It shows the increased understanding of the benefits of enterprise risk management and the market potential for ERisk, Williams added. This free email-based communication alerts registered portal users to the week s newsworthy stories and special events. In addition, participation in ERisk s popular iConference series has set new records. ERisk iConferences are hour-long online presentations on topics of interest to the risk management community hosted by leading names in the world of banking, insurance, and risk management. Attendees view the presentation over the Internet, while listening to each speaker via conference call.
Participants have the added benefit of live chat and real-time audience polling.
Many users have reported that the iConference format is even better than in-person conferences since they can easily ask questions through the chat function that they might otherwise be hesitant to ask in an auditorium setting. In February, more than 1,300 participants registered for a special two-part series dedicated to the proposed Basle Capital Accord. Attendees listened to Bill Treacy of the Federal Reserve Board explain the regulators' perspective on the new capital rules, while Ashish Dev of Key Bank and Andy Hickman of ERisk provided insights into their practical implications. ERisk s iConference event on April 11th will feature Stephen Bates of the Bank of Montreal speaking on the topic of Practical Considerations in Measuring Economic Capital and will include both a case study and a discussion of the benefits and challenges of implementing an economic capital attribution system. While maintaining its position as the leading risk management portal, ERisk is preparing for the official launch of its new line of enterprise risk management analytics software products.