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Risk Appetite For Dummies: From framework to action.

Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 11 am – 12pm BST

Cut through the complexity and make risk appetite work for you.

It’s a term that’s thrown around in boardrooms, risk reports, and regulatory discussions, but what does it really mean for your organisation?

Too often, risk appetite is left as vague high-level statements rather than a practical tool for risk evaluation and better decision-making. It doesn’t have to be this way. That’s why we’ve partnered with the For Dummies brand to break it down into simple, clear, and actionable steps.

In this webinar with David Tattam and Michael Howell based on David's book, Risk Appetite For Dummies, Protecht Special Edition, you’ll walk away with:

  • A no-nonsense approach: Risk appetite doesn’t have to be complex. We’ll simplify it into practical steps you can implement immediately
  • A clear risk appetite framework: Learn how to set appetite based on both risk and reward and ensuring it is aligned with your business strategy
  • Ways to measure and track risk appetite: Discover how to use metrics (KPIs and KRIs) for meaningful appetite articulation, risk evaluation and risk reporting
  • Strategies to get buy-in: Find out how to engage executives, boards, and teams to embed risk appetite into real decision-making
  • An end to ‘risk appetite statements that go nowhere’: Get proven methods to move from words to action

If you're new to the book, this webinar is the perfect introduction to the material. If you've read the book, this is a great opportunity to learn more from the author and have your questions answered.

Register now to secure your place – every participant will also receive an exclusive Protecht risk appetite toolkit including a free eBook of Risk Appetite for Dummies.

Presenters

David Tattam

Chief Research and Content Officer, Protecht

Michael Howell

Senior Manager, Research & Content, Protecht

"Risk appetite isn’t about avoiding risk: it’s about understanding how much risk your organisation is willing to take to achieve its objectives” - David Tattam, Chief Research & Content Officer, Protecht

What you will learn

This webinar will provide practical, real-world insights into:

  • Defining and setting your risk appetite, aligning risk-taking with your organisation’s objectives
  • Connecting risk appetite with KPIs and KRIs and ensuring visibility into both risks and performance
  • Embedding risk appetite into governance and decision-making, making risk appetite a living part of your organisation
  • Linking risk appetite to risk reporting and board engagement and moving from abstract concepts to measurable outcomes
  • Practical examples from Protecht ERM of how governance, risk and compliance (GRC) technology can support an effective, data-driven risk appetite framework

Who should attend

This session is ideal for professionals involved in risk management, governance, compliance, and strategy, including:

  • Chief risk officers (CROs)
  • Risk and compliance managers
  • Governance and strategy leaders
  • Executive leaders and board members
  • Internal auditors
  • Cybersecurity IT risk leaders
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About the presenters

Chief Research and Content Officer, Protecht

David Tattam is the Chief Research & Content Officer and co-founder of the Protecht Group. David's vision is to redefine the way the world thinks about risk and to develop risk management to its rightful place as being a key driver of value creation in each of Protecht's customers.

David is the driving force in taking Protecht's risk thinking to the frontiers of what is possible in risk management and to support the uplift of people risk capability through training and content.

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Senior Manager, Research & Content, Protecht

Michael Howell is Protecht's Research and Content Lead. He is passionate about the field of risk management and related disciplines, with a focus on helping organisations succeed using a ‘decisions eyes wide open’ approach.

Michael is a Certified Practicing Risk Manager whose curiosity drives his approach to challenge the status quo and look for innovative solutions.

 

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