Events
Risk Institute Events
The Risk Institute's events and programs advance enterprise risk management knowledge and foster a dynamic network of risk management practitioners and leaders to share knowledge and best practices. These sessions enhance professional expertise and offer CPE credits, making them an invaluable resource for career development.
- Risk Series: Our longstanding speaker series focuses on emerging risks and key topics in enterprise risk management. Held throughout the academic year, these free events feature panels, fireside chats, hand-on trainings and case studies.
- Workstreams: These cohort-style sessions explore emerging risk topics and real-world examples. By collaborating with a diverse group of professionals, subject-matter experts and Fisher College of Business faculty, participants gain insight, skills and a network of peers from various industries who are interested in emerging risk issues.
- Executive Roundtables: Quarterly sessions provide a non-competitive space for Chief Risk Officers and other senior risk-focused leaders to discuss emerging risks and enterprise risk management best practices. These roundtables facilitate high-level discussions on issues that are top of mind for organizations across a wide range of industries. Please contact us for more information and upcoming session dates.
Jan. 28, 2025 | Building Digital Resilience: Keys to Driving Business Success
When: Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 | noon - 1:15 p.m. ET
Where: Zoom (link will be distributed to attendees before the event date)
Recent global IT outages and rising cyber incidents have highlighted the crucial link between resilience and business outcomes. The Risk Institute, in partnership with member company Kyndryl, is bringing together a panel of experts to explore strategies and best practices for building digital resilience.
Join us as we address questions like "How can you evolve your digital resilience framework to stay cutting edge?" and examine the feedback loop mechanism enabling the continuous improvement and adaption to new threats and opportunities.
Kristi Cunningham, CTO, with Kyndryl, will moderate the panel discussion featuring
- Rob Boutell, SVP, Technology Risk Officer, Huntington National Bank
- Rachel Bush, VP of Information Risk Governance and Deputy CISO, Nationwide Insurance
- Melanie Kolp, SVP, Chief Data Officer, Chief Technology Officer for Enterprise Solutions, Nationwide Insurance
- Aaron Severance, US Security and Resiliency Practice Leader, Kyndryl
Attendees can earn up to 1.5 hours of continuing professional education (CPE) credits.
Risk and Resilience
Resiliency is the key to organizational success. In an unpredictable world, the next "event" could strike at any moment. We may not know what it will be, where it will occur or who will be affected, but we do know that having robust plans in place is crucial for business continuity.
Join our spring resiliency Workstream cohort and engage in tabletop exercises and interactive discussions designed to transform you into a proactive resilience planner and gain practical tools and actionable insights to help your organization withstand and thrive through any future challenges.
2024
Oct. 15, 2024 | Risk Series: AI and Risk
Sept. 25, 2024 | Risk Series: Dealing with Disruption
April 16, 2024 | Risk Series: Sustainability: Climate Targets, Disclosures and Trends
April 4, 2024 | Risk Series: Supply Chain Management and Third Party Risk
Feb. 20, 2024 | Risk Series: Fraud Risk Management: Understanding the Psychology, Tools and Trends
Feb. 10, 2024 | Student Risk Management Day with the Columbus Blue Jackets
Jan. 17, 2024 | Risk Series: IT Crisis Management & Resiliency
IT Crisis Management & Resiliency Event Summary
2023
Nov. 30, 2023 | Risk Series: An Afternoon with Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer, Coinbase
An Afternoon with Paul Grewal Event Summary
Nov. 30, 2023 | Students-Only AMA and Meet and Greet with Paul Grewal
Nov. 2, 2023 | Making AI Real: Balancing Speed with Safety
Oct. 17, 2023 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Event Summary
Sept. 28, 2023 | To Re-Insure or Not To Re-Insure? Commercial Property Insurance Landscape, Outlook and Risks
Sept. 18, 2023 | Chief Risk Officer Roundtable
Sept. 14, 2023 | Mini Career Fair and Speed Networking, Risk Institute executive members and Fisher College of Business students
Sept. 13, 2023 | Risk-Based Thinking for Extreme Events: What Climate Change and Terrorism Have in Common
Aug. 24, 2023 | Geopolitical Risk: Current and Future State
June 6, 2023 | AI's Evolving Impact on Risk and Risk Management
March 7, 2023 | Annual Conference: Creating Value: The Evolving Meaning of Enterprise Resiliency
Recordings of virtual sessions are available to our members within the members-only portal.
Accessibility Statement
We strive to host events that are inclusive and accessible to everyone. If you require accommodation such as live captioning or other accommodations to participate in any event live (in-person) or online webinars, please reach out to Ashley Corry. Requests made five business days in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access. However, we will make every effort to meet requests made after this timeframe.
Contact Us
Samantha Ellwood
Associate Director, The Risk Institute
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