Risk Management Imperial

Overview

The Risk Management programme is expertly designed to help you future-proof your strategies by gaining a deep understanding of risk management principles to effectively address geopolitical and economic uncertainties.

You will learn how to identify, measure and manage risks across both financial and non-financial risk categories, including climate and information risks.

Through a hands-on simulation at Imperial’s Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facility, you will gain practical experience in managing operational uncertainties and crisis response, enhancing your decision-making skills under pressure.

Learning objectives

You will emerge from the programme with the understanding and the refreshed capabilities to:

• Explore recent trends in risk management in both corporate and financial sectors by analysing industry developments and emerging practices.
• Identify and mitigate individual behavioural and organisational biases to implement optimal risk management strategies effectively.
• Assess risk management practices and frameworks and apply them to real-world industry contexts.
• Identify and apply statistical knowledge and tools for effective risk management.
• Master strong foundations for statistical knowledge and the tools of effective risk management,
• Analyse innovation in risk management practices arising from paradigm shifts in insurance, asset management and global banking.
• Explore the role of corporate governance and its link to risk.
• Discover how to manage risk in complex and derivative portfolios, and the strategies and techniques to manage exotic risks such as climate change risks.