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The Risk Exchange: A Director Forum
18 November 2025 9:00am - 4:30pm
In today's boardroom, risk is no longer solely a matter of compliance. It is a cornerstone of credibiltiy, commercial foresight, and strategic resilience.
Join other experienced directors, board members, and senior executives to enhance your strategic oversight of risk. The 'Risk Exchange: A Director Forum' is a new distinctive format: combining a simulated environment with peer-led discussion of risk scenarios to mirror the complexity of real boardroom dynamics. It is part pressure-test, part leadership lab. But with full discretion.
No slides, no lectures - just rich dialogue and real-world insight under Chatham House Rule.
Space for this session will be limited to allow an engaged peer to peer learning environment, with expert facilitators on hand to guide the engagement.
This is not a teaching session, but a facilitated, high-level forum on challenge, reflection, and peer learning.
Have questions? Reach out to Gillian Roddie, Learning & Education Manager at [email protected] who'll be happy to chat.
Step beyond compliance: engage with peers to explore Financial, Strategic, Compliance, and Operational Risk in a high-trust, practical setting designed for board-level impact.
Why Should I Attend?
Participants can expect:
- Increased confidence in risk oversight conversations at board level.
- A practical set of governance-focused questions to support strategic dialogue.
- Deeper insight into how risk management can support organisational resilience and commercial advantage.
Key questions that will be explored include:
- What is the organisation's actual risk appetite - and is it being lived in practice?
- Is there genuine understanding of exposure - or just familiarity with the register?
- Where do responsibility and ownership lie in the grey areas between risk, governance, and culture?
With a curated small group of participants, this is a space for experienced leaders to refine their thinking and raise the standard of risk dialogue within their organisations.
Q1. What is the Risk Forum?
The Risk Forum is a peer-led, in-person learning experience focused on the live exploration of board-level risk. Each forum centres on a different fictional board scenario aligned to financial, operational, strategic, or compliance risk domains. It's highly interactive, Chatham House Rules apply, and it's designed for repeat participation. No two sessions are the same.
Q2. Is the session confidential?
Yes, this session will be confidential. Chatham House Rules will apply. All participants on the session will be asked to respect the privacy and confidentiality of information shared on the session.
Q3. Is this a workshop or a panel event?
Not quite. Unlike traditional IoD Ireland workshops, there's no formal presentation or slide deck. And unlike our panel events, participants are not passive listeners. This is a facilitated discussion where everyone around the table contributes to unpacking the risk scenario. The session is built for experienced Directors - your insight is part of the value.
Q4. Will I have to talk about risks in my company or board?
No. The conversation is structured around fictional boards and risk themes prepared in advance by the facilitators. You are never required to share your own board's risks. The session is designed to encourage strategic thinking, not disclosure.
Q5. How is the Risk Forum session structured?
Each session includes:
- A short expert scene-setter to introduce the risk theme.
- Guided exploration of the scenario using facilitator prompts.
- Peer exchange on lessons learned, blind spots, and strategic implications.
- An anonymised reflective takeaway summary post-session.
Q6. Who are the facilitators for this session?
This session will be facilitated by David Hanley, Risk and Strategy Professional and Founder, SentinelReward Ltd and Mike Shannon, Certified Executive and Team Coach. David Hanley has over 25 years of executive leadership experience across Europe, the UK, Asia and North America. Mike Shannon has over 25 years experience helping senior leaders navigate uncertainity and has held senior leadership positions in public and semi-state bodies including EirGrid and the UK Environment Agency.
Q7. When and where is this Risk Forum session taking place?
This session will take place in-person on Tuesday, 18th November 2025 at the Irish Management Institute (IMI), Sandyford Road, Dublin 16 from 9:00am to 4:30pm.
Q8. What is the cost of this session?
The price of this sesssion ranges from €545 - €625, depending on IoD Ireland membership status.
Q9. Who is this session for?
The Risk Forum is for experienced Directors, Non-Executive Directors, Board Chairs, and senior executives preparing for or working closely with boards. It assumes a working familiarity with boardroom dynamics and strategic oversight.
Q10. What can I expect to take away from this Risk Forum session?
- A fresh lens on a live board-level risk scenario.
- Benchmarking of approaches across sectors.
- Insight into strategic risk navigation.
- A reflective prompt summary to take back into your own board.
Q11. I'd like to learn more about this Risk Forum session. Who can I speak to?
Please reach out to our Learning and Education Manager, Gillian Roddie if you'd like to learn more about the IoD Risk Roundtable session. Contact her by emailing [email protected] or call us at 01 411 0010.
David Hanley Risk and Strategy Expert
David Hanley is a seasoned risk and strategy professional with over 25 years of executive leadership experience across Europe, the UK, Asia, and North America. As founder of SentinelReward Ltd, he advises organisations on enterprise risk management, financial governance, and strategic transformation. David previously served as Head of Strategy & Business Enablement at Wells Fargo Bank International, and co-founded Neotutum Risk Management, where he developed advanced risk frameworks for global institutions. Earlier roles include Head of Balance Sheet Management and designated ‘Material Risk Taker’ under the UK’s PRA Senior Manager Regime and later Director of Treasury & Business Development at Virgin Money, where he helped build a greenfield digital bank. A graduate of the Diploma in Company Direction, David holds a bachelor's degree in financial services, and multiple postgraduate diplomas in Strategy and Advanced Risk Management (UCD/IoB). He is currently completing an MSc in Financial Services, specialising in sustainable finance, strategy and risk. He is also the creator of the 3CR© Strategy Development Model, which supports organisational growth and strategic resilience.
Mike Shannon Certified Executive and Team Coach
Mike Shannon brings over 25 years’ experience delivering complex, board-level programmes across infrastructure, energy, defence, and the public sector. His expertise lies in helping senior leaders navigate uncertainty - translating strategy into delivery, embedding governance, and supporting robust, risk-aware decision-making. Mike has held senior leadership positions on behalf of major public and semi-state bodies including EirGrid and the UK Environment Agency. He has worked on nationally significant infrastructure projects, from strategic risk governance and regulatory submissions for Ireland’s 2030 energy transition, to assurance frameworks in high-compliance capital environments. His earlier career with the New Zealand Defence Force adds a unique operational dimension, combining logistics, training, and transformation in high-pressure contexts. He is a certified executive and team coach (AoEC, ICF ACC), and a trained military instructor with decades of experience in workshop facilitation, board engagement, and programme review. Mike holds an MSc in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, a Certificate in Company Direction (IoD UK), and a Certificate in Systemic Team Coaching. His facilitation style blends structure and curiosity to create the psychologically safe, insight-rich spaces that align strongly with the Risk Roundtable ethos.
Is this eligible for CPD?
- Eligible hours: 6 hours of CPD
- This is component of the Creative Strategy Dimension of the IoD Ireland CPD Framework.
- This session may be eligible for other professional body CPD. Check with your relevant professional body. All participants will receive a certificate of completion based on full attendance.
What is the cost?
- IoD members - €545
- Non-members - €625
Time and location
- This risk forum will take place in-person at the Irish Management Institute (IMI), Sandyford Road,
Group bookings
- Reach out to Gillian Roddie, Learning & Education Manager at [email protected] who'll be happy to chat.
Cancellation and refund policy
- Places are confirmed upon full payment. Cancellations with a full refund are accepted in writing to [email protected] until Tuesday, 11th November 2025. After this date, no refunds are possible, and all fees are forfeited for cancellations or non-attendance. Please note this live and interactive series requires attendance at each session. Unfortunately, recordings will not be available as part of post-session materials.
Want to connect with fellow workshop participants?
- All workshop attendees will receive a list of all other workshop participants in advance of the session. This will include name, job title and organisation. If you have any queries around this please contact the Learning and Education Team.
- For GDPR reasons, we cannot provide contact details on the attendee list.
Questions?
- Reach out to Gillian, our Learning and Education Manager, if you would like more information about our upcoming workshops by emailing [email protected] or calling +353 1 411 0010.
