The Board and Senior Executive Roles in Risk Oversight: Taking a Strategic View of the Enterprise

AICPA has partnered with the Enterprise Risk Management Initiative faculty at North Carolina State University to offer the one and one-half day workshop: The Board and Senior Executive Roles in Risk Oversight: Taking a Strategic View of the Enterprise. This workshop helps board and audit committee members understand expectations for greater risk oversight and develop effective audit committee practices for evaluating and monitoring techniques used to manage entity risks so that stakeholder value is protected and enhanced.  Senior executives will find this information helpful as well due to the interaction between the board, audit committee and senior executives.

This high-level forum - limited to 100 participants - offers attendees an interactive setting for dialogue with leading experts on trends related to the intersection of ERM and board and audit committee governance and strategic planning, in addition to providing an opportunity for the exchange of ideas.

About NC State’s ERM Initiative
NC State’s ERM Initiative, created in 2004, is widely-known for providing international thought-leadership on enterprise risk management, with an emphasis on the role of ERM in strategic planning and corporate governance. 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Board and audit committee members, CFOs, Controllers, Chief Audit Executives, Chief Risk Officers or other senior executives who interact with boards and audit committees about risk management issues.      

MAIN CONFERENCE THURSDAY, MARCH 25 – DAY ONE

8:00 am - 8:30 am         
Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 am - 8:45 am         
Welcome and Introductions

8:45 am - 10:30 am       
1 Emerging Risk Oversight Expectations in the Current Economic Crisis
Mark Beasley, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

10:30 am – 10:45 am     Morning Break

10:45 am - 12:15 pm     
2 Risk Management Trends:  What Are the Leading Authorities Saying?
Bruce Branson, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm      Lunch

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm        
3 Applying Enterprise Risk Management Techniques in a Strategy Setting
Bonnie Hancock, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm        
Afternoon Break

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm        
4 ERM in Practice:  A Case Study
Fred Colaggero, Compliance Officer and Vice President – Audit Services, Xerium Technologies Corporation (an NYSE registrant), Raleigh, NC

4:00 pm - 5:15 pm        
5 Group Exercise – Identifying and Prioritizing Risks
Mark Beasley, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm        
Networking and Cocktail Reception

MAIN CONFERENCE FRIDAY, MARCH 26 – DAY TWO

8:00 am - 8:30 am          Continental Breakfast

8:30 am - 9:20 am         
6 Communicating and Monitoring Risks: What Information and Reports Should Management Be Providing the Board?
Bruce Branson, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

9:20 am - 9:30 am          Morning Break

9:30 am - 11:00 am       
7 Panel Discussion: How is Your Board Handling Its Risk Oversight Responsibilities?
Moderated by Mark Beasley, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Joe N. Steakley, Senior Vice President, Head of Internal Audit and ERM Department, Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, TN
Charles H. Noski, Vice Chairman of the Board (Retired), AT&T Corporation, Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Dennis Beresford, Ernst & Young Executive Professor of Accounting, J.M. Tull School of Accounting, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

11:00 am - 11:10 am      Break

11:10 am - 12:40 pm     
8 Assessing an Organization’s Risk Management Capabilities and Readiness for ERM
Mark Beasley, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

12:40 pm     Conference Adjourns

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