You are convinced about what’s needed – but are they?  This session helps you clarify what you want, and how to get it; how to make yourself part of the sale; and how to manage 5 key impression points for the impact you want.

For the past 18 years Arnie has provided a wide variety of programmes, seminars and workshops to over 200 clients in the UK and abroad.

Business information falls into two main categories: Facts and everything else.  Risk managers must engage with the ‘everything else’ to enable informed risk decisions.  Without identifying and understanding the assumptions upon which we act, we cannot properly define our risk appetite and will not have embedded risk management.

With over 20 years in the risk industry, now leading the development of ERM practices across public sector delivery bodies in the Northwest.  In 2004-05 was the UK representative to the coalition strategic planning team in Iraq.

Erik provides strategic advice and transaction support to insurers, brokers, and corporate clients. He was previously employed at Marsh and the FirstCity Partnership.

The modern business model, with its just-in-time supply chain, compression of financial margins, has created new dependencies for its promises to deliver information and services in minute variety, detail and of course, instantly. It is taking those who are promising organisational resilience into new areas of risk and relationship management; and also multidisciplinary crisis responses.  It will explore also whether the promises of a supplier’s business continuity plan can be trusted at a time when the customer organisation is totally dependent on it for its own survival .

David is an author, lecturer and workshop leader on risk management and continuity subjects and guides a wide range of companies and public sector organisations around the world.

Learn how your organisation is particularly at risk from the new Act, in respect of the use of
transport, logistics and supply chains to undertake organisational activities. All organisations use these activities and this area of ‘external’ risk management is often ignored in the bigger picture of ‘internal’ risk exposures.

An experienced international risk
management specialist with a strong
background in health & safety, fleet and
general risk management in the public and private sectors.

Human beings develop by taking risks. We reward those who succeed. Those who try and don’t succeed may suffer injury, disappointment, etc and may leave the organisation even though they make a valuable contribution. How can we manage risk taking most effectively?

Jonathan is a Chartered Engineer (18 years). He has 15 years experience in risk management mostly as a consultant with large, medium and small companies.

Balanced risk management methodologies can be applied to crime and terrorism.  Cost effective risk management strategies can be developed to approach them. Spotting a fraudster is often a mindset.  There are warning signs: fraud is a crime committed by people - there are risk management processes to stop it happening to you.

Extensive experience within man-made hazards, across numerous industries including the insurance, defence, nuclear, marine and commercial industries. 

This session will start by discussing these seven key components of organisational effectiveness – Leadership, Strategy, Structure, Systems/processes, People, Culture and Marketing. (with a definition of each). We will then take a risk management angle on each of these in turn. (For example with Leadership how do we ensure that risk is considered effectively at the strategic, operational and team levels).

Matthew has worked in the insurance and risk management industry for over 17 years. This has included underwriting, international broking, project management and training.  

Considering the problems of implementing risk management on projects; whether the process has been properly considered at tender stage, whether the commitment is there to resource the process for it to be effective, hints and tips on what to consider

First Fellow of the IRM in the construction engineering industry.  Director of IRM.

The session will describe the process and difficulties encountered in the design and roll-out of a risk analysis and management system in Rio Tinto, a large multi-national mining resource company. Material will outline the strategy adopted, describe some interesting issues, and outline the more difficult challenges that were overcome.

A geotechnical engineer by training, Mr Summers became involved in risk in the early 1990s. Since 1993 has worked exclusively in risk analysis and management.

Environmental Protection Act being enforced. Local Authorities compiling records of polluted land.  If original polluter cannot be found current owner or occupier liable for clean-up costs.

• Recent environmental legal cases
• Prevailing regime can hinder land transactions developing brown field sites
• Environmental Impairment insurance market and how insurance can assist managing risks

Originally a Property Underwriter before joining a large insurance broker.  Developed a Public Sector speciality business and currently specialising in designing Environmental Impairment insurance covers.

This session covers the lifecycle theory of organisations and how an organisation can ensure it develops in the best way to exploit both opportunities and threats. It also covers the 4 key roles that are essential for any successful organisation and the qualities needed for those to be effective

After 20 years of underwriting large risk managed clients Marion offers specialist training, coaching and consulting to improve business results for the risk and insurance sector