The current state of geopolitical tensions and conflicts around the world was the elephant in the room in many of the sessions with in-house experts at Compliance Week’s 19^th annual national conference in Washington, D.C., in April 2024, but one message was clear: to have meaningful impact, compliance professionals must have a seat at the table. Compliance needs tools and resources – as well as buy-in from leadership, the board and other stakeholders – to build and strengthen culture and to create the risk mindset needed to tackle the company’s biggest challenges. This article distills some of the insights from a wide array of in-house professionals speaking at the conference. For more insights from the conference, see “Embedding Compliance Across the ESG Value Chain” (May 8, 2024).