Strategy & Risk Management for the Board, Executives and Non-Executives Masterclass
Board-level command of risk — appetite, oversight versus management, and a strategy built on vision, values and a governance framework that withstands scrutiny.
Format
Classroom · Live Virtual
Upcoming sessions
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Since the global financial crisis, boardroom competency in risk management has moved from desirable to core — and with reputational risk rising and stakeholders, including regulators, watching more closely, directors are expected to demonstrate it. This masterclass equips boards, executives and non-executives to do so. The cohort defines and sets a strategy suited to their organisation, built on clarified vision, mission and values and executed against key performance indicators; defines risk culture and appetite and selects the framework to match; and draws the working distinction between risk oversight and risk management. Governance closes the programme — joint decision-making on major deals, stronger frameworks and the components of a compliance regime that succeeds.
What you will do
Who attends
- Board members and company secretaries
- CEOs and C-level executives
- Executive and non-executive leadership
- Risk management and audit committees
Programme agenda
Built for the decisions no textbook prepares you for
I.The board’s risk mandate
- Reputational risk and stakeholder scrutiny, including regulators
- Post-crisis expectations of board risk competency
- Risk oversight versus risk management
II.Strategy from the top
- Defining strategy and different strategic models
- Vision, mission and values as the foundation
- Execution and key performance indicators
III.Risk culture and appetite
- Defining risk culture and appetite
- Influencing management risk appetite
- Selecting the best-suited risk management framework
IV.Governance in practice
- The board and management in setting direction
- Joint decision-making procedures for major deals
- Components of a successful compliance framework
Frequently asked
Will these programmes prepare our team for supervisory review?
That is what they are built for. Casework is structured around the evidence supervisors request — risk-appetite articulation, documentation, attestation — and participants leave able to assemble the evidence trail before it is asked for and defend the framework in examination. Faculty include practitioners who have sat on the supervisor’s side of the table.
Which risk frameworks does the curriculum cover?
The risk and compliance curriculum spans enterprise risk management on the COSO framework, credit, market, liquidity and operational risk, IFRS 9 provisioning, stress testing, and financial-crime disciplines including fraud detection and AML/CFT. Each programme page states the frames it works in and what participants will build with them.
Can we attend in French?
Yes. BIZENIUS delivers in English and French, in classroom, live virtual and hybrid formats. French-language cohorts serve institutions across BCEAO jurisdictions and other francophone markets.
What happens after we enquire about a programme?
A senior practitioner replies within one business day with the brochure attached. The conversation then covers dates, format, any tailoring your institution needs, and the fee — BIZENIUS shares fees in that proposal, not on a public price list.
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The Capability Arc™
Fix it · Advisory
Risk Appetite & Enterprise Risk Governance
An appetite framework wired into daily decisions.
Automate it · Smart IT
Reporting Automation & Dashboards
Automate the returns the team builds by hand today.
Learning is one point on the Capability Arc. Many institutions pair this programme with the advisory engagement — and automate what the framework demands.
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Take the brochure with you.
One request — the full agenda, the faculty and the next cohort dates, sent personally by the admissions team.