Overview:

What defines effective risk management in financial institutions? Is it the regulatory frameworks, the compliance tools, or the leadership guiding decisions? While these are crucial, the human factor remains key.

Research shows diverse teams improve risk assessments and ethical decision-making. Yet, women in compliance and audit roles face unique challenges, balancing rigourous oversight with leadership in a male-dominated space. Managing regulatory demands takes a toll, and biases may undervalue their contributions.

As we explore gender in risk management, we must ask: How do women experience these pressures? What barriers exist? And how can organizations support them in leading with confidence?

This session will examine risk management through a gender lens, highlighting the challenges, biases, and opportunities shaping the financial sector’s future.

Topics of Discussion:

1. What challenges are you currently facing when it comes to risk management?

2. How does your organization empower women in risk management roles? 

3. How do you support the well-being of risk and compliance teams?

4. How does gender diversity improve ethical decision-making in your firm?

5. What barriers hinder women’s advancement in risk-related roles, and how can you remove them?

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