The 2023 Marsh Risk Management Forum provides the risk manager with practical and current advice for managing the major risks and advising those with governance and decision-making responsibility for the risk function.
- 03 Apr 2023-05 Apr 2023
- 09:00 - 12:30
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- 540.00 (plus GST) Members
- 625.00 (plus GST) Non Members
About this event
In the all-encompassing focus on sector reforms its easy to lose sight of the myriad of other risks that can surface to ‘bite us’. We open with an overview of the strategic risks from the perspective of one who knows the sector well but is not ‘of’ the sector.
Risk maturity has been loosely defined as the ability to be aware and wary of risk, but not to let it paralyse into inactivity. This year’s panel focuses on how you know when your organisation is ‘risk mature’ and practical ways to build risk maturity.
Of course, it's easy to be good at risk management if you have the capacity to, for example, have a couple of positions dedicated to the practice. But what if you don’t? We feature a practical perspective from one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s smaller councils.
Other topics include:
- CDEM and organisational risks
- implementing/upgrading information systems and risks
- a fresh take on risk appetite
- training and development for risk managers and risk governors
- developments in the law around natural hazards and risk management.
Whether you are a specialist risk manager, or someone with an interest in a particular risk, mitigation, or topic, this is for you.
Note: sessions are being recorded and will be made available to registrants 7-10 days after the last session finishes.
Session one: Monday 3 April
9.30 am Welcome
Raymond Horan, Chief Advisor, Taituarā
9.35 am The strategic risk-scape in 2023
Bruce Robertson, Managing Director, RBRL and Independent Chair to local authorities
To open, an overview of the risk-scape with a focus looking at the horizon for the strategic level risks.
10.25 am Break
10.30 am Risk and development for elected members – facilitated discussion
Group discussions focussing on the competencies and knowledge that those doing the governing should have, where the development opportunities are, what works, and where the gaps might be.
Groups to be led by:
- Genny Wilson, Business Risk and Resilience Adviser, Waipā District Council
- Steve Breen, Risk and Performance, Gisborne District Council
- Raymond Horan, Chief Advisor, Taituarā (will lead the report back)
11.40 am A fresh take on risk appetite
Regan Smith, Risk and Corporate Services Manager, Hastings District Council
Hastings has a different take on risk management to share – one based on the council’s objectives rather than a focus on the individual risks.
12.30 pm Close of session one
Session two: Tuesday 4 April
9.30 am Welcome to session two
Raymond Horan, Chief Advisor, Taituarā
9.35 am Risk management in a smaller council
Ahmed Mohamed, Risk and Internal Audit Manager, South Taranaki District Council
A practical session on risk management disciplines and practices amongst those who are more resource-constrained.
To be followed by breakouts to discuss the topic:
“You have been appointed to the Upper Creek District Council, population 10,000. Corporate risk management is only part of your responsibilities, but you’ve found there’s next to no systems, practices etc. available corporate level. Where do you start on day one? What is the long-term plan?
10.55 am Break
11.00 am Risk maturity
Mark Maloney, Assistant Auditor-General – Local Government
Philip Jones, Managing Director, PJ and Associates and Chair/Member of Risk Assurance Councils
A panel discussion focussing on what it means to be a risk-mature council in practice, and what local authorities might do to build their levels of risk maturity.
11.50 am Marsh - Building resilience in council
Gabe Money and Kyron Reshi, Marsh
In this session Marsh’s risk experts will cover how improving the risk profile of local authority will ensure resilience for both the council and wider community.
12.30 pm Close of session two
Following session two, there is an opportunity to stay online for a discussion: Taituarā seek input on where it should focus its risk management efforts as it picks up the threads with its good practice programme.
Session three: Wednesday 5 April
9.30 am Welcome to session three
Raymond Horan, Chief Advisor, Taituarā
9.35 am Natural hazards and the law: an update
Mike Wakefield, and Hamish Harwood, Simpson Grierson
Developments with statute and case law around the management of natural hazards and their recording on LIMS and evolving legal issues and challenges.
10.25 am Break
10.30 am Sector update
Raymond Horan, Chief Advisor, Taituarā
The latest update on the policy and legal environment, and all that’s new and exciting from Taituarā.
11.00 am CDEM and internal risks
Nedine Thatcher Swann CEO, Gisborne District Council.
11.50 am Changing information systems – risks to manage
James Rees-Thomas, Risk and Assurance Partner, and Curtis Morton, Director, PwC
Implementing a new system or significantly upgrading current systems with the same provider? James has some risk-oriented perspectives to share.
12.30 pm Sum up and close
Raymond Horan, Chief Advisor, Taituarā
Presenters
Raymond Horan
Chief Advisor, Taituarā Read ProfileRaymond Horan
Chief Advisor, Taituarā- raymond.horan@taituara.org.nz
Raymond re-joined Taituarā in June 2014 as Sector Improvement Manager, before commencing his current role as Chief Advisor at Taituarā. He has spent most of the last 20 years in local government related roles, most recently with the Department of Internal Affairs.
He describes his job as two-thirds providing assistance to the local government sector and one-third providing advice to central government on local government matters. His ambition is to help develop a Local Government Act that doesn’t require changes every 18 months. He asks that you wish him well with this task.
Bruce Robertson
Director at R Bruce Robertson Limited Read ProfileBruce Robertson
Director at R Bruce Robertson LimitedBruce is an established governance and risk expert within the public sector with active membership of audit and risk committees and directorships.
His practice also includes consulting work and investigations. His advisory work covers strategy, effective decision making, value for money and performance, organisational and functional "health checks”, and how clients can make collaborative frameworks “real”. Bruce's work has a strong focus on bringing together the financial and asset management disciplines within organisations to drive planning and performance plus deliver value for money.
Bruce is a fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
Mike Wakefield
Partner, Simpson Grierson Read ProfileMike Wakefield
Partner, Simpson GriersonMike is a partner in Simpson Grierson’s environment and planning group, based in Wellington. He specialises in local government and environmental law, with a particular focus on the regulatory functions and processes of local government (including under the RMA), and decision-making and governance obligations and requirements. He regularly represents local authorities in relation to RMA matters (including before the higher courts) and has appeared before many other specialist tribunals and council hearings on specific strategic and regulatory matters.
Hamish Harwood
Senior Associate, Simpson Grierson Read ProfileHamish Harwood
Senior Associate, Simpson GriersonHamish is a Senior Associate in Simpson Grierson’s local government and environment group, based in Wellington. He is a specialist local government and resource management lawyer. His practice encompasses all aspects of resource management law. In addition, he regularly advises and represents local authorities in relation to judicial review, compensation disputes, and enforcement matters, including issues relating to: rates and rating valuations, building code compliance, liability issues, natural hazards, compulsory acquisition of property, infrastructure projects and dog control.
Philip Jones
Principal PJ & Associates - Chartered Accountant Read ProfilePhilip Jones
Principal PJ & Associates - Chartered AccountantPhilip has been consulting to a variety of Local Government related organizations since June 2007 in financial management and strategy, risk and asset management, financial policies and financial governance, and is a facilitator for Local Government New Zealand.
He has been the independent member on a number of Audit & risk committees and is currently the chair for three committees.
Between 1993–2007 Philip was the Chief Financial Officer and Group Manager Revenue and Finance for WBOPDC.Prior to joining WBOPDC he was a Business Services & Audit Manager with Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) in Tauranga, London and Hamilton.
Regan Smith
Business Services Manager Read ProfileRegan Smith
Business Services ManagerRegan is currently the Risk & Corporate Service Manager for Hastings District Council where he has been responsible for leading the Council enterprise risk management programme since 2017. He is a Certified Member of the Institute of Risk Management UK, and a current RiskNZ board member. Before joining Council Regan worked in aviation quality and safety management at Air New Zealand.
Ahmed Mohamed
Risk and Internal Audit Read ProfileAhmed Mohamed
Risk and Internal AuditAhmed is Risk and Internal Audit Manager at South Taranaki District Council since 2019, leading the risk management activities since 2019. Before that he led the risk management activities in Christchurch City Council for 4 years.
Ahmed is CA and member of CA ANZ Taranaki Local Committee since 2022. He is also member of IIA NZ and follower of the ACCA.
Ahmed started his career in 1999 at KPMG for 13 years before moving to internal audit in the private sector. He led different IA unit in different companies and countries before moving to NZ in 2015.
Curtis Morton
Director, PWC Read ProfileCurtis Morton
Director, PWCCurtis joined PwC in 2022 as a Director in our Ōtautahi (Christchurch) team. He has more than 11 years’ experience in risk management, governance, crisis management, strategy execution and operations management for NZX-listed organisations in the primary industry.
Curtis supports organisations to fully understand and navigate uncertainty associated with achieving their strategic and operational objectives, and is passionate about positioning risk management as a strategic capability for industries, organisations and individuals.
James Rees-Thomas
Partner – Risk Services PwC Read ProfileJames Rees-Thomas
Partner – Risk Services PwCJames leads PwC’s Risk Services team in Pōneke (Wellington) and Ōtautahi (Christchurch). He has deep experience working with public sector organisations, including local authorities, and is acutely aware of the risks associated with implementation of large IT projects. Along with Curtis, he will provide food for thought on what Councils should be considering when changing information systems.
Nedine Thatcher Swann
Chief Executive, Gisborne District Council Read ProfileNedine Thatcher Swann
Chief Executive, Gisborne District CouncilHe uri nō Ngāti Porou ki Tairāwhiti, Nedine is Gisborne-Tairāwhiti born and raised. With qualifications including a Bachelor of Arts, Masters of Education (Māori education) and Masters of Business Administration, Nedine’s career spans many sectors and organisations at a senior level (nationally and regionally), from crown research, social development and education to private business ownership.
As a skilled professional in strategic planning, organisational and programme management, Nedine joined Gisborne District Council in 2009 as Group Manager of Community Planning and Development, serving in the role for eight years before becoming Chief Executive in 2017. In her tenure, Nedine has championed transformative changes in mind-sets, operating models, priorities, investments and leadership that has enabled courageous conversations, collaborative relationships and progressive steps toward stronger Tiriti partnerships for the Gisborne District Council.