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🚀 Event Recap | GFR (Global Fund Risk) & ALRiM 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 🎈 GFR and ALRiM Risk Academy were delighted to launch the first edition of the 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞, kindly hosted by BDO Luxembourg. A great and fun event — a different way to learn, collaborate, and exchange in a friendly and engaging atmosphere. A perfect illustration that risk management can be both serious and playful. 🎤 We had the pleasure of welcoming Marco Zwick, Director Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) who opened the event with an inspiring introduction, going back to the essence of risk management: common sense and the real added value of the function. 🗓 January 29, 2026 | 📍 BDO Luxembourg - Proposed by GFR (Global Fund Risk) & ALRiM - Powered by ELLA Services - Hosted by BDO Luxembourg 🧩 Participants competed in three Escape Rooms, tackling key risk topics: - 𝐀𝐌𝐋 & 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 – proposed by Sylvain Aubry - 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 – proposed by Gaétan BRAIDA, GFR, FRM & Viktor Banus - 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 – proposed by Luc Neuberg, PhD 🙏 A big thank you to all the experts who designed the Escape Rooms, to BDO Luxembourg for hosting and supporting the initiative, and to all participants who made this first edition a success. Looking forward to the next one! 🚀 www.riskacademy.lu Sarah Cardmarker, CAMS GFR, Benoit Wtterwulghe, Luca Samuel, GFR, Eleonora Labita, GFR, Michael Derwael - GFR, FRM, CEFA, Paul Kleinbart #ALRiM #GFR #RiskManagement #RiskEscapeGame #RiskAcademy

From regulatory insights to academic perspectives, the 10th annual Banking Risk Management Conference in Luxembourg offered a comprehensive look at the state of risk management. We're proud to have partnered with ALRiM to facilitate these crucial conversations shaping our industry's future. Here are some highlights from last week's event, including a photo of a proud FRM-Certified Professional who got his certificate signed by our President and CEO Rich Apostolik. Nothing better than when our risk community members are proud of their achievements! Special thanks to Adela Baho, MSc, FRM and Mariusz Krogulewski, FRM from the GARP Luxembourg Chapter for helping support this collaboration. #riskmanagement #collaboration #banking #GARP #innovation #garpfrm

🚀 Event Recap: 10th session of the “𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞” ALRiM and Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) were pleased to host the 10th edition of the Banking Risk Management Conference. 🗓  January 20, 2026 | 📍European Convention Center Luxembourg (ECCL) 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 by ALRiM & Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP). 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 by ELLA Services.   To mark this milestone, ALRiM and GARP have collaborated to assemble a high-quality program and bring together outstanding speakers and industry experts: - Mr. Rich Apostolik, President and CEO of GARP, delivered a presentation entitled “From Scorekeeper to Strategic Partner: The Modern Risk Manager’s New Mandat. - Professor Giampaolo Gabbi, Professor at SDA Bocconi School of Management, shared insights through “From Risk Control to Strategic Navigation in the ‘Age of Competition’.” - Mr. Claude Wampach, Director Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), shared the regulator’s perspective in “The Regulator’s Point of View.” - Mr. Frédéric Lardo, FRM, Deputy Director of the Strategic Risks and Analysis Division at the European Central Bank, guided the audience through  Navigating Uncertainties: 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐀 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 & 𝐒𝐒𝐌 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔-𝟐𝟖 as well as our our panelists: - Professor Patrick Augustin, McGill University - Mr Yves Nosbusch, BGL BNP Paribas - Mrs Olga Slabari, PayPal - Mrs Adela Baho, MSc, FRM, GARP Luxembourg - Mr Thierry López, PayPal The first panel of the conference explored key themes in “𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.” The second panel delved into “𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦-𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 & 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤.” Pictures: https://lnkd.in/eT2GQgtY A big thank you to our speakers and all participants for contributing to this forward-looking and timely conversation. #ALRIM #GARP #RiskManagement #Banks #Regulation

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