Introduction:

Advanced governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) refer to structured institutional functions that support transparency, operational control, and long-term organizational resilience. Governance establishes strategic direction and regulatory oversight. Risk management provides mechanisms for identifying uncertainties and reducing disruptions. Compliance ensures alignment with legal and regulatory obligations within national and international frameworks. This conference presents coordinated structures and integrated models that support the alignment of governance systems, risk oversight procedures, and compliance policies. It offers a structured approach to reinforcing institutional coherence, promoting accountability, and sustaining performance across all functional levels.

Conference Objectives:

By the end of this conference, participants will be able to:

• Identify the principles of advanced governance and their influence on institutional efficiency.

• Analyze and assess enterprise-level risks within strategic and operational contexts.

• Gain the required skills to develop compliance systems aligned with legal, regulatory, and institutional frameworks.

• Structure coordination mechanisms across governance, risk, and compliance domains.

• Use performance indicators to support institutional review and improvement.

Target Audience:

• Board members and executive directors.

• Heads of risk and compliance functions.

• Internal and external audit professionals.

• Legal advisors and governance specialists.

• Strategic planning and policy development professionals.

Conference Outline:

Unit 1:

Principles of Advanced Governance:

• Contemporary governance concepts and their institutional implications.

• Principles that support ethical oversight and performance alignment.

• The governance role in corporate responsibility frameworks.

• Standards and benchmarks in national and global governance models.

• Governance as a foundation for trust, credibility, and transparency.

Unit 2:

Enterprise Risk Management:

• Processes for risk identification and institutional classification.

• Analytical structures used in formal risk assessment models.

• Mechanisms for responding to operational and strategic risk scenarios.

• Tools for monitoring and adjusting risk exposure over time.

• The relationship between risk systems and institutional continuity.

Unit 3:

Building Effective Compliance Systems:

• The compliance function as an instrument of institutional control.

• Policies and internal rules that reduce exposure to regulatory breaches.

• Systemic challenges in maintaining regulatory adherence.

• Linkages between compliance and audit for oversight consistency.

• Compliance as a contributor to stakeholder confidence and institutional reliability.

Unit 4:

Integrating GRC Functions:

• Foundations for linking governance, risk, and compliance structures.

• Coordination strategies that ensure policy and procedural alignment.

• Institutional models for unified GRC planning and implementation.

• Approaches for integrating data management into GRC oversight.

• Organizational alignment between GRC functions and performance objectives.

Unit 5:

Institutional Performance Assessment and Improvement:

• Performance indicator systems for monitoring GRC effectiveness.

• Techniques for analyzing institutional outcomes.

• Procedures that support policy adjustment and alignment.

• Governance contributions to innovation and structured improvement.

• The significant role of using operational data in maintaining compliance and efficiency standards.