Regional Chapters

The IOR is pleased to announce new chapters recently opened in Nigeria and Germany.  Asia and Scotland membership continues to grow.
Scottish Chapter

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Welcome to the Scottish Chapter

Welcome to the Scottish Chapter of the Institute of Operational Risk. The Chapter was launched back in January 2010 with an inaugural event held at Edinburgh City Chambers in Edinburgh.  Delegates spanned 20+ Scottish based companies (from both private and public sectors).

The Scottish Chapter has gone on to hold a number of events which have continued to prove popular with both members and non-members of the IOR.

Please read on to find out about our forthcoming events and to catch-up on recent events held.


Contact Details

If you would like any further information on the Scottish Chapter, future events or on joining the IOR, please contact us at scotland-chapter@ior-institute.org in the first instance for further details.
 
German Chapter

The German Chapter of IOR will promote the development of the discipline of managing operational risk and provide support to practitioners in one of the world’s leading economies and concentrations of financial services. The Chapter will also seek to open a dialogue with regulators and other relevant associations in order to further promote awareness and recognition of the discipline.

For further information contact

Edward Sankey, Chairman the Institute of Operational Risk at telephone: +44 (0) 7966 031931, email esankey@ior-institute.org

or

Walter Dutschke, Head of the German Chapter of IOR, telephone +49 (0) 172 814 3603, email wdutschke@ior-institute.org
 
Asia Chapter

Welcome to the Asia chapter of the Institute of Operational Risk.  This chapter was formed on 21 June 2010 and is based out of Hong Kong, covering the Region excluding Australia.  The aim of the chapter is to promote skills and standards associated with Operational Risk Management.

For more information specific to this regional chapter you can contact Dominic Wu at  asia-chapter@ior-institute.org.

For Membership enquiries, contact Sue Pang on email address asia-chapter-membership@ior-institute.org

For Events or Public Relations, contact Jacky Leung via email address asia-chapter-pr@ior-institute.org
 
Nigeria Chapter

The Inaugural meeting of the Institute of Operational Risk, Nigeria Chapter was hosted by United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc in Lagos on April 7, 2011. We have commenced the process of getting the Chapter registered, as affiliate of the Institute of Operational Risk London, with the following as aims:

  1. Promoting the development and discipline of operational risk in Nigeria
  2. Fostering and maintaining investigation and research into the best means and methods of developing and applying the discipline of operational risk to ensure the continual improvement of methods, techniques and knowledge
  3. Encouraging, disseminating and promoting knowledge, education and training and exchanging of information and ideas and on-going professional development and networking.
  4. Developing a robust and informative centre for operational risk management.
  5. Ensuring sound practice guidance through the development/adoption of series of sound practice guidance papers providing the know-how for a variety of operational risk management practices. This shall be accomplished, among others, through the adoption of the sound practice documents as shall be issued by the Institute of Operational Risk London from time to time.
  6. Determining what standards of knowledge and skill shall to be attained by persons seeking to become members of the Institute and raising those standards from time to time as may be directed by the mother body in London.

Constitution of Chapter Working Team

A six (6) member working team was constituted to drive the activities of the Chapter.The members include:-

  1. Edima Ben Ekpo
  2. OIaniyi Olalemi
  3. Chika Nwachukwu
  4. Eneni Oduwole
  5. Samuel Ekanem
  6. Akinola Odedina

Contact Details

IOR Nigeria Chapter
UBA House – Floor 11
57 Marina – Lagos
Email: nigeria-chapter@ior-institute.org
Mobile: +234(0) 802 313 9568

Edima Ben Ekpo (PIOR)
IOR Nigeria Chapter Coordinator