Global Association of Risk Professionals 11th Annual Risk Management Convention & Exhibition Set for February 8-10, 2010 at the Marriott Marquis, New York

Panelists Include Executive Compensation "Czar" Kenneth Feinberg and Leadership from the Federal Reserve, Citigroup, Banco Santander and Fannie Mae

NEW YORK, LONDON and BEIJING, January 12 - The Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP: www.garp.org)
announces its 11th Annual Risk Management Convention & Exhibition will be
held February 8-10, 2010, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. As
the largest gathering of risk professionals in the world, this year's event
will include panel discussions covering global regulatory reform, the new
role of the CRO, executive pay regulations, and specialized tracks addressing
risk convergence, enterprise governance, and quantitative risk and
derivatives trading analysis.

"As the economy recovers from a precarious collapse, risk professionals
must be prepared to address new challenges and a public outcry for more
transparency," said Richard Apostolik, GARP President and CEO. "This year's
11th Annual Risk Management Convention & Exhibition promises to be our most
significant ever due to the increased focus on how risk management can shape
economic recovery efforts. In addition, it provides the ultimate environment
for networking, exchanging ideas and experiences in the field of risk
management, and discussing how the discipline of risk management will
transform over time."

The Convention will feature addresses from the world's leading risk
management experts, including:

    - Kenneth Feinberg, Founder and Managing Partner, Feinberg Rozen LLP;
      United States Special Master for Executive Compensation
    - Martha Cummings, Chief Risk Officer, Banco Santander, New York
    - James Vickery, Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
    - Kenneth Phelan, Executive VP-Enterprise Risk Management and Chief Risk
      Officer, Fannie Mae
    - Evan Picoult, Managing Director, Risk Architecture, Citi

Led by top industry practitioners and academics, three new track sessions
will run simultaneously during the Convention, examining Enterprise
Governance and Control, State of the Art Quantitative Risk and Derivatives
Trading, and Risk Convergence: Strategies, Methods, and Best Practices.

The 2009 Risk Manager of the Year Award, which honors outstanding
contributions in the field of financial risk management, will also be
presented at the 11th Annual Risk Management Convention & Exhibition.

An exhibition hall will run alongside the three-day Convention. It will
feature an array of leading companies within the risk management industry,
offering their products and services.

McKinsey & Co. continues its role as the Convention's Principal Knowledge
Partner for the 4th consecutive year. Lead sponsors for 2010 are Accenture
and Innovations Software Technology.

Registration for the 11th Annual Risk Management Convention & Exhibition
is now open. For further information on the Convention and to register,
please visit: www.garp.com/events/garp2010.

About The Global Association of Risk Professionals

The Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) is a not-for-profit
independent association of over 100,000 risk management practitioners and
researchers representing banks, investment management firms, government
agencies, academic institutions, and corporations from more than 167
countries worldwide. It also administers the Financial Risk Manager (FRM)
certification recognized by financial risk professionals worldwide, and, in
conjunction with the American Petroleum Institute, established the Energy
Risk Professional (ERP) certification. As the leading professional
association for risk managers, GARP's mission is to advance the risk
profession through education, training and the promotion of best practices
globally. www.garp.org.

Contacts:

    Carl Hymans                   Keith Campbell
    G.S. Schwartz & Co.           G.S. Schwartz & Co.
    +1-212-725-4500, ext 304      +1-212-725-4500 ext. 318
    carlh@schwartz.com            kcampbell@schwartz.com

Carl Hymans, +1-212-725-4500, ext 304, carlh at schwartz.com, or Keith Campbell, +1-212-725-4500 ext. 318, kcampbell at schwartz.com, both for The Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)