Workshop

Pre-conference workshop
Tuesday 23 September 2008
Led by:	Phil Keown Head of Technology Risk Services UK GRANT THORNTON	Risk management - a practical approach in a changing market
About the workshop
	The Telecoms industry has changed radically over the last few years, and continues to do so. With rapid growth in virtual network models, technology convergence and still-emerging models of content provision, the risk landscape for telecoms providers has never been more complex.This workshop is intended to be a practical hands-on session. Practitioners can both share their experiences of risk identification and profiling, and evolve common views of the wide risks faced across the industry, some common responses to those risks, and ideas about what nature of assurance is needed.We want participants to be as open as possible about the issues their companies face, and to be prepared to contribute to what promises to be genuine thought leadership for the industry.
09:00	Registration
09:30	Start of Workshop Risk management in the evolving telecoms sector Addressing the increasing complexity of threats as new services emerge Elaborating upon common risk views and responses Discussing a practical process of risk profiling Delivering the action: what level of assurance is required? Open constructive discussion Q+A
15:00	Close of workshop
About your workshop leader
		Phil Keown is head of Grant Thornton's Technology Risk Services practice in the UK, providing IT auditing and advisory services to companies of all sizes, as external auditor, internal auditor and consultant.  He is a leading member of Grant Thornton's technology industry team.  His main area of expertise lies in helping organisations to manage and control their use of systems and information technology, and get the best value from it.
About Grant Thornton
		Grant Thornton UK LLP is a leading financial and business adviser operating from 38 UK offices nationwide with 320 partners and some 4,400 staff.  We are the UK member of Grant Thornton International, one of the world's leading international organisations of accounting and consulting firms, providing a comprehensive range of business advisory services from around 520 offices in over 110 countries worldwide. Grant Thornton International is committed to providing high quality services to clients wherever they do business. Website: www.grantthornton.com