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Midlands (UK) Regional Group

Future meeting(s)

 

Date 14 May 2010
Time 10.00 - 15.00
Location

Severn Trent, Birmingham

Topics
  • The history of risk management and its value today
  • Risk and the Balanced Scorecard

 

All members and IRM students are invited to the meeting as well as colleagues who have an interest in the topic or the work of the IRM. Please email chris.greaves@atkinsglobal.com if you would like to attend.

Group contact details

Aims of the group

Terms of reference

Chair: Chris Greaves (Atkins)

Secretary: Martin Hedley-Smith (Wolverhampton University)

If you are interested in joining this group or would like more information, please contact Chris Greaves at chris.greaves@atkinsglobal.com


Previous meetings

Date 14 January 2010
Time 10.00 - 15.30
Location

Atkins Ltd

Conference Room 5,
10th Floor, The Axis,
10 Holliday Street,
Birmingham, B1 1TF

Map

Topics
Agenda January_Agenda  

 

Date 17 September 2009
Time 10.00 - 15.30
Location

University of Wolverhampton

Room MX020, MX Building,
Camp Street,
Wolverhampton, WV1 1AD

Topics

Governance - Emerging Risks

Professor John Rowse

Moseley & District Housing Association (tba)

Agenda

September agenda

 

Risk management - continuous improvement?

Legal & Commercial Risk Management

Date 14 May 2009
Location

University of Wolverhampton

Room MX020, MX Building,
Camp Street,
Wolverhampton, WV1 1AD

Topics and speakers

Risk Management - continuous improvement

Lori Ridgeway, Severn Trent

Legal & Commercial Risk Management, Richard Nicholas, Browne Jacobson LLP

 

Embarking on an ERM programme

Date Tuesday 27 January 2009
Location

Royal Mail, Birmingham

Topics

(1) Embarking on an ERM programme

(2) Introduction of new Chairman (Chris

Greaves, Atkins) and Secretary (Martin

Hedley-Smith, Wolverhampton

University)

Speakers Shaun Delaney, Royal Mail
 

Risk - Opportunity or Threat?

Date Thursday 27 November 2008
Location

Zurich Risk Services, Rubery, Birmingham

Topics Risk - Opportunity or Threat?
Speakers Liz Taylor, Partner - Liz Taylor Consulting

 

Effective Communication within your business

Date Wednesday 24 September 2008
Time 2:30 - 4:30
Location

Zurich Risk Services, Rubery, Birmingham

Topics

Effective Communication within your business - the key to providing valued risk management services

Presentation and discussion:

1) Identifying the internal and external customers.

2) Ascertaining customer needs through a consultative approach.

3) Implementing a management framework to meet customer needs

Speakers Charles Van Oppen, Van Oppen & Co

 

The Combined Code + 10 years

Date Thursday 26 June 2008
Time 2:30 - 4:30
Location Marsh Offices, Birmingham
Topics

The Combined Code + 10 years

Meeting to be chaired by Simone Wray

Presentation and discussion by Marsh

Speaker Richard Tolley, Managing Consultant, Marsh Strategic Risk Practice.
Background When the Combined Code was first introduced in 1998, it provided many listed UK companies with their first regulatory requirement to report on risk. Now following it's tenth year, Marsh commissioned a comprehensive new study that examines how the reporting of risk - and the activities that this can often represent - has evolved over the last 10 years. The session will present the results of the study and provide an opportunity to debate what they mean with your industry peer group.

 

Business Continuity Planning

Date Tuesday 6 May 2008
Time 2:30 - 4:30
Location
Zurich Risk Services, Rubery, Birmingham
Topics

Business Continuity Planning

Neil Courtney and Kevin Basham - Belfor UK

 

General discussion on content and format of the 2008 programme together with election/re-election ofChairman and Secretary

Date 4th December 2007
Location
Zurich Risk Services, Rubery, Birmingham
Topics

1) Steve Fowler, IRM Chief Executive - Current developments at the Institute (including showing of Diploma launch video)


2) Election of Midlands region Chairman and Secretary.
Andrew Morton and Brian Pountney have indicated their willingness to continue in these roles.


3) Topics, speakers and dates for 2008 Programme
An open discussion to consider the programme for next year.

 

Managing injury and sickness absence to ensure positive outcomes. A presentation and discussion led by Pamela Gellatly, Healthcare Risk Management Ltd

Date 25th September 2007
Location

Zurich Risk Services, Rubery, Birmingham

 

Why disaster restoration should be pre-planned as part of your risk management procedure. Presentation and discussion led by Neal Courtney - Market Development Director

Date 5th July 2007
Location

BELFOR International Gmbh, Tamworth

 

Corporate Social Responsibility

Speaker - Dr Steve Boorman, Director of CSR

Followed by tour of the Mail Centre

Date 3rd April 2007
Location

The Post Office - Birmingham Mail Centre, Aston, Birmingham

 

Corporate Manslaughter
Speaker - David Egan, Partner, Regulatory & Investigatory Group

Date 6th February 2007
Location

Irwin Mitchell, Temple Street,

Birmingham

 

28th November 2006, Zurich Risk Services, Birmingham.

Featuring a presentation and discussion on "Embedding Risk Management" from Paul Hopkin, Technical Director of AIRMIC.

2nd October 2006, Zurich Risk Services, Birmingham

Featuring

  • "Tackling the issue of change management" - Mark Middleton, Chemical Engineer, Zurich Risk Services
  • "Formatting future MRG activities" - Andrew Morton, Chairman, MRG