ERM for Community Banks Roundtable

Risk Governance and Program Development for Community Banks

ProSight presents an ERM Roundtable for community banks with less than $20 billion in managed assets, reinstated due to increased interest in enterprise risk management topics at the community bank level. This collaborative session brings together ERM professionals to share information about their programs and exchange ideas in a roundtable environment, broadening knowledge and acquiring firm understanding of risk governance issues specific to community banking institutions.

Discussion Focus

Enterprise risk management continues evolving as community banks face increasingly complex risk landscapes requiring sophisticated governance frameworks and mature capabilities. This roundtable addresses the full spectrum of ERM practices, including risk culture, organizational structure, roles and responsibilities, policies, and risk technology, providing participants with opportunities to learn from peer experiences while exploring practical approaches to strengthening risk management effectiveness across their institutions.

Why Attend

The roundtable format facilitates open sharing of challenges, solutions, and best practices among professionals managing comparable organizational complexities and regulatory requirements. This collaborative setting enables candid discussion on implementation approaches, measurement frameworks, and strategic positioning of ERM functions while building relationships with peers facing similar scale and resource considerations specific to community banking environments.

Key Discussion Areas

Participants will engage in collaborative discussion on essential ERM topics:

• Risk Culture Development: Building and maintaining effective risk cultures that support organizational objectives

• Organizational Structure: Establishing appropriate ERM organizational models and reporting relationships

• Roles and Responsibilities: Clarifying roles, responsibilities, and accountability across ERM programs and the Three Lines Model

• Risk Governance Policies: Developing comprehensive policy frameworks supporting risk management activities

• Risk Technology: Leveraging technology platforms to enhance monitoring, reporting, and decision-making capabilities

• Program Development: Building and maturing ERM programs appropriate to community bank scale and complexity

Who Should Attend

This roundtable is designed for Chief Risk Officers, Heads, Directors, Senior Managers of ERM, or their delegates seeking to enrich their second-line programs. The event serves banks with less than $20 billion in managed assets, ensuring discussions reflect the operational realities and resource constraints of community banking institutions.