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🚧 AI doesn't kill programs. People do, by avoiding the hard decisions until it's too late.

The most common example?

A pilot succeeds, so the manual process should be retired. But because nobody made that decision explicit from the start, both versions keep running.

The result: two processes, double the cost, and none of the efficiency gains.

What's the decision you've been putting off?

bit.ly/3XhmLWk

An email from the audit committee chair, sent at 6:47pm (of course), asking for a list of every critical vendor currently using AI 😬

The list exists, technically. It’s just split between procurement’s supplier register, security’s access logs and a folder of contracts that legal swears is up to date.

Pulling those pieces together (ideally before the board asks) is what 3rdRisk, a Diligent brand, was built for, with vendor due diligence, risk scoring and ongoing monitoring in one view. It’s also what kept our team busy through day one of #RISKExpoEurope in London.

Tomorrow at 12:50pm, Chlōe Dellow takes the question to the GRC stage. Who should own vendor risk when it sits between functions? Find us at our stand before or after, and bring your messiest supplier list. We’ll bring the espresso ☕

The U.K. remains Europe’s shareholder activism stronghold, with U.S. activists gaining ground.

U.K. companies accounted for 60 of Europe’s 95 public activist targets in the year ending August 2026, according to Diligent Market Intelligence's Corporate Governance in Europe 2026 report.

For executives, directors and governance teams, preparation needs to account for activists beyond the domestic market. Understanding their priorities can help boards anticipate challenges to strategy, capital allocation and oversight, and prepare a clear response.

Explore what the changing shareholder activism landscape means for boards across Europe. bit.ly/4eX0nYo

#Europe #US #UK #AI #governance

Lancaster ISD had 24 hours to move its board onto a new platform.

Now residents watch meetings live and see how every trustee voted, and Frances Allen, executive assistant to the board, says her post-meeting work has been cut in half.

Hear it from Frances: bit.ly/4eq0FXC

💰 $30 trillion. That’s what AI is supposed to add to the economy and right now we’re nowhere close.

At our Future of Corporate Governance session in Munich, the read on why came down to trust. Most people are more scared of AI than excited by it, and that fear is the thing actually standing between us and the number.

Featuring Suzanne Brown (@NYSE Board Services), Dominique Shelton Leipzig (Global Data Innovation) and Siddika Demir, independent director and AI founder. #AI #Munich #Europe #governance