Organizations are rapidly adopting AI, and so are your vendors. This acceleration is reshaping how third parties operate and how risks emerge across interconnected ecosystems. Nearly 30 percent of breaches now originate from a third party, making vendor relationships one of the most significant exposure points facing GRC teams.

Through the lens of a real-world vendor breach scenario, this session explores what actually unfolds when AI-enabled third-party risk collides with governance expectations, organizational speed, and operational pressure. Fritz Hesse will share a forward-looking perspective on why incidents rarely match documented plans, how early signals get missed, and what practitioners and executives need to understand to maintain visibility, control, and joint accountability in a rapidly changing environment

In this webinar, you will:

• Understand how rapid AI adoption across the vendor ecosystem is influencing how third-party incidents emerge and escalate.
• Recognize why documented incident procedures often differ from real-world behavior, including common communication and ownership gaps.
• Identify the critical roles GRC teams and leaders play during modern vendor incidents and how alignment across functions influences outcomes.
• Learn strategic considerations to maintain visibility, control, and accountability within AI-driven, interconnected vendor environments.