RMA also announced speakers for its RMA/ORX Global Conference on Operational Risk, March 13-15, 2007, in New York City.
Philadelphia, Pa. (November 27, 2006)—RMA is completing plans for its annual Global Conference on Operational Risk to be held in New York on March 13-15, 2007. “This is a must-attend event for risk managers who need to understand global operational risk,” said Charles Taylor, RMA director of operational risk. “The most senior chief operational risk managers in the industry will discuss their concerns and current priorities. Attendees will gather insights into some of the most critical issues facing the industry today.”
Conference topics range from modeling operational risk capital to best management practices, and how operational risk fits in the larger enterprise-wide risk management picture. The financial services industry is well represented with speakers from all areas, including U.S. and international banks, accounting firms, and regulators. Featured speakers include Roger Cole, director, supervision and regulation, Federal Reserve System; Jay G. Newberry, managing director and head of operational risk, Citigroup; Eric Rosengren, executive vice president, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; Joseph A. Sabatini, managing director, JPMorgan Chase and chairman of ORX, and Yousef A. Valine, executive vice president, Wachovia Corporation, chairman of AMA Group; Mick Leonard, executive general manager, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and Penny Cagan, managing director, Algorithmics. Maurice H. Hartigan II, RMA president and CEO; and Charles Taylor, RMA director of operational risk will also speak.
For more information about the conference, contact RMA Director of Operational Risk Charles Taylor, , 215-446-4126. In Europe, contact RMA European Director of Operational Risk Simon Wills (44) 1225-430-391.
About RMA
Founded in 1914, The Risk Management Association is a not-for-profit, member-driven professional association whose sole purpose is to advance the use of sound risk principles in the financial services industry. RMA promotes an enterprise approach to risk management that focuses on credit risk, market risk, and operational risk.
Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pa., RMA has 3,000 institutional members that include banks of all sizes as well as nonbank financial institutions. They are represented in the Association by 17,000 risk management professionals who are chapter members in financial centers throughout North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific.
About ORX
The Operational Riskdata eXchange Association is an institutionalized forum for the exchange of operational risk-related loss information among its members in a standardized, anonymous and quality assured form.
ORX, a not-for-profit and member-owned organization is incorporated in Zurich as a Swiss Association. ORX provides its members:
- Close alignment with regulatory requirements for business lines and loss categories
- High quality data of operational risk-related loss information
- Anonymization of data by an independent custodian
- Expert scaling and aggregation of data prior to redistribution to members
- High security levels for data transmission
Contact:
Kathleen M. Beans
RMA Public Relations Manager
215-446-4095