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Thought Leadership Webinar

Risk appetite in action: Turning boundaries into better decisions, reporting and governance.

Thursday 5th February, 11am-12pm AEDT

Risk appetite has been around for a long time. Most organisations have a board-approved Risk Appetite Statement – but how often is it actually adding value?

When risk appetite is not actively informing decisions, highlighting emerging risk issues, or sharpening reporting, it quickly becomes theoretical. Statements are approved and filed away, while risk data, metrics and reporting sit elsewhere. Leaders rely on fragmented signals. Boards struggle to see where boundaries are being tested. Teams interpret limits differently, and escalation becomes inconsistent.

Used properly, risk appetite should act as a unifying lens for managing risk. It should define decision boundaries, give meaning to risk metrics, and connect strategy, objectives, behaviour and governance into a coherent, decision-ready picture.
In this webinar, we explore how risk appetite can be constructed and used as an integral part of managing the business, moving from static statements to practical boundaries that guide decisions, reporting and governance.

Presenters

David Tattam

GRC Thought Leader, Protecht

Michael Howell

Head of Risk Research & Knowledge, Protecht
“Most organisations have a board-level risk appetite statement. The question is: is it adding any real value or just there to say you have one?” - David Tattam, Co-Founder and GRC Thought Leader, Protecht 

What you'll learn

  • How risk appetite can function as a unifying lens for the risk picture 
  • What effective risk appetite statements should contain and why 
  • How risk should be measured and evaluated against appetite 
  • How appetite can be used to inform and boards management 
  • How risk appetite should be used in strategic and operational decisions 

Why this matters?

Risk appetite is meant to support confident, consistent decision-making. But when appetite is disconnected from how risk is measured and reported, it creates ambiguity rather than clarity. 

This session focuses on how to make risk appetite usable so it genuinely informs decisions, improves reporting, and strengthens governance at both strategic and operational levels. 

What we'll cover

  • Constructing risk appetite to support real-world use 
  • Translating appetite into measurable risk boundaries 
  • Using appetite to bring clarity to risk reporting 
  • Applying appetite in strategic and operational decisions 
  • Helping boards see clearly when boundaries are being tested 

Who should attend?

  • Chief Risk Officers (CROs) and Heads of Risk 
  • Risk Managers and Governance leaders 
  • Board, audit and risk committee members  
  • Senior executives involved in risk-based decision-making  

 

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About the presenters

GRC Thought Leader, Protecht

David Tattam is GRC Thought Leader and Co-Founder of Protecht. David's vision is to redefine the way the world thinks about risk and to develop risk management to its rightful place as being a key driver of value creation in each of Protecht's customers.

David is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand and a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia.

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Head of Risk Research & Knowledge, Protecht

Michael Howell is Protecht's Head of Risk Research & Knowledge. He is passionate about the field of risk management and related disciplines, with a focus on helping organisations succeed using a ‘decisions eyes wide open’ approach.

Michael is a Certified Practicing Risk Manager whose curiosity drives his approach to challenge the status quo and look for innovative solutions.

 

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