Government CRO Summit 2018
Novotel Canberra:27th August – 30th August, 2018
Confirmed speakers:
Amarjit Atkar, Chief Risk Officer, U.K.Ministry of Defence
Marianne Roth, Chief Risk Officer, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (U.S.)
Barbara Frohn, Director Risk and Compliance Oversight, CRO, Financial Conduct Authority (UK)
Shagen Ganason, Chief Risk Officer, TePuniKōkiri (NZ)
Dr. Karen Hardy, Deputy Chief Risk Officer and Director Risk Management Division, US Governmentand author of Enterprise Risk Management: A Guide for Government Professionals
Montrice Yakimov, Chief Risk Officer, US Treasury Department, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Michael O’Neill, Chief Risk Officer, Australian Taxation Office
Samantha Montenegro, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, Australian Office of Financial Management
Danny Williams, Chief Risk and Fraud Officer, Risk, Resilience and Compliance, Defence Housing Australia
Kerry Markoulli, Assistant Secretary, Program Manager Risk, Planning and Policy, Australian Bureau of Statistics
Gavin Pearce, Chief Risk Officer, icare NSW
KevinMasling, Chief Risk Officer, NSW Treasury Corporation
Christopher Price, Manager, Risk Intelligence and Analytics, WA Department of Transport
Risk, Australian Officer of Financial Management
Murray Eastman, Chief Risk Officer, Department of Communications and the Arts
Mark Coles, Former Chief Risk Officer, BT Investment Management, Head of RiskManagement,
J.P. Morgan
Liza Nadolski, Senior Risk Management Advisor, iCare NSW (workshop convener)
Conference outline
The Government CRO 2018 Summit will bring together CROs and high-level risk managers from the public sector to discuss best practice approaches to strategic risk management for government organisations. Attend to hear case studies from national and international government CROs and practical approaches to improve your organisations risk management and stay on top of emerging national and global trends in government risk management.
Key benefits of attending
- Build on your approach to strategic risk management
- Understand organisational risks
- Learn how to overcome unrealised risk
- Build a culture of risk in your organisation
- Understand how to deal with risk in a politically uncertain environment
- Meet your compliance and governance obligations
- Manage organisational cyber and data risk
AUDIENCE
This event will bring together government and Public Sector risk professionals. Job title categories that will attend include:
- Chief Risk Officers
- Heads of risk
- Heads of governance
- Heads of internal audit
- Deputy secretaries of risk, governance, assurance and compliance
- Director of risk, governance, assurance and compliance
Pre-Conference Workshop: 27thAugust, 2018
9am – 5 pm
The role of the CRO in contemporary government and influencing organisational agendas
The CRO continues to be an emerging role across all sectors and one that is still developing its identity. In many organisations the CRO hasthe title given to other ‘C Suite’ Executives but, in reality, does nothave the same level of influence. In some cases, the CRO may be reportingto another ‘C Suite’ executive. The CRO can, and should, be one of the most influential executives in driving theorganisation’s agenda fromthe development of its strategic plan, through to its assurance program. Todo that, the CRO needs to have a seat at the adult’s table.
This workshop will cover:
- What does a ‘seat at the table’ look like
- Changing the risk paradigm within an organisation in relation to ownership and accountability
- The role of the CRO in reporting
- The role of the CRO in assurance
- Measuring the effectiveness of the risk management program to demonstrate value
Rod Farrar, Director, Paladin Risk Management Services
Day One: 28thAugust, 2018
8:30 Registration, morning coffee and tea
8:50 Opening remarks from chair: Risk Management Institute of Australasia
Risk Management the Public Sector
9:05am:International keynote
Making risk management effective in a large government Department
- The role of risk management for governmentorganisations
- Aligning risk management to core organisational operations and responsibilities
- Implementing and operating risk in the U.K. Ministry of Dewfence
Amarjit Atkar, Chief Risk Officer, U.K.Ministry of Defence
9:55am:CASE STUDY
Harnessing risk management to protect and enhance organisational reputation
- Effectively managing reputational risk
- A guide to managing organisational reputation through crisis management
- Creating response plans to protect organisational reputation
Kevin Masling, Chief Risk Officer,NSW Treasury Corporation
10:45 Morning tea
11:00: Understanding and mapping public sector organisational risks
- Learn methods for mapping allorganisational risks
- Engaging internal and external stakeholders in mapping risks
- The importance of mapping risks and how this should inform risk management strategy
Gavin Pearce, Chief Risk Officer, iCare NSW
Disruption & Culture
11:50: Private sector keynote
Understanding and responding to disruption risk and changing business models
- How the CRO can best understand technological change and related disruption
- Learn how to respond and adapt to changing business models
- Why government CROs must understand disruption risk
Mark Coles, Former Chief Risk Officer, BT Investment Management, Head of Risk Management, J.P. Morgan
Lunch 12:40
1:40pm: Panel discussion
Embedding a holistic risk assessment culture throughout a public sector organisation
- Supporting a holistic approach to the identification and management of risk
- How to ensure risk is considered by all internal stakeholders and decision makers
- Understanding each organisation must has an individual risk culture
Amarjit Atkar, Chief Risk Officer,U.K.Ministry of Defence
Marianne Roth, Chief Risk Officer, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (U.S.)
Danny Williams, Chief Risk and Fraud Officer, Risk, Resilience and Compliance, Defence Housing Australia
Gavin Pearce, Chief Risk Officer, iCare NSW
2:30pm:Internal audit to develop a strategic response to changing risk profiles and overlapped with assurance
- The role of internal audit in responding to changing risk profiles
- Identifying and prioritising key strategic initiatives
- Understanding the relationship between changing organisational responsibilities and risk
Samantha Montenegro, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, Australian Office of Financial Management
3:20 Afternoon Tea
Resources & Audit
3:40pm: International keynote:How to use risk management to enhance efficient use of organisational resources
- Understand the relationship between risk management and organisational efficiency
- Making efficient use of resources as they are allocated by the government
- Responding to changes in resources and funding over time
Marianne Roth, Chief Risk Officer, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (U.S.)
4:30pm:Internal audit to develop a strategic response to changing risk profiles
- The role of internal audit in responding to changing risk profiles
- Identifying and prioritising key strategic initiatives
- Understanding the relationship between changing organisational responsibilities and risk
Shagen Ganason, Chief Risk Officer, TePuniKōkiri (NZ)
5:20 End of day one
Day Two: 29thAugust, 2018
8:30 Registration, morning coffee and tea
9:00 Opening remarks from chair: Risk Management Institute of Australasia
Political Uncertainty & Cyber Risk
9:05am International keynote: How to deal with risk in a politically uncertain environment
Enterprise wide risk management and emerging risk management
- Managing volatility created by political change and ambiguity
- Compliance as best practice for government institutions
- Does inaction at one level of government empower other levels of government
Barbara Frohn, Director Risk and Compliance Oversight, CRO, Financial Conduct Authority (U.K.)
As well as her usual responsibilities, Barbara is responsible for the management of sector related, execution and operational risks related to Brexit.
9:55am International keynote
Cyber preparedness and risk management
- Understanding cybersecurity as an all-encompassing risk management issue
- Contextualising cyber incident costs to public sector organisations
- How to ensure your organisation is prepared for risk issues related to cybersecurity
Montrice Yakimov, Chief Risk Officer, US Treasury Department, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Frameworks & Technology
11:00am
Implementing new Risk Management Framework’s in government
- Understand all the stages of risk management framework implementation
- Overcoming barriers to risk management framework implementation
- Methods to make effective use of limited resources and streamline processes
Michael O’Neill, Chief Risk Officer, Australian Taxation Office
11:50am
Panel discussion
How can the CRO and risk management enhance public service delivery and meet organisational obligations
- How to ensure risk management is taken into consideration in service delivery design
- Understand how risk management can enhance service delivery
- Why risk must play a central role in service delivery
Montrice Yakimov, Chief Risk Officer, US Treasury Department, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Barbara Frohn, Director Risk and Compliance Oversight, CRO, Financial Conduct Authority (U.K.)
Michael O’Neill, Chief Risk Officer, Australian Taxation Office
Christopher Price, Manager, Risk Intelligence and Analytics, W.A. Department of Transport
Lunch 12:40pm
1:40pm: Methods to keep pace with technological change through risk management
- How risk management can keep pace with new technology and technological change
- The challenge of rapid technological change outpacing risk managementfor regulators and other government organisations
- Methods to keep on top of technological change
Murray Eastman, Chief Risk Officer, Department of Communications and the Arts
Embedding Risk Management, Compliance & Adaptation
2:30pm Embedding risk management as part of the normal, everydaydecision-making process
- Ensuring risk management is integrated in decision making, not isolated
- Understand processes by which all levels of an organisation can engage in risk management
- How to embed such processes in your organisation and employees
Kerry Markoulli, Assistant Secretary, Program Manager Risk, Planning and Policy, Australian Bureau of Statistics (topic)
3:20 Afternoon Tea
3:40pm: Meeting compliance obligations and enhancing governance through risk management
- How your organisation can meet its compliance obligations through risk management
- Understand the convergence of risk management, compliance management and governance
- Understand the role of risk management in effective governance
Christopher Price, Manager, Risk Intelligence and Analytics, W.A. Department of Transport
4:30pm: Effectively adapting risk management frameworks to public sector organisations
- How the public sector can adapt risk management frameworks to their unique risk management needs
- What changes need to be made to these frameworks for the public sector
- Why harnessing frameworks effectively can enhance risk management
Risk manager, Australian Office of Financial Management
5:20 Close of conference
Day Three: 30thAugust, 2018
9.00am – 12.30am
Workshop A:Creating tailored risk management frameworks
Effective risk management plays a crucial role in an organisation delivering on its An important method for harnessing risk management and embedding best practice is risk management frameworks.
This hands-on workshop will teach delegates how to create risk management frameworks that are tailored to the unique risk environment and challenges it faces.
Learning outcomes:
- Understanding your risk profile and building risk management frameworks around this profile
- How to develop organisational goals conduit with their risk profile
- How to effectively and practically use risk management frameworks every day
- Engaging all relevant stakeholders in and with your risk management profiles
- Understand how to address specific organisational risks
- How to ensure risk management frameworks create relevant value for public sector organisations
Liza Nadolski, Senior Risk Management Advisor, iCare NSW
Lunch: 12:30
1:30pm – 5pm
Workshop B: Creating an integrated approach to risk and risk policy
In order to ensure best practice in risk management it is necessary to have an integrated approach to risk and risk policy. An integrated approach will allow an organisation to best manage its risks across the whole organisationwhile also achieving strategic goals.
In attending this hands-on workshop, delegates will learn how to effectively create and use an integrated approach to risk and risk policy in their organisation.
Learning outcomes:
- Taking every aspect oforganisational and government risk into account through integrated risk management andpolicy
- Monitoring and evaluating risks throughout your whole organisation
- Understanding how aspects of risk and risk management dynamically interact with each other across your organisation
- Maintaining a consistent framework for identifying, assessing and managing risk that also reacts to changes in organisational risk
- How integrated risk management can assist in achieving strategic organisational objectives
- Learn methods to engage staff in integrated risk management and policy
Montrice Yakimov, Chief Risk Officer, US Treasury Department, Bureau of the Fiscal Service