RISK SUMMIT AFRICA 2022
KEMPINSKI HOTEL ACCRA. 13TH & 14TH JULY 2022

SUMMIT TOPICS
Overview of Regulation Affecting the Financial Services Industry
The Ghana financial services industry is being hit by a rapidly changing regulatory framework. , significant legislative reform means those that have survived need to adapt to the new regulatory regime. This session will explore the key changes including:
• The establishment of the new regulations
• The proposed reforms
• The new anti-money laundering regime
Case Study: Engaging Internal Auditors in Operational Risk and Compliance Management
Internal auditors are put in charge of monitoring the organization’s activities to identity areas of improvement. As such, they are in a unique position to assist risk and compliance management efforts. Internal audits allow for areas of excessive risk and non-compliance to be identified and dealt before it is too late. In this session, we will examine how synergy between internal auditors and risk & compliance managers is achieved.
Risk Infrastructure: The Board’s Role & Responsibility for Risk Oversight
This panel will review the key best practices, drivers and challenges of what constitutes proper board oversight of an organization’s risk management portfolio including what the board’s expectations are from management on risk information and transparency.
Risk Infrastructure: Enterprise Risk Management: Latest Developments & Best Practices
Experts on enterprise risk management structures from both the academic and practitioner perspectives will review what works, what doesn’t, major trends and best practices that ERM practitioners and chief risk officers should be aware of.