3 streams
across two days
45 + sessions
The 13th Annual
Europe’s premier risk, regulation & innovation gathering
Risk Evolve 2024
CeFPro is pleased to announce our re-vamped flagship European event, renamed Risk Evolve, reflecting the dynamic and progressive nature of risk measurement and management and its criticality in today’s world.
Through extensive market research, including input from an Advisory Board of distinguished professionals and up to 60 one-on-one research calls, Risk Evolve offers an agenda driven by industry insight.
The program addresses a diverse range of critical themes and topics, delivered across 4 keynote sessions, as well as 3 interactive work streams with 45+ sessions to select from.
Add an exceptional speaker faculty of over 80 industry professionals, Risk Evolve is a must-attend event!
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Streams for Risk Evolve 2024
REGULATION & GLOBAL VOLATILITY
- Liquidty Risk
- Deposits
- Concentration Risk
- Interest Rates Strategy
- IRRBB
- Economic Strategy
- Scenario Analysis
NON-FINANCIAL RISK: OPERATIONAL RISK & ESG
- Holistic Risk
- Digitalization
- Future of Operational Risk
- Nature & Biodiversity
- ESG Regulation
- TPRM Strategy
- Cyber & IT Risk
ADVANCED MODELING & DATA
- Modeling
- AI Modeling
- AI Model Risk
- AI Analytics
- Large Language Models
- Technology Landscape
- Quantum Computing
RISK EVOLVE 2024 SPEAKERS INCLUDE
Kanwardeep Ahluwalia
Deputy CRO, EMEA
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Søren Agergaard Andersen
Chief Risk Officer
Nordea Asset Management
David Arnold
Chief Risk Officer
Société Générale C&IB
Stefena Brown
Chief Risk Officer
Legal & General
David Withnell
Chief Risk Officer
AXA
Jeff Simmons
Chief Risk Officer
MUFG Securities (Europe) N.V.
Kimmon
Kimon de Ridder
Chief Risk Officer, Insurance
Bupa
Stefano Chiralone
Chief Financial Officer, Head of Finance Italy
UniCredit
Olivier Irisson
Chief Operating Officer
Groupe BPCE
Farooq Gulzar
UK Chief Risk Officer & Global head of Multi-Asset Risk
UBS
Risk Evolve 2024 Agenda
8:00 -8:50
Registration and breakfast
8:50 -9:00
Chairs opening remarks
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Day 1 Keynote Moderator: Charles Richard, Co-Founder, QRM |
9:00-9:40
ALM – PANEL DISCUSSION
Senior industry experts’ perspective on lessons learned a year on from the banking crisis of 2023
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- Impact on operations across financial institutions
- Diverse group of banks with different business models and size
- Response and best practices to mitigating potential risks occurring in the future.
- Balance sheet management and ALM lessons learned since SVB
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Steve Stearns, Chief Risk Officer, Banco Santander London Branch |
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Matthias Bergner, Managing Director, Global Head, Treasury Liquidity, Standard Chartered Bank |
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George Koutsoudis, Head of Balance Sheet Management, Tesco Bank |
9:40 – 10:20
EMERGING RISKS – PANEL DISCUSSION
Proactive risk management and preparing for emerging risks and trends on the horizon
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- Horizon scanning for future risks to consider
- Exploring emerging risks in the global financial landscape
- Techniques for early detection and assessment of potential threats
- Identifying gaps in resources and expertise for effective risk analysis
- Adapting change management programs to address evolving risks
- Implementing agile strategies to stay ahead in a dynamic banking environment
- Identifying regulatory change requirements across jurisdictions
- Developing risk assessment structures for a new business within an established institution
- How procedures, risk assessment and internal audit go hand in hand
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Stefana Brown, Group Technology and Data Risk Director, Legal & General |
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Jürgen Blumberg, COO for EMEA GS ETF Accelerator, Goldman Sachs |
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Kimon de Ridder, Chief Risk Officer, Insurance, Bupa |
10:20-10:50
Morning refreshment break and networking
Stream 1: Regulation and Global Volatility
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Day 1 Moderated by: Ram Ananth, Partner & Head of Market Risk, 4most |
Stream 2: Non-Financial Risk: Operational Risk & ESG
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Day 1 Moderated by: Timothy Carbery, Managing Director, CastleHill Management Solutions |
Stream 3: Advanced Modeling and Data
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Day 1 Moderated by: Jonas Jacobi, CEO & Co-Founder, ValidMind |
10:50-11:25
SVB CASE STUDY
Adapting to change: The SVB case study and future of regulation
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- Managing global uncertainty around regulation in the aftermath
- Analyzing how these regulatory shifts affect compliance, risk management, and business strategies
- Impact to smaller and medium-sized banks
- Exploring smaller and medium-sized banks’ unique challenges in complying with heightened regulatory standards
- Discussing practical approaches and strategies to navigate the evolving regulatory landscape and maintain competitiveness
- Extracting key lessons from SVB’s failure and subsequent response
- Identifying best practices and pitfalls to assist in proactive management
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Emma Hagan, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, Clearbank; Fintech Leaders Advisory Board member, CeFPro |
10:50-11:25
DATA PROTECTION
Effectively managing data privacy in a volatile environment
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- Understanding how data risk can be minimised by using privacy by design principles
- As a firm what can you do to enhance your data privacy through design?
- Process of mitigating the risk from data privacy
- Developing safeguards to protect data
- Key components of privacy by design and how to leverage them effectively
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Gagan Singh, Group Data Protection & Digital Risk Manager, Legal & General |
10:50-11:25
MODEL VALIDATION
Reviewing and managing model validation through data quality and technology
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- Understanding the importance of an effective data governance framework for internal models
- Anticipating the role of the ECB within model validation
- Use case study of AI/ML in model
- Supporting internal validation
- Enhancing data quality controls
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Rita Gnutti, Executive Director Internal Validation and Controls, Group Chief Risk Officer Area, Intesa Sanpaolo |
11:25-12:10
DEPOSITS – PANEL DISCUSSION
Evolving strategies for managing liquidity and deposits in a volatile environment
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- Changes to the velocity of deposit mobility
- Modeling deposits and changing behaviors
- Gaining a view of liquidity in a changing rate environment
- Reviewing alternative sources of liquidity
- Impact of deposit flows on rate sensitivities
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Gerwin Scharmann, Head of Treasury, Santander Consumer Bank AG Germany |
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David Tsui, UK-Europe Liquidity Management, Senior Product, Citi |
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Adnan Ahmed, Managing Director, Global Head Pricing & Billing, Global Payment Solutions, HSBC |
11:25-12:10
FUTURE OF OPERATIONAL RISK – PANEL DISCUSSION
The future of operational risk: Technology integration for effective risk management in an evolving landscape
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- Incorporating advanced technology solutions into operational risk frameworks
- Embedding AI and automation for reporting
- Leveraging technology to produce dynamic, real-time operational risk outputs
- Enhancing agility and responsiveness of risk management practices
- Presentation of the value proposition for using technology in operational risk
- Exploring the changing role of risk managers in an AI-driven operational risk landscape
- Identifying and mapping vulnerabilities beyond the organization’s boundaries
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Nick Woods, Chief Auditor, NatWest |
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Alex Hollis, Senior Manager, Client Success EMEA, Archer |
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Sean Titley, former Director of Enterprise and Operational Risk, Metro Bank; Third Party Risk Management Advisory Board member, CeFPro |
11:25-12:10
MODELING – PANEL DISCUSSION
Evolving model risk management practices in line with global regulatory change
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- Impact of change on model risk management
- SVB case study and the limitations of liquidity models
- Insight into prominent global regulatory initiatives: PRA supervisory statement and OCC SR11-7
- Recognizing model risk as a distinct risk reporting line
- Aligning discrepancies in model definitions as scope continues to evolve
- Inclusion and treatment of AI models in the model risk management framework
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Vladimir Chorniy, MD, Head of Risk Model Fundamentals and Research Lab, BNP Paribas |
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Dimitrios Asvestis, Head of Traded Risk Model Validation and Model Risk Measurement, Barclays |
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Katherine Wolicki, former Global Head of Financial and Model Risk Regulatory Policy and Engagement, HSBC |
12:10-12:45
REGULATION AND REQUIREMENTS
Navigating 2024 EBA regulations and new IRRBB requirements through the use of risk technology
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- Understanding the implications of 2024 EBA regulatory changes on banks
- Assessing how IRRBB requirements will influence risk management strategies
- Impacts of increased reporting granularity
- Importance of a proactive approach for banks to adhere to latest IRRBB reporting mandates
- Best practice on seamlessly integrating regulatory reporting within internal operations
- Understanding the use of risk technology to achieve seamless compliance
- Reporting, automation and data analytics
- Case studies and success stories
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Olmo Vázquez, Co-Founder & CEO, Mirai |
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Miguel Angel Penanbella, Strategic Advisor, Mirai |
12:10-12:45
GENERATIVE AI RISK MANAGEMENT
Reviewing practical non-financial risk (NFR) management use cases utilizing Generative AI
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- Overview of the current landscape of Generative AI uses across risk management
- Enhancing productivity and quality of risk management with the use of Generative AI
- Understanding how Generative AI can be utilized for risk management processes
- Risk identification
- Control documentation
- Risk assessment
- Risk reporting
- Practical implementation of AI approaches
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Manoj Kulwal, Chief Risk & AI Officer, RiskSpotlight |
12:10-12:45
AI GOVERNANCE
From theory to practice: Embedding AI risk management into your organizational fabric
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- Exploring the state of AI within banking and financial services
- Understanding AI model landscape including models hidden in 3rdparty software
- Assigning an AI risk score based on model attributes
- Leveraging automation for model testing and documentation based on regulatory guidelines
- Adopting transparent and accountable governance frameworks and workflows for operational integrity
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Anant Agrawal, Sr. Product Manager for AI, CIMCON |
12:45-1:45
Lunch break and networking
1:45-2:20
BASEL 3
Analyzing the complexity of global Basel requirements and disparities in expectations and timelines
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- Adapting to regulatory changes and optimizing risk management
- Examining the proposed changes in the US and their potential impact on EU financial institutions
- Changes in methodology to calculate Risk-Weighted Assets (RWAs)
- Assessing the capital requirements imposed by the new Basel rules
- Balancing risk exposure with capital efficiency
- Optimizing capital within the new regulatory framework
- Addressing disparities with EU regulations and exploring potential competitive advantages
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Lars Overby, Head of Unit, European Banking Authority |
1:45-2:20
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Understanding the importance of stressing operational risk for the current economic conditions
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- Assessing why operational risk is sensitive to economic shocks
- Understanding how the current economic conditions drive operational risk losses
- What Operational Risk losses can arise from bank failures & rescues?
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Michael Grimwade, MD, Operational Risk, ICBC |
1:45-2:20
AI ANALYTICS – FIRESIDE CHAT
Promoting responsible use of AI and analytics technology for use in trading and beyond
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- Exploring the importance of human intervention and checks
- Handling and processing large volumes of data for analytics purposes
- Understanding the impact of market and bank regulations on AI-driven trading
- Developing methods to explain AI model outcomes and decisions
- Addressing the ethical implications of model explainability, transparency, and accountability
- Ensuring appropriate methodologies to create complex models and identifying bias
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David Withnell, Chief Risk Officer, AXA Global Health Care |
2:20-2:55
LIQUIDITY RISK
Liquidity risk in the post-SVB era: Challenges and adaptations
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- Managing increased focus on liquidity risk as a result of SVB fallout
- Increased regulatory focus
- Reviewing stability of funding and deposit sources
- Acceleration of depositor reaction in a social media era
- Identifying and managing short and long-term funding sources
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Brian Brown, Head of Liquidity Risk Management for UKI/Investment Banking, Deutsche Bank |
2:20-2:55
SDR & TCFD REGULATION
Navigating the UK regulation and anticipating the impact it will have on firms
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- Lessons learned from SFDR: what’s next for the UK market with CSDR regulation?
- Reviewing what to expect from TCFD requirements
- Assessing the impacts of regulation on investment fund strategies
- Complying with requested reporting specifications from the FCA
- Best practice to prevent the risk of greenwashing
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Grégoire Hug, CEO and founder, WeeFin |
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Marion Aubert, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder, WeeFin |
2:20-2:55
AI MODELING
Reviewing the AI model lifecycle end to end and variation from traditional models
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- Adapting existing control frameworks to AI and machine learning
- Reviewing the risk posed to model ecosystem
- Managing differences in models, development and dynamic
- Dynamics of when to develop a model
- Considerations for explainability, overfitting and instability
- Managing complexity in parameters
- Assessing adequacy in large language models with billions of parameters
- Updating traditional models to data driven AI models
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Dr. Dara Sosulski, Head of AI and Model Management, Markets and Securities Services, HSBC |
2:55-3:40
INTEREST RATE STRATEGY – PANEL DISCUSSION
Adapting business strategies to a changing interest rate environment
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- Ripple effects of interest rate environment on credit and liquidity risk
- Examining how changes in interest rates affect credit and liquidity risk dynamics
- Identifying potential consequences for financial institutions
- Assessing the impact of interest rate fluctuations on earnings and profitability
- Strategies for mitigating adverse effects on financial performance
- Analyzing how changes in interest rates influence mortgage demand and house prices
- Strategies for managing increased credit risk portfolios in a rising interest rate environment
- Considering the implications of interest rate reductions after inflation stabilizes
- Preparing for economic uncertainties and potential financial shocks in a changing interest rate environment
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Stefano Chiarlone, CFO Italy, UniCredit |
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Eric Schaanning, former Executive Director, Head of Group Banking Book Risk Management, UBS |
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Hadrien van der Vaeren, SVP, Market and Liquidity Risk, BNY Mellon |
2:55-3:40
NATURE & BIODIVERSITY – PANEL DISCUSSION
Nature risk and biodiversity: Integrating environmental sustainability into organizations
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- Assessment of nature-related risks and their implications for financial services
- Navigating the evolving regulatory framework related to nature risk and biodiversity
- Strategies for ensuring compliance and aligning with sustainability mandates
- Biodiversity integration in investment and lending
- Sustainable finance instruments and products aimed at nature risk mitigation
- The role of green bonds, sustainable loans, and other innovative financial tools
- Ensuring transparency in reporting nature risk and biodiversity impacts
- Strategies for effective disclosure and communication with stakeholders
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Carl Moxley, Group Climate Director, Legal & General |
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Nigel Milbank, Head of Nature Programme, Risk Transformation, Natwest |
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Julius Herfel, Head of Audit, International Regulatory & Second Line, BNY Mellon |
2:55-3:40
AI MODEL RISK – PANEL DISCUSSION
Navigating AI and machine learning model risks and managing evolving regulations
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- Reviewing requirements and validation for AI models in the evolving regulatory landscape
- Keeping pace with dynamic changes in AI regulation, including the EU AI Act
- Identifying applications of AI models, such as ChatGPT, and their security implications
- Maintaining transparency in AI models to meet regulatory standards
- Implementing ongoing monitoring and validation procedures for AI models
- Ensuring responsible and ethical use of AI models in compliance with regulatory guidelines
- Developing strategies to navigate evolving and uncertain AI regulations
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Ying Poikonen, Executive Director, Head of Modeling Group EMEA, SMBC |
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Bas van de Werff, Senior data scientist, De Volksbank |
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Karolos Korkas, Head of Algorithmic Trading Model Validation, Nomura |
3:40-4:10
Afternoon refreshment break and networking
4:10-4:45
BALANCE SHEET MANAGEMENT
Moving beyond IRRBB with holistic Balance Sheet Management to comply with ICAAP – A practical use case from FIS
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- Holistic approach to strategic Balance Sheet Management and Stress testing
- Complying with Pillar II requirements in an efficient way
- Aggregated portfolio view – achieving consistency in execution across all treasury risk metrics
- Top down capital Planning and optimisation – a practical use case
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Juergen Ferber, Head of Treasury and Risk Vertical EMEA – Market Specialists Group, FIS Global |
4:10-4:45
AI, DATA & DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
FCA and AI, Data and Digital Transformation
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- Session details to be confirmed
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Ian Phoenix, Director, intelligence, Digital and Innovation, FCA |
4:10-4:45
TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Reviewing how institutions can prioritize technology controls to areas of higher risk
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- Larger the institution, the bigger the surface area of attack
- Approaches to protecting a firm against different technology risks
- Cost of protection against technology risks
- Protecting the areas of highest risk
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Kishan Majithia, Executive Director, Cyber and Technology Controls, JP Morgan Chase |
4:45-5:20
ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY
Strategies for management of the global economic landscape and navigating uncertainty
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- Managing the ongoing cost of living pressures
- Operating in a high-interest rate environment
- Addressing the uncertainty surrounding future interest rate changes and their potential consequences
- Risk management and decision-making in a volatile rate environment
- Forward-thinking and agile planning in an environment marked by uncertainty
- Balancing short-term tactical decisions with long-term vision
- Exploring the ways businesses and economies adapt to the evolving global economic environment
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Dr. Philippe Mangold, Head of Market Intelligence & Situation Management, UBS |
4:45-5:20
REGULATION – PANEL DISCUSSION
Navigating complexity of regulatory compliance and maximizing efficiency
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- Strategies for navigating complex regulatory landscapes
- Ensuring compliance with multiple regulators and local nuances across jurisdictions
- Harmonizing compliance efforts
- Comprehensive assessment of regulatory scenarios and their impact on capital requirements
- Evaluating the ripple effect on policies, procedures, and processes
- Embedding requirements into all internal processes and operations
- Fostering a culture of compliance throughout the organization
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Rory Conway, Global Head of Compliance Operations and Assurance, Zurich Insurance |
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Dimitris Bartzilas, former Managing Director Non Financial Risk, Credit Suisse |
4:45-5:20
Leveraging technology to automate and strengthen model risk
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- Automating repeatable processes for enhanced effectiveness and efficiency
- Transforming model validation processes to significantly reduce cycle times
- Moving to automated and real-time model performance monitoring
- Leveraging technology to establish robust guardrails for AI/ML models
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Vikas Tyagi, Founder and CEO, Solytics Partners |
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Alberto Ramirez, Partner – Risk Analytics, Solytics Partners |
5:20-5:30
Chair’s closing remarks
5:30
End of day one and drinks reception
8:00 – 8:50
Registration & breakfast
8:50 – 9:00
Chairs opening remarks
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Day 2 Keynote Moderated by: Timothy Carbery, Managing Director, CastleHill Management Solutions |
9:00 – 9:35
FUTURE PROOFING
Future-proofing risk management in a dynamic landscape
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- Strategies for identifying and proactively addressing potential risks to prevent future harm
- Approaches to safeguard and enhance the reputation of the organization in the face of evolving risks
- Building a comprehensive framework to adapt to changing risk dynamics
- Strengthening control mechanisms and oversight to minimize vulnerabilities
- Implementing behavioral methodologies to foster a risk-aware culture throughout the organization
- Leveraging technology as a means to enhance risk management capabilities and gain a competitive edge
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Kanwardeep Ahluwalia, Deputy CRO, EMEA, Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
9:35 – 10:20
GEOPOLITICAL IMPACTS – PANEL DISCUSSION
Strategies to manage economic impacts arising from geopolitical conflicts and trade disputes
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- Assessing the influence of physical security on outsourcing decisions in geopolitically unstable regions
- Examining the relationship between cyber threats and geopolitical risks as potential amplifiers of vulnerabilities
- Reviewing global war threats and their implications for the banking sector
- Analyzing how the cost of living crises in different regions affect the industry
- Identifying the underlying causes of geopolitical risks to mitigate their impact on banking operations
- Integrating geopolitical risk considerations into all areas of banking, including legal and compliance
- Understanding the chain of events connecting geopolitical risks with the macroeconomic environment
- Strategies to maintain agility in responding to geopolitical events as they unfold
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Søren Agergaard Andersen, Chief Risk Officer, Nordea Asset Management |
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David Arnold, former Chief Risk Officer, Société Générale – SGIL |
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John Kelly, Chief Risk Officer, AIB UK |
10:20-10:50
Morning Refreshment Break and Networking
Stream 1: Regulation and Global Volatility
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Day 2 Moderator: Parmendra Pratap, Director – Business Development, Solytics Partners |
Stream 2: Non-Financial Risk: Operational Risk & ESG
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Day 2 Moderator: Simon Blanch, Business Development Director, WeeFin |
Stream 3: Advanced Modeling and Data
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Day 2 Moderator: Will Heffernan, Director of Field Technical Services, CIMCON |
10:50-11:25
BALANCE SHEET MANAGEMENT
Managing balance sheet risk beyond regulatory metrics from global volatility
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- Review the evolution of regulation and economic context
- Overview of latest EBA IRRBB and CSRBB requirements
- Challenges posed by IRRBB and CSRBB requirements
- Key features of a strong Balance Sheet Management processes that addresses these challenges:
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- Integration / consistency
- Adaptability / flexibility
- Balance Sheet Management as a means to deliver strategic decision support: the importance of forward-looking (regulatory) measurements for steering
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Victor Pasinschi, Client Relationship Manager, QRM |
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Aurelien Loisemant, Senior Risk Management Consultant, QRM |
10:50-11:25
TPRM STRATEGY
Evolving TPRM strategies to align with regulatory change and ensure security across supply chains
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- Exploring the approaches of the PRA and EBA to Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)
- Developing consistent supervisory and risk assessment requirements for all outsourced activities
- Addressing the heightened scrutiny of intergroup outsourcing arrangements
- Implementing continuous monitoring of data capabilities to detect and respond to emerging risks
- Conducting scenario testing to assess supplier resilience and response to various risks
- Developing exit strategies for critical suppliers
- Strategies for enhancing the resilience of supply chains in the face of global tensions and disruptions
- Strategies for leveraging AI for risk management and efficiency
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Alistair shields, Director – Enterprise Compliance & Ops Risk, Bank of America Merill Lynch |
10:50-11:25
TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPE
Reviewing how fintech disruption is reshaping the traditional competitive landscape in financial services
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- Exploring the transformative impact of open banking on financial services
- Understanding the concepts of banking as a service and banking as a solution
- Identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks and security issues in new fintech products and features
- Strategies to balance product innovation and maintain robust security measures
- Aligning regulatory changes with the rapid pace of fintech innovation
- Reviewing how fintech innovations could shape the future of the banking industry
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Armel Massimina, Operational Risk Lead, National Bank of Kuwait (International) |
11:25-12:10
STRESS TESTING – PANEL DISCUSSION
Updating stress testing programs to leverage as a risk management tool amidst continued uncertainty
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- Ensuring compliance and alignment with industry standards
- Developing and executing stress test scenarios specific to trading book wind-down
- Ensuring regulatory and investor confidence in the process
- Understanding the interplay between stress testing and broader regulations
- Implementing sensitivity analysis to gain a deeper understanding of exposures in trading books during stress scenarios
- Maximizing the effectiveness of stress testing through collaboration
- Developing stress testing models when historical data is limited or unavailable
- Leveraging alternative data sources and methodologies
- Developing scenarios and models to assess the impact of climate-related risks on financial institutions
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Jeff Simmons, former Chief Risk Officer, MUFG Securities (Europe) N.V. |
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Tin Lau, Chief Risk Officer, Mirae Asset Securities (UK) Ltd |
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Sahil Joshi, Director, Stress Testing Lead, Prudential Risk, Macquarie |
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Imran Syed, Head of Scenario Analysis, Contingent Market Risk, UBS |
11:25-12:10
EXIT STRATEGIES – PANEL DISCUSSION
Reviewing requirements under operational resilience for supplier exit strategies
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- Enhancing operational resilience to maintain business continuity
- Prioritizing investment in operational resilience to safeguard critical business functions
- Strategies for developing detailed exit plans that accurately address potential disruptions
- Ensuring effective crisis management and response
- Reviewing resolution plans and assessment frameworks for supplier stress exit
- Preparing for and recovering from supplier failure to maintain operational continuity
- Identifying and engaging substitutable service providers in case of supplier disruption
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Mihaela Breg, Head of Operational Resilience & Third-Party Oversight, Europe Arab Bank |
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Saima Sabir, Group Head of Third Party Risk Management & Outsourcing (2LOD), Bank of Ireland Group |
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Charles Low, Senior Business Development Manager, Protecht |
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Julie Hubbard, Chief Controls Officer, Business Operations, OneSavings Bank |
11:25-12:10
LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS – PANEL DISCUSSION
Leveraging the potential of large language models and ensuring effective monitoring and controls
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- Reviewing information security and privacy challenges posed by large language models
- Navigating the complex global regulatory landscape surrounding the use of AI tools
- Implementing monitoring and controls to prevent improper usage of large language models
- Validating and maintaining reliability of information produced by large language models
- Understanding copyright and intellectual property ownership issues
- Understanding the potential value and use cases for large language models
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Toby Billington, Managing Director, Citi |
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Stuart Greig, former Head of Risk and Innovation, Aldermore Bank |
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Eleimon Gonis Phd, Head of Independent Model Validation, Virgin Money |
12:10-12:45
Leveraging artificial intelligence to effectively manage credit risk
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- Overview of current challenges faced by banks and FI’s in credit risk management
- Understand the concepts and benefits behind an automated spreading approach
- Reviewing the key requirements by banks and FI’s related to credit risk assessment
- Assessing the key components and benefits of a state-of-the-art credit risk assessment platform
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Christopher Hansert, Product Manager, Credit Risk Platform, ACTICO |
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Gaurav Goyal, Client Director, Financial Services, Evaluserve |
12:10-12:45
THIRD PARTY RISK MANAGEMENT
Adapting your approach to systematically close your third party risk vulnerability gaps
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- Updating outdated practices with new ways of thinking
- Establishing a universal TPRM data core
- Importance of leveraging a global risk exchange
- Enhancing human processes through the use of AI
- Transforming your program into a critical function
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Ed Thomas, Senior Vice President, ProcessUnity |
12:10-12:45
QUANTUM COMPUTING – JOINT PRESENTATION
Reviewing the use current and future use of quantum computing within institutions
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- What is quantum computing and how far away is it?
- Security implications of quantum computing
- Quantum computing use cases
- Examining global guidance and the varying rates of blockchain adoption worldwide
- Ensuring stakeholder are positioned for this next paradigm shift in computing
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Robert Garlick, MD, Head of Innovation, Technology & Future of Work, Citi |
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Tahmid Quddus Islam, AVP, Innovation & Technology, Citi |
12:45-1:45
Lunch Break and Networking
1:45-2:20
SCENARIO ANALYSIS
Managing disruptions in economic data for scenario analysis
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- Impact of the pandemic on economic data
- Effect of huge movements in the global economy on data
- Pandemic data and subsequent crisis
- Geopolitical landscape post-pandemic
- Russia/Ukraine war impact on supply chains, commodity pricing etc
- Long and short-term forecasting capabilities with data disruptions
- Challenges caveating forecasting and scenario analysis
- Effective scenario analysis with continued uncertainty
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Nicolas Guittard, Executive Director, Scenario Analytics Lead, UBS |
1:45-2:20
CYBER & IT RISK
Elevating cybersecurity and IT resilience in a digital world to ensure comprehensive protection
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- Tailored strategies for smaller organizations to bolster cyber defenses
- Exploring the use of AI in cyberattacks and methods to protect against machine-driven threats
- Protecting sensitive data and systems from AI-driven cyber breaches
- Recognizing the global scope of cybersecurity risks and threats
- Collaborating on international threat intelligence and defense strategies
- Prioritizing customer and data protection in an increasingly digital business landscape
- Diversifying cloud providers and safeguarding against cloud-related vulnerabilities
- Addressing the amplification of vulnerabilities across the supply chain
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Nitesh Kumar, Managing Director, Global Head of Cyber, Payments Systems Risk and Strategic Projects, BNP Paribas |
1:45-2:20
BANKING ON AI
Balancing opportunities for new processes with the risk of unknown liabilities.
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- Examining AI risks including performance, discrimination and data privacy within common banking applications
- Understanding and preparing for consequences, such as business interruption and reputational losses
- Discussing strategies to handle risks, whether by retaining them, transferring them, or implementing solid mitigation plans.
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Alexandra Matthews, Underwriter of AI Performance Risk, Munich Re |
2:20-3:05
CONCENTRATION RISK – PANEL DISCUSSION
Safeguarding stability and mitigating concentration risks in certain markets
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- Examining the potential dangers of overexposure to specific industry sectors
- Identifying vulnerabilities stemming from a concentration of investments or activities in particular markets
- Understanding risk and concentrations holistically
- Reviewing internal and industry-wide concentrations
- Examining the resurgence of asset-backed securities similar to those that triggered the global financial crisis
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Cedric Zunino, Global Head of Wholesale Risk Appetite, Citi |
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Dimitris Papathanasiou, former, Head of Global Funding Concentration and International Treasury Risk, Credit Suisse |
2:20-3:05
FINANCIAL CRIME – PANEL DISCUSSION
Reviewing the evolving financial crime regulatory landscape and managing cross-border regulatory expectations
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- Strategies for managing regulatory inconsistencies and varying levels of scrutiny
- Discussion on the requirements and procedures for exiting customers following a regulatory event
- Continuous monitoring of trade restrictions and sanctions changes
- Maintaining compliance while disengaging from risk-prone relationships
- Aligning best practices and evolving regulatory standards
- Exploring the trend towards shared liability in financial crime enforcement
- Examination of the treatment and monitoring of politically exposed persons (PEPs)
- Insights into the evolving landscape of money laundering directives
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Chiz Nwokonkor, Executive Director, Global Financial Crimes Legal Counsel, Morgan Stanley |
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Zahra Gill, Financial Crime Strategy and Change Lead, Enhanced Due Diligence, Starling Bank |
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Ionela Emmett, Senior Manager, Financial Crime Controls, Risks and Policy & Advisory, ICBC Standard Bank |
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Adam Oyebanji, MD, EMEA Head of Sanctions, BNY Mellon |
2:20-3:05
CBDC – PANEL DISCUSSION
The future of central bank digital currencies and the future of finance and deposits
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- Reviewing the impact on traditional banking
- Changes to deposit outflows and customer behavior
- Potential challenges and mitigation for the cost of funding banks in a CBDC environment
- Assessing the role of CBDCs in promoting financial inclusion
- Impact on unbanked populations, and reducing financial inequality
- Requirements for CBDC implementation: Ensuring a secure and transparent financial ecosystem
- Potential cross-border transaction revolution
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Aleksi Grym, Head of Fintech, Bank of Finland; Fintech Leaders Advisory Board member, CeFPro |
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Neophytos Kathitziotis, former Treasurer, Natwest Germany Gmbh |
3:05-3:35
Afternoon Refreshment Break and Networking
3:35-4:10
CLIMATE RISK INTEGRATION
Inclusion of climate risk within liquidity risk management practices and stress testing
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- Strategies for preparing financial institutions for climate stress events that may lead to liquidity crises
- Identifying potential liquidity vulnerabilities linked to climate-related shocks
- Understanding how climate risk is altering risk profiles
- Stress testing portfolios to assess climate risk vulnerabilities
- Incorporating climate considerations into the liabilities profile
- Integration of climate related information in the risk framework
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Rocco Fanciullo, Head of Liquidity Risk Management, UniCredit SpA |
3:35-4:10
CONSUMER DUTY
Consumer duty: Benchmarking progress and embedding best practices for compliance
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- Assessing the progress and evolution of consumer duty compliance one year after its introduction
- Embedding consumer duty requirements into BAU operations and operational risk frameworks
- Ensuring consumer duty becomes an integral part of daily business practices
- Navigating the evolving landscape of consumer protection
- Developing robust monitoring and reporting mechanisms for consumer duty
- Conducting product risk assessments to guarantee the right outcomes for customers
- Leveraging automation for real-time assessments of consumer duty compliance
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Paul Gill,Chief Risk Officer, Mortgage Advice Bureau |
3:35-4:10
DIGITAL RISK
Reviewing the way firms are addressing and managing digital risk in the current landscape
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- Determining the particular risk points unique to digital
- Mitigating risks unique to digital
- Incorporating efficient cybersecurity to limit theft
- Risk to streams that provide digital services
- Managing digital risk internally and externally
- Assessing current software structures
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Ron Lay, Director, Investia |
4:10-4:45
FRTB REQUIREMENTS
Reviewing the final FRTB requirement and managing complexities with global nuances and implementation dates
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- Control and governance framework required under FRTB
- Roles and responsibilities across first and second-line functions
- Delineation of roles and responsibilities between the first and second line functions
- Reviewing the Internal Models Approach (IMA) and Standardized model approach
- Implications of each approach for capital calculations and risk management
- Impacts on risk management practices and broader compliance efforts
- Strategies for managing the inherent complexity of the FRTB regulation
- An overview of the industry’s readiness for FRTB implementation and complexity with divergence in implementation dates
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Paul Burnett, Managing Director, Global Markets Risk Analytics, Bank of America |
4:10-4:45
KYC
Enhancing KYC and due diligence processes in an evolving digital landscape
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- Strategies for Know Your Customer (KYC) processes in the context of crypto exchanges
- Analysis of regulations and requirements for onboarding new clients
- Reviewing disparities in regulatory expectations across different jurisdictions
- Setting quality standards and criteria for client onboarding processes
- Ensuring rigorous due diligence practices during client entry
- Examination of the impact of sanctions on client onboarding and scrutiny
- Integrating certified video identification services into KYC processes
- Strategies for aligning and streamlining KYC and client due diligence procedures
- Identifying and verifying beneficial ownership information
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Nicola Poole, former Global Head of Client Onboarding, Citi |
4:10-4:45
SOCIAL MEDIA
Managing liquidity risk in the social media era with support of AI
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- Understanding and mitigating the impact of social media in the post-SVB era
- Effectively setting up liquidity risk framework to capture new threats
- Reviewing how the use of AI technology can support with liquidity risk
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Jacek Rzeznik, Vice Director, ALM Risk, mBank |
4:45-4:55
Closing Remarks
4:55
End of day convention
Risk Evolve 2024 Speakers
Hear from subject matter experts and industry thought leaders
Keynote speakers & CRO's
Søren Agergaard Andersen
Chief Risk Officer
Nordea Asset Management
Søren Agergaard Andersen
Søren Agergaard Andersen is the Chief Risk Officer for Nordea Asset Management, the biggest asset manager in the Nordics with more than € 250bn AuM. Søren is responsible for the overall enterprise risk function, managing an international team of risk professionals in Denmark, Sweden and Luxembourg. Before joining the asset management industry, Søren held leading positions within risk in banking and pension/life insurance. One of his main priorities is to define and uphold a strong and yet flexible governance and risk framework, which can support a sound overall risk culture. Søren holds a M.A. in Mathematics and Economics and a PRM certification.
Kanwardeep Ahluwalia
Deputy CRO, EMEA
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Kanwardeep Ahluwalia
Kanwardeep serves as the co-Head of the Global Markets Risk team and deputy CRO for the EMEA region.
Kanwardeep joined Bank of America from Swiss Re where he was the CRO for Asset Management and the Group Head of Financial Risk Management. At Swiss Re, Kanwardeep was also the Reinsurance CRO for EMEA and the CRO for Swiss Re Europe. He was a management participant on two group board committees.
Prior to that, he worked at Bear Stearns where he had a number of positions leading to the roles of CRO for Europe & Asia and Global Head of Market Risk. This was preceded by a period working in UK regulation for The Securities & Futures Authority. Kanwardeep holds a degree in Physics from Oxford University and a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from Cambridge University.
David Arnold
former Chief Risk Officer
Société Générale – SGIL
David Arnold
As the CRO of SGIL, I oversee the risk management strategy and governance of the UK subsidiary of Société Générale. With over 25 years in the investment banking industry, I have developed a strong expertise in financial and non-financial risk, leveraging my experiences as CRO, COO, Head of Credit Risk, and during the early part of my career, Equity Derivative sales.
Matthias Bergner
Managing Director, Global Head, Treasury Liquidity
Standard Chartered Bank
Matthias Bergner
Matthias joined Standard Charterer’s Treasury team in May 2023 and leads the teams responsible for Liquidity Risk Management, Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book, and Funds Transfer Pricing.
He joined from Deutsche Bank where he most recently ran their Financial Resource Management & Strategic Corporate Lending teams of the Corporate Bank division based in Frankfurt. Before that, he was Treasurer for the Americas Region based in New York and before that he was responsible for the group-wide Asset & Liability Management based in Frankfurt. Matthias very much enjoys the complexity that comes with an internationally active, heavily regulated universal bank – and the organisational and cultural aspects of the work.
Matthias resides in Frankfurt and travels to the UK Office for work. He is married, has five children and loves to play and watch football.
Jürgen Blumberg
COO for EMEA GS ETF Accelerator
Goldman Sachs
Jürgen Blumberg
Jürgen Blumberg is COO EMEA for Goldman Sachs ETF Accelerator. Before his appointment to his current role, he served as Head of ETF Product & Capital Markets EMEA at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Jürgen has an equity trading background followed by 14 years of experience in the ETF industry. Before joining Goldman Sachs, Jürgen was responsible for the ETF Capital Markets Team at Invesco. He started his ETF career at iShares in Munich, focusing on the liquidity of the continental ETF platform. Jürgen has an economics degree from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich. He was voted “top 40 under 40 asset management” by Financial News in London.
Stefana Brown
Group Technology and Data Risk Director
Legal & General
Stefana Brown
Stefana is the CRO for UK Protection, she also has wider responsibility as the IT and Data Risk Director across L&G Retail. Stefana is an experienced Risk Professional with over 19 years in the financial services industry (16 in risk). She has worked for organisations across the financial services industry, which has given her a broad exposure to banking, asset management and protection.
Stefano Chiarlone
Chief Financial Officer, Italy
UniCredit
Stefano Chiarlone
Professional and ambitious Senior Leader with over 20 years of banking career across different business lines.
Experienced in managing international teams of different sizes and professional background, also within matrix and complex organisational setup, using the appropriate leadership style .
Focussed on addressing medium to long term strategic implications of shorft term actions supported by fact-based analysis and decision making.
Always ready to face new professional challenges outside my comfort zone and to improve my personal working skills.
Long-standing professional experience in Finance, Planning and Strategy, ESG, Credit Portfolio Management, Cross-Country HR Management, Operational Risk .
Paul Gill
Chief Risk Officer
Mortgage Advice Bureau
Paul Gill
A Chief Risk Officer with over 30 years of experience in financial services, across a range of sectors, including building societies, retail banking, credit card, professional practice and now mortgage intermediation.
Steve Green
Chief Data Officer (EMEA)
SMBC
Steve Green
Steve Green is Chief Data Officer across EMEA for Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), looking after all data activity across the EMEA region, and leading the bank’s new data strategy. This covers acquisition, management and exploitation of data across all business lines. Previous to this role, Steve was Chief Data Officer at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), where he led their Data Strategy between 2017 and 2021 and looked after all data governance, central insight generation and data collection work in the regulator.
Emma Hagan
Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
Clearbank
Fintech Leaders Advisory Board member
CeFPro
Emma Hagan
Emma Hagan is Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at ClearBank, responsible for all risk and compliance-related activities. She has over 18 years’ experience in commercial and corporate banking in both first and second lines of defence.
Emma joined ClearBank from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), where she was Chief Risk Officer for EMEA, serving as part of the EMEA leadership and global risk leadership teams. Prior to SVB, she worked at Lloyds HBOS in a variety of roles.
Olivier Irisson
Chief Operating Officer
Groupe BPCE
Olivier Irisson
Since 2018, Olivier Irisson is Chief Operating Officer and CDO for Finance, Risk and CSR for
Groupe BPCE, in charge of transformation and innovation, with a strong commitment to
the development of sustainable finance.
He joined the Groupe BPCE in 2010 and held various positions as Chief Financial Management Officer, head of Asset and Liability Management and Deputy Chief Risk Officer.
He worked before for Societé Generale in the Risk Division where he held various
positions with a focus on quantitative models, scarce ressources allocation, and crisis
management.
He began his career in 1994 at Paribas in quantitative and artificial intelligence in Paribas
He holds a PhD in Finance University Paris Dauphine and attend the Stanford Executive
Program.
George Koutsoudis
Head of Balance Sheet Management
Tesco Bank
George Koutsoudis
George Koutsoudis is the Head of Balance Sheet Management at Tesco Bank responsible for ALM/IRRBB related activities with a focus on modelling and hedging, and he is also responsible for Capital and the ICAAP. He has over 20 years of experience in First Line of Defence Treasury roles. Prio experience includes roles with State Street and Barclays.
John Kelly
Chief Risk Officer
AIB UK
John Kelly
John is an experienced risk professional, and has spent his 20 years banking and financial services in practice with PwC, as a Government advisor during Ireland’s adjustment programme and in industry as AIB’s Group Head of Enterprise Risk and is currently Chief Risk Officer at AIB UK. During his career John has witnessed first hand how Geopolitics and international decision making can have significant impacts for local businesses and decision makers. During his time with AIB he has played a key role in managing the impact of Brexit, Covid and the Russian Ukraine war from a risk perspective and advising the Board and Executives on strategies to mitigate and respond to both the risks and opportunities which come from such events.
Tin Lau
Chief Risk Officer
Mirae Asset Securities (UK) Ltd
Kimon de Ridder
Kimon is the CRO for Bupa Insurance (UKI / Bupa Global). He is also the approved CRO for the BINS and BISL business and holds the SMF 4 (Risk) and SMF 16 (Compliance Oversight) accountabilities.
Kimon joined Bupa in January 2022 from RSA where he was the Global Chief Compliance Officer (SMF 16) for the RSA Group and CRO for the UK and International business. Prior to this he was at Aviva and GE Capital. At GE Capital he held a range of M&A Legal roles, and Chief Compliance Officer roles across a range of products and businesses. Kimon started his career as an M&A lawyer working for Herbert Smith Freehills for a number of years, before moving in-house to the M&A Legal team at BT Plc.
Kimon has over 15 years’ experience in financial services and has managed some demanding assignments and regulatory interactions (Watchlists, Section 166s etc.).
Kimon is originally from South Africa and is half-Greek. He has spent the past 26 years in the UK.
He holds a Doctorate of Laws in Jurisprudence and has studied both in the UK and South Africa.
Kimon de Ridder
Chief Risk Officer Insurance
Bupa
Kimon de Ridder
Kimon is the CRO for Bupa Insurance (UKI / Bupa Global). He is also the approved CRO for the BINS and BISL business and holds the SMF 4 (Risk) and SMF 16 (Compliance Oversight) accountabilities.
Kimon joined Bupa in January 2022 from RSA where he was the Global Chief Compliance Officer (SMF 16) for the RSA Group and CRO for the UK and International business. Prior to this he was at Aviva and GE Capital. At GE Capital he held a range of M&A Legal roles, and Chief Compliance Officer roles across a range of products and businesses. Kimon started his career as an M&A lawyer working for Herbert Smith Freehills for a number of years, before moving in-house to the M&A Legal team at BT Plc.
Kimon has over 15 years’ experience in financial services and has managed some demanding assignments and regulatory interactions (Watchlists, Section 166s etc.).
Kimon is originally from South Africa and is half-Greek. He has spent the past 26 years in the UK.
He holds a Doctorate of Laws in Jurisprudence and has studied both in the UK and South Africa.
Charles A. Richard III
Co-Founder
QRM
Charles A. Richard III
Charles A. Richard III is a Senior Vice President at QRM, with over 25 years of experience in enterprise risk management, balance sheet management, credit risk management, and regulatory capital management. During his tenure at QRM, he has consulted with hundreds of financial institutions worldwide and helped QRM build an international client base of over 250 long-term engagements
Steve Stearns
Chief Risk Officer
Banco Santander S.A
Steve Stearns
Steve is the CRO for the UK Corporate Investment Bank. He is responsible for all risk related activities of Santander’s wholesale branch in London. Steve has 25 years’ experience across first and second lines of defence roles in retail, commercial, and corporate & investment banking in the US and Europe. Prior to Santander he held a variety of roles at GE Capital, Barclays, and Washington Mutual.
Jeff Simmons
former Chief Risk Officer
MUFG Securities (Europe) N.V.
Jeff Simmons
Jeff Simmons joined MUFG Bank in June 2014 as the Head of Enterprise Risk, tasked with creating the function. He has been involved intensively with the enhancement of the Risk Management framework in MUFG Bank (Europe). This has involved him in the formation of an Enterprise Risk function in Amsterdam tasked with delivering the full range of regulatory submissions. In April 2018 he transitioned to MUFG Securities to become involved in the Brexit project. In this capacity he is the CRO for MUFG Securities (Europe) N.V. the Dutch subsidiary of MUFG Securities (EMEA).
Prior to joining the bank he spent some 20 years specializing in best practice Risk Management including Market Risk, Credit Risk, Risk Model Validation and Regulatory Risk consulting. As well as have line management responsibilities in various institutions he has also gained extensive experience in implementing Risk Management frameworks from both a technical and operating model based perspective.
David Withnell
Chief Risk Officer
AXA Global Health Care
David Withnell
A highly experienced Chief Risk Officer and responsible for enterprise risk, compliance, governance and data protection across a global healthcare insurance group. I’m excited to be at the forefront of AI governance and implementation, taking a leading role in guiding the insurance industry as it enters the AI age.
Nick Woods
Chief Auditor
NatWest
Nick Woods
Nick brings significant experience across the first and third lines of defence. Prior to joining NatWest earlier this year, Nick was Chief Controls Officer at Nationwide, leading the transformation of the first line controls capability across the firm. In previous roles across Barclays, UBS and Northern Trust, Nick has led audit teams across key functions, businesses and geographies, as well as heading first line assurance and governance functions.
Regulation and Global Volatility Speakers
Adnan Ahmed
Managing Director, Global Head Pricing & Billing, Global Payment Solutions
HSBC
Adnan Ahmed
Biography coming soon
Ram Ananth
Partner & Head of Market Risk
4most
Ram Ananth
Ram is a Partner and Head of Market Risk at 4most. He has over 18 years’ experience leading critical risk management initiatives within investment banks, wholesale banks, clearing houses and custodian banks in the UK, Europe and United States covering regulatory attestation, model development/validation, management reporting, process re-engineering and internal audit. He has significant expertise in model risk, market risk, IRRBB, liquidity risk, counterparty credit risk, wholesale credit risk and stress testing. Ram holds Economics degrees from the London School of Economics and New York University and a Master’s degree in Risk Management and Financial Engineering from Imperial College London. He also holds PRM, CQF and GARP SCR certifications.
Brian Brown
Head of Liquidity Risk Management for UKI/Investment Banking
Deutsche Bank
Brian Brown
Prior to joining Deutsche Bank in 2018, was Head of Group Liquidity Risk Management at Nordea Bank (2016-2018) in Copenhagen, and prior to that spent over 22 years at Merrill Lynch/Bank of America holding various Treasury roles in New York and London. Bachelors degree from Georgetown University and MBA from Columbia Business School.
Paul Burnett
Managing Director, Global Markets Risk Analytics
Bank of America
Paul Burnett
Paul has over 20 years of experience in the industry, much of which has been in the domain of traded risk modelling. Paul currently provides oversight of the traded risk models applied in Merrill Lynch International, a subsidiary of Bank of America. Previously, Paul was the Global Head of Traded Risk Analytics at HSBC.
Stefano Chiarlone
CFO Italy
UniCredit
Stefano Chiarlone
Professional and ambitious Senior Leader with over 20 years of banking career across different business lines.
Experienced in managing international teams of different sizes and professional background, also within matrix and complex organisational setup, using the appropriate leadership style .
Focussed on addressing medium to long term strategic implications of shorft term actions supported by fact-based analysis and decision making.
Always ready to face new professional challenges outside my comfort zone and to improve my personal working skills.
Long-standing professional experience in Finance, Planning and Strategy, ESG, Credit Portfolio Management, Cross-Country HR Management, Operational Risk .
Rocco Fanciullo
Head of Liquidity Risk Management
UniCredit SpA
Rocco Fanciullo
Rocco has been working with UniCredit Group since 1999, where he started as a financial analyst in capital markets, covering the corporate bonds market. In November 2006 hemoved to Capital Management team, with the task of monitoring and forecasting the Group capitalization ratios and measuring the value generation.
In March 2010 he entered the Strategic Planning Unit, covering the design of budgets and the multi-year plans of the Group. Since May 2014 he is the Head of the Liquidity Risk Management, in the Group Risk Management area. In November 2022, he entered in Euronext Clearing Risk Committee, as UniCredit’s representative.
Juergen Ferber
Head of Treasury and Risk Vertical EMEA – Market Specialists Group
FIS Global
Juergen Ferber
Juergen Ferber leads the Treasury and Risk Vertical for financial institutions at FIS – EMEA. He has accumulated expertise in Treasury, Risk and Finance departments for over 15 years, thereof 10 years at a global Tier 1 investment bank. Juergen specialises in financial institutions for topics balance sheet management, IRRBB/CSRBB, capital management, stress testing, recovery & resolution planning (RRP) as well as treasury finance (incl. hedge accounting).
Nicolas Guittard
Executive Director, Scenario Analytics Lead
UBS
Nicolas Guittard
Nicolas Guittard started his career as a credit Quant at Barclays Capital in London. He then held a position as a credit derivatives trader before moving to Credit Suisse where he joined the Quant team focusing on interest rates derivatives. He later moved to Zurich within Credit Suisse and covered credit models for stress testing. He has been in charge of scenario analytics for 2 years and joined UBS post the merger with Credit Suisse.
Gaurav Goyal
Client Director, Financial Services
Evaluserve
Gaurav Goyal
Gaurav Goyal, with over 16 years of expertise in Financial Services, has a profound background in Global Investment Banking, Credit and Capital Markets, having worked at prestigious firms such as Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Nomura, and Moody’s. His hands-on experience spans various asset classes, collaborating closely with teams across M&A, ECM, DCM, Leveraged Finance, Risk & Compliance, Trading, Equity Research, and Sales. Recently, Gaurav has broadened his diverse professional portfolio by joining The UK Armed Forces as a reservist in The Royal Air Force (RAF) specialising in the Air and Space Operations Specialist trade.”
Emma Hagan
Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
Clearbank
Fintech Leaders Advisory Board member
CeFPro
Emma Hagan
Emma Hagan is Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at ClearBank, responsible for all risk and compliance-related activities. She has over 18 years’ experience in commercial and corporate banking in both first and second lines of defence.
Emma joined ClearBank from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), where she was Chief Risk Officer for EMEA, serving as part of the EMEA leadership and global risk leadership teams. Prior to SVB, she worked at Lloyds HBOS in a variety of roles.
Christopher Hansert
Product Manager, Credit Risk Platform
ACTICO
Christopher Hansert
Christopher has more than 15 years of experience in the risk management software sphere and has supported clients in EMEA, US, and APAC in implementing IT systems for credit risk management. In his role as the Product Manager for ACTICO’s Risk Management solutions, Christopher defines the value proposition, analyzes market trends and customer requirements in order to derive the strategic and tactical solution roadmaps.
Sahil Joshi
Director, Stress Testing Lead, Prudential Risk
Macquarie
Sahil Joshi
Sahil Joshi works at Macquarie, where he leads stress testing team covering EMEA regulated entities; part of Prudential Risk team, based within Macquarie’s Risk Management Group. The team covers enterprise-wide stress tests, climate risk stress tests, emerging risk scenarios, risk methodologies and plays a critical role in the preparation of capital adequacy assessments (ICAAPs/ICARAs) and providing second line oversight in capital management.
Tin Lau
Chief Risk Officer
Mirae Asset Securities (UK) Ltd
Tin Lau
My experience includes challenging and diverse roles within asset management, investment banking, financial services regulation, and the audit of financial services.
I am qualified as: a Chartered MSCI, a Fellow Chartered Global Management Accountant, Barrister of England and Wales. My first degree was a Masters in Computer Systems Engineering, which was dual honours in electronic engineering and computer science. My dissertation was in the computational analysis of multicompartmental pharmacokinetic mathematical models.
In addition, I have also renewed my machine learning skills by means of Andrew Ng’s Deep Learning course. I have also given speeches on behalf of the FCA on prudential regulation and represented the UK’s interests at IOSCO and various ESAs.
Aurelien Loisemant
Senior Risk Management Consultant
QRM
Aurelien Loisemant
Aurélien Loisemant is a senior risk management consultant who has been working at QRM for close to ten years. He is responsible for guiding financial institutions towards best practices in measurement and management of interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB), market risk, liquidity risk and credit risk and provides advice on integration of risk disciplines. He manages a portfolio of QRM clients across continental Europe, offering them insights into managing balance sheet risk.
He holds a master’s degree in Applied Mathematics from École des Mines de Nancy (France) and a MA in Mathematics of Finance from Columbia University (USA).
He holds a master’s degree in applied mathematics from École des Mines de Nancy (France) and a master of arts in Mathematics of Finance from Columbia University (USA).
Victor Pasinschi
Client Relationship Manager
QRM
Victor Pasinschi
Victor Pasinschi is a seasoned professional in balance sheet management working within QRM’s EMEA Client Management Group. Victor works closely with financial institutions based both in the UK and Europe, consulting on various aspects of interest rate risk management, funds transfer pricing, and liquidity & funding. From this vantage point, Victor developed strong business acumen in integrating various risk management practice areas within a holistic balance sheet analysis framework. Grasping last decade’s dynamic BSM landscape, he evolved institutions’ practices with the view to achieving state-of-the-art treasury steering and risk control functions.
Prior to joining QRM, Victor worked in Treasury/BSM space in the European banking sector. He is a CFA Charter holder and has a Master of Science degree in Finance and Banking from the Bucharest University of Economic Studies.
Dr. Philippe Mangold
Head of Market Intelligence & Situation Management
UBS
Philippe Mangold
Philippe Mangold is a Managing Director at UBS and serves since Nov’23 as Head Market Intelligence & Situation Management. In his previous role at Credit Suisse he has been the Deputy Global Head Credit Portfolio Management and as Global Head Country Portfolio Management & Analytics. Prior to this, he held different leadership positi2ons in Treasury & liquidity risk management, scenario analytics and stress testing. He worked in London and Zurich. His experience additionally includes war room leadership to manage through crisis situations, as well as project management, e.g. related to the build-up of scenario analytics capabilities, and the overhaul of the bank’s liquidity risk management, including the department’s strategic transformation and global expansion.
Lars Overby
Head of Unit
European Banking Authority
Lars Overby
Lars Jul Overby is Head of the Risk-based Metrics (RBM) Unit in the Prudential Regulation and Supervisory Policy Department of the European Banking Authority (EBA). He is currently responsible for the EBA work on developing regulation in the areas of credit, market and operational risk. As part of his work, he chairs several EU working groups and organises the annual EBA Research Workshop. Prior to joining the EBA, he worked in Nykredit, Denmarks Nationalbank, ECB and Nordea. He holds a PhD from the University of Copenhagen in empirical market microstructure.
Dimitris Papathanasiou
former, Head of Global Funding Concentration and International Treasury Risk
Credit Suisse
Dimitris Papathanasiou
Dimitris Papathanasiou is the Head of Global Funding Concentration and International Treasury risk at Credit Suisse. He joined the bank in 2016 and for 6 years was the Head of EMEA treasury and liquidity risk. Before that he was the Head of the Front Office for 6 years and acting Group Treasurer for 7 months in CocaCola HBC. Earlier he has worked as risk manager and portfolio manager in Kaupthing Bank. At the early stages of his career he had various roles as treasury auditor and equity analyst. Dimitris holds an MSc in Finance and Investments and is a Chartered Financial Analyst,
Miguel Angel Penanbella
Strategic Advisor
Mirai
Miguel Angel Penanbella
Boasting an academic background in economics, Miguel Angel is a seasoned executive in financial services with more than 25 years of international experience. Miguel Angel currently is an independent advisory board member at Mirai Risk tech, a global scale up leader in risk technology specializing in balance sheet management.
Previously, Miguel Angel served as the Global Director of Structural and Market Risks at Banco Santander, one of the largest global systemic banks, where he honed his career expertise. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing global management and operations across various countries and business units, with a primary focus on risk management, compliance, and regulatory standards.
Miguel Angel’s areas of expertise include Asset and Liability Management, Market and Liquidity Risk Management, Wealth and Asset Management, as well as Bancassurance and Depositary/Custodial businesses.
Parmendra Pratap
Director – Business Development
Solytics Partners
Parmendra Pratap
Parmenda will be speaking at CeFPro’s Risk Evolve Convention
Alberto Ramirez
Partner – Risk Analytics
Solytics Partners
Alberto Ramirez
Alberto is a Partner at Solytics Partners leading development of advanced analytics solutions global banks, insurers, and financial institutions. His expertise extends across in model governance, model risk management, actuarial sciences, and ESG and climate risk.
He is a member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA) and a Fellow of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries (FCA) and also serves on the Actuarial Advisory Board at Roosevelt University. He earned his degree in actuarial science from UNAM in Mexico.
Jacek Rzeznik
Vice Director, ALM Risk,
mBank
Jacek Rzeznik
Jacek is a Vice-Director of ALM Risk of mBank Group (#4 Bank in Poland, part of Commerzbank Group). He is a member of the Risk Committee, CALCO and ALM Committees. He is involved in risk monitoring, governance, stress testing, contingency planning, ALM, FTP and regulatory topics.
Previously, he held Vice President role at JP Morgan Chase in London. He was responsible for credit risk of portfolio of Emerging Markets FI & Sovereigns.
Jacek holds a MSc. in Management and Regulation of Risk from LSE and a BSc. in International Business Administration from RSM Erasmus University. Jacek regularly presents at conferences in London, Prague, Vienna and Warsaw.
Privately, father of two boys, whom he infects with passion to skiing and sailing.
Gerwin Scharmann
Head of Treasury
Santander Consumer Bank AG Germany
Gerwin Scharmann
Over the last 25 years, Mr Scharmann has worked in various areas of banking, including Derivatives, Securitisation, Debt Capital Markets, Credit Risk Management, Portfolio Management and Treasury. Before joining Santander Consumer Bank AG in 2014, he spent 13 years in London, most recently as Managing Director in the Treasury division of RBS and before that several years in the Debt Capital Markets division of ABN Amro Bank.
In his current role as Head of Treasury for Santander’s unit in Germany, Mr Scharmann is responsible for normal Treasury activities such as liquidity and interest rate risk management as well as money market execution and capital management. Since 2016, his unit has also been responsible for local recovery & resolution planning. During the Corona crisis, his additional responsibility for the coordination of Special Situation Management has already been successfully tested.
Eric Schaanning
former Executive Director, Head of Group Banking Book Risk Management
UBS
Eric Schaanning
Eric Schaanning recently left the UBS / Credit Suisse Group to pursue other opportunities within banking. In his last role at UBS / Credit Suisse, Eric was heading the Group Banking Book team covering Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book for the combined UBS & Credit Suisse Group. Prior to joining UBS / Credit Suisse, Eric held various positions at the European Central Bank and Norges Bank, covering Stress Testing, Macroprudential Policy, Cyber Risk and Central Clearing among others. Eric holds a PhD in Mathematics from Imperial College London and an MSc in Mathematics from ETH Zürich.
Imran Syed
Head of Scenario Analysis, Contingent Market Risk
UBS
Imran Syed
Imran Syed is currently Head of Scenario Analysis – Contingent Market Risk at UBS. He was part of the core team that established the Counterparty Market Risk function at Credit Suisse. Imran has over a decade of stress testing and scenario design experience across Market, Counterparty risk and firmwide stress testing as well as Regulatory Stress Testing. His experience spans across scenario design, execution as well as stress testing infrastructure. Prior to this he set up and led the Equities market risk team for Credit Suisse in India. He was previously the Head of Equities, Capital Markets and Risk Analytics at BofA Centre of Excellence.
Jeff Simmons
Chief Risk Officer
MUFG Securities (Europe) N.V.
Jeff Simmons
Jeff Simmons joined MUFG Bank in June 2014 as the Head of Enterprise Risk, tasked with creating the function. He has been involved intensively with the enhancement of the Risk Management framework in MUFG Bank (Europe). This has involved him in the formation of an Enterprise Risk function in Amsterdam tasked with delivering the full range of regulatory submissions. In April 2018 he transitioned to MUFG Securities to become involved in the Brexit project. In this capacity he is the CRO for MUFG Securities (Europe) N.V. the Dutch subsidiary of MUFG Securities (EMEA).
Prior to joining the bank he spent some 20 years specializing in best practice Risk Management including Market Risk, Credit Risk, Risk Model Validation and Regulatory Risk consulting. As well as have line management responsibilities in various institutions he has also gained extensive experience in implementing Risk Management frameworks from both a technical and operating model based perspective.
Ed Thomas
Senior Vice President
ProcessUnity
Ed Thomas
Ed Thomas is a Senior Vice President at ProcessUnity, with an extensive background in Third-Party Risk Management. A seasoned expert in the field, Ed has years of experience guiding organizations on their journey to establish efficient and effective risk management programs. Combining his deep industry knowledge with practical insights, Ed aims to assist organizations in realizing the full potential of their TPRM programs. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from one of the top thought leaders in the field.
Vikas Tyagi, Founder and CEO, Solytics Partners
Vikas Tyagi
Vikas tyagi – Vikas, Founder and CEO at Solytics Partners is an MBA graduate from IIT Bombay, comes with over two decades of experience in spearheading global Risk and Compliance teams. Prior to establishing Solytics Partners at the end of 2019, Vikas has built global teams and businesses in India, Argentina and USA, and have played pivotal role in driving strategic transformation initiatives for various banks worldwide. Vikas is based in New York, overseeing the global operations of Solytics Partners.
David Tsui, UK-Europe Liquidity Management, Senior Product, Citi
David Tsui
Biography coming soon
Olmo Vázquez
Co-Founder & CEO
Mirai
Olmo Vazquez
I am the Global CEO and Co-Founder of Mirai Advisory. Our company was founded ten years ago as a niche consulting firm focused on Balance Sheet Management. After three years, we began developing our own ALM tool, called Mirai ALM Tool. This is a cloud-native solution that has been successfully deployed in over 9 countries, with a G-SIB as one of our clients.
Hadrien van der Vaeren
SVP, Market and Liquidity Risk
BNY Mellon
Hadrien Van der Vaeren
Hadrien joined the Risk team of BNY Mellon in 2021. He is responsible for the oversight of Interest Rate Risk Management in the Banking Book (“IRRBB”) for all entities outside the US. Prior to joining BNY Mellon, Hadrien worked at Avantage Reply, a consultancy where he supported the ALM, Risk, and Finance departments of financial institutions mostly on change projects. He also worked for a number of years in market risk modelling at Dexia / Belfius bank, primarily on Value-at-Risk models.
Cedric Zunino
Global Head of Wholesale Risk Appetite
Citi
Cedric Zunino
Cedric works in Portfolio Management at Citi, within the front office, and is responsible for the allocation of risk appetite across business divisions, industries and products. Cedric has more than 20 years of experience in the sell side and buy side, with roles ranging from structuring to risk management.
Non-Financial Risk: Operational Risk & ESG Speakers
Marion Aubert
Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder
WeeFin
Marion Aubert
Marion is a 27 years old entrepreneur. She discovered entrepreneurship in Melbourne. Back in Paris for her master degree, she wanted to join a meaningful project.
Her path crossed with Grégoire Hug who had the project of revolutionizing finance towards sustainable practices.
She joined WeeFin’s adventure as a first employee, she has been a real all-rounder, convinced the first clients, onboarded the team (+ 60 pp), … Through her ambition and vision, at 25, she associated with Gregoire and took over the product (SaaS).
Now Marion is part of the executive team and a board member. As part of 2024’s strategy and after raising 10M€ as series A fundraising, she’s in charge of the internationalization.
Dimitris Bartzilas
former Managing Director Non Financial Risk
Credit Suisse
Dimitris Barzilas
Dimitris is a former Managing Director of Non-Financial Risk at Credit Suisse. He joined Credit Suisse in 2010 and has focused on the advancement of the Enterprise and Non-Financial Risk principles through the development of award-winning methodologies and tools relating to the measurement and management of a wide range of non-financial risks. He has lead the development and structuring of industry-first Operational Risk bond and is the 2021 winner of Innovation in Risk Management award from Risk.net. He previously held multiple roles within Group Risk Analytics at Lloyds Bank. Dimitris is mathematician and holds an MSc in Risk & Financial Mathematics from Brunel University.
Simon Blanch
Business Development Director
WeeFin
Simon Blanch
Simon Blanch, Business Development Director, is responsible for promoting the wealth of solutions at WeeFin to asset managers and asset owners in the United Kingdom. Prior to joining WeeFin, Simon spent almost 13 years at Fidelity International where he was responsible for a number of institutional pension fund clients. Simon started his career at HSBC Global Asset Management in Australia in 1998. He subsequently rejoined HSBC Global Asset Management in London in 2001 and was responsible for institutional business development across both corporate and public UK pension funds. Simon holds the CFA UK Level 4 Certificate in Investment Management (IMC).
Mihaela Breg
Head of Operational Resilience & Third-Party Oversight
Europe Arab Bank
Mihaela Berg
Mihaela Breg has more than 17 year of experience spanning across retail, commercial, corporate and investment banking, and a track record of operating in highly complex and regulated environments at a global level (in the Eurozone, the UK and the US). Over the years, Mihaela was involved in leading the successful delivery of various oversight and change programmes leading up to the current role as Head of Operational Resilience & Third Party Oversight for Europe Arab Bank in London. Being a proactive leader with an entrepreneurial mindset, she combined her corporate skills also with FinTech experience in the start-up environment, becoming a co-author of The PayTech Book published in January 2020 (the first globally crowd-sourced book focused on the future of finance and payments revolution).
Timothy Carbery
Managing Partner
CastleHill Managed Solutions
Rory Conway
Rory is the Global Head of Compliance Operations and Assurance at Zurich Insurance based in Zurich, Switzerland. A qualified barrister, Rory has specialised in financial services compliance for over 20 years. He has held various international compliance roles in large firms such as Head of Compliance Europe at Aviva, Chief Compliance Officer EMEA at MetLife and Chief Compliance Officer Europe at Lombard International Assurance prior to joining Zurich in January 2023.
Rory Conway
Global Head of Compliance Operations and Assurance
Zurich Insurance
Rory Conway
Rory is the Global Head of Compliance Operations and Assurance at Zurich Insurance based in Zurich, Switzerland. A qualified barrister, Rory has specialised in financial services compliance for over 20 years. He has held various international compliance roles in large firms such as Head of Compliance Europe at Aviva, Chief Compliance Officer EMEA at MetLife and Chief Compliance Officer Europe at Lombard International Assurance prior to joining Zurich in January 2023.
Ionela Emmett
Senior Manager, Financial Crime Controls, Risks and Policy & Advisory
ICBC Standard Bank
Ionela Emmett
Ela Emmett has recently been appointed as a Senior Manager, Financial Crime Controls, Risks and Policy & Advisory within the Compliance function at ICBC Standard Bank.
In her previous role with Commerzbank AG London, she led the AML Monitoring and Investigation team and acted as Fraud Officer for the London Branch, leading the Anti-Fraud Programme and ensuring oversight and implementation of the respective local and global governance. She was responsible for managing complex investigations across different business platforms and critical input in developing anti-financial crime policies, procedures, measures, and controls. While at Commerzbank, Ela closely interacted with the Joint Money Laundering Task Force (JMLIT), enabling the Bank to contribute to live investigations.
Before joining Commerzbank in 2018, Ela served in a similar investigative role at Citibank NA for over ten years, gaining experience in financial crime, including fraud investigations and AML.
Ela holds a Master`s degree in Criminal Studies from the University of Portsmouth, Institute of Criminal Justice Studies and achieved several other financial crime-related certifications, i.e., ACAMS, ACFE and ECCP.
At the beginning of her career, Ela had the opportunity to train with the Analysis Training Unit at Greater Manchester Police and attended several training courses with the City of London Police to develop knowledge on a comprehensive range of financial crime topics across the spectrum from foundation level to industry experts.
Graeme Gaffney
MD, Global Head of Risk Audit
HSBC
Graeme Gaffney
Results-driven risk professional with over 18 years of experience in risk, assurance, and audit management within the financial services industry. Subject matter expert across all Enterprise and Operational risk domains with a proven track record of transforming frameworks, behaviours, and culture to advance organisations risk management capabilities. Proven track record of transitioning organisations from manual to proactive data-led approaches, driving efficiency, and enhancing risk mitigation strategies. Significant expertise in engaging across complex matrix organisations, effectively influencing C-suite executives, board members, and various regulatory bodies.
Michael Grimwade
MD, Operational Risk
ICBC
Michael Grimwade
Michael Grimwade first worked in Operational Risk Management over 25 years ago. He is Head of Operational Risk for ICBC Standard Bank and has previously held senior Op Risk management roles at MUFG Securities, RBS and Lloyds TSB. Michael has also been a Director of the Institute of Operational Risk, and is currently the Chair of the AFB’s Operational Risk Expert Panel. He is the author of a number of articles on Op Risk regarding setting appetite; scenario analysis; Climate Change; quantifying emerging risks; and modelling capital. His second book, “Ten Laws of Operational Risk”, was published in December 2021.
Paul Gill
Chief Risk Officer
Mortgage Advice Bureau
Paul Gill
A Chief Risk Officer with over 30 years of experience in financial services, across a range of sectors, including building societies, retail banking, credit card, professional practice and now mortgage intermediation.
Zahra Gill
Financial Crime Strategy and Change Lead, Enhanced Due Diligence
Starling Bank
Zahra Gill
Zahra has worked as a consultant for a number of Global Financial Institutions and Fintechs for over 15 years, including Barclays, Deutsche Bank, UBS Wealth Management and ICBC Bank. Her area of expertise spans across Sales, Technology, Financial Crime, Product, Operations and Transformation.
As the Financial Crime Strategy and Change Lead at UK based Fintech, Starling Bank, she is a key stakeholder in managing the bank’s in-life risk appetite, creating policies and procedures, and working with technology to automate risk based client solutions. Prior to Starling, Zahra worked as a consultant for the NatWest innovation hub, where she designed and implemented a bespoke, risk-based, Anti- Financial Crime framework to launch and scale up the digital service providers known as NatWest Ventures.
Zahra holds an ICA International Diploma in Anti-Money Laundering from the University of Manchester and is currently studying for the Executive Level ICA Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Crime Compliance. She is also a member of the International Compliance Association and sits as an advisory board member for a number of international RegTech committees.
Alex Hollis
Senior Manager, Client Success EMEA
Archer
Alex Hollis
Alex Hollis, MBA BSc CMgr, is one of the foremost governance, risk and compliance technology experts having consulted with hundreds of companies and institutions across Europe. With an Academic background in Computing from the University of Derby, Alex later went on to gain his MBA from the Jack Welch Management Institute. During his near two and half decades in IT consulting, the past 15 years Alex has consulted on over successful 100 GRC technology implementations winning awards for innovation around operational risk and bow tie risk modelling. Alex’s experienced and practical insights make him a regular speaker, educator, and consultant for thought-leaders. Outside of his professional work Alex has been a proud volunteer police officer for 13 years in Thames Valley in the role of Special Chief Inspector of Operations.
Julius Herfel
Head of Audit, International Regulatory & Second Line
BNY Mellon
Julius Herfel
Julius is Head of Audit at the Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) in London and in that role responsible for covering Risk Management, Compliance, Treasury, Capital Adequacy and Finance in the EMEA region, and Client Asset Safety globally. Before joining BNY Mellon in 2015 he worked at PwC in Luxembourg as Risk and Regulatory Consultant, specialised in Prudential Risk/ Basel III. Julius has a Master in Economics and Political Sciences, and holds both the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) as well as the Sustainability and Climate Risk (SCR) Certificate.
Julie Hubbard
Chief Controls Officer, Business Operations
OneSavings Bank
Julie Hubbard
Julie Hubbard is the Chief Control Officer, Business Services at One Savings Bank with over 30 years of experience in the Financial Services and Outsourcing sector. Julie has held various roles in her career working in global, high street, start up and scale up organisations specialising in Operations Management, Transformation and Change, Third Party Risk Management and Quality Assurance.
Her carreer in Vendor Management started 20 years ago when first working at CitiFiancial to her responsibilities today at OSB which includes the Group Procurement, Vendor Management and Business Services Assurance Teams.
Over the years Julie has been involved and seen the evolvement of the Third Party Risk Management framework and regulatory direction and for the last 8+ years working at One Savings Bank and has been instrumental in driving forward and developing the target operarting model, strategies and policies for the Bank ensuring compliance with asscociated Third Party Risk Management, Intragroup and Outsourcing requlations across the 1st Line Operations, IT and support teams.
Grégoire Hug
CEO and Founder
WeeFin
Grégoire Hug
Grégoire Hug is a French entrepreneur, CEO, and co-founder of the company WeeFin.
He holds a master’s degree in econometrics and quantitative economics from Aix-Marseille University, as well as a master’s degree in applied mathematics from Ecole Centrale Marseille. Grégoire began his professional career in 2011 at BNP Paribas Securities Services as an analyst in the Risk and Performance department before becoming the head of the same department in 2016. In 2018, he embarked on an entrepreneurial adventure and founded WeeFin, a fintech company with the ambition to make sustainable finance more demanding and ambitious.
Additionally, Grégoire is responsible for the Portfolio Management course at Ecole Centrale Marseille and teaches Sustainable Finance at Aix-Marseille University.
Manoj Kulwal
Chief Risk & AI Officer
RiskSpotlight
Manoj Kulwal
Manoj Kulwal is the Co-Founder of RiskSpotlight. He has 20 years of experience delivering non-financial risk framework, processes, and IT systems initiatives in financial services firms globally.
He is a leading industry expert on deploying Generative AI technologies for non-financial risk management to enhance productivity and quality of outcomes.
Involved in industry initiatives such as IOR’s “Certificate in Operational Risk Management” and international risk management standard “ISO 31000“.
Nitesh Kumar
Managing Director, Global Head of Cyber, Payments Systems Risk and Strategic Projects
BNP Paribas
Nitesh Kumar
Nitesh Kumar is the Global Head of Cyber and Payment Systems Risk for BNP Paribas Group. He is an internationally recognized executive with a background in Payment Systems Risk Management, Cyber Security Resilience, Data Privacy, and Operational & Technology Risk Management. He has extensive global experience in the Financial Services in the United States, United Kingdom and India. He has successfully created a sustainable Risk and Audit teams where pragmatic and collaborative risk management is a daily part of corporate decision-making supporting the Cyber Resilience, Digital Transformation, Secure Cloud adoption and innovation strategies.
Charles Low
Senior Business Development Manager
Protecht
Charles Low
A seasoned senior professional with nearly 30 years’ experience in Governance, Risk, and Compliance, Charles has worked across Europe and the USA with organisations both large and small to deliver to enhance organisational performance though the development and implementation of risk and compliance programs. He is focused on understanding how integrating the right mix of GRC technologies can foster informed decision-making and risk management in the clients he works with. His career reflects a commitment to excellence and a passion for advancing GRC practices, contributing significantly to the fields of risk management and compliance across diverse industries.
Carl Moxley
Group Climate Director
Legal & General
Carl Moxley
Carl Moxley is Legal & General’s Group Climate Director.
He is responsible for leading and executing L&G’s climate strategy (including nature and biodiversity), approach, targets, reporting and governance across the Group. He will also drive the coordination of the Group wide development of investment and societal opportunities that the journey to net zero generates.
Moxley joined L&G in 2017 as Chief Risk Officer of Legal & General Retirement. Most recently, he was Chief Financial Officer of LGRI over the last four and a half years, overseeing growth of the global PRT business as well as the implementation of IFRS 17.
Nigel Milbank
Head of Nature Programme, Risk Transformation
Natwest
Nigel Milbank
Nigel has held senior roles in Risk at Credit Suisse, Santander and Natwest, including Operational and Enterprise Risk as well as capital and stress testing roles. Since 2020, Nigel has worked on Climate, delivering the CBES and the Climate Programme. Recent focus has been on building Nature capability as head of Nature Change Programme.
Chiz Nwokonkor
Executive Director, Global Financial Crimes Legal Counsel
Morgan Stanley
Chiz Nwokonkor
Chiz is Global Financial Crimes Counsel for EMEA at Morgan Stanley. She trained and qualified at Freshfields, practicing as a financial institutions litigation for a number of years before undertaking an LL.M at Columbia University, New York. She subsequently worked at the UN as a diplomat for the Nigerian delegation to the Security Council, handling a humanitarian affairs portfolio. Chiz later returned to private practice in London, developing a sanctions advisory and financial crimes practice, before joining Morgan Stanley as lead financial crimes legal counsel for the EMEA region.
Adam Oyebanji
MD, EMEA Head of Sanctions
BNY Mellon
Adam Oyebanji
Adam has over 30 years’ experience in Legal and Compliance. His journey into banking is atypical in that he has spent most of his career as a trial lawyer and has, by his estimate, more than 1,000 trials under his belt. From 1987 until 1999 he practised as a barrister in what was then the Midland and Oxford Circuit, specialising in commercial and chancery matters. He then moved to the US and requalified as an attorney. In the US, he had a national practice with an increasing focus on white collar crime and financial services. He joined BNY Mellon’s Legal Department in 2015 and, after a brief return to private practice in 2019, joined EMEA Compliance in 2020.
Adam holds an LLB from the University of Birmingham, an LLM from the University of Bristol, and a JD from Harvard Law School. He is a member of the English Bar and admitted to practice in Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania.
Ian Phoenix
Director, Intelligence, Digital and Innovation
FCA
Ian Phoenix
Ian joined the FCA in the summer of 2021 as Director of the Intelligence & Digital division. He is helping set up a cross-FCA centre of excellence to ensure the organisation utilises the range of intelligence it receives and to maximise the exploitation of digital opportunities.
Prior to his current role, Ian was most recently Director of Citizens’ Health Technology at NHS Digital, helping lead its response to COVID-19. Ian has also worked at the Home Office, overseeing the world’s largest migration to Amazon Web Services, as well as transforming immigration platforms at the height of Brexit.
Ian has spent over a decade in National Security with strong expertise in data exploitation, in addition to holding senior technology roles at Visa, Citibank and American Express.
Nicola Poole
former Global Head of Client Onboarding
Citi
Nicola Poole
Nicola Poole, most recently the Global Head of KYC Onboarding and Client Experience at Citibank, has extensive experience in Executive Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) roles across various global Financial Institutions. Leading large and diverse teams, she has driven initiatives in CLM Transformation and 1st line Operations, particularly in areas such as KYC, AML Monitoring, and Pre/Post trade Client Services.
Nicola continues to be involved in the development and implementation of cutting-edge CLM and Client Data Technology solutions. Her current focus is on harnessing the power of Innovative Fintech and AI, to drive advancements in financial crime detection, enhance protection, and elevate the overall client experience. Nicola’s dedication to leveraging technology and innovation to shape the future of financial services demonstrates her forward-thinking leadership across the industry.
Alastair shields
Director – Enterprise Compliance & Ops Risk
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Alistar Sheilds
Alistair Shields is an experienced risk professional at Bank of America since 2014 and currently managing Privacy Compliance and Operational Risk in EMEA, having previously headed Global Information Security functions at Credit Suisse and Rabobank with earlier roles in IT development and Infrastructure management at BT and Vodafone. A law graduate with long established professional qualifications in risk & security Alistair maintains an interest in FinTech, Security Risk & Governance technology startups and innovators as risk advisor to the banks technology partnership development group.
Gagan Singh
Group Data Protection and Digital Risk Lead
Legal & General
Gagan Singh
Gagan Singh is the Group Data Protection and Digital Risk Manager at Legal and General. He provides Risk expertise; to ensure systems and application in Group Technology and Group Data & Analytics are compliant with GDPR and Digital products enhance customer experience while keeping the residual risk within risk appetite. Prior to joining Legal and General, he worked as Global Cybersecurity Controls Manager at HSBC and Cyber Risk Lead at Nationwide bank. He holds MBA and Bachelor of Engineering Degree.
Gagan is passionate about building customer trust by ensuring products and systems enhance Customer Experience and Data Protection. This passion has been developed while working as Product Manager for UK Current Accounts in HSBC and then transitioning in to Cyber, Digital and Data Protection Risk roles. He strongly believes that secure and privacy enhancing products earn customer trust and result in better customer journeys.
Saima Sabir
Group Head of Third Party Risk Management & Outsourcing (2LOD)
Bank of Ireland Group
Saima Sabir
Saima is an industry recognised leader who specialises in Governance, Risk, Compliance and Global Business Transformations. Experienced in navigating at Board level acting as a presenter and advisor. Saima has worked within non-financial and Financial Services; helping Investment Banks, FMIs and Tech Companies achieve a balance between regulation, governance, and commercial results. Saima is currently the Group Head of Third Party Risk Management & Outsourcing (TPRM&O) within the second line of defence for the Bank of Ireland Group. Please visit Saima’s LinkedIn profile for further information.
Sean Titley
former Director of Enterprise and Operational Risk
Metro Bank
Third Party Risk Management Advisory Board member
CeFPro
Sean Titley
Sean has 30 years of experience in Risk Management across disciplines, including Enterprise Risk, Operational Risk, Credit Risk, Strategic Risk and Front Office Supervision. He is a passionate advocate for the furtherance of Operational Risk as a discipline, co-authoring papers and acting as a speaker and panellist at many external events.
Sean has held Director level roles at a number of organisations, both on a consultancy and permanent basis. He is currently working as an independent Senior Risk Management Consultant, having until recently been Director of Enterprise and Operational Risk at Metro Bank, running a team responsible for the Bank’s overall risk management framework and approach to Operational Risk from a second line perspective. This included liaison with the PRA and FCA and making ongoing enhancements to the Bank’s approach to risk appetite, governance and embedding a strong risk culture across the three lines of defence. His team works closely with the first line on approaches to Fraud, Operational Resilience, Third Party Risk Management and the management of People, Change, Data, Information Security and Technology Risks.
Sean is a member of the Institute of Operational Risk/IRM Operational Risk Advisory Committee, providing advice on its approach to Operational Risk and running the IOR’s Chapters across the globe.
Nick Woods
Chief Auditor
NatWest
Nick Woods
Nick brings significant experience across the first and third lines of defence. Prior to joining NatWest earlier this year, Nick was Chief Controls Officer at Nationwide, leading the transformation of the first line controls capability across the firm. In previous roles across Barclays, UBS and Northern Trust, Nick has led audit teams across key functions, businesses and geographies, as well as heading first line assurance and governance functions.
Advanced Modeling and Data Speakers
Anant Agrawal
Sr. Product Manager for AI
CIMCON
Anant Agrawal
Anant is the Head of AI Risk Management at CIMCON Software, where he is responsible for creating innovative technological solutions that operationalize AI risk management based on regulatory guidelines and AI risk standards. Prior to CIMCON, Anant was a Product Manager at Roblox where he drove the product vision for Roblox’s Search & Recommendation algorithms using ML/AI. Anant has dual degrees in Statistics and Data Science, as well as Information Systems, from Carnegie Mellon University.
Dimitrios Asvestis
Head of Traded Risk Model Validation and Model Risk Measurement
Barclays
Dimitrios Asvestis
Dimitrios has over 15 years of Banking experience in various Quantitative Modelling roles, most recently as the Head of Traded Risk Model Validation at Barclays covering all Market and Counterparty risk / capital models. He is also responsible for Model Risk Measurement, focusing on approaches to assess model uncertainty for the key risk metrics of the Bank. Prior to that, he worked at Deutsche Bank where he led various teams within Counterparty and Market Risk model development and then within Model Risk Management, incl. Model Validation teams, Framework design and Technology for model testing. He holds an MSc in Finance from The London School of Economics.
Toby Billington
Managing Director
Citi
Toby Billington
Prior to joining Citi Toby was the Chief Control Officer for the Global Banking business of HSBC, based in London. Toby has also held the position of Global Head of Conduct and Supervision for the Corporate and Investment Banking Division of Deutsche Bank AG. Toby started his career as a banking lawyer. In his legal capacity he has worked for a number of banks over the last twenty years including Barclays, Bayerische Landesbank, The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Silicon Valley Bank and Gulf International Bank, leading teams of lawyers advising various businesses. When still working in private practice, Toby specialised in corporate finance and structuring.
Vladimir Chorniy
MD, Head of Risk Model Fundamentals and Research Lab
BNP Paribas
Vladimir Chorniy
Vladimir Chorniy started his career in finance as a founding member and later led Credit Risk Analytics team in Barclays Capital. Later he headed Risk Methodology and Analytics team in BNP Paribas responsible for methodologies covering counterparty risk (EE/PFE models), market risk (VAR, IRC, CRM), credit value adjustment, capital calculations and exotic derivative treatment. Later Vladimir has assumed a new role to determine long term strategy of risk modelling in BNP Paribas as Head of Risk Modelling Strategy and Senior Technical Lead. In 2022 whilst retaining his lead role in model development Vladimir founded and became the head of Risk Model Fundamentals and Research Lab to reflect evolving role and understanding of model risk. Vladimir holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Cambridge University.
Robert Garlick
MD, Head of Innovation, Technology and Future of Work, Citi Global Insights
Citi
Robert Garlick
Rob Garlick, Managing Director, is Head of Innovation, Technology, and the Future of Work at Citi Global Insights.
As Head of Citi Research EMEA from 2016- 2021, Rob led the team’s rise in the Institutional Investor surveys, from: #7 to #1 in UK; #9 to #2 in Western European; #7 to #2 in CEEMEA; and #7 to #1 globally. Other industry awards included: #1 rank for ESG Research from both II and ESG Investing; Best ETF Research providers by ETF Express; and Best Innovation paper by Savvy Investor.
Rob joined Citi in 1996 and previous roles at the firm include: Global Product Head at Citi Research, driving industry-leading thematic content (#1 rated by Extel); running Citi’s US Equity Sales desk in the UK to some of the world’s leading asset managers and hedge funds; and a No.1 rated Global Specialist Salesperson, covering Media and Telecommunications.
Rob started his career in Fund Management in 1993 at Singer & Friedlander, where he helped run the US equity fund. Rob passed the AIIMR as a prize-winner in Interpretation of Accounts & Corporate Finance. Among other industry qualifications, Rob holds a BSc (Econ) degree in Accounting and Management, an MSc in Coaching and Behavioural Change and is a qualified Executive Coach.
Eleimon Gonis Phd
Head of Independent Model Validation
Virgin Money
Eleimon Gonis
Eleimon has a rich and diverse background. He began his career in academia, teaching and researching credit risk management. Later, he transitioned to the financial sector, where he led second-line teams in banks and building societies. His work involved independent validation of various model and risk types, including IRB, IFRS 9, stress testing, AI/ML, fraud, AML, and even climate change modelling.
In addition to his banking experience, Eleimon contributed to regulatory oversight. He worked for the PRA, reviewing a multitude of IRB models across different asset classes. As a Big-4 consultant, he focused on delivering diverse projects within the broader realm of model risk management.
Currently, Eleimon holds the position of Head of Independent Model Validation at Virgin Money. In this role, he not only ensures that the bank’s model risk is appropriately managed but also fosters the development of his team in all aspects related to model risk.
Rita Gnutti
Executive Director Internal Validation and Controls, Group Chief Risk Officer Area
Intesa Sanpaolo
Rita Gnutti
Rita is “Head of Internal Validation and Controls Coordination Area” in Group CRO Area of IntesaSanpaolo with responsibility on Internal Validation, Group Model Risk Management and Second Level Credit Controls and Data Quality controls at group level.
Previous experience was in Financial Risk Management (from 2005 till February 2020), as Head of Market and Counterparty Risk Internal Models with responsibility on modelling, Market and Counterparty Risk Architecture and Regulatory Reporting for Market and Counterparty Risk and of the “Market Data Management Team” in charge of scenario generation for internal models. In charge of the “Volker Rule Team” for analysis and reporting at desk level of Volker quantitative metrics, which have been developed leveraging on the Market Risk Architecture.
Stuart Greig
former Head of Risk and Innovation
Aldermore Bank
Stuart Greig
Stuart is a risk, strategy and innovation leader with more than 15 years of experience in Risk Management and Innovation in large incumbent bank, challenger bank and venture environments. He leads teams and programmes running projects leveraging new technology, compliance with future regulation and shifting organisational culture. Most recently, his area of interests include promoting the application of (and considering the consequences of) Artificial Intelligence in the workplace, application of Behavioural Science in Financial Services, and data-driven innovation.
Aleksi Grym
Head of Fintech
Bank of Finland
Fintech Leaders Advisory Board member
CeFPro
Aleksi Grym
Aleksi Grym is Head of Fintech at the Bank of Finland. His team manages a portfolio of projects covering financial technology, new payment systems and digital currencies. He is a member of the ECB’s digital euro project steering group and has been a member in several other international working groups. Before joining the Finnish central bank Aleksi worked in the consulting and technology industry for over fifteen years in London and Helsinki, advising organisations ranging from SME’s to leading global corporations.
Will Heffernan
Director of Technical Services
CIMCON Software (UK) Ltd
Will Heffernan
Will Heffernan is Director of Technical Operations in CIMCON’s London offices. In his role, Will is responsible for implementing CIMCON’s EUC risk governance solutions in financial enterprises across Europe and the Far East. Having previously worked with Business Intelligence solutions and ERP Software companies and having over 25 years of experience, he has a wide depth of knowledge across multiple industries. Will uses this expertise to ensure that the CIMCON tools deliver the required outcomes to customers whilst delivering value through being more efficient and satisfying the customer’s business and regulatory needs.
With 25 years of experience, CIMCON is the market leader in providing End User Computing (EUC) and Model Risk Governance solutions for spreadsheets and Alteryx/Python/R/SQL file types that cover the entire EUC life cycle withing Inventory, Discovery, Monitoring and Data Integrity modules. CIMCON’s EUC Insight platform is used by 600 customers in 30 countries for compliance with SOX, Stress Testing, Solvency II and other regulations
With 25 years of experience, CIMCON is the market leader in providing End User Computing (EUC) and Model Risk Governance solutions for spreadsheets and Alteryx/Python/R/SQL file types that cover the entire EUC life cycle withing Inventory, Discovery, Monitoring and Data Integrity modules. CIMCON’s EUC Insight platform is used by 600 customers in 30 countries for compliance with SOX, Stress Testing, Solvency II and other regulations.
Tahmid Quddus Islam
AVP, Innovation & Technology
Citi
Tahmid Quddus Islam
Tahmid Quddus Islam is an Assistant Vice President at Citi Global Insights (CGI) where he researches and creates thematic reports on topics related to innovation and technology. He has an interest in the commercialization of emerging & disruptive technologies and the impact this can have on businesses. He has been looking at quantum computing for a number of years, and recently led Citi’s 150-page deep-dive report into the topic: https://icg.citi.com/icghome/what-we-think/citigps/insights/quantum-computing
Tahmid joined Citi in 2018. Prior to Citi, he worked at Barclays as an Analyst from 2016, where he created Client Analytics solutions to help C-Suite executives identify opportunities for wallet growth. His work has been recommended and presented to both the Barclaycard CEO and overall Barclays Group CEO.
Tahmid has a BSc in Physics from University College London and a MSc in Astrophysics from Cambridge University. He undertook his masters research project for the European Space Agency (ESA) on behalf of the Institute of Astronomy (IoA). He produced the first-ever list of quantitative measures for the ESA’s GAIA satellite, forming the basis of future cosmology for their $1 billion programme ‘building the most precise 3D map of one billion stars in our galaxy’. Tahmid also attended the Oxford Chicago Valuation Programme (OCVP) at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School, becoming the youngest ever participant of the executive education course.
Jonas Jacobi
CEO & Co-Founder
Validmind.ai
Jonas Jacobi
Jonas will be speaking at CeFPro’s Risk Evolve Convention 2024
Neophytos Kathitziotis
former Treasurer
Natwest Germany Gmbh
Neophytos Kathitziotis
Neo is former Treasurer for Natwest in Germany. He has led the setup of the bank’s Treasury activities post Brexit, from licencing to establishing the team and being responsible for Capital, Liquidity and Interest rate risk.
Neo has previously held roles with Natwest and Commerzbank in London and Frankfurt, championing operations and business transformation projects in the markets business.
Neo holds an MiBA from the University of Hamburg, has completed Visiting Scholar / Research assignments in the U.S.A and Norway and a dozen of Economics trainings in Europe.
Neo’s current interests lie in Financial Regulation and Coaching for Leaders.
Karolos Korkas
Head of Algorithmic Trading Model Validation
Nomura
Karolos Korkas
Karolos is the head of algorithmic trading model risk at Nomura managing the model risk of all algorithmic trading models across the firm, globally and for all asset classes. Previously, he worked at Citi as a lead validator for algo trading models, and at MUFG in the electronic trading space (FX market making) as a front office quant trader where he prototyped trading models using statistical and machine learning methods. He holds a PhD in Statistics from the London School of Economics funded by EPSRC.
Ron Lay
Director
Investia
Ron Lay
After graduating from the University of California at Berkeley, Ron started his career as a software engineer in the Silicon Valley. He has spent the last 20+ years in Digital leadership roles at some of the largest financial services companies in the world, including Lloyds Banking Group, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan Chase and most recently at HSBC. He has led numerous successful transformation projects during this time, including the rewrite and reimplementation of the retail, investment, and commercial banking websites at Lloyds (lloyds.co.uk), Deutsche Bank (autobahn.db.com), and JPMorgan (chase.com). Most recently he was responsible for the flagship platforms HSBCnet and HSBC Connect, including manaing vendor relationships and transformation plans and processes globally, involving the nearly all of the leading players in India, China, the US, and the UK. He is comfortable running and advising both small and large teams, and is passionate about delivering value, security, and stability to customers and employees.
Kishan Majithia
Executive Director, Cyber and Technology Controls
JP Morgan Chase
Kishan Majithia
Kishan is A dynamic risk management specialist – professionally trained in risk management (CRISC/CISA/CISSP/CISM) and project management (PRINCE2/PMP) – uniquely qualified to combine experience in the identification, assessment and response of risks with in-depth project planning, reporting and an understanding of the use of technology in large-scale organisations.
Armel Massimina
Operational Risk Lead
National Bank of Kuwait (International)
Armel Massimina
I am currently heading the Operational Risk Function at National Bank of Kuwait (International). I have spent over 10 years designing, implementing, and embedding Operational Risk Frameworks across various sectors of Financial Services, including Retail Banking, Payments, and Fintech. I sit on the Executive Committee of the Institute of Operational Risk in the UK and support similar organisations internationally.
Alexandra Matthews
Underwriter of AI Performance Risk
Munich Re
Alexandra Matthews
Alexandra is an Underwriter of AI performance risks at Munich Re. She partners with AI providers to de-risk their customers’ operations and boost sales, working across the full value chain of their solution, from technical due diligence on AI capabilities to go-to-market strategies to improve adoption of their offering. She spearheads the development of a new insurance product for liabilities arising from discrimination/bias in AI; and moderates the podcast, AI – Safe and Sound, exploring AI in business. Alexandra holds a Juris Doctor (Master’s of Law) from the University of Western Australia.
Ying Poikonen
Executive Director, Head of Modeling Group EMEA
SMBC
Ying Poikonen
Dr. Ying Poikonen is currently the Head of Modelling Group for EMEA region in SMBC. She is responsible for the quantification of Credit, Market, Liquidity, Operational and Climate Change related financial risks for both internal and regulatory purpose, as well as the development of Model Risk Management and Stress Testing for EMEA region. Prior to joining SMBC, Ying worked in Deutsche bank. She holds a PhD degree in Engineering from Warwick University.
Dr. Dara Sosulski
Head of AI and Model Management, Markets and Securities Services
HSBC
Dr. Dara Sosulski
Dr. Dara Sosulski is the Head of AI and Model Management for Markets and Securities Services at HSBC, where she has worked since 2015. Over the course of her career at the bank she has led a variety of teams specialising in Data Science, analytics, and modelling. Prior to joining HSBC she was an award-winning Neuroscientist, receiving her PhD from Columbia University before moving to University College London on a fellowship from The Royal Society. An unabashed optimist and lifelong geek, she loves discovering new ways to use AI and technology to solve problems anywhere and everywhere.
Bas van de Werff
Senior data scientist
De Volksbank
Bas van de Werff
Bas is a data scientist working at de Volksbank based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. He is the lead responsible for the development of AI models in the mortgage domain. Moreover, he has drafted the AI model risk management policy for the bank (including ethics, transparency, and explainability topics) and is currently leading the policy’simplementation across the various AI teams.
Previously, he has worked for OMP and AkzoNobel where he developed supply chain optimization models. He holds an MPhil in Econometrics & Operations Research from Maastricht University.
David Withnell
Chief Risk Officer
AXA
David Withnell
A highly experienced Chief Risk Officer and responsible for enterprise risk, compliance, governance and data protection across a global healthcare insurance group. I’m excited to be at the forefront of AI governance and implementation, taking a leading role in guiding the insurance industry as it enters the AI age.
Katherine Wolicki
former Global Head of Financial and Model Risk Regulatory Policy and Engagement
HSBC
Katherine Wolicki
Katherine leads the Global Financial and Model Risk Regulatory Policy and Engagement team for Risk at HSBC. The team acts as the external regulatory interface for the Wholesale Credit, Traded Risk, Treasury Risk Management and Global Risk Analytics functions and includes the provision of guidance on regulatory risk matters, regulatory policy interpretation and industry engagement. She has been with HSBC for eight and a half years. Prior to this she was based in Brussels as a Public Affairs consultant specialising in financial services regulation. Katherine has an MA in International Economic Relations from American University and a Maîtrise in European and International Law from the University of La Reunion. She is a fluent French speaker.
Knowledge Partners
Castle Hill
Castle Hill will be sponsoring Risk Evolve 2024
ProcessUnity
ProcessUnity will be sponsor CeFPro’s Risk Evolve 2024
Quantitative Risk Management
Quantitative Risk Management (QRM) is the world’s premier consulting firm focused on balance sheet management and mortgage analytics. Since 1987, QRM has partnered with institutions from the banking, finance, and insurance industries to enhance their ability to achieve higher risk-adjusted returns. We develop industry-leading risk management principles, practices, and models, and provide our clients the advice, knowledge, and tools necessary to leverage our innovations toward better decision making and improved operational efficiency. With offices in Chicago, London, and Singapore, QRM has established over 250 long-term engagements with top financial institutions worldwide
Co-sponsors
Actico
ACTICO is a leading international provider of software for intelligent automation and digital decisioning. The company provides best-in-class software and tools used across multiple industries enhancing day-to-day decision-making and end-to-end automation.
Used to manage risks, fulfill regulatory compliance obligations, prevent fraud, enhance digital customer engagement and optimize operations, ACTICO solutions combine human knowledge and artificial intelligence with powerful automation technology. The adaptive, cloud-architected software helps companies to gain agility, achieve business excellence and attain higher customer satisfaction.
With more than 20 years of experience delivering to organizations globally, ACTICO has a proven ability to handle large volume of data and build reliable, robust and scalable applications. ACTICO technology is used directly by companies on almost all continents, ranging from small/mid-size to Fortune 500 companies. Our team operates through fully owned subsidiaries in North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific.
CIMCON
With over 25 years of experience, CIMCON Software is widely recognized as the Market Leader in Model and End User Computing (EUC) Governance, Risk and Compliance. CIMCON has over 800 customers in 30 countries, including 8 of the Top 10 global companies in banking, insurance, and asset management. CIMCON’s EUC Insight™ software delivers an integrated, yet modular, AI and EUC risk management enterprise platform that includes AIValidator, Inventory, Discovery, and Change Management for multiple file formats in a single system. AIValidator provides automated tools for a wide range of AI model testing and validation that can meet regulatory requirements and are consistent with the NIST AI Framework. These comprehensive set of proven and mature solutions allow organizations to jump start their AI and EUC risk management programs and drive operational efficiencies.
FIS
FIS is a leading provider of technology solutions for financial institutions globally. Our employees are dedicated to advancing the way the world pays, banks and invests, through our trusted innovation, system performance and flexible architecture. It’s crucial in today’s environment to develop strategies to optimize earnings, liquidity and capital, while meeting increasing regulatory demands and avoiding balance sheet surprises. FIS’ Balance Sheet Management solutions give risk leadership the means needed to address these challenges, including interest rate risk, liquidity stress, capital management, profitability, loss allowance forecasting and more. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, FIS is a member of the Fortune 500® and the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index. www.fisglobal.com/products/fis-balance-sheet-manager.
Archer
Mirai is the global technology leader in Balance Sheet Management, Financial Risk and Regulation. Mirai offers a comprehensive, award-winning portfolio of enterprise SaaS solutions and consulting services that enable banks to shorten the path to success in risk management and regulatory compliance.
Founded in 2013, Mirai has offices across North America, LATAM and EMEA. Spanning global operations, Mirai works with the top tier 1 banks and G-SIBs with presence in over 20 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.mirairisktech.com.
RiskSpotlight
RiskSpotlight, a pioneer in financial services non-financial risk (NFR) consultancy, has been providing comprehensive solutions for over 11 years. Specialising in everything from NFR framework development to tool implementation, the firm also offers market leading content and training to its global FS clients. With a focus on innovation, RiskSpotlight now integrates Generative AI into its services, enhancing quality, consistency, and capacity to meet the evolving needs of global clients.
Solytics Partners
Solytics Partners is a RiskTech100 firm at the forefront of innovation in the global financial landscape. Solytics combines deep domain expertise in Risk, AML, data analytics and ESG along with strong technology and advanced analytics capabilities, to future-proof financial institutions in a dynamic regulatory and technology landscape.
Our suite of advanced analytics solutions and a sophisticated “accelerated delivery” framework, speeds up the value creation for client across the spectrum of model development, model validation, model governance, and stress testing, essentially solving the complexities of model deployment and ensuring financial institutions remain resilient and competitive in an ever- evolving world.
WeeFin
Weefin is an impact fintech company founded in 2018 and aimed at professional investors.
Based on our belief that sustainability should be at the heart of every investment decision, we developed a SaaS platform called ESG Connect that allows financial actors to optimize their environmental impact by easily integrating sustainability metrics into their investment strategy.
ESG Connect is an ESG Operating System that allows financial actors to cross-reference numerous ESG databases from different providers, check their quality, set up customized metrics based on their investment strategy, and issue all required ESG reports, including regulatory ones.
Associate Sponsors
4Most
Founded in 2011, 4most has grown to become the UK’s largest independent credit risk and actuarial consultancy, with a growing offering in the market risk, liquidity risk and data management spaces. We provide analytically driven solutions to a range of clients from Tier I to challenger banks and global insurers across the UK, Europe, and the Middle East. For market and liquidity risk we provide model risk, business transformation, regulatory review/remediation and reporting services.
Archer
Archer is a leading provider of integrated risk management (IRM) solutions that enable customers to improve strategic decision-making and operational resilience with a modern technology platform that supports qualitative and quantitative analysis driven by both business and IT impacts. As true pioneers in GRC software, Archer remains solely dedicated to helping customers manage risk and compliance domains, from traditional operational risk to emerging issues such as ESG. With over 20 years in the risk management industry, the Archer customer base represents one of the largest pure risk management communities globally, with more than 1,200 deployments including more than 90 of the Fortune 100.
Protecht Group
Protecht will be sponsoring CeFPro’s Risk Evolve 2024.
Quantifi
Quantifi is a provider of risk, analytics and trading solutions. Our award-winning suite of integrated pre- and post-trade solutions allow market participants to better value, trade and risk manage their exposures. Founded in 2002, Quantifi is trusted by the world’s most sophisticated financial institutions, including five of the six largest global banks, two of the three largest asset managers, leading hedge funds, insurance companies, pension funds and other institutions across 40 countries. By applying the latest technology innovations, Quantifi provides new levels of usability, flexibility, and integration. This translates into dramatically lower time to market, lower total cost of ownership and significant improvements in operational efficiency, allowing you to focus on your core business.
ValidMind
ValidMind will be sponsoring CeFPro’s Risk Evolve 2024.
Content and media partners
CeFPro Connect
CeFPro Connect aims to connect industry experts through thought leadership content and timely news, written for the industry, by the industry. Gain unlimited access to CeFPro’s unparalleled library of resources including iNFRont Magazine, market intelligence reports, filmed presentations, insights Q&A’s, and much more.
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iNFRont Magazine
iNFRont Magazine is a unique publication providing regular insight on the operational and non-financial risk (NFR) sector. Featuring contributions provided by leading industry figures and experts from around the world, iNFRont Magazine touches on the most critical themes and challenges currently affecting financial professionals.
Available to download for free.
Risk Evolve Venue
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133 Houndsditch
3rd Floor
London
EC3A 7BX
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I share my thought leadership at Risk Evolve?
Will there be opportunities to network with other attendees?
- Breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks
- Drinks reception at the end of day-1
- Q&As, panel discussions, and audience participation technology
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*Please note that our speakers often have to gain permission from their relevant compliance departments to release their presentations. On rare occasions compliance may not allow presentations to be distributed.
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Till the day of the event!
Registration includes
📚 Access to 50+ sessions – across 3 streams
🤝 Networking: 7+ hours
🍽️ Lunch + Refreshments
🍸 Networking cocktail reception
In addition – Post event 👇
📹 Video recording of panels and presentations*¹
🖥️ PPT slides/decks*¹
🎙️ Podcasts with industry experts
🎥 Videos and interviews from the event
📖 iNFRont magazine complimentary
🔗 CeFPro Connect membership
👥 Community network and engagement
📊 Market intelligence reports access
*¹subject to presenter approval
Registration includes
📚 Access to 50+ sessions – across 3 streams
🤝 Networking: 7+ hours
🍽️ Lunch + Refreshments
🍸 Networking cocktail reception
In addition – Post event 👇
📹 Video recording of panels and presentations*¹
🖥️ PPT slides/decks*¹
🎙️ Podcasts with industry experts
🎥 Videos and interviews from the event
📖 iNFRont magazine complimentary
🔗 CeFPro Connect membership
👥 Community network and engagement
📊 Market intelligence reports access
*¹subject to presenter approval
Registration includes
📚 Access to 50+ sessions – across 3 streams
🤝 Networking: 7+ hours
🍽️ Lunch + Refreshments
🍸 Networking cocktail reception
In addition – Post event 👇
📹 Video recording of panels and presentations*¹
🖥️ PPT slides/decks*¹
🎙️ Podcasts with industry experts
🎥 Videos and interviews from the event
📖 iNFRont magazine complimentary
🔗 CeFPro Connect membership
👥 Community network and engagement
📊 Market intelligence reports access
*¹subject to presenter approval
Register - Group rates
*² Purchase two tickets and receive the third at a 50% discount, or with every four tickets bought, the fifth attendee is free. Bringing a team not only enhances the overall experience but also fosters significant team building among colleagues, while allowing you to save on your registration.
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*To qualify for the preferential ‘early bird’ rates, registration must be received by the close of the ‘early bird’ working day, and payment can be made at the time of registering, or up to a week after registration is made an invoice sent. CeFPro reserves the right to increase rates should payment be delayed significantly. For Group Rates to be valid, the whole group must register at the same time, though names can be changed at any time up to the event at no additional cost. Should a delegate register at a rate that is inaccurate, CeFPro reserves the right to issue an additional invoice for the outstanding amount. Cancellations received more than one calendar month before the event will be eligible for a refund less 15% administration fee. Cancellations must be made in writing to info@cefpro.com. Regrettably, no refund can be made for cancellations within a month of the event.