Financial Models Gone Wrong - Real World Failures and Risk Reduction Techniques
Oct 14, 2025
Financial models can look correct and still lead to costly decisions. This session examines real failures—where assumptions, data, structure, or process broke down—and shows the practical steps you can use immediately to reduce risk in your own models.
Date: Friday, 17 October 2025
Time: 2:30 PM (WAT)
In this 90-minute live session we will:
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Walk through real failure cases (root causes such as hidden dependencies, brittle assumptions, aggregation errors, and inadequate testing).
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Demonstrate risk-reduction techniques you can apply today: rigorous sensitivity matrices, targeted stress tests, transparent assumptions sheets, validation checkpoints, version control, and simple audit trails.
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Cover model governance practices that stop small mistakes from becoming big losses: independent reviews, scenario governance, and concise model documentation.
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Show short, repeatable checks and templates you can run before handing a model to stakeholders.
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Offer a live Q&A with David Brown and guest Ian Schnoor, CFA, CFM — ask about a real issue you face and get practical guidance.
Who should attend: analysts, FP&A professionals, model reviewers, consultants, and finance leaders who want to reduce operational risk and deliver models that hold up under scrutiny.
If you build, review, or rely on models in decision-making, this session will give you a clear, practical playbook to find weak points faster and strengthen your models before they’re used to make costly calls.
