Risk Watch: Thought Leadership in Risk and Governance—October 2013

Risk Watch is a triannual journal devoted to informing and provoking discussion on risk management and corporate governance. In this milestone 10th issue, four leading thinkers provide their views on the risk challenges of today.

• Murray Wolfe, Chief Audit Executive at the United Farmers of Alberta, writes about integrating ERM into the key, decision-making life cycle of an organization.
• Håkan Jankensgård, PhD in risk management from Lund University in Sweden, and Alf Alviniussen, an independent consultant, walk readers through three case studies illustrating how enterprise risk management should be aligned with the financial planning process.
• Don McCreesh, a long-time board member in the corporate, public and not-for-profit sectors, compels readers to understand the distinctive challenges and complexities in managing risk profiles in not-for-profits (NFPs) and charities.
• Jerry Koh, a founding member of the MaRS Solutions Lab, introduces strategic foresight as part of major risk assessments.