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What does a mature programme risk capability look like when applied to major, complex infrastructure programmes? On 7 October, the Infrastructure Special Interest Group will host Key Elements of a Mature Programme Risk Capability, a webinar drawing on more than 25 years of practical risk leadership across some of the UK's major regulated sectors. The session will be led by Vinay Shrivastava, a Civil Engineer and experienced risk leader whose career spans Utilities, Transport, Energy, Financial Markets Infrastructure and Defence. Vinay has advised Boards and Executives on major capital investments and is a former NED of the Institute of Risk Management and former Chair of both its Risk Advisory Board and Infrastructure Risk SIG. Drawing on lessons from across his career, Vinay will explore programme risk capability through the eight principles of ISO 31000: integration, structured and comprehensive approaches, customisation, inclusion, dynamic risk management, best available information, human and cultural factors, and continual improvement. The session will provide practical perspectives on how these principles can strengthen decision-making and help organisations develop more effective risk management in complex project and programme environments. Register here >> https://bit.ly/4z7hNcs

Before an AI agent goes live, how confident are you that its risks have been identified, assessed and effectively controlled? Pre-deployment is a critical stage in the agentic AI lifecycle. As AI systems gain greater autonomy, traditional approaches to risk assessment may not be sufficient to address the new behaviours, dependencies and risk signals they introduce. Part 3 of the Cyber Special Interest Group’s seven-part Agentic Risk Management webinar series moves the conversation into practical implementation, focusing on the controls and assessments organisations need before deployment. During Pre-Deployment Agentic Risk Management, Adam Grainger and Adam Davis of Agentic Risks will take attendees through a seven-step agentic risk assessment process, highlighting where the approach differs from conventional risk assessment and offering practical guidance for applying it. The session will also examine agentic key risk indicators (KRIs), including how they can be used to operationalise controls and why effective monitoring depends on drawing data from the layer where the relevant risk signal actually resides. The objective is practical: to help risk professionals support agentic AI implementations with more effective risk identification, mitigation and monitoring from the outset. The session includes a 50-minute presentation followed by 10 minutes of discussion. Register here >> https://bit.ly/4ypO3b3