
COMPLIMENTARY CEFPRO WEBINAR
Navigating the new normal of risk and regulatory reporting
ON DEMAND
Webinar Agenda:
In this webinar, join Standard Chartered, EY and SAP thought-leaders as they navigate the new normal of risk and regulatory finance reporting. Hear from your banking peers as they address the challenges presented by ever evolving regulatory requirements and learn how the convergence of risk and finance are playing a pivotal role in understanding the importance of financial reporting and risk mitigation.
Key Topics Discussed:
- New regulatory requirements are leading to the need for fundamental tech change
- Standard Chartered, EY and SAP thought leaders share their thoughts on how banks can pivot to address the need to modernize their existing systems infrastructure
- Underlying data platforms are at the core of risk and reporting mitigation
- Regulatory reporting varies by region – a flexible modern solution is critical to success
Speakers:

Mike Russo
Senior Solution Principal
SAP Financial Services

Tom Pfaff
Global Head, Group CFO Change and Strategic Initiatives
Standard Chartered

Jai Mitra
Managing Director
EY

Vipul Karundia
Managing Director
EY
Mike has been with SAP in his current role for 15 years. His responsibilities include business support for large and complex sales cycles related to finance and risk transformation opportunities. He regularly engages in discussions with senior decision-makers to understand their strategic initiatives/problem domains and proposes innovative solutions. He is responsible for providing thought leadership on finance, risk and compliance topics and takes part as speaker at numerous industry events, forums and seminars.
Mike has 35 over years’ experience in the Financial Services/ Financial Software industries. In addition to his current position at SAP, his experience includes stints as Manager of the International Department at Barclays Bank of New York and 14 years as CFO for Nordea Bank’s, New York City branch – a full service retail/commercial bank. Mike served on Nordea’s Credit, IT, and Risk Committees. Mike’s financial software experience includes roles as a Senior Banking Consultant with Sanchez Computer Associates and Manager of Global Business Solutions (focused on sale of financial/risk management solutions) with Thomson Financial. Mike was also a senior regulator with the Federal Reserve Bank where he was responsible for the supervision of large commercial banking organizations in the United States
Mike holds an MBA from Iona College in New York
Tom is Global Head of Change and Strategic initiatives, GCFO, based in Singapore. He also serves as the Programme Director for the “Aspire” Transformation programme that is re-vamping the Target Operating Model, Systems, Processes, and Data across Finance, Treasury, and Supply Chain.
Tom joined Standard Chartered in February 2016. Prior to this he was with Royal Bank of Scotland in London where he was Head of Business Transformation & Architecture.
Tom brings with him deep international experience in the transformation and operation of Finance, Risk and Treasury functions and systems in universal banks, having worked in similar roles at JPMorgan Chase and Credit Suisse.
Prior to banking, Tom worked as CFO and M&A for near- and off-shore private-equity backed services and FinTech firms that supported Financial Institutions.
Tom holds an undergraduate degree in Structural Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.
Jai Mitra is a Managing Director in EY’s Financial Services Technology Consulting practice focused on Data and Analytics solutions for clients. He has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry serving Insurance and Banking clients.
Jai has rich and varied experience in advising clients on strategy, roadmap, architecture, solution definition and implementation. He is currently focused on leveraging NextGen Data capabilities for large-scale transformations in Customer, Finance, Risk, Underwriting and Claims. He has worked extensively with clients on improving client and advisor experience, data modernization and data architecture.
Vipul Karundia leads the Financial Risk Technology Advisory team at Ernst & Young LLP. He has 20+ years of experience in the financial services industry serving clients in the areas of risk and finance technology.
Vipul leads a cross-border team that advises and supports clients on all phases of the systems development life cycle from origination to risk management and regulatory reporting, including: business requirements and functional specifications, solution design, data mapping and standardization, integration and user acceptance testing and vendor assessments and implementations. He also advises clients on industry practices of peer banks, including adoption of next generation technologies and has been a speaker at several industry roundtables and conferences.