We are delighted to invite you to participate in the Executive Program on Risk Management offered by the Institute of International Finance (IIF) in cooperation with the Association of Banks in Lebanon.

This four-day Program, which takes place during March 15-18, 2010 in Beirut, Lebanon is aimed at chief risk officers, senior risk officers and executives. The program will cover the important developments and enhancements in risk management in the post-crisis period. It will also address the relevance of these developments for risk managers in the MENA region, with special attention to those aspects most relevant to the region. Overall the program is designed to sharpen the tools used by risk professionals in light of the lessons learned from the gaps revealed by the crisis and to provide participants with a forum for sharing insights with colleagues in the region and world renowned experts and professionals.

Participants in the program will be exposed to (i) critical enhancements in risk management tools and techniques, drawing heavily on the work and recommendations of the IIF; (ii) the evolving role of risk managers, especially in the area of aligning strategy to risk and (iii) the implications of the ongoing reforms in the regulatory and supervisory areas for risk managers in the MENA region.

The IIF has been at the forefront of improving risk management in financial institutions and continues to work closely with its members to put in place practical approaches to identifying risk management gaps and formulating a set of recommendations and best practices aimed at ensuring sound risk management practices. IIF findings and recommendations will also be shared with participants in this program.

Participants should thus be expected to get a deeper understanding of:

• Risk management tools and techniques in the post-crisis environment;
• Risk governance, including structural and organizational aspects of risk functions and emerging best practices in this area;
• The expectation placed on the role of risk managers, especially with regard to the link between risk tolerance and the strategy of the firm;
• Special issues, with critical importance to risk managers, including procyclicality, leverage, capital, and liquidity.




A program offered by the IIF in cooperation with
the Association of Banks in Lebanon

Non-member Fee: $5300.00
IIF Member Fee: $4750.00