Day 1 Agenda — 2022 AFERM Summit (Tentative)

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Hear from Brenda Boultwood on how the IMF is aligning ERM with the broader enterprise objectives beyond traditional compliance and operational areas.

The Presidents Panel will be discussing the evolution of Federal ERM, the differences between implementation of ERM in the Federal Space and Commercial Space and resulting lessons learned and best practices, and the future of ERM including the relationship between federal agencies and GAO, OMB, etc.

Inevitably, agency ERM offices will receive a knock on the door and find that the IG or GAO has arrived to initiate an audit of the ERM program. To avoid being caught unprepared for the eventual audit, there are steps ERM teams can take to become “audit-ready.” In this session, we’ll share several tools, techniques and actions that can be deployed by ERM teams to assess a program’s overall level of audit readiness, identify gaps, and pinpoint opportunities for shoring up your preparedness now. Topics to be covered include: Using a Pre-Audit Readiness Assessment Tool (PART), Considering the CIGIE ERM Practitioner’s Guide for IGs, Leveraging Maturity/Capability Models, Proactively Communicating/Engaging with the IG, and more.

This session will present 3 experts that have hands-on experience implementing technology solutions in support of their risk management objectives. The dialogue will be presented in the form of questions from the moderator and answers from the panel experts. The questions and answers will touch on all three Summit tracks with a primary focus on Delivering Value to Decisionmakers through technology.

Litigation, which increasingly arises from equity and justice considerations, can plague organizations with reputational risks, cause financial harm, and constrain critical resources. In considering litigation, particularly associated with equity and mission-based considerations, Risk Management Professionals can get caught between meeting the needs of Executive Leadership on one hand and the General Counsel/Solicitor on the other. How do we help leadership meet our strategic goals, but also respond to the attorneys’ needs to manage litigation risk? When is litigation risk the top priority, and when does it take a backseat? How does the Risk Management professional thread the needle, and work with the General Counsel to manage risk in a way that keeps Executive leadership engaged?

Move your ERM program along the maturity curve by creating a strategy and plan to improve integration of your programs into existing business processes.

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ERM requires an understanding of the company’s strategic goals and objectives to identify the risks that might derail their achievement. It is often hard to justify the time and expense of measuring something that is not easy to measure. Demonstrating or proving how a goal was met because something didn’t happen or wasn’t strongly experienced is a challenge. This session will discuss ways to present success stories and best practices for championing your ERM program to senior leadership as a part of the Agency’s overall strategy.

Join us for a discussion with Judy Smith, the inspiration behind ‘Scandal,’ to talk about crisis management and considerations for when a risk transforms into a crisis.

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