Managing Operational Risk for Performance Executive Briefing
Date: Wednesday 27th September
Venue: BT Tower, Maple Street, London, W1
Speaker Presentations:
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Conference Chairman, Steve Fowler, CEO, Institute of Risk Management.
Steve was appointed CEO of the IRM in April 2002.
He is a Fellow of the IRM, a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute and a Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. He also chairs the education panel of the International Federation of Risk Associations.
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Dr Jeevan Perera, Risk Manager for the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) NASA
Dr. Jeevan Perera is currently the Risk Manager for the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) recently named Orion. The CEV is NASA's new spacecraft which will replace the Space Shuttle, service the International Space Station, then return astronauts to the moon and eventually on to Mars.
Dr Perera has been with NASA for over 16 years. In his current capacity, he is responsible for risk management policies, processes and analytical tools that ensure the successful deployment and operations of this new spacecraft. He oversees both quantitative and qualitative risk analysis processes and provides technical direction to a team of risk analysts. Formerly as the International Space Station Risk Manager, he designed, developed, implemented and improved the programme risk management processes through a phased, systematic approach setting the standard for NASA’s risk practice. Prior to his work in risk management, he has worked in different technical fields in support of many NASA programme and projects.
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Geoff Taylor, Director of Risk Management, NIKE EMEA
Since 2002 Geoff Taylor has been the Director of Risk Management for Nike Europe, Middle East & Africa and has overall regional responsibility for health, safety, security, business continuity, risk financing and claims.
He started his career in the insurance industry holding various underwriting positions with Sun Alliance Insurance Group, and then from 1987-92 with the Prudential Assurance Co. was involved in underwriting property and casualty risks in the London Market.
Throughout the remainder of the 1990s he has been involved in implementing risk management for Levi Strauss & Co. the US jeans company throughout the Europe, Middle East & Africa Region, and managing risk issues for major projects in the Middle East and Europe for privately owned US engineering and construction company Bechtel Inc.
Geoff is a Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management and is currently Deputy Chairman of AIRMIC (The association of Risk & Insurance Managers in the UK).
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Bill Rann, Head of Governance Practice, BT
Bill Rann is Head of BT's Global Governance
Practice. He has over 25 years experience in networked-IT services including
10 years in strategy and business development. Bill has worked in the public
and private sectors in a variety of senior IT and risk related roles including
insurance, consultancy, business development and corporate strategy.
Responsible for establishing governance services world-wide, Bill is accountable
for the development, implementation and operations of BT's risk and information
management portfolio. Today networked IT services play important and expanding
roles in both governance and compliance regimes creating opportunities and
new risks - BT is well positioned to service these requirements. Bill's current
focus is the formulation of innovative services that create competitive advantage,
build stronger relationships and develop new market opportunities.
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Mark Evans,
Publishing Director, CIR
Mark is an experienced business journalist, being launch editor for both Insurance
Today and Continuity Insurance and Risk magazines, and is an academic and
writer on a range of commercial issues. He holds two research degrees and
is a Henley MBA.
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