Managing Risk with no Risk Manager - by Mike Schmitt

​Mike Schmitt will teach you, as an entrepreneur, the foundation of understanding risk, practical strategies for balancing risk with return, and how to respond proactively rather than reactively. The session culminates in hands-on exercises, enabling you to apply these principles to real-world examples and leave with an approach to risk assessment and mitigation.

​Agenda:

• ​Defining and Understanding Risk

  • ​What Risk Is and Is Not

  • ​Common Risk Categories and Dimensions

• ​Managing and Mitigating Risk

  • ​Balancing Risk and Return

  • ​Responding Reactively vs Mitigating and Responding Proactively

• ​Strategic Integration of Risk

  • ​Strategic Drivers & Choosing When to Add in Risk Management

  • ​Optimizing Your Risk/Return Portfolio

• ​Workshop for Examples & Submissions

  • ​Take real-work examples through the above structures

  • ​Desired outcome being a confident assessment of risk level and mitigation approach, if any