The strength and success of risk management is dependent on this community’s willingness to share ideas, best practices and strategies.
As a RISKWORLD speaker, you can play an integral role in building safer, stronger and more resilient organizations that are prepared to tackle both today’s and future risks. Take this opportunity to showcase your skills, experience and innovative
new solutions; to enhance existing relationships; and make new connections. Let’s advance the risk management profession and build a brighter tomorrow together.
Topics must be timely and relevant. Pass on your knowledge and expertise to the risk management community by leading an educational session at RISKWORLD 2023. Showcase your expertise, experience and facilitate conversations about innovative best practices
in risk management. Share your big ideas, innovative strategies, and solutions that will benefit the entire risk community.
RIMS is driven to empower us all to build a highly diverse, equitable and inclusive culture of belonging in our global risk community. We encourage you to develop education sessions that embody that vision statement with topics, presenters and perspectives
that represent our diverse community and that foster a welcoming environment for open dialogue and the exchange of ideas.
Proposals should focus on aspects of risk management that would be of interest to risk professionals managing the everyday risks and unique challenges for their companies. Career enhancement, coverage trends, claim development, cyber and technology risk,
DE&I, ESG and strategic and enterprise risk management are a few of the topics covered.
Extended deadline: August 24 at 11:59 pm EDT.
All programs MUST be submitted electronically for consideration. Late and/or incomplete submissions, as well as sales pitches, will NOT be considered. We will only accept proposals that comply with all of the guidelines outlined below.
Who Attends
RISKWORLD brings together business leaders – from rising risk professionals to C-Suite executives – who manage risk and impact strategic decision-making for their organizations. Attendees include risk management professionals, as well
as human resource, technology, finance, legal, brokerage, insurance, consultancy and advisory leaders who contribute to their organization’s ability to identify, address and leverage uncertainty. More than 10,000 risk professionals attend
each year. RISKWORLD features more than 160 education sessions that cover a variety of business risks and strategies, as well as the largest exhibition dedicated to risk management solutions in the world.
To become more familiar with our program format, please review the RIMS 2022 sessions.
Session Topics
Select ONE category and up to THREE sub-categories for each topic submitted:
Career Development (CAD)
Information on developing and improving the skills needed to successfully advance your career | - Communication and Presentation Skills
- Skills for Working with the C-Suite and Board
- Talent Recruiting, Retention and Succession
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Claims Management (CLM)
Techniques and best practices for managing claims. | - Business Interruption
- Claim Vendor Management
- Commercial Auto Liability
- Cyber
- Directors & Officers Executive Risk
- Employment Practices Liability
- General Liability
- Global Claims Management
- Pandemic Related Claims
- Professional E&O
- Property Claim Management
- Risk Management Information Systems and Claims Technology
- Workers Compensation
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Cyber and Technology Risk (CTR)
Methods and strategies for management of risks associated with changing and advancements in technology, information and data collection. | - Artificial Intelligence
- Autonomous Vehicles and Transportation Innovation
- Cryptocurrency Risks
- Cybersecurity Best Practices
- Emerging Risks Relating to Cyber and Technology
- Internet of Things
- Intellectual Property Protection
- Metaverse
- Privacy Laws & Block Chain or Data and Biometric Privacy Laws
- Ransomware
- Risktech/Insurtech
- Security with a Remote Workforce
- Sharing Economy
- Social Media
- Space Technology and Risk
- Wearable Technology
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I)
Approaches for integrating DEI into organizational strategic planning, culture and mission. | - Assessing your DE&I Maturity
- Corporate Social Responsibility/Response
- Creating a DE&I culture within your organization
- Cultural Risk and Intersectionality
- Evaluating practices, policies and procedures through the DE&I lens
- Identifying DEI deficiencies
- Impact of DE&I on the bottom line
- Leveraging future success through DE&I Leadership
- Metrics for measuring DEI
- Program development
- Reputational risk
- Uncovering barriers to workplace DE&I progress
- Understanding the value of DE&I in risk organizational excellence
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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Factors to evaluate organizations, municipalities, and countries on their sustainability performance | - Board Structure/Composition
- Climate Change/Climate Risk
- Compliance and Ethics
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Employee Engagement
- Energy Policies/Risk
- ESG Reporting and Disclosures
- Executive Compensation
- Health and Wellness
- Natural Resource Scarcity
- Pollution and Waste Management
- Renewable Resources
- Sustainable Investing
- Workplace Safety
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Industry (IND)
Information related to a specific industry segment (Education, Restaurant, Transportation etc.). |
- Aerospace/Aviation/Airline
- Agriculture
- Casino
- Chemicals
- Construction
- Educational Institutions/Higher Education
- Energy Resources, Oil and Gas
- Entertainment
- Family-Owned Businesses
- Food, Beverage and Kindred Products/Food Processing and Consumer Beverages
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Mining and Metal
- Pharmaceuticals
- Printing and Publishing
- Public Entities
- Real Estate
- Restaurant
- Retail
- Technology
- Transportation
- Utilities
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Insurance, Legal and Regulatory (ILR)
Information, analysis and alternatives regarding insurance contracts, coverage and policies legislative decisions and regulations, including domestic and foreign, that
affect risk management practices. | - Alternative Risk Transfer/Innovative Coverage
- Captives/Risk Retention Groups
- Contracts and Contractual Risk Transfer
- Emerging Markets
- Emerging Risks, including Technology Risks & Environmental, Social and Governance
- Global Regulations and Coverage (e.g., GDPR)
- Innovative Coverage
- Insurance Industry Compliance
- Insurance Program Optimization
- Intellectual Property Laws and Regulations
- International Insurance Regulation Compliance
- Litigation Management
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Policy Management and Administration
- Privacy Management, including Biometric Privacy Laws and Social Media
- Reinsurance
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Risk Modification/Mitigation and Loss Control
(RMLC)
Framework and techniques for managing risk through assessment and management modification programs. | - Auto Liability and Fleet Management
- Business Continuity Management
- Control and Response Techniques
- Cyber and Technology Risk Management, including IoT devices
- Environmental/Pollution Management
- Financial Risk Management
- Global Risk Control Programs
- Global Travel Risk Management
- Internal Audit
- Project Risk Management
- Property Loss Control & Prevention
- Quality Management
- Regulatory & Compliance
- Remote Workforce Security and Loss Control
- Reputation Risk Management
- Resilience and Crisis Management
- Safety Management
- Security Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Workforce/Talent Risks
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Strategic and Enterprise Risk Management (SERM)
Approaches for integrating risk management into processes and decisions related to strategy, operations, programs and projects to create and protect value.
| - Broker/Client Relationship
- Developing and Customizing Risk Management Strategies (Standards and Frameworks)
- Gaining Board and Executive Buy-In
- Integrating Risk Management into Decision Making
- Managing Risks in Strategy, Operations and Processes
- Risk Assessment Techniques
- Risk Management Maturity
- Risk Quantification and Risk Metrics
- Unconscious Biases and Decision-Making
- Understanding Risk in Business Models
- Understanding the Global Economy Move to Strategic Risk Management
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20-Minute Presentations Global Studio The Global Studio offers internationally-focused educational sessions, as well as networking opportunities with attendees from all over the world. Innovation Theater The Innovation Hub is an educational experience that features exciting 20-minute presentations on developments in emerging risks, claims and cyber risks. Thought Leader Theater Thought Leader Theater (TLT) features 20-minute interactive presentations that provide attendees with a quick overview on a topic. |
Format and Length
- 60 minutes: Education that drives participation, discussion and engagement/round-table.
- 20 minutes: Global Studio, Innovation Hub and Thought Leader Theater. Presentations are unique, cutting edge and offer creative solutions for our worldwide audience.
Speaker Limitations
- 60-minute presentations: Two (2) speakers maximum; one should be a risk professional (RP). (RP Definition: Risk management professionals lead the development and implementation of risk management practices that enable an organization to make
risk-effective decisions that create and sustain value).
- 20-minute presentation: One (1) speaker.
- Speakers must be subject matter experts in the topic they are presenting.
- Only one (1) representative from a company is permitted to be a speaker on a session.
- Accepted speakers will need to sign off on the RIMS Guidelines and Agreement, click here to see a sample.
Rules and Requirements
- Your submission must be strong with a clear statement of your educational objectives.
- Session lengths are 60 minutes or 20 minutes.
- Ensure that your submission reads well and is grammatically correct. A poorly written submission will be rejected.
- Please refrain from using acronyms. If you must, make sure you spell out once.
- You have until the posted deadline to edit a submission.
- The session and content belong to the submitter (unless it is being submitted on behalf of the company). If the submitter is no longer with the company and does not want the session, he/she can relinquish it to the company. A written email
to the RIMS Annual Conference Programming Committee is required before any changes can be made.
- RIMS will not mediate a speaker-company dispute. Should this occur, we will cancel the session.
- Accepted sessions are assigned Monday through Wednesday in various time slots. We cannot move or change a time slot once confirmed.
- There is no guarantee your session will be well attended. If a session does not have more than 40 pre-registered attendees, we will contact you to decide if you would like to cancel the session.
- At least one speaker MUST be confirmed at the time of submission. You cannot bypass this information until added.
- Speakers should not be added to the session if they cannot speak on the topic.
- RIMS may contact speakers during the review process. Note: An email notification is sent to the speaker(s) when added to your topic.
- RIMS reserves the right to make changes to the title, description, length, number of speakers, and other elements of your presentation when considering the intent and goal of the submission/program.
- RIMS also reserves the right to audio/video record or live stream your session.
- Acceptance of the RIMS Guidelines and Agreement document is mandatory. All speakers must sign this document.
- RIMS encourages speakers to take advantage of the full conference by registering at a discounted rate of US $500 (savings of over $800), or attend the day you’re speaking for US $250. If you plan to attend only to speak at your session,
a session-only badge will be issued. Registered speakers may attend events, breakfast/lunch, sessions and access the Marketplace (exhibit hall).
- If you cannot adhere by these rules, your session will be canceled or reassigned.
Company Submission Restrictions
- A company may submit a maximum of 10 sessions.
- Companies with subsidiaries operating in a companion business in the risk management sector may submit a maximum of 15 sessions.
If Your 60-Minute Session Is Not Accepted
If your 60-minute submission is not accepted, we will consider the submission for a 20-minute presentation. The shorter “TED-style” presentations are held in the Global Studio, Thought Leader Theater and Innovation Hub and limited
to a maximum of 10 PowerPoint slides.
No Exceptions or Preferential Treatment
Topics are reviewed by the RIMS Annual Conference Programming Committee (ACPC) and supporting RIMS Committees/Councils. Decisions are based exclusively on relevance of the content submitted and interest to RISKWORLD attendees.
Note: The first round of review is a blind process; the committee/council does not see submitters/speakers information. Preferential treatment will not be given to any applicant regardless of their status as an exhibiting and/or sponsoring organization.
Product sales pitches are not acceptable nor appropriate as part of RISKWORLD education program. If you wish to sell a product or service, we invite you to exhibit in the world’s largest risk and insurance exhibition. For exhibitor information,
contact ExhibitorServices@RIMS.org.
RIMS 2023 Submission Process Q&A
For sponsorship information, contact Kris Wolcott, Director of Sales, at kwolcott@rims.org.
You need a RIMS login and password before you can complete a submission.
First-time Users: You will need to create a RIMS account (membership is not required).
Returning Users: If you don't know your password, complete the "Forgot your Password?" form to reset your password and have it sent to your email address. If you encounter any problems, email speakers@rims.org for assistance.
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