Archer Summit 2025 Day 2: From Insight to Action

Day 1 set the stage for Archer Summit 2025 and Day 2 built momentum. From the opening keynote to closing labs, one message was clear: risk and compliance aren’t slowing down—and neither are we. 

Beyond new tools and features, what stood out were the best practices and lessons learned our customers and partners shared, with honest stories about what works, what doesn’t, and how progress really gets made. 

The Future of Compliance and Risk Management 

The product keynote focused on the newly introduced Archer Evolv™ Risk and Archer Evolv Intelligence offerings that round out the Archer Evolv portfolio. These latest Archer Evolv solutions will reshape how organizations approach GRC.  It’s no longer viewed as a back-office requirement. It’s becoming an even bigger driver of trust and stronger decision-making. The discussion made clear that responding to regulatory change and managing risk with speed and clarity is now an expectation at the board level. 

Client Perspectives That Resonate 

Client-led sessions throughout Day 2 reinforced that message with real-world examples: 

• Turkcell showed how centralizing audit work improved oversight and fostered a culture of accountability. 
  

• Mass General Brigham shared a powerful metric—reducing cyber risk assessments from 62 days to 15—the kind of result that proves efficiency doesn’t mean having to cut corners. 
  

• Amazon demonstrated resilience at scale, planning for disruptions as a constant reality rather than a rare events. 
  

• BECU showcased their journey to SaaS and why it was worth it. 
  

• Talcott Financial Group’s session resonated with attendees facing heavily customized legacy systems, sharing how they navigated the upgrade path. 
  

• Fifth Third, TD Bank, Corebridge, and Nationwide highlighted how persistence through complexity pays off when programs become easier to use, adopt, and trust. 

  
  

A Fresh Look at Third-Party Risk Management 

A panel on third-party risk management was another highlight of Day 2. Rather than focusing on technology alone, the discussion emphasized judgment—how to filter vast amounts of intelligence into decisive, actionable steps. The consensus was clear that data is not the destination but rather the starting point. 

Innovation in Focus 

Even the product sessions felt different today. New dashboards and workflows in Archer NGRX showed how daily tasks can be simplified. A session on Personal Access Tokens demonstrated how small security enhancements can reduce friction while strengthening confidence. In the labs, hands-on work with Smart Assessments and Archer AI Governance provided attendees with firsthand experience in transforming manual tasks into measurable momentum.  

Day 2 delivered insights from clients, candor from partners, and innovation from Archer product teams. It all pointed to the same message: progress is no longer theoretical. It’s happening now. And the impact is visible across organizations, teams, and strategies.