Skip to content
Go to homepageDrova logo

You really had to be there. So here's the next best thing.

Issue 13, July 2026

This month: the recap from the Melbourne and Sydney briefings, Sheila's guided onboarding now live, AI disruption risk drivers and the ISO 27001 gap analysis on the way, and the first Drova Labs prototypes to try.

The July 2026 issue of The New Frontier opening from an inbox
Sam Riley, CEO of Drova

July 2026

The only thing fast enough for AI is AI

Hi there,

I am writing this a few hours after we wrapped up in Sydney, with Melbourne still fresh from a couple of weeks back. If you were in the room with us: thank you. Those conversations are the best part of this job.

Almost every one of them came back to the same place: AI. Your risks now change at the pace of AI, and the only thing fast enough to keep pace with AI is AI. AI is not a new line on your risk register. It is the single biggest driver of everything already on it.

So this month is about what that looks like in practice: what is here, what is coming, and how you can help shape it. If you couldn't make it along, consider this your catch-up. Access the slides.

Let's get into it!

Sam Riley, CEO

A packed house in Sydney...

Followed by a délicieux lunch at French restaurant Felix.

A packed house in Sydney, followed by lunch at French restaurant Felix

Live now

Objective-led, AI-guided onboarding into the new platform

When you're ready to explore the new platform, your AI assistant Sheila meets you at the door.

Sheila learns about your organisation's objectives, then walks you step by step through setting up your instance, so you can see the benefits in minutes.

It's a guided start that gets you to value fast. Start a free trial and Sheila takes it from there.

Check it out

Coming soon

AI Disruption Risk Drivers: how many of your risks have AI as the largest driver?

AI is not a new risk to bolt onto your register. It's a driver behind many of the risks already on it. Coming soon, we'll be able to generate a free, personalised view of which of your risks AI is now driving, mapped to the objectives you care about.

This will be the clearest picture yet of where AI is turning up the pressure for your organisation. Keep an eye out!

Coming soon

RunSure Gap Analysis: let Sheila find the gaps against your framework

Alongside connected evidence, Sheila is learning to read your documentation, map it to a framework's requirements, and show you where the gaps are. ISO 27001 is first out of the gate.

Point Sheila at your evidence and she does the first pass, so your team reviews and refines instead of building the map by hand.

Drova Labs: get your hands onthe first new prototypes

You've heard us talk about Drova Labs, the prototype playground where your feedback shapes what we build and in what order. The first prototypes are live to try today.

Your feedback feeds directly into how features get built and the order we build them. Consider it a direct line into the product team.

The Documents prototype: Sheila suggesting the records a policy relates to

Documents

One home for every policy and document, with version history, review reminders, and Sheila summarising each one and flagging what changed since the last version. No more keeping a spreadsheet on the side.

Try it out

The Events and Incidents prototype: capture an event and the RunSteady register

Events and Incidents

A single register for logging incidents, complaints and quality events, with a portal so the wider team can submit them, and trend spotting that surfaces recurring issues and red flags.

Try it out

Until next month

However fast AI moves, the pace you take all of this at is yours to set. Everything above is there whenever you want a look, and a free trial is the quickest way to see Sheila working on your own objectives.

Sam and the Drova team

Don't take our word for it. Try it out for yourself.

Run good business with Drova