ETHSUN Chief Risk Officer Programme
Global Risk, Resilience & Strategic Governance
Equip senior risk leaders to anticipate systemic risks, design robust governance frameworks, and exercise decisive leadership in times of crisis, across an increasingly volatile geopolitical, technological and regulatory landscape.
Programme Overview
The Chief Risk Officer Programme equips leaders with the most advanced methods in Enterprise Risk Management, organisational resilience and international regulatory compliance. It develops the capacity to map global risks, design enterprise risk governance frameworks, drive organisational resilience, and integrate artificial intelligence into risk detection and management processes. Through strategic thinking, international crisis simulations, quantitative methods, and operational applications, participants acquire the essential tools to fulfil the role of Chief Risk Officer in ambitious organisations competing across domestic and international markets.
Choose Your Format
Full online programme combined with 5 days of international in-person immersion, with certificate award on-site.
Cohort Calendar
Curriculum
01Global Risk Mapping
- Geopolitical risk analysis
- Global economic instability
- Systemic risk monitoring
- Strategic risk mapping
02Enterprise Risk Governance
- Risk governance frameworks
- Risk appetite framework
- Board-level risk oversight
- Risk culture and leadership
03Cybersecurity, AI & Emerging Risks
- Cyber risk governance
- AI risk management
- Data governance
- Emerging technology risks
04Crisis Leadership & Organisational Resilience
- Strategic crisis management
- Business continuity planning
- Organisational resilience design
- Leadership under pressure
05Strategic Risk Simulation Laboratory
- International crisis simulations
- Extreme scenario analysis
- Executive simulation exercises
- Strategic resilience planning
06The AI-Augmented Chief Risk Officer
- AI for real-time risk detection
- Machine learning and risk analytics
- AI for regulatory surveillance
- Algorithmic risk and AI ethics in governance
Professional Dissertation
As a culminating requirement of this programme, each participant completes a Mémoire Professionnel de Fin de Formation, a professional dissertation that bridges academic rigour with real-world strategic application. The memoir is defended before a jury of academic and professional experts.
- Strategic Issue Identification, Define and contextualise a concrete strategic or managerial challenge drawn from your own organisation or sector.
- Literature Review & Conceptual Framework, Anchor your analysis in relevant academic literature and establish the theoretical foundations underpinning your recommendations.
- Analysis & Strategic Recommendations, Conduct a rigorous diagnosis and develop actionable, evidence-based recommendations adapted to your context.
- Defence Before a Jury, Present and defend your findings before a panel of academic faculty and industry professionals at the end of the programme.
Learning Outcomes
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