Risk Management in projects can be the difference between success and failure. The Association for Project Management (APM) Risk SIG Conference, sponsored by Sword Active Risk, will explore ways that the project profession can harness risk management to improve the outcomes of its projects and influence the future. From quantitative risk assessments to strategic planning and decision making, this conference will demonstrate how maximising the effectiveness of risk management will in turn maximise the social and economic benefit of the projects we deliver.