Society of Decision Professionals (SDP) & Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Sponsored Webinar
In partnership with Risk Awareness Week (RAW)
From Risk Register to Decision: Making Risk Management Useful to Decision Makers
Featuring:
Alex Sidorenko - Risk Awareness Week (RAW) & Serra Verde
& Reidar B. Bratvold - University of Stavanger
Moderator: Jordan Stephens - Cohearity
📅 Date: Thursday, October 1, 2026
⏰ Time: 8:00–9:00 AM PT | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM ET
💻 Location: Online via Zoom
📝 Notes:
- Members: Please make sure you are logged in to your SDP account to RSVP.
- Non-Members: You'll need to create an account on the SDP website to register (this does not require becoming a member). If you already have an account, simply log in.
After creating or logging in, go to Events > Webinars and look for this event to complete your registration.
Abstract
Most risk management produces documents; decision makers need answers.
This session shows the practical bridge between risk management and decision-making — how to convert risk management efforts into direct input for the six elements of Decision Quality, with particular emphasis on relevant information, creative alternatives, and clear trade-offs.
Drawing on practical experience in risk management and quantitative analysis, Alex Sidorenko will demonstrate how risk analysis can be used in live investment, procurement, and planning decisions, and what can change when analysis is tied directly to decisions rather than reporting cycles.
The session will include worked examples, practical tools that are accessible to analysts, and a candid discussion of what worked — and what didn't.
Meet the Speakers
Alex is an experienced executive across strategic, investment and operational risks, as well as AI application for risk management and insurance, working within multibillion dollar corporations in Australia, the GCC and Europe. He is currently Group Head of Risk, Insurance and Internal Audit at Serra Verde, successfully integrating AI models and quantitative risk analysis into decision making, procurement, project management, budgeting, planning and performance management. Alex is an expert in applying AI for risk identification, third-party risk analysis, risk transfer and risk-based decision making. He built and published the popular risk management chatbot RAW@AI, used by risk managers worldwide (riskacademy.ai), and was a finalist in the FERMA 2024 awards.
Alex saved more than $13 million per year in premiums on cargo and PD/BI insurance through industry-leading quantitative risk analysis, without changing deductibles or limits — work that earned him FERMA Risk Manager of the Year in 2021. He has also successfully presented corporate risk profiles at the Ministry of Finance, helping secure more than $1 billion in extra funding.
He is the author of the most popular free risk management book in the world, with more than 200,000 downloads across three languages, and is the founder and host of Risk Awareness Week, named Risk Training and Education Program of the Year (FERMA, 2024). His other accolades include Best International ERM Case (RIMS, 2021), Risk Manager of the Year (RUSRISK, 2014), Best ERM Implementation (RUSRISK, 2014), Best Risk Management Training (RUSRISK, 2013, 2014, 2015), and finalist honors in risk management awards in 2018 and 2019.
Reidar B. Bratvold is a Professor of Investment and Decision Analysis at the University of Stavanger in Norway. His research and teaching interests include decision analysis, project valuation, portfolio analysis, real options, and behavioral decision-making. He is a Fellow of the Society of Decision Professionals, the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences, and the Stavanger Academy of Sciences. He has co-authored the book Making Good Decisions and served on the board of the Society of Decision Professionals.
Moderator
Jordan Stephens is a Co-Founder and Partner at Cohearity, where he helps leaders and teams act on what matters with less frustration and greater engagement. Previously, Jordan led the Center for Decision Leadership at Intel, where he worked on high-stakes decisions and helped train thousands of leaders in the practice of Decision Quality, contributing to significant value creation.
About Risk Awareness Week
The largest virtual conference on risk-based decision making. 12–16 October, fully online. Practical training in quantitative risk analysis, AI for risk work and decision-making under uncertainty. 22,000 professionals from 140+ countries since 2019. FERMA Training and Education Programme of the Year 2024.
Registration free: https://2026.riskawarenessweek.com/
Not an SDP member yet? 👉 Join the Society of Decision Professionals today and enjoy free access to all webinars, member networking opportunities, and more.
Please register in advance to receive your Zoom link in the confirmation email.