RCSAs: designing and embedding in risk management
View AgendaKey reasons to attend
- Learn how to derive increased value from the risk and control self-assessment (RCSA) process
- Identify common challenges and find practical solutions
- Create an individual action plan to drive positive change in your organisation
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About the course
Although widely used in financial services, RCSAs are often seen as a compliance exercise that adds little value. This course provides a practical, step-by-step guide to designing and executing effective RCSAs – transforming them into a powerful risk management tool. Participants will learn how to design methodologies, formulate risks and controls, and produce insightful reports.
Led by an expert practitioner, the training explores common pitfalls and proven strategies to enhance RCSAs, including horizon scanning for emerging risks and effective facilitation techniques. Attendees will leave the course with the skills to implement a robust RCSA process that aligns with business goals and offers a holistic view of organisational risks.
What participants say:
“Very interesting, very good examples and excellent speaker”
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
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Learning objectives
- Find meaningful ways to formulate risks and controls
- Integrate RCSAs with key risk indicators and risk appetite
- Write effective and actionable RCSA reports
- Gain expertise in RCSA facilitation
- Learn strategies to engage key stakeholders and secure buy-in
- Address emerging operational risks in the RCSA process
Who should attend
Relevant departments may include but are not limited to:
- Risk management
- Internal audit
- Op risk
- Enterprise risk
- Compliance
- Governance
Agenda
June 3–5, 2025
Live online. Timezones: Emea/Americas
Sessions:
- RCSA: defining methodology and engaging stakeholders
- Spotlight on risks and controls
- Effective RCSA Facilitation
- Addressing Emerging Operational Risks
- Integrating RCSAs with core tools: risk events, KRIs, risk appetite
- Impactful RCSA reporting
Tutor:
- Elena Pykhova, director and founder, The OpRisk Company
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:
- Transforming risk controls for next-level decision-making
- Op Risk Benchmarking 2024: the banks
- Old but gold? Mastering the RCSA despite Covid-19
A Risk.net subscription will provide you access to these articles. Alternatively, register for free to read two articles.
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