Advanced Enterprise Risk Management

The programme

Programme overview

In a world marked by continuous turmoil — rising geopolitical tensions, unpredictable market fluctuations, escalating natural disasters, and economic volatility — organisations must navigate an increasingly complex risk landscape. To steer confidently through these challenges, a holistic and integrated approach to risk management is essential.

This intensive training course in Advanced Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is designed to empower organisations to move beyond traditional, siloed risk management. By embedding ERM at the strategic level, delegates will learn to aggregate, prioritise, and address risks based on material impact — including the emerging risks that AI itself now poses to the enterprise — ensuring that risk management drives innovation, resilience, and sustainable value creation.

Through real-world case studies, global risk scenarios, and practical exercises, participants will acquire the tools to transform risk into opportunity, aligning risk processes with organisational strategy and performance.

Who should attend

Who is this programme for?

• Chief Risk Officers
• Risk Managers
• Directors and Managers Overseeing Risk Management
• Heads of Internal Audit and Assurance
• Senior Finance Professionals
• Executives Responsible for Corporate Governance and Risk

Learning outcomes

What you will learn

• Elevate ERM to a strategic function, integrating it with business objectives
• Apply advanced risk identification, assessment, and measurement techniques
• Engage senior leadership and boards in proactive risk oversight, including governance of AI as an emerging risk category
• Develop and implement Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) for robust monitoring
• Align risk appetite and tolerance with value creation and protection
• Build a culture of informed risk-taking and accountability across all levels
• Link risk management to corporate performance, decision-making, and assurance processes
• Respond effectively to crises and emergent risks with confidence

Why Attend?

• Transform your approach to risk: gain the strategic insight, technical expertise, and practical skills to embed enterprise risk management as a value-creating function in your organisation. Learn how to turn risk into a source of competitive advantage.

Explore the programme

Detailed programme outline

• Characteristics of Advanced ERM Processes
• Keeping Sight of Strategic Objectives
• Lessons from Global ERM Scenarios
• The Role of Executive Management and Board in ERM
• Identifying and managing emergent risks (low probability, high impact)
• AI as a distinct emerging risk category: algorithmic bias, third-party AI vendor risk, and AI governance frameworks (aligned with the OECD AI Principles)
• Designing and implementing Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) for board-level monitoring
• Defining and operationalising risk appetite and tolerance
• Integrating ERM with strategic decision-making
• Reference: the ISO 31000 standard
• Aligning assurance with ERM
• Building a risk-aware culture: communication, behaviour, and teamwork
• ERM Golden Rules for effective communication
• Assessing your current ERM environment and conducting a practical gap analysis
• Developing an actionable ERM implementation roadmap
• Deciding whether the 5-Day Comprehensive programme is the right next step

Learning approach

How you will learn

Our diverse instructional approaches ensure effective learning:

– Lectures & Presentations: Engage with expert-driven, stimulating content.– Course Material: Access well-crafted supporting resources.– Group Work: Collaborate on discussions and case studies for practical insights.– Workshops & Role-Play: Participate in immersive, scenario-based activities.– Practical Application: Focus on applying theoretical knowledge in real situations.– Post-Training Support: Receive extensive support after training for skill implementation.

Discuss your requirements

Dates, duration & arrangements

Contact Ratomac to confirm dates, duration, delivery format, entry requirements and any applicable assessment or certification before booking.