Access reviews assume that access is something people have. In modern systems, access is something that is calculated. Policies, context, risk signals, time, and just-in-time elevation decide what happens at runtime. Yet governance continues to operate on static entitlement snapshots that no longer represent reality.

This session argues that traditional access reviews are fundamentally broken in dynamic access environments. When access is computed, reviewing entitlements provides false confidence while missing real risk. The talk introduces a shift from entitlement governance to decision governance, where organizations govern policy intent, enforcement behavior, and observed access outcomes over time.

Rather than declaring IGA obsolete, the session reframes its role. IGA becomes the accountability layer for access decisions, not a catalog of assignments. Attendees will learn how governance can evolve to remain audit-ready and least-privilege aligned even when access is ephemeral, conditional, and policy-driven.

This talk challenges long-held assumptions about what governance means and proposes a new mental model for securing access in modern architectures.