Workforce disruption and the future risks of the labour market – WEBINAR

RMA Australia is pleased to bring you our second webinar for March – Workforce disruption and the future risks of the labour market, hosted by Protiviti.

Workforce disruption has become one of the most material enterprise risks heading into 2026, with labour availability, talent challenges and the urgent need to upskill for emerging technologies all ranking among the top global near-term risks. At the same time, accelerating AI adoption is reshaping the risk landscape, with executives highlighting implementation risks, data and cyber exposure, and the need to integrate AI into existing processes whilst ensuring the workforce uses it responsibly. Together, these trends demand new capabilities from risk and compliance professionals – from understanding AI risk governance to strengthening third-party oversight and assessing how workforce gaps heighten operational and compliance risk.

Join Protiviti and Robert Half as we explore:

• Why talent scarcity and skills shortages are becoming critical operational and compliance risks.
• How AI-driven transformation is reshaping the labour market and employment trends.
• The core skills risk and compliance teams need to build now – including responsible AI literacy, skills-based risk assessment and change-impact analysis.

This session will also help kick-start your reskilling journey and future-proof your capability, ensuring you can navigate the workforce-centric risks shaping 2026 and beyond.

FURTHER INFORMATION:-

About the Panel:-

Ruby Chen, Director, Protiviti

Ruby is a risk and compliance advisor with over 15 years’ experience delivering transformational change across the financial services, government and technology sectors. She has led programs across all three lines of defence, covering the design, development and embedment of risk and control management, customer remediation, product governance, regulatory and policy compliance, and monitoring. She has also operated in independent assurance and internal audit capacities. Ruby is passionate about thought leadership and enjoys collaborating with industry representatives to create practical, insightful content that helps organisations address business challenges.

James Lindsay, Director, Financial Services, Robert Half 

About the Moderator:-

Mark Burgess, Managing Director, Protiviti 

Mark is a managing director and Protiviti Australia’s risk and compliance solution lead. With over 17 years or risk and regulatory compliance experience in the financial services industry, he has a proven track record delivering deep insights for his clients. He has spent a significant time in professional services consulting to leading financial services organisations both locally and internationally, leading the design and delivery of contemporary risk management, regulatory compliance, and capital management framework solutions.