Best Alex Sidorenko Podcasts (2025)

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Navigating the Riskverse: AI and the Final Frontier with Alex Sidorenko 33:46

9d ago33:46

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In this episode, Michael Rasmussen boldly embarks on a journey of risk management with Alex Sidorenko, a global thought leader in the field. Together, they explore uncharted territories in risk management, discussing everything from Risk Management 1 (RM1) — the traditional process of identifying and mitigating risks — to the advanced world of Risk…

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Engage the Enterprise: Making Risk Bold and Boardroom-Ready with Laura Fox 20:48

6h ago20:48

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In this episode of Risk Is Our Business, Captain Michael Rasmussen welcomes aboard Laura Fox, Risk Director at AstroPay, for a high-warp journey through the risk galaxy. Laura reflects on her experience as a woman navigating a still male-dominated corner of the business universe, and why diverse leadership isn’t just a nice-to-have—it reshapes how …

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The Sustainability Mission: Leading Global Change with André Schneider 23:24

3d ago23:24

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In this episode of Risk Is Our Business, we embark on a journey with André Schneider, Chairman of the World Climate Foundation, to explore the intersection of sustainability, risk management, and global leadership. With a background that spans from his early career as a professional musician to transformative roles at the World Economic Forum and G…

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Risk-In 2025: Blazing New Trails in Risk Management with Stéphane Martin 8:40

7d ago8:40

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In this episode of Risk Is Our Business, we embark on a journey with Stéphane Martin, CEO of Smart Risk Consulting and Co-Founder of Risk-In, recorded live at Risk-In 2025 in Zurich. Stéphane takes us through his years of experience as a risk management practitioner, sharing his mission to boldly navigate the ever-evolving landscape of governance, …

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Risk Command: Charting New GRC Territories with Graeme Fleming 18:40

14d ago18:40

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In the second episode of Risk Is Our Business, we boldly go where few GRC leaders have gone before, with Graeme Fleming. With over 25 years of experience charting the stars of governance, risk, and compliance, Graeme takes us on a journey from his early days at PwC to his current mission leading GRC strategies at Workiva. As we explore the evolutio…

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The Regulatory Frontier: Cultural Prime Directives with Andie Wood 26:48

17d ago26:48

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In this premiere episode of Risk is Our Business, Michael Rasmussen sits down with Andie Wood, a global regulatory expert with a fascinating background in biological sciences, data modeling, and technology. Together, they explore how regulations vary across borders, and how cultural context shapes compliance expectations. From biodiversity standard…

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CONDUCT RISK MANAGEMENT TRAINING 2

6+ y ago

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New hires come from a variety of education and experience backgrounds and most importantly, each new employee has their own perception of what is an acceptable risk. It is important for risk managers to cooperate with the Human Resources department or any other business unit responsible for training, to jointly carry out training on the basics of r…

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CONDUCT RISK MANAGEMENT TRAINING

6+ y ago

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Tone at the top is very important for risk culture development. Executives and Board members play a vital role in driving the risk management agenda. Nowadays many executives and Board members have a basic understanding of risk management. Auditors, risk management professional associations and regulators have been quite influential in shaping the …

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CONDUCT RISK MANAGEMENT TRAINING 3

6+ y ago

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Provide additional risk management training to the in-house risk management team and business units responsible for internal control, audit, finance, strategy and others. Risk managers may conduct it personally or outsource to third party providers. In-depth risk management training should include (this example is based on the actual risk managemen…

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Create a network of “risk-champions”

6+ y ago

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An active network of “risk champions” is a very effective way to develop strong risk management culture. This network could become the “glue” between the risk management team and the rest of the business. “Risk champions” can be of three types: Official risk coordinators - employees, whose official duties include coordination of risk management pro…

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DOCUMENT RISK MANAGEMENT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 5

6+ y ago

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Once risk management roles and responsibilities have been documented in job descriptions and committee charters then appropriate and measurable KPIs should be developed. Just like anything else, risk management KPIs need to be integrated into the overall performance management system, better still existing KPIs should be made risk-based instead of …

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DOCUMENT RISK MANAGEMENT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 4

6+ y ago

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Every risk manager we have interviewed explained to us that periodic risk culture evaluations help strengthen it. So, we wanted to give readers some practical ideas around it. There are multiple models which can be used to assess the current state of risk culture, including the risk culture framework developed by the Institute of Risk Management, U…

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DOCUMENT RISK MANAGEMENT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 3

6+ y ago

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Most modern-day risk managers are familiar with developing a risk management framework or procedure documents. These documents capture risk management roles and responsibilities, outline risk management processes as well as other aspects of risk management. Risk management framework documents became so common, that nowadays they don’t require much …

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DOCUMENT RISK MANAGEMENT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 2

6+ y ago

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Risk managers may begin the implementation of the selected risk governance model by documenting risk management roles and responsibilities. It is quite common to describe risk management roles and responsibilities in risk management policy or a framework document. This approach seems simple to implement, yet not very effective, as business units of…

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DOCUMENT RISK MANAGEMENT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

6+ y ago

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The risk governance model depends on the management and shareholders’ expectations, the regulatory requirements as well as on the risk manager’s competencies and on the resources available for risk management implementation. The risk governance can be structured using the classical three lines of defence concept: The 1st line of defence - Business …

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RISK CHAT: Alex Sidorenko talks to Gareth Byatt

7y ago

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Listen to two risk managers discussing some of the most controversial and hottest topics in risk right now. See them debate, argue and comment on some of the most common risk management misconceptions.By Alex Sidorenko

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Find the right sponsors

7y ago

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A large part of risk management success depends on the support and commitment from executives, Board members and key stakeholders. It is important, as early as possible, to identify specific people at different levels within the organisation who support the concept of risk-based management and are ready to assist the risk manager: At the executive …

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Join forces with the managers responsible for other areas of performance improvement

7y ago

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Risk managers should build relationships and join forces with the other managers responsible for performance improvement initiatives, like lean management, quality, safety, environment, security, internal audit or others. Risk managers should participate in relevant major performance improvement workshops (for example, kaizen sessions during lean p…

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Reinforce the "no blame" culture

7y ago

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Risk managers should encourage employees to openly raise risk management related issues. This is possible by spending a considerable amount of time every day communicating with their colleagues and staying up-to-date on the latest developments and emerging risks or failures in the internal control system. Share the risk manager’s contact informatio…

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Promote risk management within and outside the company

7y ago

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Selling risk management to key stakeholders is not simple. Risk managers need to learn to be proud of their contribution to the overall success of the company. Any positive results achieved by managing certain risks to a high standard should trigger the risk manager to share this success both internally and externally. This can be done by presentin…

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Consider establishing a Risk Management Committee at the management level or extend the mandate of the existing management committee

7y ago

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Most of the risk managers we have interviewed agreed that having a management level Risk Management Committee has a significant positive effect on the overall risk management culture. While the composition of the Risk Management Committee can vary from company to company, it should be sufficiently representative to ensure different points of view o…

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Include risk items on Board’s agenda

7y ago

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This next step is very important to reinforce strong risk culture within the organisation. ISO31000:2018 states “Oversight bodies are often expected or required to: — ensure that risks are adequately considered when setting the organization’s objectives; — understand the principal risks facing the organization in pursuit of its objectives; — ensure…

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Document risk appetite for different types of decisions

7y ago

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Most organisations have already documented their appetite for different common decisions or business objectives. Segregation of duties, financing and deal limits, procurement criteria, investment criteria, zero tolerance to fraud or safety risks – are all examples of how organisations set risk appetites. Appetites or limits for different kinds of d…

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Develop a high-level Risk Management Policy

7y ago

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It is generally considered a good idea to document an organisation’s attitude and commitment to risk management in a high-level document, such as a Risk Management Policy. The policy may describe the general attitude of the company towards risks, risk management principles, roles and responsibilities, risk management infrastructure as well as resou…

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Assess the effect of uncertainty on strategic objectives (part 4)

7y ago

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Risk managers should discuss the outcomes of risk analysis with the executive team to see whether the results are reasonable, realistic and actionable. If indeed the results of risk analysis are significant, then the executive management with the help from the risk manager may need to: Revise the assumptions used in the strategy. Consider sharing s…

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Episode 4 - Discussion with Rob Jeges on Implementing Risk Appetite within ISO 31000

10y ago

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In this RiskStudio episode, we interview Rob Jeges on Implementing Risk Appetite within the ISO 31000 framework. Rob covers Risk Appetite, Risk Attitude, Risk Criteria and Real-life examples of Risk Appetite Statements.By Manoj Kulwal, Chief Architect and Co-Founder at RiskSpotlight

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Episode 3 - Discussion with Alex Sidorenko on Risk Appetite

10y ago

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In this RiskStudio episode, we interview Alex Sidorenko on the topic of Risk Appetite. In this rather controversial interview, Alex shares his views on the topic of Risk Appetite and its relevance to the companies outside of financial services.By Manoj Kulwal, Chief Architect and Co-Founder at RiskSpotlight

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Special Episode - Discussion with Tim Leech on Objective Centric ERM

10y ago

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In this episode, we discuss Objective Centric ERM with Tim Leech. Topics covered include - Comparison between Risk Centric and Objective Centric ERM, Benefits of Objective Centric ERM, Barriers for Implementing Objective Centric ERM, Q&A.By Manoj Kulwal, Chief Architect and Co-Founder at RiskSpotlight

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Episode 2 - Discussion with Risk Management Expert, David Tattam

10y ago

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In this section, we discuss Bow-Tie Analysis technique with David Tattam. Topics covered include - how to construct a bow-tie, application areas and pros + cons on bow-tie analysis technique.By Manoj Kulwal, Chief Architect and Co-Founder at RiskSpotlight

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Episode 2 - Risk Management Learning

10y ago

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In this section, we cover 12 videos from Grant Purdy. In each video, Grant highlights a commonly found Risk Management Myth and provides guidance on how to address themBy Manoj Kulwal, Chief Architect and Co-Founder at RiskSpotlight

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Episode 2 - Risk Management Innovation

10y ago

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In this section, we showcase Digital Reasoning, which is bringing benefits of artificial intelligence and big data domain to risk management areas such as Risk Monitoring and Risk Treatment.By Manoj Kulwal, Chief Architect and Co-Founder at RiskSpotlight

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Episode 1 - Risk Management News

10+ y ago

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In this section, we cover recent news articles related to risk management and highlight aspects relevant for risk managers.By Manoj Kulwal, Chief Architect and Co-Founder at RiskSpotlight

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Episode 1 - Risk Management Learning

10+ y ago

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In this section, we share details of FREE learning resources available on the web for risk management.By Manoj Kulwal, Chief Architect and Co-Founder at RiskSpotlight

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Episode 1 - Risk Management Innovation

10+ y ago

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In this section, we cover new innovative solutions which can enhance the design or implementation of risk management.By Manoj Kulwal, Chief Architect and Co-Founder at RiskSpotlight

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Episode 1 - Discussion with Risk Management Expert, Gary Bierc

10+ y ago

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In this section, we talk to Gary Bierc about his patented methodology to calculate cost of risk management.By Manoj Kulwal, Chief Architect and Co-Founder at RiskSpotlight