Vendor & Third Party Risk USA

Kimberley brings more than a decade of executive leadership experience in the Governance, Risk and Compliance space, building brand recognition, thought-leadership and revenue-accelerating marketing programs at companies including Thomson Reuters, SAI Global, the Global Association of Risk Professionals, Practical Law Company and Complinet.

As part of her role at Aravo, Kimberley develops thought leadership content designed to help third party risk professionals benchmark their programs, share best practice, elevate their conversations to the Board, and build the business case for investment in the development of their programs.

Originally from New Zealand, Kimberley has lived and worked in London and New York and is now based in San Francisco.

Ashley Azevedo will be presenting at Vendor & Third Party Risk USA 2020.

Michael Beck will be presenting at Vendor & Third Party Risk USA 2020.

Michael Berman is the founder and CEO of Ncontracts, a leading provider of risk management solutions. His extensive background in legal and regulatory matters has afforded him unique insights into solving operational risk management challenges and is driven by the Ncontracts mission to efficiently and effectively manage operational risk. During his legal career, Mr. Berman was involved in numerous regulatory and compliance issues, contract management challenges, and assisted in the development of information systems to better manage these efforts. Prior to founding Ncontracts, he was General Counsel for Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Tecniflex, Inc. and Imagic Corporation. Mr. Berman is a well-regarded speaker at financial institution conferences on risk management. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and holds a J.D. degree from the University of Tennessee.

Richard Blore will be presenting at Vendor & Third Party Risk USA 2020.

Tracey is a highly motivated and experienced professional with global experience in developing strategic alliances, building strategies and creating awareness in new markets. Tracey is responsible for forming new alliances and relationships for all data centric and RPA projects. She believes that automation and data is critical to the design process and is passionate about bringing the two together to deliver more effective and measurable outcomes.
Tracey has more than fifteen years of experience leading initiatives and spearheading data-driven approaches to solutions.

Leah Campbell is a Senior Attorney in Bradley’s Charlotte office. Leah has significant experience representing financial services and insurance company clients in both federal and state courts, as well as before state regulators. Leah has provided intellectual property guidance in M&A and corporate structuring matters and advised on GDPR implementation and cross-border encryption issues. Leah currently advises banks on payment systems technology and licensing, data privacy, address confidentiality programs, and emerging risk issues.

Prior to joining Bradley, Leah served as Senior Counsel in the Cyber/Intellectual Property/Information Technology group for Deutsche Bank AG in New York. Leah was responsible for negotiating outsourcings, software license agreements, SaaS agreements, consulting services agreements, commercial leases and construction agreements.

UBS
• Risk Controller 2nd LOD, Outsourcing approver, regulatory liaison, and project manager for regulatory remediation.
• Advise and provide support across the full range of risk management lifecycle activities
• Outsourcing & Supplier Risk interface to major programs, projects, and governance and resiliency forums.

Prior to UBS
• North American Practice Lead – Wipro Consulting – Business Intelligence & Information Management
• Consultant for KPMG / KPMG Consulting / BearingPoint for 10 years delivering large process improvement, compliance, and regulatory remediation projects

Certifications
• CPA
• Certified Anti Money-laundering Specialist
• Six Sigma Green Belt

Rick is a Senior Bank Examiner. He joined the Operational Risk Governance unit at the New York Fed in December, 2011 in the Financial Institutions Supervisory Group (FISG).
Rick began his career as a municipal finance attorney, then joined J.P. Morgan & Co., where he played a variety of roles in markets and investment banking. In the late 1990s, Rick joined J.P. Morgan’s original operational risk development team. There, he was responsible for framework development tasks and loss data collection and reporting systems. While at J.P. Morgan, Rick chaired the IIF subcommittee that drafted the finance industry’s recommendations for Basel II event type categories, and later participated in the definition of loss data recording standards for the Operational Risk data eXchange (ORX). Before joining the Fed, Rick was an operational risk framework consultant for RiskBusiness International, designing customized taxonomic models and structured risk management programs for institutional clients.
Rick has been a writer, speaker and business school instructor on operational risk topics. He received a B.A. (Economics) and M.A. (Organizational Behavior) from Yale University, and a J.D. from University of Connecticut School of Law (Law Review, lead articles editor).

Nasser Fattah is a Managing Director at MUFG Union Bank overseeing information security risk management program for the Americas. This includes working with business on major initiatives (cloud transformation, mobility, etc.), new markets (direct and self-service banking), and conducting risk assessments on Bank’s technologies (applications and infrastructures), internal and customer-facing information systems, and 3rd-party vendors based on Bank’s regulatory requirements (GLBA, PCI, HIPAA, SOX, etc.) and best practices (ISO 27001, COBIT, NIST, etc.). He works closely with senior management across various lines (business executives, privacy, enterprise risk, compliance, legal and others) to discuss and proactively address actual and potential information security risks, as well as report to executives the status of the bank’s information security risk posture, including recommended mitigation plans, to support the bank’s mission and objectives..
Before joining MUFG Union Bank, Nasser managed the Information Security Program for AIG Financial Division across Latin America and Asia. He also worked at ADP to achieve ISO certification, and managed the information security risk management program, including 3rd-party reviews.
Nasser began his Information Security career as a federal subcontractor where he maintained and managed the security posture of IT systems as per federal requirements (FISMA, OMB 130, NIST, etc.). Also assisted with identification and reporting of Medicare fraud.

Chris Friedl will be presenting at Vendor & Third Party Risk USA 2020.

Bill is focused on anti-corruption compliance solutions at Bureau van Dijk, A Moody’s Analytics Company. As a rapidly evolving global risk within financial institutions, corporations and governments, corruption risk management requires a far more systematic approach encompassing customers, third-party partners and employees. Bill joined Bureau van Dijk after 12 years of designing and deploying global compliance and ethics programs for SAI Global and NAVEX Global. For the last 10 years he has focused on the perplexing problem of creating efficient due diligence technology and content to truly understand the risks of customers and business partners. Bill has seen first-hand the potentially false sense of security found in many due diligence programs.

Stuart is a Policy Analyst with the OCC’s Bank Supervision Policy division, specializing in governance and operational risk policy. He is also a Bank Information Technology examiner, specializing in cybersecurity and information technology risk / information security. Prior to joining the OCC, Stuart held IT risk management related positions at Citigroup, Cisco, and GE. His career also includes management consulting experience at Deloitte. He has substantial experience in regulatory examinations, technology audits, IT certification efforts, and cross-border initiatives from both the regulatory and business perspectives. Stuart completed his BA and MBA at NYU and holds several industry-recognized credentials, including the CISA, CISSP, and CRISC.

George is a Third Party Risk Program Manager at Standard Chartered Bank (SCB). From a 2nd line perspective, he is the primary owner TPRM program oversight for all US and LATAM operations for the bank. In addition, he works to address a variety of issues for the TPRM program in the UK and Europe.

George began his career with PWC as a cyber security risk and controls specialist. Through consulting, he worked within a wide range of industries to provide services to clients for forensics, privacy, attack and penetration, network architecture, incident response, identity and access control, and litigation support. In addition, he assisted clients to develop a strategic approach to security management, focusing on effective reporting and program measurement.

George continued his career in other public accounting firms and eventually made his way to PGIM, the trillion dollar asset management arm of Prudential.  At PGIM, he managed a number of projects to support the 1st and 2nd lines of defense and worked towards the remediation of risks and process gaps against a complex inventory of third party relationships. He has actively participated in a number of enterprise-wide initiatives, such the implementation of GRC solutions and feedback towards third party risk program design.

For over 20 years, George has served as a passionate thought leader and subject matter expert for industry associations, such as the Information Systems Security Association and Global Association of Risk Professionals. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds a Bachelors of Science from the Stern School of Business at NYU and a Masters of Science from the College of Old Westbury.

Scott Lang will be presenting at Vendor & Third Party Risk USA 2020.

Bruce Mazza will be presenting at Vendor & Third Party Risk USA 2020.

James McPherson is Director & Counsel at Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank in New York. He is a member of the Regulatory Group and his work includes reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements for the Bank, including contracts for a variety of technology and trading related services. He also participates in various steering committees related to the procurement and ongoing monitoring of the Bank’s various service providers and outsourcing initiatives, including the Bank’s Vendor Management Committee.

Melissa Mellen is an Officer within Procurement Value Management, leading the Policy, Analytics, & Vendor Strategy department. In this capacity, Melissa is responsible for overseeing Procurement Policy related compliance, and advisory client driven services. She also manages the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Vendor Management, and Supplier Diversity Program.
Prior to joining the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Ms. Mellen spent over ten years in the private sector, focused on Procurement, Supplier Diversity and Vendor Risk Management for firms such as: MUFG Union Bank, JP Morgan Chase, OppenheimerFunds, and Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Ms. Mellen received her Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from SUNY Albany, and also holds a MBA with a concentration in Risk Management from Saint Peter’s University. She recently earned a Professional Certificate in Diversity & Inclusion from Cornell University. Melissa is currently a Doctoral Candidate at Pace University, with a focus in Business Management.

Brendan Murphy is assistant vice president of Third & Fourth Party Risk at U.S. Bancorp. In his role, he oversees all aspects of third party risk management-quality assurance and fourth party risk management for the company. Brendan previously served on the company’s Enhanced Third Party Oversight team, which is responsible for managing the company’s most critical third party relationships. Brendan holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Mary and a law degree from Ave Maria School of Law. Brendan serves as a volunteer for the Special Olympics of Minnesota and Twin Cities in Motion.

Ms. Romulus is currently Director, Third Party Risk
Management for Voya Financial. In this role, she is responsible
for vendor risk policy, third-party risk oversight and
implementation of best practices in third-risk and controls.
Ms. Romulus strives to build strong partnerships and ensure
joint accountability when it comes to protecting the company’s
employees, clients, information and brand. Her expertise spans
a number of well-respected firms including, SunTrust Bank, MetLife, Deloitte & Touché,
Putnam Investments and Bank of America.
Ms. Romulus is a graduate of Suffolk University and holds her MBA from Simmons
University. A lover of new challenges, she’s completed the Atlanta 13.1 Half Marathon
and Tough Mudder Competition, one of the toughest endurance races on the planet.
However, her most rewarding role is the one of mother to her four year old daughter
Layla Rose.

David Roth, a Partner at Bradley, is uniquely qualified to assist financial services clients in developing, implementing, and managing effective third-party vendor management programs.

David’s introduction to TPVMPs came when he helped a major servicer client design and implement its first comprehensive TPVMP specifically directed to cover the client’s law firm network. His work included collaborating with outside consultants, in-house counsel, and business personnel to create evaluative tools that have since become standard in the industry. Once the program became operational, David supervised a team of lawyers tasked with performing law firm reviews throughout the U.S.

Ryan Spelman will be presenting at Vendor & Third Party Risk USA 2020.

John Troiano will be presenting at Vendor & Third Party Risk USA 2020.

Vickie Turcotte will be presenting at Vendor & Third Party Risk USA 2020.

Maureen has been with the combined Deutsche Bank / Bankers Trust organization for 28 years. Her prior roles at DB include Head of Information Security and Control Policy in the GTO Divisional Control & Regulatory Office, Global Head of Control for Global Business Services, Americas Head of Control for Investment Banking Operations and Head of Global Loan Operations Accounting & Control. Before joining DB, Maureen had control and project roles at Citibank, NA and Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., and was a Senior Auditor with Arthur Andersen & Co.

Maureen is a Certified Public Accountant, Series 99 Operations Professional and has a BS in Business Administration with a major in Accounting from Georgetown University.

Ken Wolckenhauer will be presenting at Vendor & Third Party Risk USA 2020.

Yes, the Center for Financial Professionals are happy to discuss speaking opportunities at Vendor & Third Party Risk USA 2020 Congress. For further information on this please contact alice.kelly@cefpro.com or call us on +1 888 677 7007.

Business attire is requested. The Congress is a formal opportunity to network with like-minded professionals and to gain knowledge from the industry’s finest risk management experts.

We offer incentives for ‘early bird’ registrants of the Congress, as outlined on our pricing structure. Registration includes breakfast, refreshment breaks, lunches, the cocktail reception at the end of the day, full access to the sessions and exhibition area. Presentations from sessions are also available, subject to speaker approval.

All registered attendees will receive an email with access to documentation and speaker presentations after the Congress* We will work with our presenters to include as many presentations as possible on our Risk Insights App during the Congress. *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.

Yes. As with all of our events the Center for Financial Professionals will be providing brilliant coffee, breakfast, lunch, refreshments, and smaller bites during the networking breaks.

There are ample opportunities for networking and interaction throughout the Congress, such as

• Breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks
• Cocktail reception at the end of the day (Subject to confirmation)
• Q&A, panel discussions and audience participation technology available through the Risk Insights App

Certainly! We are pleased to offer you a 50% discount on the third registration or provide a fifth registration for free. If you would like to register more than five colleagues please contact us on +1 888 677 7007 Please note:

• Registrations must be made at the same time
• Registrations must come from the organisation
• The lowest registration will be discounted

Yes there are plenty of opportunities for the Center for Financial Professionals to share thought-leadership to the attendees of the Vendor & Third Party Risk USA 2020 Congress and our wider risk professionals community. At the event We can distribute your material to the attendees, offer you an exhibition booth, and provide speaking opportunities so that you may enjoy a more prominent presence at the Congress. Visit the Sponsor tab for further information or contact sales@cefpro.com / +1 888 677 7007.

Yes. As part of a media partnership we can offer a variety of options to increase the branding and awareness of your association, company, certificate, publication or media. We are flexible with what we can offer however we usually:

• Provide a discounted rate to attend
• Place your logo and profile on the Congress website
• Place your logo on the Congress brochure
• Place your logo on promotional content where applicable
• Distribute your media/marketing at the Congress
• Promote through social media channels

To discuss this further please contact james@cefpro.com or call +1 888 677 7007