Training: Excellence in Risk Management in Microfinance
2020
Training: Excellence in Risk Management in Microfinance
Associate Luxembourg with the major microfinance institutions
- Take advantage of the expertise of the Luxembourg Financial Center
- Apply for a 1 to 3 year risk management coaching program
- Receive a tool dedicated to risk management Risk Management Graduation Model
- Benefit from feedback from other MFI representatives
- Participate virtually in the 11th European Microfinance Prize Ceremony
What is the objective of the training ?
The general objective of the 12th edition of the Excellence in Risk Management in Microfinance training course is to enable CEOs and senior executives of large MFIs to understand the crucial importance of risk management by understanding its mechanisms. in order to establish, as a finality, a real culture of risk management in their institutions.
Who is the training for?
The training is mainly aimed at CEOs and senior executives of large MFIs that have already created their own risk management department or are about to do so.
Training program
The different themes addressed during the training are:
- Governance
- The positioning of microfinance partners in terms of risk management and the interactions between microfinance and investment funds in Luxembourg
- Manage risks relating to major projects / changes
- Introduction to the risk management model developed by the “Risk Management Initiative for Microfinance” (RIM) - Risk Management Graduation Model (RMGM)
- Transforming governance principles into an effective risk management function
- Case study: Developing key risk indicators
- The coaching approach in risk management
- Liquidity risk management tactics
- Credit risk management
- Case study: main stages in the construction of a risk map and in the planning of risk analysis exercises
- Risk management strategies
- Conclusions and debriefing of the training
Experts
- Yves Deceuninck, Independent consultant and coach, Coach within the project
- Benjamin Gauthier, Partner, PWC Luxembourg, Member of the Board of Directors of ALRIM
- Samuel Grand, Member of the Management Committee, Chief Risk Officer, Rothschild Europe, Luxembourg, Member of ALRiM, Coach within the project
- Thierry López, Senior Vice President - Member of the Management Committee, Chief Risk Officer, Northern Trust Global Services SE, Member of the Board of Directors of ALRiM
- Guy Mertens, Partner, Plutus RIC (specialized in risk management), Coach within the project
- Gilles Ossana de Mendez, HR Consultant and Coach, Inspirance Consulting
- Sergio Scandizzo, Head of Model Validation, European Investment Bank (EIB), Coach within the project
- Kaspar Wansleben, Executive Director, Luxembourg Microfinance and Development Fund (LMDF)
Calendar
The training takes place from November 16 to 20, 2020 (5 sessions of approximately 4 hours in virtual class).
Témoignages de participants
“A very inspiring training which enriched my skills and knowledge in risk management. Good course for all senior executives, CEOs, chief audit executives, risk managers, operations managers, etc. All categories of senior executives following the three lines of defense should be able to attend this course. ”
Mr. Charles Isingoma, Managing Director, Hofokam Ltd., Uganda
“I ran my organization mainly guided by a solid passion without looking at the level of risk that could be associated with it. But now I understand the importance of establishing a culture of risk within the organization and I will create a risk management department. "
Mr. K. Paul Thomas, Founder, Chairman and CEO, ESAF Microfinance & Investments, India
“We realized that having a risk management unit in an organization is really important. We will recommend it to our management. ”
Ms. Lourdes Dijan, Vice President Finance, CARD Bank Inc., Philippines
Expert testimonials
“At the heart of the natural questioning of the usefulness and content of a risk management function that MFI CEOs and newly appointed risk managers have, the coaching approach has proven to be the best. approach to then create their best practices. No mirroring of common practices, but the creation of their own path and success. ”
Mr. Samuel Grand
“Microfinance events so far over the years have been a very stimulating personal experience. As a coach for MFI CEOs in the area of risk management, I find the active presentation and discussion on the different risk topics very interesting. This forum also gives me the opportunity to meet and discuss with MFI CEOs and risk managers from around the world. I look forward to participating in the next conference. ”
Mr. Guy Mertens
Partners
House of Training – ATTF (Project Manager) - www.houseoftraining.lu – www.attf.lu
ADA - www.ada-microfinance.org
ALRiM - www.alrim.lu