RIMS 2009 Sessions Guide - (Page 19) Learn How Your ERM Strategy Can Enhance Your Company’s Value and Credit Rating (ERM101) Wednesday, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Standard & Poor’s (S&P) began reviewing the quality of enterprise risk management (ERM) programs and including the assessments in reports during the fourth quarter of 2008. Learn directly from the agency how the review process is going, their major findings, how they integrate the review into ratings determination and S&P’s focus for 2009 and 2010. Discover how your peers have improved the quality of their decision making by incorporating risk information directly into business and strategic planning, and link your ERM programs to driving value and improving business resiliency. Steven J. Dreyer Practice Leader, U.S. Utilities and Infrastructure Ratings Standard & Poor’s Carol A. Fox, ARM Senior Director, Risk Management Convergys Corporation Laura Taylor Managing Director Aon Risk Services Make the Shoe Fit—How to Right-Size ERM for Your Mid-Size Organization (ERM202) Monday, 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm Risk professionals of many mid-size organizations are challenged to develop a formal, effective enterprise risk management (ERM) program absent the staff and resources backing their Fortune 100 counterparts. Share in our success stories, lessons learned and practical strategies for cost-effective ERM programs. Learn how you too can ensure your program is action-driven, not data- and report-driven, minimize the time commitment from internal business partners, gather and share best practices in risk management across your enterprise and deploy existing resources effectively. Christy Kaufman, CPCU Vice President Marsh Anne B. Rappold, JD, MBA Risk Manager Freeport LNG Scott Towne, ARM, AIC Director, Risk Management A. O. Smith Corporation Selling to the C-Suite—The Role of ERM in Lowering the Cost of Capital (ERM302) Wednesday, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Now more than ever, risk professionals have the opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping corporate finance. In light of market analysts’ commitment to review enterprise risk management (ERM) during the credit-rating process, companies with superior risk management practices stand to benefit through easier and reduced-cost access to capital. Learn to gauge how your ERM program might fare during an analyst’s review, integrate ERM with your firm’s capital management strategy, demonstrate the tangible value of ERM to senior management and develop risk appetite limits according to analyst expectations. John Hayes Vice President, Business Resilience New York Life Insurance Michael Yip Vice President Marsh ERM Leverage ERM to Improve S&P Credit Rating (ERM205) Monday, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Learn from the experience, know-how and successful implementation strategies of a Japanese multinational corporation that underwent an enterprise risk management (ERM) process. Examine the impact of its program and process on credit rating and ranking as well as the overall strategic risk management plan. And discover how brokers can help implement and manage your ERM process. This is a bilingual presentation (English and Japanese). This session is hosted by RIMS Japan Chapter and sponsored by Aon. Laura Taylor Managing Director Aon Risk Services Register now at www.RIMS.org/RIMS2009 19 http://www.RIMS.org/RIMS2009
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