This course has been structured to provide participants with practical ways of building an effective third-party framework and to manage third-party risks.

Virtual Classroom, 22 and 23 September 2025
From 9.30 to 13 CEST

Overview

Over the past decade, organizations have increased their engagement with suppliers to gain access to specialist expertise, streamline their processes, and improve productivity. At the same time, Third-party risk is now seen as a top risk for financial as well as non-financial services sector. This crucial and timely course has been structured to provide participants with practical ways of building an effective third-party framework, to manage third-party risks as well as remain at the forefront of industry developments and regulatory expectations.

The course is packed with practical tips and hints and ends with Make A Difference discussion, where attendees share their take-aways that will make a real difference to their organization.

Who should attend 

This is an essential course for all individuals responsible for implementing ESG risk management practices in their organisations or those interested to stay current and improve their ESG risk solutions, including 
•    Enterprise Risk Management 
•    Third Party Risk Management 
•    Vendor Risk Management  
•    Business Continuity 
•    Operational Resilience 
•    IT and Technology 
•    Regulatory professionals 
•    Internal Audit 
•    Regulators 

Faculty

Elena Pykhova is a risk expert specializing in strategy, design and implementation of firm-wide risk frameworks, based in London, UK. She is a renowned educator, who for many years has run public and in-house training courses in the UK and internationally for world-leading organisations including the London Stock Exchange Group Academy, The Moller Center, Cambridge University and Risk.net. Elena is also a thought leader, influencer and founder of a prominent industry think tank, the Best Practice Operational Risk Forum. She is a former Director for Education at the Institute of Operational Risk and chair of the Operational Risk Expert Panel for the Association of Foreign Banks. Elena founded her training and consulting practice, The OpRisk Company Ltd, after 20 years of experience in senior roles at Fortune 500 companies, such as Citigroup, American Express, Deutsche Bank and Banco Santander.
She is an author of a best-selling book, Operational Risk Management in Financial Solutions: A Practical Guide to Establishing Effective Solutions, contributor to Thompson Reuters, Advantage Talent Inc, Risk & Compliance Platform Europe and other news publications.