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.

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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.

Keith is currently Group Chief Risk and Compliance Officer (CRCO) of Admiral Group Plc, having previously been a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Risk & Audit Committee for two entities within the Admiral Group.

He has extensive experience in risk management and governance, having worked in insurance, asset management and banking for 25 years. Prior to joining Admiral,  Keith was previously CRCO at Federated Hermes Limited – the fund management company that has been at the forefront of sustainability investing and global stewardship since 1983. Before that, Keith held a number of senior roles at Prudential and M&G Plc (M&G) – being the first Chief Risk Officer at M&G having helped the company de-merge from Prudential Plc. He was previously Group-wide Chief Internal Audit Executive for all Prudential’s insurance and asset management companies. He has also held senior roles in risk management and audit at Standard Chartered and Deutsche Bank and spent two years within the Policy team at the Financial Services Authority. In addition to his NED role at Admiral, Keith is also a Trustee for the International House Trust Charity and on the Risk and Audit Committee at Glamorgan CCC and can therefore give a perspective of governance from both an Executive and independent viewpoint. Keith has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University and an MSc in Economics and Econometrics from the University of Bristol, has certifications on ESG Investing and Sustainability & Climate Risk, and helped write the ESG Investment Handbook.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

Aileen leads Climate Risk Stress Testing at Citi, responsible for the buildout of the firm’s scenario analysis framework, strategic roadmap, and analytics capability implementation across the organization. This includes the development of climate-related methodologies and integration into scenario design, data, models, infrastructure, and stress testing governance across an end-to-end program.

She started her career at Citi in Corporate and Investment Banking covering Power and Utilities in New York. She has also held numerous roles across Equity Research, Credit Risk Management, and Enterprise and Legal Entity Stress Testing over the course of her banking career.

Aileen earned her Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with concentrations in Finance and Management.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Jenny has been with HSBC for 30 years, having joined the Group through Forward Trust (also located in Birmingham) in 1993. She is currently the Head of Enterprise Risk Management for the UK ring-fenced bank, having been appointed to this new role in September 23.  She was previously undertaking a double hatted role in the UKRFB of Head Operational and Resilience Risk and Risk Strategy, and prior to this she was responsible for rolling out the Three Lines of Defence model within HSBC Group globally.

Jenny has also spent over a decade in various roles in Operational Risk, interspersed with significant experience in Internal Audit (over 10 years’ experience) and IT, including a one-year secondment to Vietnam.

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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.

Winner of the inaugural 2015 Allianz Claims High Flyer Award for Continuous Improvement and double winner of the 2022 TECAs for Outstanding Manager and Outstanding Young Professional. Gareth is currently, the Head of Fraud at Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty where he has overall responsibility for, and oversight of, the implementation of the global anti-fraud strategy.

Recognized as an expert by the industry on matters of insurance fraud, Gareth regularly speaks at anti-fraud conferences and has participated in expert panel discussions.

In 2021, the team that Gareth leads was awarded the accolade of Counter-Fraud Team of the Year at the Insurance Claims and Fraud Awards in recognition of the work done to detect and prevent instances of international fraud in the complex global specialty market.

Gareth is an experienced manager who nurtures talent and who has a proven track record in changing professional cultures. The teams under his leadership are characterised by their focus on winning and their desire to be the best in their field.

Sophie is the Chief Risk and Compliance Officer of Gulf International Bank (UK) Limited. She is responsible for driving an effective risk culture throughout the company, designing the risk and compliance frameworks and overseeing risk management and regulatory compliance practices. Sophie joined GIB UK with extensive experience in the field, having previously served as Executive Director for Compliance and Operational Risk Control at UBS Asset Management. Before this, she was Global Head of Operational Risk at Barings, and non-Executive Director of the Baring-Coller Secondaries Fund. Sophie was also an Operational Risk Manager and the Group Head of Investment Risk Framework at Schroders.

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 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.

Maya is an experienced professional focusing on Data Protection, Privacy Regulation and Regulatory Change. In her role as a Risk Manager in EPCOR Privacy, she works with the EMEA teams to manage the risk of regulatory changes and rulings and ensure risk management and compliance are across the forefront of BAC’s business operations.

Maya has over 10 years’ experience delivering security, regulatory and data protection projects across various industries including Investment Management and Retail Banking. She has acquired the skillset to effectively enable transformation within challenging business and IT environments, working with a multitude of technical, organisational and C-suite stakeholders.

Maya is a certified privacy professional and holds CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, CIPP/US, CIPP/A and CISSP certification. She holds a BSc in Business Economics and an MSc in Information management from Tilburg Business School.

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.

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“.

Experienced COO with a demonstrated history across the banking industry. Most dominantly in development, utilization and operationalization of new technologies/activities driving pioneering impact. Strong international oriented business development skills in operations, product management and in regulatory/compliance. With a proven track record in centralization and sourcing of operations into (shared) service centers.

Currently working as Global head of Third Party and Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking Resilience for Standard Chartered Bank. Has extensive experience in the financial industry covering risk management, regulatory implementation, business, financial and project management across both 1^st and 2^nd line roles. Fortunate to have spent time in various countries handling different roles.

Frequent speaker at industry events most recently on the topics of risk and resilience.

Doting husband and father who loves to travel.

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.

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 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.

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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 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 includes 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.

ick 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.

Gilles Artaud has been working in investment banking since last century, where he held various positions within Quant, Front Office, IT and Risk Department, working all along on many models, quant developing, managing, validating them, making sure their risks are adequately managed. He’s now in charge for the 3rd line of defence of Model Risk Audit for Group Inspection in Group Crédit Agricole SA, dealing with transformation of risk induced by new models, framework, market and business evolutions, new fields of modelisation and compliance with ever-increasing regulations.

Jeremy is NatWest Markets’ Chief Risk Officer, having joined the bank in 2018.  He has an extensive experience as a trader and risk manager. His roles in risk management include running regional and global market risk teams at a variety of firms including Commerzbank, UBS, Investec and Nomura, and the role of Chief Risk Officer, EMEA  at Nomura since 2015.

Jeremy holds a Masters in Economics Cambridge University.

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.

Tanveer Bhatti is a risk manager, physicist, and certified finance professional with an extensive career encompassing sell-side and buy-side positions in investment banks, private banking, and asset management in London and New York. Renowned for his approach combining analytical rigor and practical relevance, he is particularly interested in the practical implications of new technologies, markets, electronic trading, modelling approaches, and data. His focus lies in leveraging these elements to enable emerging or non-existent products, services, business models, and societal advancement. Recently, he has been exploring the capabilities of artificial intelligence, large-scale data analysis, improved data analysis methods, accelerated delivery, and automated decision-making. He holds degrees in mathematics and physics from Cambridge University, including postgraduate studies, and has held senior global roles in Tier 1 GSIBs in the US and UK, overseeing large, geographically dispersed finance and risk management teams.

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.

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Muhammad Sajid Iqbal, a distinguished Deputy Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and Market & Investment Risk Professional, brings over 16 years of expertise to the dynamic world of risk management. Currently at the helm of risk affairs for Habib Bank AG Zurich in Dubai, Sajid is renowned for his astute leadership, innovative solutions, and unwavering commitment to excellence. Key highlights include:
• Global Speaker: A sought-after authority, Sajid has graced prestigious conferences worldwide, sharing insights on diverse topics, from the “Rise & Fall of Crypto” at Risk Minds International in Barcelona to unraveling “Digital Transformation Strategies” at the Branch Transformation event in London.
• Seasoned Risk Professional: With an extensive background in handling various investment asset classes, Sajid’s proficiency spans FX, Equities, Bonds, Islamic Sukuks, Funds, Commodities, Cryptocurrencies, and derivatives. His adeptness in analyzing quantitative models and generating custom risk analysis reports sets him apart.
• Innovative Solutions: Sajid’s impact is not just theoretical; he’s a hands-on leader. His contributions include the implementation of SAXO white label trading solutions, leading the acquisition of licenses for HBZ wealth management, and spearheading the LIBOR replacement project.
• Global Recognition: From Barclays to Royal Bank of Scotland, Sajid has left an indelible mark on every institution he has been a part of. He championed Treasury back-office transformations, implemented RPA for crucial processes, and seamlessly led teams through significant changes.
In a world constantly evolving in risk landscapes, Muhammad Sajid Iqbal stands as a beacon of innovation, resilience, and expertise. His presence at any risk conference promises not only knowledge but actionable insights that shape the future of risk management.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Joris Krijger is a Tech Ethicist working as Ethics & AI Officer at the Dutch bank de Volksbank and holding a PhD position on the topic of Ethics and Artificial Intelligence at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. He presently works on bridging the gap between ethical principles and AI by studying the operationalization of ethics in data science contexts. Joris is involved in various AI Ethics initiatives such as Springer Nature’s AI and Ethics Journal of which he is a Founding Editorial Board Member. For the social impact of his contributions to the field of responsible AI he recently received a Graduate School Award for PhD Excellence

I have 25 years of experience in Automobile industry (Tata Motors, India), FinTech (Reuters Consulting, Singapore) and Banking (JPMorgan, Singapore & London). My entire career has been around change management and strategic initiatives across various functions and have in-depth understanding in both technical and financial domains.

In my 18 years with JPMorgan, I have had diverse roles in pricing and risk management technology, global P&L and risk reporting solutions and managing capital models applications to EMEA regulators for market risk & counterparty credit where I worked with various functional areas including risk, product control, operations, prudential policy, internal audit etc. Currently I am product manager and innovation champion in Compliance and Operational Risk Digitalization team, and am well recognized for my quantitative, problem solving and analytical skills.

I have a Bachelor’s degree in Technology and Master’s in Business Administration. I also hold certifications in Machine Learning, Data Science, Data Analytics and Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner.

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 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.

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.

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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.

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.

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