ERM Webcast

  • Webinar on Strategic Risk Oversight

    Our ERM Initiative Director, Mark Beasley, was the keynote speaker for a June 8, 2011 webinar titled, “Strategic Risk Oversight,” hosted by Compliance360. Beasley shared insights about the current state of enterprise risk oversight and how organizations are striving to more effectively embed their risk oversight processes in the context of the organization’s strategy. He highlighted the need for effective key risk indicators to help executives more proactively monitor their most significant strategic risks to keep their strategy efforts on track.

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  • Webinar: Strengthening Risk Oversight for Improved Governance and Strategic Benefit

    As a result of current economic conditions and market demands for increased transparency, enterprise risk management is rapidly becoming the focal point for initiatives to improve corporate governance. Yet according to a recent survey of enterprise risk management practices, 75% of organizations still do not report key risk exposures to their boards of directors. These organizations are increasingly at risk of regulatory sanctions and preventable yet unforeseen emerging risks to their brands and core strategic initiatives. Mark Beasley, Director of the ERM Initiative, will share insights from recent research conducted with over 300 CFO’s about the current state of enterprise risk oversight. The research uncovered broad dissatisfaction among executives with their organization’s risk management practices and results.

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  • American Bankers Association Presentation on ERM

    Mark Beasley, Director of the ERM Initiative, and Melodye Tomlin, Senior VP and ERM Coordinator at BB&T, made a joint presentation on the business case of ERM at the American Bankers Association’s Banking Leaders Forum and Annual Convention in San Diego, California on October 7, 2007. Their presentation provided an overview of emerging expectations for greater board and senior management engagement in understanding and overseeing an enterprise-wide approach to risk management. They explored emerging trends for the embrace of ERM in the financial services industry, and outlined critical first steps when launching an ERM approach to ensure ERM extends beyond mere compliance into strategic value-adding benefits.

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  • Webinar on ERM: Growing Expectations for Executives and Boards

    Mark Beasley, ERM Initiative Director, was the featured speaker on a May 3, 2007 Webinar titled “Enterprise Risk Management: Growing Expectations for Executives and Boards,” hosted by Compliance 360 Inc. This webinar focused on the current state of ERM, external drivers and trends in board and executive oversight of risks, critical success factors for sustaining ERM, and the benefits of successful ERM efforts.

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  • Beasley Participates in Corporate Governance Webcast

    Mark Beasley, ERM Initiative Director, was one of four scheduled speakers on a February 6, 2007 webcast titled, “Making Corporate Governance Part of Your Audit Plan.” This webcast focused on strengthening the role of corporate governance, particularly risk oversight by boards and their audit committee, and highlighted practical implementation techniques that internal audit leaders use to strengthen risk information and oversight for the board. Beasley was joined by Doug Anderson, Director of Corporate Auditing at Dow Chemical Company, Steve Wagner, Director of the Center for Corporate Governance at Deloitte & Touche, LLP, and Scott Mitchell, President and Chief Executive Officer at Open Compliance and Ethics Group.

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  • SAS Launches Webcast Series on the Risk of Uncertainty:  Managing Behavioral Risk

    SAS Inc. hosted a series of provocative discussions that explored the implications of managing behavioral risk and how one can lead an organization to a brighter future. This Webcast series brought together today’s brightest thought leaders to step through the process of gaining sustained value from innovation and an organization’s greatest asset – people. By delving into these intriguing concepts, participants not only are able to track the goals and objectives prescribed by regulators, but they also locate the trouble spots that could cloud future possibilities for the organization.

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  • Beasley Joined SAS Webcast on the State of Risk Management Today

    SAS Inc.’s BetterManagement.com webcast series includes a recent broadcast focusing on the state of risk management today and how organizations are preparing their employees to deal with the next wave of risk and compliance mandates. Compliance initiatives driven by legislation and regulation, such as Sarbanes-Oxley, Basel II, and other drivers for risk management and control, are challenging organizations of all sizes and industry to more effectively manage risks across the enterprise. This webcast featured Mark S Beasley, Director of the Enterprise Risk Management Initiative at NC State University's College of Management; William G. Shenkir, William Stamps Farish Professor at the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce; and Jonathan Hornby, SAS Senior Manager of Risk Intelligence Products who discussed the state of risk management today, and how organizations are (or aren't) preparing their people to deal with the next wave of risk and compliance mandates.

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