Kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain
Meets throughout the year to host special events for IRM members.
Our overall purpose and scope will be to facilitate the improvement of wider regional organisational performance by specifically:
1) Improving the development and application of risk management 'good practice' tools and techniques
2) Developing and promoting local risk management awareness and capability, including risk management as a profession
3) Promoting the value of risk management as a discipline, as well as the IRM as the leading regional risk management professional institute.
Regional IRM Awards for the Kingdoms of Saudi Arabia & Bahrain
We are excited to announce these inaugural awards for the Kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, which are intended to recognize and celebrate the value of risk management and the expertise of risk professionals.
There are four award categories, each associated with the organizations who have sponsored our events during the preceding twelve months:
Risk Management Implementation of the Year (Public Sector), sponsored by Mashroat.
Risk Management Implementation of the Year (Private Sector), sponsored by Mobily.
Risk Innovation of the Year 2019 (which can cover any aspect of risk management), sponsored by STC.
Young Risk Professional of the Year, sponsored by Almarai.
For further details on the awards and how to submit a nomination, please read the following documents. Here and here
Group contact details
Group Chair: Darren Mullan
Vice-chair: Suzanne White
Founding Committee Member: Mike Robertson
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Future events
KSA & Bahrain Regional Group Webinar
This will be our second regional event of 2021, with two excellent speakers.
There will also be dedicated time Q&A and discussion, after the presentations.
Speakers
Mike Robertson CFIRM, Director of Professional Excellence Ministry of Finance – Project Management Office, who will present on the topic of: ‘The role of risk assessment in project cost estimation at different stages in the project lifecycle.’
AbuJahed (AJ) Ahad CFIRM, CLIP, MCMI, MBA, BEng, A Certified Risk Professional and Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management, who will present on the topic of: 'A quick guide to making risk management work in the Middle East.'
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Wednesday 26th May 2021 |
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Time: |
16:00 - 17:30 BST (18:00 - 19:30 AST) |
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Registration: |
Click here to register |
Past events
KSA & Bahrain Regional Group Webinar
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Wednesday 27th January 2021 |
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15:00 - 16:30 GMT (18:00 - 19:30 AST) |
KSA & Bahrain Regional Group Webinar
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Wednesday 4th November 2020 |
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Time: |
15:15 - 16:45 GMT (18:15 - 19:45 AST) |
Infrastructure/project risk management
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Date: |
Thursday 20 August 2020 |
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Time: |
10:00 - 11:30 BST (12:00 - 13:30 AST) |
KSA & Bahrain Regional Group: Business Continuity & Resilience
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Date: |
Thursday 11 June 2020 |
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Time: |
12.00-13.30 AST (10:00-11:30 BST) |
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Location: |
Online webinar only |
Regional Interest Group for the Kingdoms of Saudi Arabia & Bahrain
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Date: |
Thursday 13 February 2020 |
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Time: |
09:00-13:00 |
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Location: |
Almarai Head Office Northern Ring Branch Rd, Al Izdihar, Riyadh 12487 |
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This event is sponsored by Almarai. |
Third KoSA and Bahrain RIG event
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Date: |
Thursday 05 December 2019 |
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Time: |
09:00-13:00 |
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Location: |
Mobily Office, Hanifa Valley Street (next to Kingdom Tower), Riyadh Parking is available in Kingdom Tower |
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This event was sponsored by Mobily |
Second KSA and Bahrain RIG event
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Date: |
Thursday 25 July 2019 |
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Time: |
09:00-13:00 |
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Location: |
7564 2226, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh 13315, Saudi Arabia More information about the location will be given closer to the event. |
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This event was sponsored by Saudi Telecommunications Company
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Mastering Risk Management Practices
The Inaugural IRM Regional Interest Group for the Kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain
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Date: |
Thursday 02 May 2019 |
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Time: |
10:00-14:00 |
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Location: |
The exact location within the ITCC will be sent by email closer to the date |
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Booking |
This event was sponsored by Mashroat |
The IRM Regional Interest Group covering the Kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain would like to invite you to attend their inaugural event.
This new RIG was established to pursue the following objectives across both Kingdoms:
- Support networking across IRM members and the wider risk management community
- Provide IRM members with Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities
- Raise awareness of the IRM across non-members and the wider business community
- Promote the value of risk management and the expertise of IRM members.