Take part in the training 'Risk Management Excellence in Microfinance' from 28 March to 1 April 2022

'Connecting Luxembourg to leading microfinance institutions'

From 28 March to 1 April 2022
Free virtual training
In English

By taking part in this training, you will: 

• Learn with experts based in the Luxembourgish financial centre
• Gain insights into the experience of other MFI representatives
• Learn how to us a Risk Management Graduation Model
• Have the possibility to apply for a 3-year coaching programme in risk management

What is the objective of the training ?

The general objective of the 15th edition of the Excellence in Risk Management in Microfinance training course is to enable CEOs and senior executives of large MFIs to understand the crucial importance of risk management by understanding its mechanisms. in order to establish, as a finality, a real culture of risk management in their institutions.

Who is the training for?

The training is mainly aimed at CEOs and senior executives of large microfinance institutions that have already created their own risk management department or are about to do so.

It is essential to understand and express yourself fluently in English to apply for this course. For your information, a similar virtual training in French will take place from 14 to 18 November 2022 for which an announcement will be made in due course.

Training programme

The different themes addressed during the training are:

• Governance
• The positioning of microfinance partners in terms of risk management and the interactions between microfinance and investment funds in Luxembourg
• Manage risks relating to major projects / changes
• Introduction to the risk management model developed by the “Risk Management Initiative for Microfinance” (RIM) - Risk Management Graduation Model (RMGM)
• Transforming governance principles into an effective risk management function
• Case study: Developing key risk indicators
• The coaching approach in risk management
• Liquidity risk management tactics
• Credit risk management
• Case study: main stages in the construction of a risk map and in the planning of risk analysis exercises
• Risk management strategies
• Conclusions and debriefing of the training

Experts

• Yves Deceuninck, Independent consultant and coach, Coach within the project
• Benjamin Gauthier, Partner, PWC Luxembourg, Member of the Board of Directors of ALRIM
• Samuel Grand, Member of the Management Committee, Chief Risk Officer, Rothschild Europe, Luxembourg, Member of ALRiM, Coach within the project
• Thierry López, Senior Vice President - Member of the Management Committee, Chief Risk Officer, Northern Trust Global Services SE, Member of the Board of Directors of ALRiM
• Guy Mertens, Partner, Plutus RIC (specialized in risk management), Coach within the project
• Gilles Ossana de Mendez, HR Consultant and Coach, Inspirance Consulting
• Sergio Scandizzo, Head of Regulation and Reporting, European Investment Bank (EIB), Coach within the project
• Kaspar Wansleben, Executive Director, Luxembourg Microfinance and Development Fund (LMDF)

Calendar

The training takes place from 28 March to 1 April 2022 (5 sessions of approximately 4 hours in virtual class).

Registration

Please send the form below to tisiana.baguet@houseoftraining.lu by 28th February 2022.

This online training will be free of charge for the 22 selected candidates.

Participants' reviews

“A very inspiring training which enriched my skills and knowledge in risk management. Good course for all senior executives, CEOs, chief audit executives, risk managers, operations managers, etc. All categories of senior executives following the three lines of defense should be able to attend this course. ”
Mr. Charles Isingoma, Managing Director, Hofokam Ltd., Uganda

“I ran my organization mainly guided by a solid passion without looking at the level of risk that could be associated with it. But now I understand the importance of establishing a culture of risk within the organization and I will create a risk management department."
Mr. K. Paul Thomas, Founder, Chairman and CEO, ESAF Microfinance & Investments, India

“We realized that having a risk management unit in an organization is really important. We will recommend it to our management.”
Ms. Lourdes Dijan, Vice President Finance, CARD Bank Inc., Philippines

Experts' reviews

“At the heart of the natural questioning of the usefulness and content of a risk management function that MFI CEOs and newly appointed risk managers have, the coaching approach has proven to be the best. approach to then create their best practices. No mirroring of common practices, but the creation of their own path and success.”
Mr. Samuel Grand

“Microfinance events so far over the years have been a very stimulating personal experience. As a coach for MFI CEOs in the area of risk management, I find the active presentation and discussion on the different risk topics very interesting. This forum also gives me the opportunity to meet and discuss with MFI CEOs and risk managers from around the world. I look forward to participating in the next conference.”
Mr. Guy Mertens

Partners

House of Training – ATTF (Agence de Transfert de Technologie Financière) (Project Manager) - www.houseoftraining.lu – www.attf.lu

ADA - www.ada-microfinance.org

ALRiM (Luxembourg Association for Risk Management) - www.alrim.lu