Swiss Risk Association

The Swiss Risk Association (SRA) is a non-profit organisation and open forum for risk management and financial engineering. Through events, discussions and knowledge transfer, the SRA strengthens Switzerland's position as a financial competence centre.

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Know Risk, Know Fun

Risk is not bad, Risk is not good. Risk is a fact. Embrace it. Understand it. Manage it. And Enjoy Life.

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Flagship Events

Established Leaders present emerging and evolving risk topics
Leaders engage in a panel discussion and answer questions from the audience. Free public event, followed by a networking cocktail, at the University of Zurich.
Access: Public
Price: Free

Risk Dinner

Combines education and networking with a relaxing dinner
Distinguished keynote speakers inspire the discussions during dinner. We are planning 5 Swiss Risk Dinners taking place in La Bottega di Mario, Carlton.
Access: Public
Price: CHF 130.- (110.- for members)

Chapter Discussions

Small groups of risk professionals exchange thoughts and test ideas
Each chapter has 2-3 annual chapter meetings. Chapters are FinTech, Model Risk, Operational Risk, Reg. Developments, Risk Appetite Frameworks, Stress Testing.
Access: Member Only
Price: Free

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  • Access to 15 exclusive “member only” events (e.g. chapter events)
  • Access to restricted web-content of past events
  • Reduced price for “Swiss Risk Dinner”
  • Be invited to our annual Member Party.
  • Annual Membership Fee is CHF 100.-.

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Risk Chapters

The SRA offers discussions on various risk management topics – called chapters. Join our chapter events:  small groups with similar interests meet to learn, exchange thoughts and share best practises. All chapters are led by experts offering up-to-date presentations and panel discussions.

Chapter events and access to past presentations is available for members only.

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  • Keep yourself up-to-date
  • Discuss recent developments
  • Test some of your ideas
  • Agree on best practice
  • Help setting standards
  • Network with risk professionals

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Risk Award

Who will be the next Swiss Risk Manager of the Year?
Maybe you. If you – or someone you know – has demonstrated excellence and outstanding achievements in risk management you should register now for the Swiss Risk Award and find out.

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Next Events

Flagship Event
Access: Public

David Basin

Josef Dittli

Pavol Cvengros

Digital Risk – Academic, Political & Industry Perspectives

23. October 2019 18:30 - 20:00 UBS Grünenhof

Digitalization is a multifaceted buzzword which bears many advantages. But Digitalization also brings new risks. Join us to shed light on Digital Risk from 3…

David Basin professor in the Department of Computer Science at ETH Zurich
Josef Dittli Council of States at The Federal Assembly — The Swiss Parliament
Pavol Cvengros CTO and Co-founder at securCom s.r.o.
  • Free Public Ticket 0 (CHF)
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Chapter Event - Risk Appetite Frameworks
Access: Members

Dominique Rohr

Risk Appetite for Non-Quantifiable Risks: A bank and insurance perspective

29. October 2019 18:30 - 20:00 University Zurich (Rämistrasse 71, Ground floor, KOL-E-18)

Financial institutions need to define a risk appetite for all material risks they are exposed to. However, many important risks are very difficult to quantify…

Dominique Rohr FRM - Zurich Insurance Group, Senior Risk Manager, Risk Appetite & Emerging Risks
Nils Frei UBS, Executive Director, Head Wealth Management Compliance, Risk & Control Framework and Chief of Staff
  • Free Member Ticket 0 (CHF)
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Chapter Event - Operational Risk
Access: Members

Oliver Huegli

Patricio Verdieri

Todd Cheney

André Dylan Kohler

Integrated assurance management – how should the 3 lines of defense interact together

31. October 2019 18:00 - 19:30 Chainwork AG

Best practices on how to improve collaboration and alignment between the different risk, control and assurance functions in order to improve effectiveness of the overall…

Klaus Morscher Credit Suisse, Head NFRM Framework & Controls Standards
Oliver Huegli Swiss Life, Group Chief Compliance Officer
Patricio Verdieri ZIG, Head Enterprise Risk Management
Todd Cheney UBS, Managing Director Conduct Risk
André Dylan Kohler EY, Head Financial Services Risk Management for Switzerland & Partner
  • Free Member Ticket 0 (CHF)
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Swiss Risk Dinner
Access: Members

Thomas Herrmann

Leveraging BCBS 239 Towards Building the Risk Function of the Future

4. November 2019 18:00 - 21:00 Carlton La Bottega di Mario

BCBS 239 deals with Principles for the effective aggregation of risk data and risk reporting. How can banks leverage the regulation and build the risk…

Thomas Herrmann Global Chief Credit Officer at Credit Suisse
  • Member Ticket 110 (CHF)
  • Public Ticket 130 (CHF)
  • Board Ticket 0 (CHF)
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Chapter Event - Regulatory Developments
Access: Members

Dr. Dora Xia

PD Dr. Andreas Blöchlinger

Yield curve inversion, recession risks & negative rates

13. November 2019 18:00 - 19:30 Credit Suisse Forum St. Peter

The inversion of the US Treasury curve is associated with an exceptionally low term premium. Why is this so and which indicators provide good predictions?…

Dr. Dora Xia Economist, Monetary and Economic Department, Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
PD Dr. Andreas Blöchlinger Chief risk officer at Swisscanto Invest by Zürcher Kantonalbank
  • Free Member Ticket 0 (CHF)
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Chapter Event - Risk Analytics and Models
Access: Members

Prof. Dr. Barış Sürücü

Karl Ruloff

Explainable AI

2. December 2019 18:00 - 19:30 ZKB Atrium

Artificial intelligence (AI) approaches are powerful. But there is a risk that results are misinterpreted or misused. How can "explainability" be achieved for complex models?…

Prof. Dr. Barış Sürücü Middle East Technical University
Karl Ruloff Senior Manager, FS Risk - Quant and Analytics Services at EY
  • Free Member Ticket 0 (CHF)
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