Cybersecurity Risk: A Technology Problem Requiring an Economic Solution
By Lawrence A. Gordon, EY Professor of Managerial Accounting and Information AssuranceRepublished with permission from Dataquest Magazine
SERC’s first Risk Leadership webinar of 2024 focuses on the core skills necessary to manage risk effectively for any sector. We are pleased to have Diane Doering, Global Head of Enterprise Risk Management of Takeda Pharmaceuticals as our guest this month. Doering is one of the few risk managers who has effectively crossed over from one industry to another, in this case, financial services to the pharma industry. This webinar will review what that transition was like and what specific skills and experiences help make such transitions.
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The Case for Enterprise Risk Management in Higher Education
Companies have managed risk for years. Traditionally, each business unit evaluates and handles their own risk, then reports to the CEO. Now, conventionally, the practice is holistically evolving to “enterprise risk management” or “ERM.”
Commercial Real Estate in Demise?
Pre-pandemic, healthy demand for office and retail spaces signaled a growing commercial real estate (CRE) market. Loans were readily available, often with favorable terms. But the COVID lockdowns shifted the landscape significantly with businesses shuttering and employees transitioning to remote work.
This one-hour SERC webinar will bring together pharma industry senior supply chain executives to discuss a topic of utmost personal importance to many Americans: Why have we been experiencing ongoing shortages of critical drugs used in the treatment of life-threatening conditions such as cancers and cardiac ailments; and shortages of even routine medicines prescribed for chronic conditions such as hypertension?
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Professional Training
Climate Finance and Risk Management
Starts Oct 16, 2023
2.2 CEUs
This course is ideal for business leaders at the manager level and above responsible for incorporating climate models and risk assessment into their organization's strategy and objectives.
Key takeaways for this course include:
New Analysis Examines Hurricane Risk Implications for Low-to-Moderate-Income Mortgage Borrowers
Study reveals hurricane risk impact on Florida housing market and economically vulnerable borrowers. With Hurricane Idalia's $9.36B toll and Florida's insurance market crisis, Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium examines US hurricane risk and housing market vulnerability. Focus on Florida's high-risk areas unveils impact on minority and low-income borrowers. Insights crucial for preparedness.
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Speaker: Al Brooks, Head of Commercial Real Estate, JPMorgan Chase
Moderator: Cliff Rossi, Director of SERC
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Smith Experts Assess Drug Manufacturing Risk from Natural Hazards
A July tornado that tore across the Rocky Mount, N.C., region left severe damage including to a Pfizer facility. Amid subsequent supply chain disruption, the manufacturer alerted hospitals to a list of 12 drugs available only through emergency orders “due to their high medical need,” effective “immediately and until further notice.” The disruption further prompted action from risk management expert Clifford Rossi and students in the Master of Quantitative Finance (MQF) program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.