Risk Management Summer Course

Join this course on TU Delft campus to enhance your career with the global best practices and standards in risk, security, crisis, and continuity management. Celebrating its 10th run in 2024, this OSPA-award course will get you up to speed in a practical way with the latest developments in risk management, regardless of your industry and background; and will provide you with an opportunity to expand your network with like-minded peers.

The course is delivered under guidance of Prof. Sicco Santema (TU Delft), and Ir. Rinske Geerlings (Business As Usual, Australia) who was TU Delft Alumnus of the Year in 2012.

What you'll learn

Quantify risk appetite, risk capacity and risk tolerances.
Develop realistic and challenging disruption scenarios, including impacts on IT systems, (cyber/physical) security, facilities, staff, the supply chain, voice communication and data communication.
Translate cyber security and other operational risks to the language and priorities of Executives and Boards.
Participate in role plays and simulation exercises (including a cyber-attack simulation game, ‘red teaming’ session and Business Continuity boardgame) and learn techniques to customise these for future use in your own workplace.
Understand the difference between risks, incidents, crises and continuity events, and develop related trigger points, team structures and checklists.
Put together a risk register, risk ratings and practical, consequence-based ‘bundling’ techniques for a variety of threats such as floods, fires, chemical spills, third party downtime, cyber-attacks, physical security breaches and staff shortages.

Course leaders and key facilitators

Rinske Geerlings

Rinske is a multi-award winning, internationally known consultant, speaker and certified Business Continuity Management (BCM), Information Security and Risk Management trainer. She was awarded Risk Consultant of the Year 2017 (RMIA/Australasia), Outstanding Security Consultant 2019 Finalist (OSPAs) and Australian Women in Security Awards Finalist 2022. Rinske draws on more than 25 years’ experience gained during roles across Australasia, Africa, Europe and South America. She holds, amongst others, the ISO 22301, ISO 31000, ISO 27001, ISO 22361, IS 22316, ISO 27032, CBCP, MBCI, ITIL, PRINCE2 and COBIT certifications.

Prof. Sicco Santema

Sicco Santema is a professor at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology and a seasoned entrepreneur. He is fascinated by ‘technology for people’, i.e. innovations that help people and organisations move forward in life, in health and in achieving goals. Sicco has over 30 years of experience in risk management, both in industry and academia.