November 18, 2008 07:30 PM Eastern Time 

BPS & Nomura to Lead GRC Workshop at GARP Asia Pacific Convention

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BPS, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise governance, risk and compliance (GRC) software solutions and advisory services, today announced that it will co-host a GRC workshop with Nomura Group at the 5^th Annual GARP Asia Pacific Convention, November 19 – 21, at the JW Marriott in Hong Kong. The one-day workshop will discuss the key considerations of developing and implementing an operational risk and GRC plan.

Mr. Dominic Wu, Head of Operational Risk Management, for Nomura Group in Asia, will talk about putting a global operational risk strategy into practice by integrating operational risk activities into daily business operations and fulfilling regulatory requirements.

Mr. Mark Opausky, Founder and CEO of BPS Inc., will focus on the significant advances that are occurring in GRC software platforms to help companies strengthen their operational risk management.

Also speaking at the conference is Mr. Steve Park, Managing Director Global Advisory Services at BPS Inc. He will talk about automating and systematically managing the model validation process.

GARP’s 5th Annual Asia Pacific Convention is Asia's premier risk management event, bringing together risk professionals from across the region to meet and discuss topical issues and challenges facing the industry.

About BPS

BPS is a leading provider of enterprise governance, risk, and compliance software and advisory services to the world’s top organizations. The BPS Platform™ is a comprehensive suite of offerings used to manage compliance, internal audit and operational risk needs across the enterprise. For questions or for more information about BPS, please contact us directly at 1-646-367-2080 or visit us at www.bpsinc.com.