TRACK 1 | Tuesday, June 10, 2025 | 🕒 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Risk and Resilience by Design: Building the Future-Proof Enterprise

In today’s dynamic business environment, where disruptions are becoming more frequent and unpredictable, risk and resilience must be built by design, not by reaction. Organizations that embed resilience into their core business strategy—rather than treating it as a reactive, compliance-driven exercise—are better equipped to navigate operational, cyber, and supply chain risks. This requires a shift from traditional risk management approaches to proactive, integrated frameworks that align risk, resilience, and performance objectives. By leveraging AI, automation, and real-time data analytics, businesses can anticipate threats, monitor risks dynamically, and continuously strengthen their resilience posture. The key to future-proofing operations lies in creating a resilience roadmap that not only mitigates risks but enables businesses to thrive in the face of uncertainty.

Key Takeaways:

• Why risk and resilience by design is essential for sustainable business growth in a dynamic risk landscape
• How to embed resilience into business strategy and critical business processes from the outset
• The role of AI, automation, and analytics in enabling proactive risk monitoring and decision-making
• Best practices and lessons learned from industry leaders to build a measurable, future-proof resilience roadmap

Instructor: Michael Rasmussen, GRC Analyst & Pundit, GRC 20/20 Research

TRACK 2 | Tuesday, June 10, 2025 | 🕒 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

The Current State and The Future of Operational Risk Management

This interactive workshop will summarize key findings from Elena Pykhova’s extensive industry research reflected in her best-selling book, outlining key challenges faced by Operational Risk Professionals and providing a recipe for continued success. In a complex and interconnected risk landscape, what does it take for risk managers to remain current and firmly hold the position of Trusted Board Advisors?

Key Takeaways:

• The current state: Why Operational Risk implementations struggle and how to revitalise them
• Avoiding disintegration: Mastering interconnected risk management through a connected approach
• From hindsight to foresight: Applying situational awareness and mastering Emerging risks
• Collaboration and Communication: Building a strong risk culture on the pillars of Authority, Opinion and Engagement
• More difficult to address: Third-party, Cyber and Resilience – what is the optimum role of Risk?
• Moving towards Embeddedness: Measuring maturity level, benchmarking against industry sources and developing a future-state roadmap

Instructor: Elena Pykhova, Director and Founder, The Op Risk Company Ltd