About the CFDG
Risk Conference 2005
| Charity Risk Management – Coming of Age About the Conference
Conference Programme |
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| 9:00 - 9:30 |
Registration and Tea and Coffee |
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| 9:30 - 9:45 |
Welcome by Chair Helen Verney, FD, Jewish Care & Vice Chair, CFDG |
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| 9:45-10:30 |
Is Charity Risk Management Coming of Age? A presentation of the results of the CFDG / PKF Risk Survey 2005 will look at whether there has actually been progress in charities' handling and understnading of risk management in the last year. Which areas of concern are still there, and in which areas has there been progress? Which lessons can we learn from the findings? Charles Cox, Head of Charities, PKF » Presentation (5.8MB) |
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| 10:30-11:10 |
1A - How does risk management help insurance buying? Most charities are now well aware of the risk management process. However the link between risk management and insurance is less well understood. This session will examine how best to use your risk analysis work to improve your insurance buying. Peter Heap, Consultant, Ark Risk Consulting » Presentation (232KB) |
1B - Health & Safety in Risk Management ROSPA, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, is the expert body on health & safety in the UK. In this session they will give a practical outline of health & safety regulation your organisation should be aware of and which aspects may be specifically applicable for charities. John Allen, Managing Consultant, ROSPA » Presentation (236KB) |
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| 11:10-11:30 |
Break |
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| 11:30-12:15 |
2A Organisational Chance - Risk or Opportunity? Imagine a combination of rapid growth, a rebrand and a change in governance. A set of major risk factors, which need to be managed carefully. This session outlines how a charity coped with the risks its encountered and how it used change as a driver for success. Martin Kinsella, Chief Executive, P3- the social inclusion charity » Presentation (1.9MB) |
2B Lost in Transfer With a series of disasters and crises, international aid has been a key themes of 2005. In this session, banking experts show how charities can best manage their exposure to foreign exchange rates within a prudent Treasury policy and protect their purchasing power from adverse exchange rates. Jim O’Neill, Head of UK Corporate Foreign Exchange Risk Management & Darrell Porter, Director, Treasury Risk Management, Barclays Capital » Presentation (773KB) |
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| 12:15-13:00 |
3A Risk and Public Sector Contracts This session will look at risk management for those with public sector funding. The government has a target of increasing Third sector involvement in public services by 5% by 2006, so how can we do more while risking less? Chris Harris, Director of Finance & Resources, Action for Blind People » Presentation (251KB) |
3B Conflicts of Interest A legal update and debate of issues. Whether in terms of governance structures, trustee involvement in operational projects or supplier choices, which issues do charities need to be aware of? James Carlton, Partner, Farrers » Presentation (344KB) |
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| 13:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
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| 14:00-14:45 |
Plenary Session - Living in an Age of Uncertainty
Brendan Gormley, Chief Executive, Disasters Emergency Committee » Presentation (2.1MB) |
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| 14:45-15:30 |
4A - Delivering Effective Enterprise Risk Assessment How can you run effective enterprise risk assessment workshops? This session introduces you to tried and tested techniques and tools used by DNV. The emphasis will be on simple and pragmatic approaches that maximise workshop benefits and save time. The session will be interactive and encourage delegates to share their views. Mark Boult, DNV Consulting » Presentation (603KB) |
4B Managing IT Risk In this session, two experts from the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists will explore IT risk management in charitable organisations. Having worked with a number of charities, they will look at common mistakes and issues from a consultant's specialist view and explore which strategic elements need to be thought through to combat possible risks. Martin Black & Trevor Lea-Cox, WCIT » Presentation (401KB) |
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| 15:30-15.50 |
Break - Tea & Coffee |
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| 15.50-16.30 |
5A -Planning Reserves Each organisation faces the risk of a downturn in income in the context of an overall risk strategy. In this session, John Graham will look at how to assess which reserves are required to cover the risk adequately and how an investment strategy can be linked to this. John Graham, Finance Director, NSPCC » Presentation (684KB) |
5B Effective Governance This session focuses on risk and governance issues identified in the PKF/CFDG survey from a trustee perspective and flags up barriers to trustees being effective. Looking forward, the presentation will also assess options to addess the governance issues to improve the effectiveness of trustees. Richard Weighell, Partner, PKF (UK) LLP » Presentation (300KB) |
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| 16:30-17:10 |
Cost and Benefit The day will close with a discussion on the broader implications of risk management in a cost-benefit-scenario. Is risk management worth the cost, effort, input? Are charities already planning in risk factors and safeguards against them without always labelling this risk management? How big is the step from risk-conscious good management practice to sound risk management practice? This panel will look at a broader view of why it pays to be risk-conscious but why finance is not the only place where risk should be seen in an organisation. Panel to be confirmed |
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| 17:00-17:15 |
Q& A Closing words by Chair |
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| 17:15-18:30 |
Reception & Networking. Reception kindly sponsored by Barclays Bank |
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