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Thought leadership webinar

Break free from legacy GRC: When to replace, what to fix, and how to move forward.

Thursday 28 May, 11AM-12PM [AEST / BST / ET]

Legacy GRC systems don’t usually fail. They become too complex to deliver value.

Over time, new requirements are layered on, workarounds become permanent, and integrations multiply. What started as a system of record becomes a system of friction, slowing reporting, fragmenting data, and making change feel too risky to attempt.

This webinar explores why businesses are breaking away from legacy GRC, what’s driving the shift to modern platforms, and how to approach replacement without the disruption most teams fear.

Presenters

Michael Howell

Head of Risk Research & Knowledge, Protecht

Simon Skinner

Senior Sales Manager, Protecht

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Legacy GRC systems rarely break overnight; they degrade over time.    

New requirements are added. Processes evolve. Workarounds accumulate. What once supported risk management becomes harder to navigate, harder to trust, and harder to change.

The symptoms are consistent:

  • Reporting is slow and reactive
  • Data is fragmented across teams and tools
  • Ownership is unclear
  • Updates require disproportionate effort.

The problem isn’t always the system itself. It’s what it has become.

At the same time, expectations have shifted. Regulators expect evidence, not intent. Boards expect clarity, not complexity. The business expects risk to support decisions, not sit outside them.

This creates a tipping point: when the system designed to manage risk becomes a source of it.

This webinar explores why legacy GRC environments reach that point, how to recognise it, and what a more practical, lower-risk path to replacement looks like.

What you’ll learn

  • Why legacy GRC platforms become fragmented and why fixes stop working
  • The warning signs your current system is holding you back
  • What modern GRC needs to deliver today
  • When it makes sense to replace rather than optimise
  • How to approach migration without disrupting the business
  • What a simplified, decision-ready GRC environment looks like.

How Protecht helps    

Move from fragmented, hard-to-change GRC environments to a simpler, connected, and decision-ready approach.

  • A single source of truth across risk, compliance, controls, incidents, and assurance
  • Clear ownership and accountability across the business
  • Automated workflows that reduce manual effort and improve consistency
  • Real-time visibility that supports faster, better decisions.

This isn’t about adding another layer, it’s about simplifying what already exists and making it work.

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About the presenters

Head of Risk Research & Knowledge, Protecht

Michael Howell is Protecht's Head of Risk Research & Knowledge. He is passionate about the field of risk management and related disciplines, with a focus on helping organisations succeed using a ‘decisions eyes wide open’ approach.

Michael is a Certified Practicing Risk Manager whose curiosity drives his approach to challenge the status quo and look for innovative solutions.

 

Senior Sales Manager, Protecht

Simon Skinner is Senior Sales Manager, EMEA at Protecht, where he works with customers to modernise risk and resilience through better use of GRC technology.

He has more than a decade of experience helping enterprise customers improve governance, compliance, data protection, and operational efficiency through technology. At Protecht, Simon focuses on supporting the transition from fragmented legacy systems towards more connected, automated, and scalable approaches to risk management.

For this webinar, Simon brings practical insight from working with customers evaluating and replacing legacy GRC platforms, including the common barriers, migration concerns, and decision points that shape successful change.