Paris, May 5, 2026 — Azeus Convene announces its strategic partnership with the Institute of Risk & Compliance (IRC) to support compliance officers, company secretaries, and legal directors in France in strengthening the security, structure, and traceability of their governing bodies’ decision-making processes while navigating the regulatory requirements they face at both French and European levels.
Azeus’s flagship solution, Convene Board Portal, is a multi-award-winning board management solution trusted by more than 1,000 organisations worldwide, including listed companies, financial institutions and public-interest organisations across Europe.
A partnership focused on practical knowledge sharing
Through this partnership, Azeus Convene and IRC will support knowledge sharing with compliance, legal, and governance professionals in France through joint exclusive events, webinars and practical resources made available to the IRC’s community of experts.
Azeus Convene brings to this collaboration more than 30 years of experience working with boards, executive committees, and governing bodies across more than 100 countries, providing a grounded, international perspective on how organisations approach governance, compliance and decision-making in practice.
Supporting governance and compliance professionals facing increasing requirements
This partnership will focus on the concrete governance challenges faced by legal, risk, compliance, governance and executive teams as regulatory expectations continue to increase.
Rather than addressing regulation in abstract terms, the objective is to help IRC members translate key French and European requirements – including the AFEP-MEDEF Code, Sapin II, NIS2, DORA and the EU AI Act – into practical governance practices that strengthen the way governing bodies operate, document their work and support decision-making.
The goal is to provide members with actionable insights that support better-informed decisions, stronger organisational resilience and greater confidence at the board and executive levels.
“Too many organisations still treat compliance, risk and governance as separate technical obligations. What our community of Chief Compliance Officers, legal directors, and board members needs is not more complexity, but clearer processes, better information governance, and a practical approach to make governance a genuine driver of decision-making and resilience. This partnership with Convene supports that ambition: helping organisations bring greater rigour, security and traceability to the work of their governing bodies, so that boards and executive teams can focus on what matters most – making well-informed decisions with confidence.”
– Laure Mazzoleni-Robin, President of the College, Institute of Risk & Compliance
“We are pleased to partner with the Institute of Risk & Compliance, whose role in the French risk and compliance ecosystem is well established. As boards and executive committees face growing expectations around decision traceability, secure information sharing and accountability, this partnership brings Convene closer to the professionals who address these challenges every day and contributes to stronger governance practices in France.”
– Laurent Lasserre, European Market Development Director, Convene
About Azeus Convene
Azeus Convene is part of Azeus Systems Limited, a global technology group with more than 30 years of experience delivering enterprise software solutions to public and private sector organisations.
Convene Board Portal is a secure board management solution used by more than 1,000 organisations worldwide to prepare, manage and document boards, committees and strategic meetings. The platform helps organisations streamline meeting preparation, secure the distribution of sensitive documents, manage access rights, trace decisions and votes, and maintain audit-ready records. Convene is hosted on ISO 27001, 27017 and 27018-certified European infrastructure, ensuring full compliance with GDPR.
Learn more about Azeus Convene at azeusconvene.com.
About the Institut du Risk & Compliance
Founded in Paris in October 2017, the Institute of Risk & Compliance brings together lawyers, corporate legal counsel and compliance experts with deep field experience across France and internationally. Its mission is to help organisations integrate the regulatory requirements that apply to them, turning compliance from a constraint into a lever for managing risk and capturing market opportunities with confidence. Through forums, working groups, peer exchanges and direct engagement with regulatory bodies including the AFA, CNIL and ADLC, the IRC supports its members in navigating an increasingly complex regulatory landscape at both national and European levels.
Learn more about the Institut du Risk & Compliance at institutriskcompliance.org.