• Ensuring emerging risks are spotted and made visible
• Integrating scenario thinking into mainstream risk thinking
• Keeping your risk registers real and relevant

In a fast moving world risk registers can be left ‘high and dry’ by the speed of change. How can we create the necessary foresight around emerging risks to inform organisations about their strategic response to change?

Come and learn about an exciting new way to ‘Detox’ your approach to risk identification.

Dr Grant Foster, Associate Director, Enterprise Risk Management, Aon Global Risk Consulting

• Risk data and what it says – we give some good/bad examples
• How to improve the quality of your risk data
• Tools to test and improve the quality of data content

Do we always accurately record what we really mean? Is the content of your risk register left as a tick box exercise? BMT Sigma demonstrates innovative methods and tools to continually test the quality of the content of your risk data. “Unlock the potential to take risk wisely.”

Embedding a risk management culture – how  a good risk management system can help

• Find out about the latest risk management tools and technology
• What benefits can you expect from using technology?
• Success stories and lessons learnt from real examples of system implementation

An interactive workshop focused on the current and future use of risk management systems to help embed ‘risk management’ into the day to day culture and operations of the business.  Hands-on experience and practical tips will be provided based on:

(a) latest trends;

(b) success stories;

Verna is a risk management specialist, with specific interest in managing the implementation of the HCW’s Magique risk management software solution.

“Decisions, Decisions” - the role of risk management in effective decision making

• Incorporating risk management within the decision making process
• Effective risk management in enhancing decision making
• The role of the risk manager

The workshop will show how risk management can support decision making, allowing organisations to demonstrate confidence around the decision making process. The workshop will include a number of case studies and scenarios where the risk manager has been able to increase their positioning within the organisation. 

Douglas Ure MIRM, Managing Consultant, Marsh

Michael is responsible for the design and delivery of strategic risk services, which include both strategic and operational risk assessments, the design and development of robust risk management frameworks, the evaluation of Risk Management Information Systems and the constructive appraisal of existing risk management processes and procedures.

Michael has experience in both the public and private sector

Major loss - business interruption and the supply chain.  Do you know your risks?

• Nuances of a BI policy
• Managing the BI claim
• Other risk management options and the true cost of risk within the supply chain

 This interactive workshop will explore a major property damage / business interruption loss scenario to consider issues such as;

- the nuances of a BI policy and how they impact coverage

- managing the BI claim to maximise benefits of coverage

- considering what other risk management options exist

- establishing the true cost of risk within the supply chain

- how to manage the risk within a supply chain

Neil Greaves, FACS UK Practice Leader, Marsh

Neil is the UK Leader for the Forensic Accounting and Claims Service group (FACS) within Marsh Risk Consulting.  He is a chartered loss adjuster and prior to joining Marsh, he spent four years as a claim consultant for Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

• Identifying risks beyond the risk workshop
• Sources of risks and emerging risk issues
• How to handle unlikely risk events

Damion Keasey, Manager, Enterprise Risk Management, KPMG

How best to teach risk management?

• Discuss how best to teach risk management
• Find out about the new IRM two day course and have an opportunity to guide its learning objectives and development
• Creatively brainstorm for improvement ideas

The workshop will share the work being undertaken in the development on the IRM’s new ERM two-day training course by DNV.  Participants will learn about the course’s draft learning objectives, planned contents, learning styles and the development process.  Participants will be able to learn about learning-styles and contribute to the development of the course.  The course is due to be completed at the end of 2009.

Richard Archer MIRM, Senior Consultant, DNV

Mark is an expert in risk management with over 25 years experience.  He is a member of the IRM’s Innovation SIG and Healthcare SIG. 

• A review of different approaches to implement ERM
• How value can be delivered by ERM
• Strategies to ensure ERM projects really deliver

The workshop will consider the ‘value journey’ each organisation needs to make to reach true enterprise risk-reward management and risk-adjusted corporate planning - reviewing potential steps including Project, Program, Supply Chain Risk, Business Continuity etc. Barriers to success and lessons learned from a variety of real-world projects will be discussed.

• How to apply successfully
• Preparation
• Successful interviewing
  

There are real skills to enhancing your chances of getting that job – in the way you complete your application form or CV, and in how you use subliminal skills before and during the interview.  This session reveals all…

• What do international members want from their Institute?
• Where are the growth areas?
• How can education and membership services be delivered?

Risk management is a global profession. This workshop is an opportunity for both international members and those in the UK who have an international perspective to their work to discuss how the IRM should promote itself internationally, and develop and deliver services to international members and students.

• What do we mean by risk intelligence and how and why it is critical to business decision making
• Using KRIs to build risk intelligence
• Risk intelligent boards and management – building the ideal risk report for your business