Leading Compliance: Regulators, Boards and a Risk-Based Programme
For MLROs and heads of compliance: lead a compliance function that supervisors trust and the business respects. Includes a study tour.
Practical info
Course Date
27.01.2027 - 31.03.2027
Jan 27, 2027 - Mar 31, 2027
Aug 26, 2027 - Oct 21, 2027
Capacity
78 academic hours (including 27 in classroom and 51 individual work)
Language
English
Method
In class
Wednesdays 16:00–19:00, no session in the week of 22.02.2027, two-day study tour Thu–Fri 11.03–12.03.2027 in week 6.
All times are Estonian time
Location
EBS University, A.Lauteri 3, Tallinn
Price
€1,490 + VAT
Lead compliance that people trust
Heads of compliance sit between the business, the board and the regulator.
With senior peers, you design a risk-based compliance programme, set risk appetite with the board, organise the function and its resources, manage supervisory relations and inspections, handle breaches, and prepare for new EU AML rules and technology. On the study tour you meet Nordic compliance leaders and supervisors.
By the end of the course you will have a compliance strategy for your organisation: risk appetite, programme design, function organisation, technology plan and supervisory approach.
This course is the third step of the learning path “Compliance and Financial Crime”. Also explore “Compliance and AML Essentials” and “AML and KYC in Practice: Risk Assessment, Monitoring and AI”.
Who is Leading Compliance: Regulators, Boards and a Risk-Based Programme intended for?
The course is designed for MLROs, heads of compliance and risk, and board members of obliged entities.
Admission is by role, so that the group brings together leaders with similar responsibilities.
Explore the course
The course combines eight sessions at EBS, a two-day study tour, independent work and practical assignments. You apply the topics to a real challenge in your own organisation.
Topics Covered
Get a clear picture of the compliance leader's role and set risk appetite with the board.
- The compliance leader's role
- Risk appetite and the board
Design a risk-based compliance programme and organise the function.
- Designing the programme
- The function and its resources
Plan the use of technology and data and meet Nordic compliance leaders on the study tour.
- Technology and data
- Study tour
Manage supervisory relations and prepare for new EU rules.
- Supervisors and inspections
- What comes next
You create a compliance strategy for your organisation: risk appetite, programme design, function organisation, technology plan and supervisory approach, and present it to a peer board.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- design a risk-based compliance programme aligned with the organisation's risk appetite;
- report to and advise the board on compliance risk;
- organise the compliance function: people, processes, technology and outsourcing;
- manage supervisory relations, inspections and remediation;
- present a compliance strategy to a peer board.
Meet the other participants
In week 6 there is a two-day study tour together with the other advanced groups of the same intake. There are also joint dinners, and at the end of the course you can join the alumni circle.
Completion and feedback
During the course you advise your peers and complete two milestones and a final project:
- milestone 1: compliance function assessment;
- milestone 2: draft compliance strategy with peer feedback;
- final project: compliance strategy
You receive written feedback on each milestone within seven days. There are no exams or grades.
To complete the course and receive the certificate, you must attend at least seven of the nine sessions and present your final project.
Certificate
On completing the course you receive an EBS executive education certificate.
Learning environment
Sessions take place in EBS classrooms and on the study tour in week 6. Canvas is used for independent work.
Changes and cancellation
EBS reserves the right to change the content, schedule, format, location and lecturers of the course or learning path before it starts. If the minimum number of participants is not reached, EBS may postpone or cancel the course; registered participants will be informed in good time and any fees paid will be refunded in full.
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Method
Students meet with the instructor in class at regularly scheduled times.
Wednesdays 16:00–19:00, no session in the week of 22.02.2027, two-day study tour Thu–Fri 11.03–12.03.2027 in week 6.
All times are Estonian time
Payment options
- Payment by invoice or bank link
- Would you like to split the invoice? Part can be issued to a company and the rest to an individual.
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