Risk Management Webcasts

  2. Human Rights Risk: A Critical Business Imperative - Part I Human Rights Risk: A Critical Business Imperative - Part I

    28 May, 2013 09:00 AM EST [09:00], 03:00 PM CET [15:00], 02:00 PM GMT [14:00] | Special Webcast

    Join us for this 2 Part webcast as we examine the area of human rights risk and the possible wide-ranging impacts on corporations. In Part I of this Webcast we will speak with leading NGOs in the area of human rights and business.

  4. Human Rights Risk: A Critical Business Imperative - Part II Human Rights Risk: A Critical Business Imperative - Part II

    30 May, 2013 09:00 AM EST [09:00], 03:00 PM CET [15:00], 02:00 PM GMT [14:00] | Special Webcast

    Join us for this 2 Part webcast as we examine the area of human rights risk and the possible wide-ranging impacts on corporations. In Part II of this Webcast we will hear from companies that have taken an active role to address human rights.

  6. The Story of Screening The Story of Screening

    05 June, 2013 10:00 AM EST [10:00] | Special Webcast

    Screening has evolved as a tool for investors to manage risk and engage with companies that fall short in areas such as strong employee relations, community involvement, excellent environmental policies and practices, and human rights.

On Demand

  1. Cybersecurity: Do you know if you’ve been hacked? Cover Cybersecurity: Do you know if you’ve been hacked?

    03 May, 2013 | Special Webcast

    There are 2 types of companies: those that have been hacked and those that do not know they have been hacked. In this webcast we will address two major questions: What are the risks? and how do you protect your organization?

  2. Human Rights Risk (Part 2) Cover Human Rights Risk (Part 2)

    02 May, 2013 | KnowlEdge Series | 1:57

    We will hear from corporate leaders and why they have committed resources to manage their human rights risks. We will discuss how they got started in this area and who internal stakeholders are within companies.

  3. Human Rights Risk (Part 1) Cover Human Rights Risk (Part 1)

    30 April, 2013 | KnowlEdge Series | 2:05

    We will learn the who, what, why, and how of human rights risks. While many think of this as an issue for emerging markets only, human rights violations happen in every country around the world.

  4. Ask Your Corporate Monitor Cover Ask Your Corporate Monitor

    29 April, 2013 | Special Webcast | 1:45

    Join us for a how-to discussion on the importance of establishing a successful Monitor, led by Bart Schwartz, Chairman and CEO of SolutionPoint International.

  5. Crisis Management and Reputational Risk Cover Crisis Management and Reputational Risk

    23 April, 2013 | Special Webcast | 5:42

    Companies may work for decades to build the value of their brands and reputation, only to have that value destroyed in a matter of hours.

  6. Cyber Risk: What ought to be keeping you up at night? Cover Cyber Risk: What ought to be keeping you up at night?

    09 April, 2013 | Special Webcast

    In our porous world of complex relationships with suppliers, a mobile work force and customers/competitors, we will learn what companies can do in the area of cyber security risk. What kinds of exposure does your company have?

  7. Scenario Planning as a Risk Management Tool Cover Scenario Planning as a Risk Management Tool

    26 March, 2013 | Special Webcast | 6:55

    Join us for this webcast as our panelists discuss what scenario planning is and how it can be a useful tool for strategic development and capability building.

  8. Strategic Risk Management for Boards Cover Strategic Risk Management for Boards

    26 February, 2013 | Special Webcast

    The wrong strategy is more likely to be fatal to companies than any other single risk. In the face of financial crises, corporate fraud, and increased regulation, many boards have focused more on financial and compliance risk rather than strategic risk.

  9. Impact of Financial Regulation on Companies–U.S. and Europe Cover Impact of Financial Regulation on Companies–U.S. and Europe

    08 February, 2013 | Special Webcast | 2:25

    Join U.S. and European capital risk/solvency experts in a discussion on how changes in policy will affect multi-national financial firms learning to manage these changes and how actions will impact non-financial companies and their pension funds.

  10. Managing Ethical Conduct: Challenges for the Global Company Cover Managing Ethical Conduct: Challenges for the Global Company

    18 December, 2012 | Special Webcast | 1:01

    Ethical conduct of officers is an evolving discussion within public companies. In response to emerging global risks, companies have created the role of Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer (CECO). This webcast will address the role of the CECO.

  11. Unethical Behavior and Financial Incentives Cover Unethical Behavior and Financial Incentives

    04 December, 2012 | Special Webcast | 8:50

    Why do ethical people sometimes behave unethically, even despite an organization's best efforts to implement a strong ethics and compliance program? This webcast explores research and the impact of ethical decision-making and financial incentives.

  12. Safeguarding Intellectual Property & Addressing Corruption in the Global Supply Chain Cover Safeguarding Intellectual Property & Addressing Corruption in the Global Supply Chain

    03 December, 2012 | Special Webcast | 1:42

    This webcast will review the findings from a Research Working Group report on Safeguarding IP & Addressing Corruption in the Global Supply Chain

  13. The Negotiability of Facts in the Digital Age Cover The Negotiability of Facts in the Digital Age

    28 November, 2012 | Special Webcast | 02:12

    This webcast discusses how corporate crises are affected by digital media. How can we distinguish fact from opinion? Harlan Loeb, Head of Crisis and Risk Management at Edelman, shares perspectives on shifting dynamics of stakeholder trust.

  14. Emerging Market Risk (Part 3) Cover Emerging Market Risk (Part 3)

    25 September, 2012 | KnowlEdge Series

    While emerging markets offer significant opportunities for multinational company growth, these markets also have their own unique risks. Part 3 of this series will explore the risks to consider when doing business in Brazil.

  15. Emerging Market Risk (Part 2) Cover Emerging Market Risk (Part 2)

    19 September, 2012 | KnowlEdge Series

    While emerging markets offer significant opportunities for multinational company growth, these markets also have their own unique risks. Part 2 of this series will explore the risks to consider when doing business in Russia.

  16. Emerging Market Risk (Part 1) Cover Emerging Market Risk (Part 1)

    18 September, 2012 | KnowlEdge Series

    While emerging markets offer significant opportunities for multinational company growth, these markets also have their own unique risks. Part 1 of this series will explore the risks to consider when doing business in Africa.

  17. FCPA: Developments in Global Anticorruption Enforcement Cover FCPA: Developments in Global Anticorruption Enforcement

    12 September, 2012 | Special Webcast | 3:22

    This webcast will provide an update for seasoned professionals regarding the latest developments and best practices in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance.

  18. Corporate Governance Strategies for the Next AGM Season Cover Corporate Governance Strategies for the Next AGM Season

    11 September, 2012 | Special Webcast

    Companies should begin planning their corporate governance and investor communications strategies now – well before the beginning of the next AGM season.

  19. Economic, Political, and Regulatory Risk: External Challenges for CEOs Cover Economic, Political, and Regulatory Risk: External Challenges for CEOs

    23 May, 2012 | Special Webcast | 01:50

    The U.S. CEOs rated Global Political/Economic Risk as their third most critical challenge, and Government Regulation as their number-one challenge. What do CEOs need to best handle risk and regulation?

  20. Build Stress Resilience – Grow the Business Cover Build Stress Resilience – Grow the Business

    16 March, 2012 | Special Webcast

    Stress imposes significant costs on employee health and organization performance. Worryingly, these costs are escalating. For example , in the UK, stress related mental health problems cost business £ 28 billion per year (50 times the cost of strikes!).

  21. Re-Thinking Risk: How to Proactively Approach Large External Risks Cover Re-Thinking Risk: How to Proactively Approach Large External Risks

    06 March, 2012 | Special Webcast

    Companies often separate sustainability issues from risks, which can create gaps in effective planning. If we focus on risks in operations or strategy without building the impact of some large external risks such as water access or ....

  22. Market Presence Risk: Macro issues and your risk profile Cover Market Presence Risk: Macro issues and your risk profile

    22 February, 2012 | Conference KeyNotes

    While companies can be quite good at analyzing risks of entering new markets, what consideration is given to markets in which your firm already operates? How do political, economic and other changes around the globe impact your risk profile?

  23. Re-Thinking Risk: Turning water into opportunity Cover Re-Thinking Risk: Turning water into opportunity

    10 January, 2012 | Special Webcast

    Water scarcity affects every business globally. PepsiCo has transformed water risk into opportunity. Learn how large external risks ought to be part of every company's risk profile and how to build these risks into effective strategy and planning.

  24. Growing Beyond Borders, Minimising Risks Cover Growing Beyond Borders, Minimising Risks

    28 November, 2011 | Special Webcast

    One of the puzzles of the sluggish global economy today is why companies aren't investing more. They certainly seem to have good reasons to. Yet many companies are holding back....

  25. Governance Watch Cover Governance Watch

    02 November, 2011 | Governance Watch

    Governance Watch is a new program from The Conference Board and sponsored by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton that helps senior legal and compliance professionals keep abreast of developments in corporate governance.

  26. The Role of The Board in Risk Oversight Cover The Role of The Board in Risk Oversight

    20 September, 2011 | Special Webcast

    If the 2008 financial crisis taught us anything, it is that board oversight of risk is critical to the health, or even the survival of a company.

  27. How the U.K. Bribery Act is Getting Companies to Re-think Anti-Corruption Cover How the U.K. Bribery Act is Getting Companies to Re-think Anti-Corruption

    30 June, 2011 | Special Webcast

    The U.K. Bribery Act is more far-reaching than any anti-corruption laws in the world. With the impending 1 July passage of the Act, what are the steps that companies need to take to strengthen their anti-corruption programmes?

  28. Risk Governance and Technology Systems Cover Risk Governance and Technology Systems

    23 March, 2011 | Conference KeyNotes

    This Conference KeyNotes Webcast will provide discussion of and video clips from The 2010 Enterprise Risk Management Conference. Topics include: the new risk governance focus of boards and risk technology systems.

  29. Catastrophes and Human Failure: Assessing Risk, Building Plans and Preparing to Face Extreme Events Cover Catastrophes and Human Failure: Assessing Risk, Building Plans and Preparing to Face Extreme Events

    16 September, 2010 | Special Webcast

    This webcast will discuss what underlies the increase in catastrophic losses and how we can do a better job at assessing these risks and characterizing the uncertainties surrounding these estimates.

  30. Enterprise Risk Management Cover Enterprise Risk Management

    31 March, 2010 | Conference KeyNotes

    This Conference KeyNotes Webcast will provide highlights of The 2009 Enterprise Risk Management Conference (October, 2009). Video footage of two headline presentations will set context for live questions and answers with the presenters.

  31. The Changing Productivity Story: Trends in Productivity, Employment, and Growth Cover The Changing Productivity Story: Trends in Productivity, Employment, and Growth

    25 March, 2010 | Special Webcast

    This webcast will discuss the differences in productivity as we emerge from the recession.

  32. Corporate Security, Busd Crisis Managementiness Continuity an Cover Corporate Security, Busd Crisis Managementiness Continuity an

    23 February, 2010 | Conference KeyNotes

    This Conference KeyNotes Webcast will provide highlights of The 2009 Corporate Security, Business Continuity and Crisis Management Conference (October, 2009).

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