A GRI EDUCATION PROGRAM AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY TO OUR MEMBERS Emerging Leaders Program (ELP)
The Risk Management for Emerging Leaders Program targets team members from managers to directors interested in advancing their knowledge and effectiveness in the management of risk.

ELP - Foundations
ELP – Master Class
ELP Master Classes build on the Foundation’s program, where participants dive deeper into understanding and assessing non-financial and emerging risks and their impact. This program is ideal for prior ELP participants or leaders looking to expand their risk knowledge.
Why Should GRI Members Enroll in ELP?
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Risk Appetite & Capacity
Participants will explore how risk appetite and capacity drives day to day decisions.
Specialized knowledge of risk from an asset manager’s perspective.
measurement & profile assessment
Participants will explore approaches to assess and measure interconnected events.
A deep dive into the three key areas of financial risk: credit, market, and operational risk.
A presentation on technology enabled risk tools using emerging practices in AI and machine learning.
risk culture
Through case studies, participants will learn the importance of risk culture. This discussion will focus on the challenges of, and solutions for, implementing an effective risk culture.
risk identification
Risk identification in a financial services context, including regulatory definitions and expectations.
A framework for considering global risks and trends as they relate to strategic decision making.
risk governance, communications & actions
Through case studies, participants will learn the importance of risk culture. This discussion will focus on the challenges of, and solutions for, implementing an effective risk culture.
Key program learnings include:
- GRI ERM framework and the management of identified risks
- Implications of global risks and trends on organizational strategies
- Technological threats and opportunities
- Risk culture as an important control and competitive advantage
- Effective interface with the risk governance constituencies