Governance, Risk and Compliance

Organisations today have an increased focus on Governance, Risk and Compliance, this means Risk Management has been placed at the center of many business processes. In the Middle East, companies are increasingly looking at expanding their operations globally and need to ensure compliance with international business laws and regulations. Obviously this drive to international success has heightened the focus on risk management but there has also been a growing realisation that comprehensive risk management programs can result in improved business performance. With such a competitive business environment in the Middle East it is imperative that organisations take effective steps in ensuring their competitive edge. This means organisations need to align risk with strategic objectives in order to capitalize on a top-down understanding of risk. Business Management Middle East will offer clear guidance to C-Level executives and I.T professionals across the region in order for them to make well informed decisions when implementing Risk Management solutions and procedures.

Executive Perspectives

BMME will gain exclusive insight into the GRC space with interviews from leading solutions providers and analysts in the Middle East. We will also draw from experiences of end users in the region who are currently implementing GRC solutions in their organisations.

Roundtable Discussion

BMME will be putting together a roundtable of elite vendors to discuss the most pertinent issues in the GRC space. Questions will be put to key executives so that they may discuss the role GRC has in aligning IT with business strategies. The roundtable will be moderated by our journalist and the executive experts will educate our audience through their thought leadership and best practice solutions.

Topics Under Discussion

• Measuring ROI after implementation of Risk Management procedures
• Solutions to embed enterprise-wide risk management disciplines into business processes
• Developing a risk management and corporate governance framework
• Defining, identifying and managing “operational risk”
• Benchmarking of risk management standards
• Convergence: the benefits of a unified approach to risk management
• Clear definition of the role technology plays in effective risk management
• The risk management lifecycle: when and how should measures be updated and appraised?

Contributors

Gary Wood- Middle East Director, The Risk Advisory Group
Prasant Sarkar- Chief Risk Officer, Dubai Bank
Walter Stuerzinger, Chief Risk Officer, UBS AG
Arif Shaikh, Chief Risk Officer, First Gulf Bank
Philip van Heerden- Senior Analyst Middle East & Africa, IDC