It’s our time to shine and to continue to promote the value risk management adds to our organizations.
For risk professionals, there’s no better time – and no better place – to advance professionally, to connect with risk leaders, to share ideas and learn from best than RIMS Annual Conference & Exhibition. Registration for RIMS 2018 is now open – almost a full-month earlier than last year – giving the global risk management community ample time to join us in San Antonio on April 15 - 18, 2018.
RIMS 2018 will feature some new additions to enhance the experience for attendees including: the Innovation Hub – with more TED-style-like educational sessions; a more streamlined education program; an expanded and more encompassing RIMS HQ in the RIMS Marketplace; as well as the opportunity to take the RIMS-CRMP certification exam in-person.
The website is up-and-running and I encourage you to take a look at the sessions, the keynote speakers and the events. This conference’s theme is “Go Big,” and we are planning to deliver a program full of big ideas, big connections and big solutions. We hope you will join us.
The opportunity for risk professionals to share experience and practices continues to grow worldwide. RIMS Risk Management Forum China was an overwhelming success, and I want to congratulate Board Director Robert Zhang and RIMS staff for delivering an impressive event. With support from government agencies, industry leading companies, universities and local corporate risk managers, the inaugural Forum in China welcomed over 200 guests during a two-day period. The results were extremely encouraging, and we have already started the conversations for a follow-up event next year.
As always, RIMS is dedicated to connecting risk professionals across the globe, as well as delivering essential industry knowledge. On that note, the RIMS 2017 Compensation Survey is now available for purchase. Produced every two years, the survey not only provides risk professionals with tools to assess their careers, but it also provides leadership insight to make informed decisions about their risk programs.
In addition, Total Cost of Risk has been an effective method for risk professionals to gauge and demonstrate risk management’s success. RIMS Benchmark Survey is now accepting input from our members. In exchange for anonymously sharing details about your insurance programs and premiums, contributors are awarded with a complimentary copy of the final report.
At the RIMS ERM Conference in Los Angeles, we recognized organizations that have seized the moment and developed ERM programs that truly stand out, and can be directly linked to growth and innovation. The Toronto Transit Commission was presented with this year’s RIMS ERM Award of Distinction and Honorable Mentions given to Argo Group International Holdings, Inc. and the Edmonton Police Service. We congratulate these entities for a job well-done, and we thank them for sharing their experiences and allowing others to follow in their footsteps.
Although the year is coming to an end, at RIMS we still have much more to offer in 2017. RIMS Risk Summit India will be held on December 6th and 7th in Mumbai, and the RIMS Risk Forum Middle East will take place in Dubai December 11th and 12th. RIMS is also a key partner in the Institute of Directors Global Convention on Corporate Ethics & Risk Management in Singapore, where RIMS Vice President Robert Cartwright, Jr. will deliver the keynote address.
RIMS remains passionate about our mission to educate, engage and advocate for the global risk management community. There is no better time than the present to be in this profession and the Society is committed to helping you make the most of it.
Sincerely,
Nowell R. Seaman
RIMS 2017 President