Curriculum | ABA Risk Management School - Foundational

Curriculum | Risk Management School - Foundational

October 19-23, 2026

Emory Conference Center Hotel

Atlanta, GA

2026 Schedule

All times shown are in ET.

Mon, Oct. 19
Tues, Oct. 20
Wed, Oct. 21
Thu, Oct. 22
Fri, Oct. 23

Mon, Oct. 19

7:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Registration and breakfast
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM	Orientation & intros
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM	Intro to risk management – The big picture
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM	Lunch
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM	Presentation
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM	Risk appetite
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Risk management control framework
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM	Case study overview
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM	Welcome reception
7:00 PM	Dinner on your own

Tues, Oct. 20

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Risk identification and measurement
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Risk mitigation
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM	Enterprise risk management reporting
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM	Overview of non-financial risk
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM	Lunch
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM	Control frameworks
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Model risk
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM	Board and senior management oversight

Wed, Oct. 21

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Breakfast
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Introduction to interest rate risk
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Cyber security
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch and case study discussion
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM	Business continuity
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Vendor risk management
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Mid-week celebration

Thu, Oct. 22

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Introduction to strategic risk
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM	Data governance/compliance risk
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Introduction to liquidity risk
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Introduction to credit risk
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM	Case study check-in
7:00 PM	Dinner on your own

Fri, Oct. 23

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Top & emerging risks
9:45 AM - 11:45 AM	Case study/ wrap-up & presentations
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM	Lunch and program ends

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