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8:00 Registration and breakfast | 8:50 Chair’s opening remarks
KEYNOTE SESSIONS:
GEOPOLITICAL RISK PANEL DISCUSSION
9:00 Aligning risk management to address global geopolitical and macroeconomic risks
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Kimon de Ridder, former CRO, Bupa Insurance |
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Sophie Dupre – Echeverria, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, |
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Tin Lau, CRO, Mirae Asset Securities |
FIRESIDE CHAT: INTERACTIVE SESSION WITH AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
9:50 Risk like never before – the CRO’s perspective on opportunities, challenges and navigating the way forward
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Rajeev Bhatnagar, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, BNY |
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Andreas Simou, Managing Director, Center for Financial Professionals |
Morning refreshment break and networking
11:00-11:40
AI ethics and risk governance: Building trust through transparency
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Nitesh Kumar, MD, Global Head of Cyber and Payment System Risk, Controls Testing and Automation Center, BNP Paribas |
11:00-11:40
RESILIENCE
Stress testing Operational Risk: Challenges & Approaches
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Michael Grimwade, MD, Operational Risk, ICBC Standard Bank Plc |
11:00-11:40
Holistic approach to financial and prudential risk management
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Pascal Hermann, Head of Integrated |
11:40-12:20
Operationalizing AI: From proof of concept to real-world implementation
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Ioan Nascu, GenAI Security Assurance, Citi |
11:40-12:20
RCSA
Enhancing RCSAs and extracting actionable insights
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Armel Massimina, Head of Operational Risk, National Bank of Kuwait (International) |
11:40-12:20
MARKET VOLATILITY
Reviewing approach and hedging strategies to manage market volatility and uncertainty
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Tin Lau, CRO, Mirae Asset Securities |
12:20 Lunch break and networking
1:20-2:10
AI-powered risk management: Harnessing AI to advance risk management models and scoring
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Marina Piccioni, CRO, CDP Venture Capital |
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Sunil Verma, Director, Citi |
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Ratul Ahmed, Divisional Board Member, Commerzbank AG |
1:20-2:10
SCENARIO PLANNING PANEL DISCUSSION
Crisis simulation and scenario planning for non-financial risk
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Martina Garcia, Non Executive Director, Haitong |
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Stefana Brown, Group Technology & Data Risk Director, Legal & General |
1:20-2:10
NSFR PANEL DISCUSSION
NSFR in the spotlight: Enhancing balance sheet resilience amid new challenges
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Youcef Ghoula, Deputy CEO, BNP Paribas |
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Valeriu Bajenaru, former Global Head of ERM , Credit Suisse |
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Dr Coskun Tarkocin, Director, Head of Liquidity Optimisation, HSBC |
2:10-2:50
Preparing for the future of AI regulation and developing a global standard
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2:10-2:50
FRAUD
Strengthening fraud prevention and detection approaches
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2:10-2:50
Securitization for capital and liquidity management
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Frederic Zana, Head of Quantitative Structuring, Credit Agricole |
2:50-3:40
REGULATION PANEL DISCUSSION
Adapting to regulatory changes and staying ahead in a tech-driven world
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Kristina Hannah, Head of Market Conduct & Regulatory Governance, Lloyds Banking Group |
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Anne Godbold, Head of Regulatory Change, Direct Line Group |
2:50-3:40
FINANCIAL CRIME PANEL DISCUSSION
Managing financial crime in an evolving digital, regulatory and political landscape
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Adrianna Fabijanska, Global Head of WB Financial Crime Compliance – FM and Products, ING |
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Ionela Emmett, Senior Manager, Financial Crime Controls, Risks and Policy & Advisory, ICBC Standard Bank |
2:50-3:40
LIQUIDITY RISK PANEL DISCUSSION
Navigating liquidity risks post-2023 banking crisis
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Brian Brown, Head of Liquidity Risk Management – UKI/ Corporate and Investment Bank, Deutsche Bank |
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Stefano Chiarlone, CFO, UniCredit |
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Jerome Henry, Principal Advisor – DG Macroprudential Policy and Financial Stability, ECB |
3:40 Afternoon refreshment break and networking
4:10-4:50
CLIMATE RISK
Optimizing Risk Management, Lending, and Portfolio Resilience through Data-Driven Insights
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Manuel Vicente, VP Commercial, Climate X |
4:10-4:50
SUPPLY CHAIN RISK
Strengthening oversight and resilience of third party and supply chain risks
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4:10-4:50
FINDING DATA INSIGHTS WITH AI:
Early Warning Indicators and the case for humans
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Mauricio Masondo, MD, Head of ESG Credit Management, Citi |
4:50-5:30
Model Risk and Validation in the context of growing complexity
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Rita Gnutti, Head of Internal Validation and Controls, Intesa Sanpaolo |
4:50-5:30
Securing supply chains and strengthening third party cyber risk approaches
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Cedric d’albis, Chief Auditor Innovation and Technology, RaboBank |
4:50-5:30
CREDIT RISK
Managing the evolution of credit risk and impact of volatile markets on portfolios
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5:30 End of day 1 and networking drinks reception
8:00 Registration and breakfast | 8:50 Chair’s opening remarks
KEYNOTE SESSIONS:
RESILIENCE PANEL
9:00 Operational resilience beyond 2025: Lessons learned and future challenges
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Michael Sparks, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer – Issuer Services, BNY Mellon |
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David Arnold, CRO, First Abu Dhabi Bank |
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Soren Agergaard Anderson , Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, |
THE HUMAN FACTOR IN RISK MANAGEMENT
9:50 Hear reflections regarding the role of Risk teams in fostering a healthy risk culture within their organizations.
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Deb Barnes, CRO, OMERS |
10:30 Morning refreshment break and networking
11:00-11:50
CYBER PANEL DISCUSSION
Preparing for the next wave of cyber risks as threat vectors continue to evolve
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11:00-11:50
GOVERNANCE PANEL DISCUSSION
Strengthening governance amid rapid technological change to retain oversight of non-financial risks
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Marili Anderson, Head of Compliance, Rabobank London Branch |
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Sean Titley, former Director of Enterprise, Operational and Model Risk, Metro Bank |
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Lorraine Solway, Director of Risk, Nest |
11:00-11:50
FINANCING GREEN PROJECTS PANEL DISCUSSION
Unlocking opportunities in ESG investments
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Pietro Stimamiglio, Climate & ESG Capital Markets, NatWest |
11:50-12:30
CLOUD
Harnessing opportunities with cloud technology while managing threats
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11:50-12:30
CYBERSECURITY
Developing advanced incident response, incident management and recovery frameworks
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Mo Philip, Head of Information Security & IT Risk, Legal & General |
11:50-12:30
DECARBONIZATION
Decarbonizing financial portfolios and aligning with net-zero goals
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12:30 Lunch break and networking
1:30-2:10
DLT
Leveraging blockchain and distributed ledger technology in a decentralized economy
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1:30-2:10
VOLATILITY
Adapting governance frameworks to manage heightened geopolitical and regulatory uncertainty
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Senior Risk Professional, UBS |
1:30-2:10
CLIMATE STRESS TESTING
Reviewing climate stress testing requirements and evolving regulatory expectations
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Senior Risk Professional, Banco Sabadell |
2:10-2:50
QUANTUM COMPUTING
Quantum computing: Keeping pace with and preparing for disruptive technology
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2:10-2:50
TALENT
Cultivating the next generation of risk managers and the evolution of the workforce
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Emma Hagan, CEO, ClearBank UK |
2:10-2:50
IFRS 9
Beyond compliance – unleashing the business value hidden in the IFRS 9 ECL calculations
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Jakob Lavrod, Senior Quantitative Risk Professional, Handelsbanken |
2:50-3:40
MODEL RISK PANEL DISCUSSION
Enhancing model risk programs and frameworks to strengthen resilience and drive innovation
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Dimitrios Asvestis, Head of Traded Risk Model Validation, Barclays |
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Alvaro Guevara, Director of Quantitative Modelling, Banco Nacional de Costa Rica |
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Tadeusz Peksa, Executive Director, Head of Model Risk Framework, Standard Chartered Bank |
2:50-3:40
CULTURE PANEL DISCUSSION
Embedding resilience into corporate culture
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Violeta Cadosch, Head Operational Resilience & Governance, Swiss Re |
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Jeff Simmons, former CRO, MUFG |
2:50-3:40
FRTB PANEL DISCUSSION
Reviewing the future of Basel 3.1 and implementation of FRTB
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Etienne Varloot, Global Head of Market and Counterparty Risk, Credit Agricole |
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Pardeep Bhatti, Head of Prudential Regulation, Natwest |
3:40 Afternoon refreshment break and networking
4:10-4:50
Developing model risk management frameworks to keep up with evolving innovation
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Dara Sosulski, MD, Head of AI and Model Management, HSBC |
4:10-4:50
ESG
Operationalizing ESG risk frameworks: From concept to implementation
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Alia Cooper, Wholesale Sustainability Risk Strategy and Framework, HSBC |
4:10-4:50
DIGITAL CURRENCY
Managing digital currencies in treasury management: Risks and opportunities
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Senior Risk Professional, Dudley Building Society |
4:50-5:30
TALENT
Addressing scarcity and retention challenges in a competitive landscape
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Ratul Ahmed, Divisional Board Member, Commerzbank AG |
4:50-5:30
Developing governance frameworks to enhance ESG transparency
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4:50-5:30
TECHNOLOGY
Exploring opportunities to Leverage advanced analytics and AI for treasury and balance sheet management
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5:30 End of Risk Evolve 2025
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