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Submit A Proposal To Be A Summit Speaker

We invite you to share your enterprise risk management knowledge and expertise by becoming a session speaker or workshop facilitator at the upcoming 2025 AFERM Virtual Summit, “Mission Possible: Unlocking the Future of Enterprise Risk Management!"

This is a terrific opportunity to help advance the practice of ERM in the government. Join other distinguished leaders in shaping the ERM conversation by sharing your experience and insights to the federal ERM community.  

If you have attended one of our Summits in the past, you know that the AFERM audience expects presenters who are engaged and present with a great deal of energy and dynamic exchange with the attendees.

Telling compelling stories is vital and if you have a great risk management story to share — submit your proposal today.

Seeking 2025 Virtual Summit Committee Leaders!

AFERM invites you to join our 2025 Virtual Summit Planning Committee. We are looking for volunteers to support the ‘Sessions & Speakers’ sub-committee, which includes the following tasks:

Interested? Please contact: vp-events@aferm.org and volunteers@aferm.org.

Join the Small Agency Community of Practice!

SACoP provides a venue for smaller agencies to share best practices and resources on ERM implementation and serves as a forum to discuss common challenges, provide learning opportunities, and foster networking and collaboration. They meet on the 3rd Wednesday of every month, 2:00 - 3:30 PM ET.

Latest ERM News

ERM Maturity calls for closer collaboration with Internal Audit: A new report by the Internal Audit Foundation and the advisory firm Baker Tilly emphasizes the need for enhanced risk oversight through tighter audit integration. It mentions that organizations have an opportunity to increase enterprise-wide risk awareness and outlines practical steps to enhance Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) maturity by implementing consistent risk assessment practices. The report argues that increased collaboration between ERM and internal audit can happen without compromising independence. In a dynamic risk environment, ERM and internal audit working collaboratively to proactively identify emerging risks and embed risk intelligence into strategic business planning, helps elevate their impact. To learn more, click here.

Critical Capabilities for ERM Leaders in 2025: This article published by Gartner Research, discusses imperatives for ERM leaders for identifying and managing emerging risks, and implementing optimized processes for driving risk ownership, fast action and expanded risk insights in a fast-changing risk landscape. It identifies three critical capabilities for ERM improvement in 2025, including rapid evolution of emerging risk management, enhanced risk ownership, and increased risk insights through technology and analytics. The article also discusses challenges faced by ERM leaders and offers guidance on how to respond to those challenges. Learn more.

The Imperative for ERM within State and Local Governments: State and local governments are facing increasing threats, including climate risks and natural disasters, public health crisis, cybersecurity breaches, etc. that extend beyond traditional risk management. To mitigate these complex and multifaceted risks, an integrated approach is needed. State and local governments that have implemented ERM are seeing better results in their ability to identify and manage these risks. This article discusses case studies of some unique risks that are faced by state and local governments, as well as some challenges faced by these governments in transitioning to ERM. Learn more.

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