Diligent Boards. This advanced, hands‑on workshop explores the collaboration tools top board administrators rely on to streamline preparation and enhance director engagement. Learn how to preview agendas with directors while materials are still in draft, manage executive approvals efficiently, publish board‑ready reports with one click and support real‑time discussions through in‑app chat. Elevate your work and unlock new levels of efficiency.

**2:30 PM–3:15 PM — All in favor? BoardEffect approvals and polls in action (Training)**  
_MDO: BoardEffect • Workshop • 45 mins • 206_  

Learn something new in this hands-on session focused on BoardEffect’s collaboration features. From workflows and approvals to surveys and polls, you’ll see how to collect responses, share updates, and manage your process without ever leaving the platform. Leave with practical tips for using BoardEffect's features to action the key tasks and gather the information needed.

**2:30 PM–3:15 PM — Building better agendas in Diligent Community - Part 1**  
_MDO: Public Sector: Pre-Migrations • Workshop • 45 mins • 209_  

Join us for a hands-on session focused on streamlining your agenda-building process. You’ll learn practical tips for formatting, collaboration and consistent presentation, so you can save time and reduce last-minute edits.

**2:30 PM–3:15 PM — Goals & library document mini-sessions with Diligent Community**  
_MDO: Public Sector: >1 year • Workshop • 45 mins • 214_  

Join our bite-sized, hands-on sessions where you’ll explore how to set and track district goals and keep your document library organized and easy to use.

**2:30 PM–3:15 PM — Your speak‑up system: What holds, what breaks and what to fix**  
_Compliance • Workshop • 45 mins • Grand A_  

Join a highly interactive, small‑group workshop built for compliance leaders who want to sharpen and stress‑test their speak‑up and internal reporting programs. This isn’t a slide deck session. It’s a participant‑led working session shaped by what’s most pressing right now: what’s effective, what’s falling short, and where the real risk is hiding. After a brief kickoff, you’ll choose the topics and dig into practical scenarios, peer examples, and live problem‑solving. Discussion may include building trust and psychological safety, improving report quality, managing intake and investigations at scale, preventing retaliation, using data and AI thoughtfully, and connecting speak‑up programs to broader ethics and culture goals.

**3:30 PM–4:15 PM — Building better agendas in Diligent Community - Part 2**  
_MDO: Public Sector: Pre-Migrations • Workshop • 45 mins • 209_  

Join us for a hands-on session focused on streamlining your agenda-building process. You’ll learn practical tips for formatting, collaboration and consistent presentation - designed to save time and reduce last-minute edits.

**3:30 PM–4:15 PM — Demystifying risk for mission-driven boards**  
_MDO: BoardEffect • Breakout • 45 mins • 206_  

What does risk actually mean in a nonprofit, and why is it a boardroom conversation? This session breaks down nonprofit risk in clear, practical terms and explains how boards identify and oversee it. You'll leave with actionable ways to support stronger risk oversight and a brief look at Diligent’s AI Risk Essentials to help move from scattered spreadsheets to structured, board-ready visibility.

**3:30 PM–4:15 PM — GovernAI skills lab: Master AI‑powered tools that transform your governance work**  
_Boards Master Class • Breakout • 45 mins • Grand A_  

AI promises to transform governance work, but only if it’s applied effectively. This interactive skills lab cuts through the hype and shows you practical ways to make GovernAI a true productivity accelerator. Through live training and real workflow scenarios, you’ll learn how to build board materials in minutes, extract insights instantly, surface legal and risk considerations, generate first‑draft minutes and turn meeting inputs into action‑ready next steps. Expect a grounded, hands‑on understanding of how AI can streamline your governance cycle without adding complexity.

**3:30 PM–4:15 PM — Simplify policies with Policy Publisher for Diligent Community**  
_MDO: Public Sector: >1 year • Workshop • 45 mins • 214_  

Strong policies depend on a well-managed lifecycle. Learn how to track changes, streamline reviews and approvals, and maintain a full audit trail to meet compliance requirements and uphold transparency.

Note: This session covers functionality available in Policy Publisher. While all attendees are welcome, availability may vary based on your organization’s configuration.

**3:30 PM–4:15 PM — The compliance stack for the AI era: Connected workflows, shared insights**  
_Compliance • Breakout • 45 mins • Grand B_  

This forward‑looking session explores how AI and platform integration are reshaping compliance — from disconnected point solutions into a smarter, more connected ecosystem. You’ll see what modern, connected compliance looks like in practice, including how speak‑up, policies, training, third‑party risk, and data intelligence come together through AI‑driven workflows. We’ll focus on how emerging capabilities reduce fragmentation, streamline operations, and deliver clearer visibility into risk and outcomes, without adding complexity or burden for compliance teams.

**3:30 PM–4:30 PM — What's new with Diligent Entities**  
_Entities • Breakout • 60 mins • Grand C_  

This session shows how new embedded AI capabilities with Diligent Entities streamline everyday entity management tasks by reducing clicks, removing friction and turning routine actions into automated flows. You’ll see how natural‑language assistance delivers answers instantly, builds reports automatically and summarizes documents to free teams from low‑value work. We’ll also preview upcoming agentic workflows, UX enhancements and data‑integrity insights that move Entities toward self‑driving operations.

**3:30 PM–4:30 PM — What's new with Diligent Risk & Audit**  
_ACL & Audit • Workshop • 60 mins • Grand D_  

Join the Diligent Risk & Audit product team for an inside look at the latest enhancements across the Diligent One Platform and what’s coming next. You’ll get updates on how agentic AI is transforming audit management, new AI‑driven capabilities in enterprise risk management, and our recently acquired third‑party risk solution, 3rdRisk. See how insights from risk and audit flow into Diligent Boards to deliver clearer, more actionable reporting for executives and the board — strengthening oversight and enabling smarter decisions.

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## Thursday, April 23, 2026

| Time | Track | Session | Type | Room |
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| 10:30 AM–11:15 AM | MDO: BoardEffect | AI for mission-driven boards: People, policy and purpose | Workshop | 206 |
| 10:30 AM–11:15 AM | MDO: Public Sector: >1 year | Advanced settings: Get the most out of Community | Workshop | Grand C |
| 10:30 AM–11:15 AM | MDO: Public Sector: Pre-Migrations | Diligent Community: Managing live meetings and minutes from start to finish - Part 1 | Workshop | 209 |
| 10:30 AM–11:15 AM | AI is here. Are you ready? | Embracing AI securely: Harnessing AI innovation with governance guardrails | Panel | 214 |
| 10:30 AM–11:15 AM | Prepare for pivotal moments | From 40 hours to 7 minutes: How AI slashes risk and audit reporting time | Breakout | Grand B |
| 10:30 AM–11:15 AM | Future proof GRC | Redefining the general counsel as an enterprise risk leader | Panel | Grand D |
| 10:30 AM–11:15 AM | Boards Master Class | What's new with Diligent Boards | Breakout | Grand A |
| 1:45 PM–2:30 PM | AI is here. Are you ready? | Communicating AI and cyber risk in board‑ready language | Breakout | Grand C |
| 1:45 PM–2:30 PM | MDO: Public Sector: Pre-Migrations AND Public Sector: >1 year | Diligent Community: Making your public site shine | Workshop | Grand D |
| 1:45 PM–2:30 PM | Prepare for pivotal moments | From series A to IPO: Navigating business-defining moments beyond the boardroom | Panel | Grand A |
| 1:45 PM–2:30 PM | MDO: BoardEffect | Making meetings work: Simplifying Robert’s Rules for nonprofit teams (Breakout) | Breakout | 214 |
| 1:45 PM–2:30 PM | Boards Master Class | Minutes in minutes: Transform your most time-consuming task into your fastest | Breakout | Grand B |
| 1:45 PM–2:30 PM | Future proof GRC | The state of entity management: Risks, gaps and maturity trends | Breakout | 209 |
| 2:45 PM–3:30 PM | AI is here. Are you ready? | AI for proactive risk identification: The next frontier in third-party risk management | Breakout | 214 |
| 2:45 PM–3:30 PM | MDO: BoardEffect | Board member engagement: Habits of high-functioning boards (Training) | Workshop | Grand D |
| 2:45 PM–3:30 PM | Future proof GRC | Connected governance in action: Unifying Diligent Entities, Boards & ACL Analytics | Panel | Grand B |
| 2:45 PM–3:30 PM | Prepare for pivotal moments | Designing policy training that employees actually understand — and apply | Breakout | 206 |
| 2:45 PM–3:30 PM | Boards Master Class | How to use AI-powered data rooms for more secure, intelligent document management | Demo | Grand C |
| 2:45 PM–3:30 PM | MDO: Public Sector: Pre-Migrations AND Public Sector: >1 year | Running meetings efficiently: Understanding Robert’s Rules and open meeting compliance | Breakout | Grand A |
| 11:30 PM–12:15 PM | MDO: Public Sector: Pre-Migrations | Diligent Community: Managing live meetings and minutes from start to finish - Part 2 | Workshop | Grand C |
| 11:30 PM–12:15 PM | Future proof GRC | ERM outgrowing your spreadsheets? Master the shift to AI-first risk management | Panel | 214 |
| 11:30 PM–12:15 PM | Prepare for pivotal moments | From Day 1 to 100: A playbook for the M&A lifecycle | Breakout | Grand B |
| 11:30 PM–12:15 PM | Boards Master Class | Introducing Diligent Governance: The future of Boards | Breakout | Grand A |
| 11:30 PM–12:15 PM | MDO: BoardEffect | Let’s get hands-on with BoardEffect’s GovernAI (Training) | Workshop | Grand D |
| 11:30 PM–12:15 PM | AI is here. Are you ready? | Meet your new digital colleagues: AI agents that handle the busywork of GRC | Breakout | 206 |
| 11:30 PM–12:15 PM | MDO: Public Sector: >1 year | Using Livestream Manager to broadcast your meetings with AI-Supported Minutes | Workshop | 209 |

<details><summary>Show session descriptions</summary>

**10:30 AM–11:15 AM — AI for mission-driven boards: People, policy and purpose**  
_MDO: BoardEffect • Workshop • 45 mins • 206_  

AI can amplify impact, but it demands guardrails to protect your values. In this practical session, we will equip mission-driven boards with the strategies to navigate responsible adoption. Learn to balance innovation with risk, oversee ethical implementation, and ensure your AI governance keeps people—and your mission—at the center of every decision.

**10:30 AM–11:15 AM — Advanced settings: Get the most out of Community**  
_MDO: Public Sector: >1 year • Workshop • 45 mins • Grand C_  

Go beyond the basics and explore more advanced Community features like Voting, Request to Speak, Subscribers and Custom Numbering, plus an in-depth look at option settings.

**10:30 AM–11:15 AM — Diligent Community: Managing live meetings and minutes from start to finish - Part 1**  
_MDO: Public Sector: Pre-Migrations • Workshop • 45 mins • 209_  

Get hands-on with managing every part of your meeting process in Diligent Community. Learn how to set up options and settings, stay in control before, during and after the meeting, confidently complete your minutes, capture action items, and maintain transparency throughout.

**10:30 AM–11:15 AM — Embracing AI securely: Harnessing AI innovation with governance guardrails**  
_AI is here. Are you ready? • Panel • 45 mins • 214_  

Across your organization, board directors and colleagues are already using AI. The question is whether they’re using it safely. New data shows how widespread, unauthorized AI use can put sensitive information at risk when it enters public tools like ChatGPT. This session addresses the reality head‑on: banning AI isn’t practical, but unmanaged adoption is dangerous. Learn how leading organizations establish governance guardrails and provide secure, company‑approved AI tools that meet demand while protecting confidential data. Walk away with a practical governance framework and policy template to enable AI innovation without compromising security.

**10:30 AM–11:15 AM — From 40 hours to 7 minutes: How AI slashes risk and audit reporting time**  
_Prepare for pivotal moments • Breakout • 45 mins • Grand B_  

Reduce the time it takes to build a risk or audit report from 40 hours to 7 minutes — or less. See live demos of Diligent's next-generation reporting capabilities that enable users to create intelligent reports through natural language queries and AI-powered data visualization. Eliminate the need to download data sets into standalone BI tools, spreadsheets or slides. Get guidance on how to summarize results and anticipate questions, so you are empowered to report on the progress you have made without the scramble that goes with it. So you deliver the right information at the right time, whether it's to your audit steering committee or the board.

**10:30 AM–11:15 AM — Redefining the general counsel as an enterprise risk leader**  
_Future proof GRC • Panel • 45 mins • Grand D_  

As enterprise risk rises to the board agenda, general counsels are increasingly stepping into ERM leadership roles: owning programs, strengthening governance, and driving maturity across the business. In this session, hear directly from Diligent Boards and ERM customers who have expanded the GC role beyond legal advisory to lead enterprise‑wide risk management. Speakers will share how they scale ERM with GRC technology, embed risk into the business, and deliver clear, board‑ready insights that enable better decision‑making.

**10:30 AM–11:15 AM — What's new with Diligent Boards**  
_Boards Master Class • Breakout • 45 mins • Grand A_  

In 2025, Diligent Boards took a major leap forward with AI‑powered workflows, smarter governance experiences and deeper connections across the Diligent One Platform. From faster book building and AI‑assisted minutes to expanded Entities–Boards integration and enhancements in Diligent Data Rooms, the product now offers more ways than ever to cut prep time, strengthen oversight and keep materials in one secure flow. Product leaders will highlight the top releases of the year and the latest updates, giving you a clear sense of where the platform is heading and how to unlock more value from the tools you already use.

**1:45 PM–2:30 PM — Communicating AI and cyber risk in board‑ready language**  
_AI is here. Are you ready? • Breakout • 45 mins • Grand C_  

Boards are under increasing pressure to oversee both cyber risk and AI adoption — yet the information they receive is often overly technical, fragmented or disconnected from business impact. This discussion explores how risk, audit and security leaders can translate complex AI and cyber issues into clear, decision‑ready insights that resonate in the boardroom. Through real‑world examples, you’ll see how to move beyond dashboards and threat metrics to tell a cohesive risk story that ties exposure to strategy, financial impact, regulatory expectations and organizational resilience. Expect practical approaches that help leadership grasp what truly matters and why.

**1:45 PM–2:30 PM — Diligent Community: Making your public site shine**  
_MDO: Public Sector: Pre-Migrations AND Public Sector: >1 year • Workshop • 45 mins • Grand D_  

Roll up your sleeves for a hands-on look at your Public Site. Learn how to manage your site easily, how to post key documents, control access settings, and create a clear, easy-to-navigate space that keeps your community in the know and builds trust and transparency.

**1:45 PM–2:30 PM — From series A to IPO: Navigating business-defining moments beyond the boardroom**  
_Prepare for pivotal moments • Panel • 45 mins • Grand A_  

Working toward next-round funding, an acquisition, or an IPO? When due diligence comes around, the gap between reactive prep and true transaction readiness shows fast. This panel brings together general counsels and legal leaders to unpack what readiness really looks like in practice. Panelists will share hard‑won lessons from IPOs, M&A, and capital raises, including how they built cross‑functional accountability, prepared for high‑pressure diligence, and signaled operational maturity to investors before deals were on the table.

**1:45 PM–2:30 PM — Making meetings work: Simplifying Robert’s Rules for nonprofit teams (Breakout)**  
_MDO: BoardEffect • Breakout • 45 mins • 214_  

Organizational governance can challenge even seasoned board members. This session offers an overview of the rules of parliamentary procedure, with practical tips on how to make and process motions, manage debate efficiently, take and count votes. Learn how to participate confidently and keep meetings focused on your mission.

**1:45 PM–2:30 PM — Minutes in minutes: Transform your most time-consuming task into your fastest**  
_Boards Master Class • Breakout • 45 mins • Grand B_  

If writing minutes takes longer than the meeting itself, it’s time for a better way. Discover how governance teams are turning a multi‑day chore into a fast, reliable workflow that produces polished, accurate minutes in minutes. You’ll explore proven best practices and see how AI‑assisted drafting reflects your tone, style and formatting standards. Bring your templates and watch how quickly minutes can take shape.

**1:45 PM–2:30 PM — The state of entity management: Risks, gaps and maturity trends**  
_Future proof GRC • Breakout • 45 mins • 209_  

Get an inside look at the latest findings from Diligent’s State of Entity Management research, revealing where governance programs are maturing, where gaps persist, and which risks are emerging across global organizations. We’ll look ahead to what’s next — including new operating models that keep governance data current while freeing experts for higher‑value work. You’ll also hear from a global customer modernizing entity governance through automation, rethinking how their team operates, and unlocking greater strategic impact.

**2:45 PM–3:30 PM — AI for proactive risk identification: The next frontier in third-party risk management**  
_AI is here. Are you ready? • Breakout • 45 mins • 214_  

Third‑party risk now spans compliance, legal, cyber and operations — yet ownership remains fragmented. This discussion brings together cross‑functional perspectives to explore how organizations are shifting from point‑in‑time checks to intelligence‑driven, ongoing oversight. Learn how teams align roles, data and decisions across screening, onboarding, monitoring and remediation while keeping the business moving. Gain a clearer view of emerging capabilities enabling earlier risk signals, stronger accountability and more resilient outcomes.

**2:45 PM–3:30 PM — Board member engagement: Habits of high-functioning boards (Training)**  
_MDO: BoardEffect • Workshop • 45 mins • Grand D_  

The more engaged your board members are, the higher their impact. You’ll learn practical ways to spark involvement, keep engagement between board members and help build strong relationships. Get a hands-on look at how to use reporting and data to track progress and celebrate success.

**2:45 PM–3:30 PM — Connected governance in action: Unifying Diligent Entities, Boards & ACL Analytics**  
_Future proof GRC • Panel • 45 mins • Grand B_  

Governance in today's world demands that all data, workflows and analytics work as one. In this session, you’ll explore why Diligent Boards, Entities and ACL Analytics are better together — from enhanced integrations and shared data rooms to a unified, real‑time view of corporate information. You’ll also get a look ahead at emerging capabilities, including AI‑driven analytics that connect ACL insights directly to authoritative entity data. Hear from customers using both solutions to streamline preparation, strengthen oversight, and eliminate friction across governance workflows.

**2:45 PM–3:30 PM — Designing policy training that employees actually understand — and apply**  
_Prepare for pivotal moments • Breakout • 45 mins • 206_  

Policies only work if employees understand them and can apply them in real situations. This practical, case study‑driven session explores how organizations turn policies into training that reinforces expectations and drives consistent decision‑making. Using a real‑world example, we’ll examine how simplifying language, prioritizing clarity over volume, and designing realistic scenarios helps move employees from acknowledgment to understanding. You’ll leave with practical insights to assess policy clarity, design training that resonates, and strengthen compliance through understanding — not just completion.

**2:45 PM–3:30 PM — How to use AI-powered data rooms for more secure, intelligent document management**  
_Boards Master Class • Demo • 45 mins • Grand C_  

Whether you're securing sensitive due diligence files during M&A, preparing for a board meeting, or closing a Series C funding round, your data room needs to handle it all. Join a customer who's used Diligent Data Room as they share candid insights about what works, what they learned along the way, and how they've how they’ve utilized it across their operations. Then dive into a comprehensive product walkthrough exploring real-world use cases including and how to leverage the latest AI document summary feature to accelerate review cycles. You'll see the workflows, security controls, and AI capabilities that turn Diligent Data Room from a simple file repository into your competitive advantage when opportunities arise.

**2:45 PM–3:30 PM — Running meetings efficiently: Understanding Robert’s Rules and open meeting compliance**  
_MDO: Public Sector: Pre-Migrations AND Public Sector: >1 year • Breakout • 45 mins • Grand A_  

Public bodies are held to a high standard when it comes to rules and compliance. This session reviews the rules of parliamentary procedure, best practices for handling debate and troublesome motions, how to take a vote, and more—equipping you to serve the public well with meetings that are efficient and fair.

**11:30 PM–12:15 PM — Diligent Community: Managing live meetings and minutes from start to finish - Part 2**  
_MDO: Public Sector: Pre-Migrations • Workshop • 45 mins • Grand C_  

Get hands-on with managing every part of your meeting process in Diligent Community. Learn how to set up options and settings, stay in control before, during and after the meeting, confidently complete your minutes, capture action items and maintain transparency throughout.

**11:30 PM–12:15 PM — ERM outgrowing your spreadsheets? Master the shift to AI-first risk management**  
_Future proof GRC • Panel • 45 mins • 214_  

Spreadsheets weren’t built for enterprise risk in the AI era. In this session, Diligent ERM customers share their transformation stories: how they’ve moved from fragmented, manual processes to integrated, AI‑powered ERM that delivers real‑time insight to the boardroom. Hear firsthand how organizations streamlined risk identification, improved assessment accuracy and strengthened reporting. You’ll leave with practical strategies to advance ERM maturity and equip boards, General Counsels, and audit leaders to make faster, more confident, data‑driven decisions.

**11:30 PM–12:15 PM — From Day 1 to 100: A playbook for the M&A lifecycle**  
_Prepare for pivotal moments • Breakout • 45 mins • Grand B_  

As M&A activity accelerates, legal teams are under pressure to keep entity data accurate, accessible, and transaction‑ready long before diligence begins. This session walks through the moments that matter across the M&A lifecycle — from preparing clean entity structures to supporting negotiations and executing Day 1 and Day 100 with confidence. We'll spotlight a leading global consumer brand and how they use modern entity management to move faster and surface risk earlier; you'll leave with a practical playbook to streamline reviews and strengthen governance across every deal.

**11:30 PM–12:15 PM — Introducing Diligent Governance: The future of Boards**  
_Boards Master Class • Breakout • 45 mins • Grand A_  

For years, you’ve trusted Diligent Boards to safeguard your most sensitive information and support your most important decisions. Now we’re taking the biggest step forward in our history — and inviting you to help shape what comes next. Join us as we introduce Diligent Governance, a complete reimagining of how board and committee work gets done. Built with cutting-edge architecture and powered by AI, it streamlines every stage of the governance lifecycle with intelligent meeting assistance, conversational AI that understands your governance patterns, predictive insights that surface risks early and workflows that continually improve with use. Come and get an insider's look at the future of governance technology.

**11:30 PM–12:15 PM — Let’s get hands-on with BoardEffect’s GovernAI (Training)**  
_MDO: BoardEffect • Workshop • 45 mins • Grand D_  

See GovernAI in action during this hands-on session built for busy administrators. You’ll explore how AI Smart Prep streamlines meeting preparation, AI Smart Summary condenses board books into quick takeaways, AI Smart Minutes transforms notes and transcripts into professional minutes, and AI Smart Search helps you find what you need in seconds.

**11:30 PM–12:15 PM — Meet your new digital colleagues: AI agents that handle the busywork of GRC**  
_AI is here. Are you ready? • Breakout • 45 mins • 206_  

GRC work should empower you, not feel like a data‑entry marathon. This session pulls back the curtain on Diligent’s new agentic workers: AI agents designed to shoulder the high‑volume, low‑value tasks that slow your day, your month‑end and your momentum. Watch them auto‑populate questionnaires, record director appointments, draft filings, maintain registers, flag compliance gaps before they become audit findings, and coordinate updates across jurisdictions and teams. Bring your questions and your skepticism — and leave with a clear view of how agentic AI can strengthen your GRC operations this year.

**11:30 PM–12:15 PM — Using Livestream Manager to broadcast your meetings with AI-Supported Minutes**  
_MDO: Public Sector: >1 year • Workshop • 45 mins • 209_  

Bring even more transparency to your community by learning how to stream meetings directly to your Public Site. From setup to AI-supported meeting minutes, this session shows how to deliver professional broadcasts and publish time-stamped recordings quickly that your community can easily access.

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## Friday, April 24, 2026

| Time | Track | Session | Type | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:15 AM–11:00 AM | MDO: Public Sector: Pre-Migrations AND Public Sector: >1 year | AI in governance: People, policy and purpose | Workshop | 214 |
| 10:15 AM–11:00 AM | MDO: BoardEffect | BoardEffect on the Diligent One Platform | Workshop | Grand D |
| 10:15 AM–11:00 AM | Boards Master Class | Diligent Boards Mastery Level 3: From administrator to strategic partner | Workshop | Grand C |
| 10:15 AM–11:00 AM | Prepare for pivotal moments | From scramble to structure: Plan the board year, not just the meeting | Breakout | 209 |
| 10:15 AM–11:00 AM | Future proof GRC | Lost in translation: How to bridge the language gap between your GC, CFO and CISO | Panel | Grand B |
| 10:15 AM–11:00 AM | AI is here. Are you ready? | Trust issues: How to build confidence in data and AI | Breakout | Grand A |
| 11:15 AM–12:00 PM | MDO: BoardEffect | BoardEffect solution saloon | Breakout | 214 |
| 11:15 AM–12:00 PM | Boards Master Class | Diligent Boards Mastery Level 4: Achieving governance excellence | Workshop | Grand C |
| 11:15 AM–12:00 PM | Future proof GRC | Director questionnaires masterclass: Get higher completion and better insights | Breakout | Grand A |
| 11:15 AM–12:00 PM | Prepare for pivotal moments | Inside high‑impact internal audit: Learnings from field experts | Breakout | Grand B |
| 11:15 AM–12:00 PM | AI is here. Are you ready? | Rewriting the future of governance in an AI-first world | Workshop | 209 |
| 11:15 AM–12:00 PM | MDO: Public Sector: Pre-Migrations AND Public Sector: >1 year | The engaged board: Leading through change | Workshop | Grand D |

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**10:15 AM–11:00 AM — AI in governance: People, policy and purpose**  
_MDO: Public Sector: Pre-Migrations AND Public Sector: >1 year • Workshop • 45 mins • 214_  

AI offers unprecedented efficiency, but demands rigorous oversight to maintain public trust. In this practical workshop, we move beyond the hype to build a framework for responsible AI adoption in education and local government. Learn to navigate the tension between innovation and risk, draft effective usage policies, and ensure your governance strategy keeps people—and ethics—at the center.

**10:15 AM–11:00 AM — BoardEffect on the Diligent One Platform**  
_MDO: BoardEffect • Workshop • 45 mins • Grand D_  

Discover how BoardEffect on the Diligent One Platform helps you manage users more efficiently, enhance key workflows, and better manage risk. We’ll highlight the latest updates and show how they support you, your board and committees, and leaders.

**10:15 AM–11:00 AM — Diligent Boards Mastery Level 3: From administrator to strategic partner**  
_Boards Master Class • Workshop • 45 mins • Grand C_  

You've mastered the mechanics of board administration — now it's time to elevate your role and influence. This advanced session is for governance professionals ready to move beyond operational excellence into strategic partnership with leadership. Learn how top practitioners collaborate with management on papers and reports, and use Data Rooms to gather and share materials both within and outside the boardroom. Discover the mindset shifts and practical techniques that transform capable board administrators into indispensable governance partners who shape organizational direction.

**10:15 AM–11:00 AM — From scramble to structure: Plan the board year, not just the meeting**  
_Prepare for pivotal moments • Breakout • 45 mins • 209_  

Stop scrambling meeting‑to‑meeting and start planning your entire board year upfront.  In this session, a customer shares their practical approach to mapping annual board agendas: what to cover when, which meetings are best for strategy versus routine business, and how to align stakeholders. You’ll then get hands‑on with Agenda Planner to build an annual calendar, establish realistic timelines, and leave with templates and guides to make every board meeting more predictable and less stressful.

**10:15 AM–11:00 AM — Lost in translation: How to bridge the language gap between your GC, CFO and CISO**  
_Future proof GRC • Panel • 45 mins • Grand B_  

Ever feel like your GC, CFO, and CISO are speaking three different languages? This session explores how to translate your expertise into their terms, and how to decode what they’re really saying back. Using real-world examples and humor, we’ll break down the translation barriers between legal, finance, risk, and security leaders and offer practical frameworks to align faster, argue less and make smarter decisions together.  We’ll cover the “language gaps” derailing executive alignment (and how to fix them), how to reframe risk conversations around outcomes instead of obstacles, and how AI and shared dashboards can serve as the “universal translator” for decision-making.

**10:15 AM–11:00 AM — Trust issues: How to build confidence in data and AI**  
_AI is here. Are you ready? • Breakout • 45 mins • Grand A_  

As data volumes grow and AI becomes embedded in daily workflows, governance, risk and audit professionals now serve as custodians of digital trust. This session explores how transparent, traceable and verifiable analysis restores confidence in both data and AI outputs. Through a live demo of ACL AI Studio and Evidence Library, you’ll see why explainability matters more than perfection and how to anchor judgments in facts that can be validated across teams and stakeholders.

**11:15 AM–12:00 PM — BoardEffect solution saloon**  
_MDO: BoardEffect • Breakout • 45 mins • 214_  

Bring your toughest board challenges and workshop them in real time. This interactive session invites peer discussion, collaborative problem-solving, and practical idea sharing. You’ll leave with clear, actionable next steps you can apply immediately.

**11:15 AM–12:00 PM — Diligent Boards Mastery Level 4: Achieving governance excellence**  
_Boards Master Class • Workshop • 45 mins • Grand C_  

This is where governance professionals become governance leaders. If you're ready to drive organizational transformation — not just manage board meetings —  this masterclass reveals the sophisticated workflows and strategic thinking that define elite governance practice. Explore advanced work capabilities that separate exceptional professionals from the rest, including automated content review workflows that scale with growth and seamless Teams integration for hybrid board meetings. Learn how the best governance professionals think about their role, measure their impact, and continuously elevate their organization's governance capabilities.

**11:15 AM–12:00 PM — Director questionnaires masterclass: Get higher completion and better insights**  
_Future proof GRC • Breakout • 45 mins • Grand A_  

Director questionnaires may be table stakes, but getting real value from them is hard. In this session, hear from a customer who’s cracked the code — improving completion rates, data quality, and outcomes across everything from D&O disclosures to board skills assessments and ad‑hoc surveys. Learn battle‑tested strategies for designing effective questionnaires across geographies and use cases in Diligent Boards. This is practical, proven guidance from someone managing questionnaires at true enterprise scale.

**11:15 AM–12:00 PM — Inside high‑impact internal audit: Learnings from field experts**  
_Prepare for pivotal moments • Breakout • 45 mins • Grand B_  

Join a moderated panel of Diligent Audit customers for a candid look at how they’ve transformed internal audit using AI and analytics. Moderated by a former customer and head of ACL Analytics, this session explores how teams combine Diligent Audit, AI capabilities, and ACL Analytics to reduce manual work, strengthen risk coverage, and deliver sharper, board‑ready insights. Hear real examples, practical wins, and take away actionable ideas to accelerate audit cycles and drive greater value from your audit program.

**11:15 AM–12:00 PM — Rewriting the future of governance in an AI-first world**  
_AI is here. Are you ready? • Workshop • 45 mins • 209_  

Legacy governance workflows weren’t built for an AI‑first world — but they can be rebuilt. This immersive workshop brings together GCs, corporate secretaries and paralegals to redesign high‑value processes from the ground up, including board pack creation, meeting preparation, minutes, entity changes and disclosures. Working in small teams, you’ll map outcomes, remove low‑value steps and define how people and AI collaborate with clear controls, smarter handoffs and workflows that are born digital rather than retrofitted.

**11:15 AM–12:00 PM — The engaged board: Leading through change**  
_MDO: Public Sector: Pre-Migrations AND Public Sector: >1 year • Workshop • 45 mins • Grand D_  

Strong governance depends on engaged board members. Explore proven approaches for managing change, setting expectations and supporting board participation so that your board members come better prepared for board meetings ready to make informed decisions.

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