Mary Peter, Director, Enterprise Risk Management, Eide Bailly LLP, to Speak at Knowledge Congress' Live Webcast

New York, NY, February 26, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory-focused webcasts, has announced today that Mary Peter, Director, Enterprise Risk Management, Eide Bailly LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled “Enterprise Risk Management: A Practical Guidance for Credit Unions and Community Banks in 2013 LIVE Webcast.” This event is scheduled for March 21, 2013 from 12:00pm- 2:00pm (ET).

For further details, please visit:

http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2013_Enterprise_Risk_Management.html

About Mary Peter

Mary has more than 25 years of risk management experience and has worked with the Financial Institutions & Insurance industries throughout her career. She leads the Firmwide consulting for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program development and redesign. Mary works with clients on driving improved performance at all levels in an organization, utilizing ERM as a competitive advantage. A member of US TAG for the ISO 31000 Risk Management Standard and co-chair of an ERM Roundtable for ERM Executives, Mary is a frequent speaker and author on the topic of ERM at national, regional, state and industry conferences. Mary was named Top Woman in Finance in 2009 by Finance & Commerce and Top Woman in Business-Industry Leader by Twin Cities Business Journal in 2010 and is located in our Minneapolis, MN office.

About Eide Bailly LLP LLP

Eide Bailly LLP is a regional certified public accounting and business advisory firm with diverse talents, industry experience and service specialties. Clients are served from 21 offices in ten states. As stated in the August 2012 issue of Inside Public Accounting, our Firm is the 24th largest CPA firm in the nation. Clients benefit from our core services of audit & assurance and tax, as well as our expanded services, including accounting services, employee benefits, enterprise risk management, financial services, forensic & valuation, health care reform, technology consulting, transaction services and wealth management. The Financial Industry is one of our leading industry specialties, with a 99% retention of clients. Our team of more than 100 partners and staff includes former regulators, CFOs, board directors and CPAs.

Event Synopsis:

Given the current economic environment, virtually every business transaction could pose significant & systemic risks for financial institutions, credit unions and community banks. Adding to the challenge is stepped up enforcement by regulators. To help finance executives, The Knowledge Group is producing “Enterprise Risk Management: A Practical Guidance for Credit Unions and Community Banks in 2013 LIVE Webcast.” This two-hour LIVE webcast is aimed at offering step-by-step practical guide in developing and/or improving your ERM model by addressing the following key topics:

- Identify and Understand Risk Appetite
- Methods and Tools to Develop Risk Assessments
- Create Risk Policy Guidelines and Set Up Monitoring System
- Establish an Effective ERM Program
- Regulatory Issues and Best Practices

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.