2026 Governance Career Focus Group (in-person at ISACA Europe Conference)

ISACA is convening a small group of subject matter experts for a 1-hour, in-person discussion at the ISACA 2026 Europe Conference to gather insights directly from professionals who influence and manage enterprise IT governance. 

Anticipated outcomes:

• In-person focus group discussion facilitated by ISACA staff during the European Conference in October. 
• Gather volunteer feedback on governance career challenges, professional development needs, and barriers to advancement.
• Collect perspectives from CGEIT-certified professionals on how the credential supports credibility, career growth, and practical governance impact.
• Identify opportunities for ISACA to better support the evolving needs of governance professionals through products, services, learning, and community offerings. 

Volunteer Criteria:

• Must be a registered attendee of the in-person ISACA 2026 Europe Conference (if you are not a registered attendee, please refrain from applying.)
• Open to ISACA members and non-members.
• Must be available to attend the session during time specified: Thursday, 8 October from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
• Governance professionals who influence enterprise IT governance, strategy, risk oversight, or compliance.
• CGEIT professionals who can share how the credential has supported their governance career experience and professional development.
• Ability to share practical perspectives on governance career pathways, role expectations, skills gaps, professional recognition, certification decisions, and workplace challenges.
• Interest in providing feedback and thoughtful input on ISACA products, services, certifications, and learning offerings.
• Basic conversational familiarity with the English language to discuss and provide feedback. 

Volunteer benefits: 

• Up to 2 CPE credits (max. 20 annually) in the area of Contributions to the Profession upon successful completion of the term (i.e., research development, certification review manual development, Knowledge Center contributor, performing peer reviews.) This activity is aligned to an Exam Content Outline (ECO) / This activity does not align to an Exam Content Outline (ECO).
• Opportunity to influence how ISACA supports governance professionals who shape enterprise IT governance, risk, and compliance.
• Help identify the resources, learning formats, credential support, and community connections that would make governance care 

All volunteers must have an ISACA Participation Agreement on file.  To see if your agreement is active, visit your volunteer profile. Access all volunteer policies here. 

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