Operational risk management for leaders: advanced level
View AgendaKey reasons to attend
- Tackle the latest operational risk challenges, from generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to cyber threats
- Find meaningful ways to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into the op risk framework
- Stay ahead of evolving regulatory expectations
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About the course
As the focus shifts to GenAI, cyber risk and ESG, financial institutions must adapt their op risk practices to stay ahead. This advanced course equips risk leaders with the latest strategies to enhance op risk management frameworks while meeting evolving regulatory expectations.
Covering critical topics such as risk culture, RCSAs and risk appetite, this training emphasises actionable insights and practical applications. Participants will engage in discussions and group work to explore best practices and benchmark solutions with peers.
The course concludes with attendees building an individual action plan to implement key learnings within their organisations, ensuring a proactive approach to risk management.
What participants say:
- ‘Great course, knowledgeable and engaging presenter, good coverage of subjects’
- ‘It has been a very enjoyable, educational course with a lot of useful information to take away’
- ‘Excellent use of time, well paced and well presented’
Pricing options:
- Early-bird rate: save up to $800 per person by booking in advance
- 3-for-2 rate: save over $3,000 by booking a group of three attendees
- Subscriber reward: save 30% off the standard rate if you are a Risk.net subscriber
- Season tickets: cost-effective option for groups of 10 or more. Learn more
T&Cs apply
Learning objectives
- Apply a three-step approach to developing op risk appetite
- Analyse why risk and control self-assessments (RCSAs) fail and how to derive value
- Examine emerging risk identification and management processes
- Understand the key skills modern risk professionals need to invest in
- Debate the future of op risk
- Benchmark the maturity of approaches against peers
Who should attend
Job titles may include but are not limited to:
- Chief risk officer
- Head of op risk
- Head of enterprise risk
- Head of compliance
- Head of internal audit
- Senior op risk leader
- Governance and control
Agenda
June 24–26, 2025
Live online. Timezones: Emea/Americas
Sessions:
- Understanding, measuring and embedding risk culture
- Incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) into operational risk frameworks
- Why risk control self-assessments (RCSAs) fail and how to derive value
- Group discussion: cyber, third-party and operational resilience
- Identifying and managing emerging risks
- Creating an impactful operational risk appetite
- Developing successful risk teams
- Group discussion: the future of operational risk
Tutor:
- Elena Pykhova, Founder, The OpRisk Company
Introduction from the tutor
Tutors
Elena Pykhova Risk Learning Faculty
Director and founder
The OpRisk Company
Elena Pykhova is award-winning risk expert, author, international trainer and educator. She is the founder of a boutique risk management consultancy, The OpRisk company, specializing in risk transformation, board and executive level advice on effective operational and enterprise risk management strategy, design and implementation. Elena is an author of a best-selling book, Operational Risk Management in Financial Services: A Practical Guide to Establishing Effective Solutions. She is a renowned educator, running public and in-house training courses in the UK and internationally for world-leading organisations including the London Stock Exchange Group Academy, Euronext, Risk.net, the Moller Center Cambridge University, and the Institute of Internal Auditors. Elena is a thought leader, influencer and founder of a prominent industry think tank, the Best Practice Operational Risk Forum. She is a former Director for Education at the Institute of Operational Risk and chair of the Expert Panel for the Association of Foreign Banks. Passionate about the discipline, she founded her training and consulting practice after 20 years of experience in senior roles at Fortune 500 companies.
Testimonials
“Elena is an excellent, fun and knowledgeable trainer”
“Elena was excellent at providing practical examples.”
“Elena is very knowledgeable and does not only share the information but is also able to explain and answer to question with good examples.”
“Elena is a very knowledgeable speaker…and her presentations keep me engaged throughout”
Accreditation
This course is CPD (Continued Professional Development) accredited. One credit is awarded for every hour of learning at the event.
Pre-reading materials
The Risk.net resources below have been selected to enhance your learning experience:
- Top 10 operational risks for 2024
- Op Risk Benchmarking 2024: the G-Sibs
- Operational risks: trends and challenges
A Risk.net subscription will provide you access to these articles. Alternatively, register for free to read two news articles a month.
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