# The Bank Run: Leading a Financial Institution Through a Liquidity Panic

> For chief executives, directors and senior managers of African banks and deposit-takers. Command the first hours of a run, build the liquidity picture, work…

- Provider: BrandsClass Executive Academy (a Brands Nexus Network Limited company)
- Format: online lessons, then a live virtual boardroom simulation with AI board members, scored against a published rubric
- Duration: about 240 minutes (9 lessons)
- Access: 365 days from the day you start
- Price: ₦325,000 (NGN)
- Certificate: a certificate that anyone can verify online. It is not a regulated or accredited qualification.
- Level: Executive
- Who it is for: Chief executives, chairs, treasurers, risk and retail heads of African banks, microfinance banks and deposit-taking institutions.
- Page: https://brandsclass.com/courses/the-bank-run-leading-a-financial-institution-through-a-liquidity-panic/
- Last updated: 2026-10-18

## What you will learn

- Recognise the signals of a run and take command within the first hour
- Run a small crisis cell with an hourly dashboard and a survival horizon
- List and rank every source of liquidity, and stress the plan
- Engage the regulator and central bank early, honestly and in writing
- Keep branches and digital channels open, calm and safe for customers
- Communicate with facts, in order, and treat all depositors fairly
- Rebuild confidence and fix the weaknesses the run exposed

## Lessons

1. Anatomy of a run
2. The first hours: command and facts
3. Liquidity in numbers
4. The regulator and the central bank
5. Branches, channels and customers
6. Communications under a rumour
7. Big depositors and counterparties
8. Hard decisions
9. After the storm: rebuilding confidence

## How to enrol

Open https://brandsclass.com/courses/the-bank-run-leading-a-financial-institution-through-a-liquidity-panic/ to create a free account and buy a seat.