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Managing Business in a Post-Crisis World

Understanding the Role of Risk Management During Pandemic

Managing Business in a Post-Crisis World
Course Schedule

CLASSROOM

07-11 Apr 2025
Amsterdam
$5,950
25-29 Aug 2025
Dubai
$5,950
17-21 Nov 2025
London
$5,950
Certificate
  • Coventry Academy Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course

Training Overview

Training Overview

This training course is designed to equip management members at all levels with the necessary skills to navigate business challenges under the new norms established in response to lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. It emphasizes the effective assessment, monitoring, and reporting of emerging risks critical for informed business decision-making, operational management, and compliance with regulatory requirements.

Key features of this Coventry Academy training course include:

  • Understanding the role of Risk Management during pandemic situations.
  • Exploring Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) taxonomies tailored for current challenges.
  • Governance structures, regulatory rules, benefits, and barriers associated with effective risk management.
  • Application of risk-based audit methodologies and compliance strategies.
  • Examining the interrelationship among Risk Management, Internal Audit functions, and Compliance.
  • Drawing business and financial insights from the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic to enhance organizational resilience and adaptability.

What are the goals?

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand risk assessment, categories, taxonomies and classification
  • Understand the Role of Risk Management during pandemic
  • Align risk and compliance in context of your organization governance
  • Understand the core concepts related to Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC)
  • Realize relationship among Risk Management, Internal Audit and Compliance
  • Learn Business and Financial Lessons from COVID-19

Who is this Training Course for?

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Officers involved in the process of Corporate Governance and Company Secretaries
  • Officers involved in the process of Risk Management and Compliance roles
  • Internal Auditors and Internal Control Managers
  • Officers involved in the process of Strategy, Finance and Legal roles

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This training course will utilize a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented.   This includes brainstorming, lecturing, exercises, group discussion and sharing experiences.

The Course Content

Day One: Corporate Governance (CG)
  • What is CG and why it is very important? What is the added value of governance?
  • Barriers and obstacles that prevent full implementation of CG
  • Role of Board Members and Top Management in maintaining CG
  • External & internal parties involved in governance process
  • Business Benefits of Integrating CG Activities
Day Two: Risk Catalog & Risk Taxonomies
  • What is Enterprise Risk Management and its Universe & its Framework
  • Fundamental Concepts of Enterprise Risk Management
  • Risk Control Self-Assessment, Key Risk Indicators & Key Performance Indicators
  • Business Continuity Plan vs. Disaster Recovery Plan
  • Identifying all organizational risks in any organization
Day Three: Role of Risk Management and Board of Directors at the COVID-19 Pandemic Time
  • Role of Risk Management Department at the pandemic times
  • Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) and Heat Map
  • Identifying new risks during pandemic hard times
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Examining Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Resiliency Plans
Day Four: Risk-based Audit & Risk-based Compliance
  • Role of Internal Audit and Compliance Departments at the pandemic times
  • New Trend in Audit: Risk-based internal Audit
  • Auditing the Control Environment
  • How and why audit units move into Risk-based Audit programs
  • New Trend in Compliance: Risk-based internal Compliance
Day Five: Business and Financial Lessons Learnt during COVID-19
  • Lessons Revealed by COVID-19
  • Business Lessons Learned by Leaders during COVID-19
  • Financial Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Ten life lessons we learned from the COVID-19 outbreak