Welcome to the Risk Evolve agenda
See below for an ‘at a glance’ view of the agenda. To view a specific stream in more detail, please click on the stream name located at the top of the agenda under the date. To change day, please click on the date buttons.
8:00 Breakfast and Networking
8:45 Chair’s Opening Remarks
| Andreas Simou,CEO, CeFPro |
8:50 The New Global Order
9:10 Risk Management for a Digital Bank Launch
| Thomas Wallace,Chief Risk Officer, Revolut UK |
PANEL DISCUSSION
9:35 Redefining Risk Leadership in a Fractured World
| Rajeev Bhatnagar,Chief Risk Officer and Compliance Officer, BNY |
| Hanna Sarraf,Chief Risk Officer, Monzo Europe tbc |
| Hasan Kazmi,Group Chief Risk Officer, OSB Group |
10:20 Morning Refreshment Break and Networking
10:50 The Rise of the CRO Through Non-Financial Risk
| Sean Titley,Deputy CRO, Bank of London |
PANEL DISCUSSION
10:50 Navigating Geopolitical Risk Across Financial Markets
| Stefano Biondi,Group Chief Risk Officer, Banco Mediolanum |
| Adam Oyebanji,Managing Director, Head of Sanctions, BNY |
EXTENDED AND INTERACTIVE SESSION
10:50 AI-Driven Risk Modelling and Supervisory Alignment
| Led by: Ratul Ahmed,Managing Director, Group Head of Model Risk Management & Validation, Commerzbank AG |
11:25 AI: A game Changer for Non-Financial Risk Management
| Suren Pakhchanyan,Chief Risk Officer, Inecobank |
11:25 Repricing the Balance Sheet: Managing Interest Rate Volatility and Structural Shifts
| Svetlana Kardan,Head of Balance Sheet Management, Monzo |
12:00 Embedding DORA into Enterprise Resilience: from tactical to strategic – turning ICT rules into real capability across EU & UK
12:00 Basel 3.1 Implementation and Capital Implications for Market Participants
| Sajid Iqbal,VP, Risk Management, Habib Bank AG Zurich |
12:35 Lunch Break and Networking Round Tables
We will be hosting a series of interactive luncheon roundtables, allowing a forum for interactive discussion and debate on the themes of Risk Evolve.
Check the website regulary for updates and new additions.
PANEL DISCUSSION
1:35 Navigating the Evolving Cyber Threat Landscape: Resilience Strategies for Financial Institutions
| Fraser Hughes,Cyber Security Risk Oversight Lead, NatWest Group |
PANEL DISCUSSION
1:35 Interest Rate Modelling and IRRBB Modelling in a Higher-for-Longer World
| Hadrien Van Der Vaeren,Senior Vice President Treasury Risk, BNY Mellon |
| Germar Knochlein,Head of Division, European Central Bank |
| Jakob Lavrod,Group Risk Control, Model Development & Quantitive Analysis,Handelsbanken |
EXTENDED AND INTERACTIVE SESSION
1:35 Transition Planning & Portfolio Steering: Making Sustainability and ESG as part of BAU
| Patrick Akhidenor,Chief Risk Officer,First Bank of Nigeria |
| Lourenco Miranda,Head of Sustainability,Nexent Bank |
2:20 Third-Party & Supply-Chain resilience from KYS to N-th-party oversight
| Lisa Mighelli,Head of TPRM EMEA,MUFG |
2:20 Counterparty Credit Risk
| Imran Syed,Head IB Counterparty Risk Stress Testing,UBS |
PANEL DISCUSSION
2:55 Operational Risk 2.0: Redefining Roles, Mandates and Capabilities of Modern Risk Professionals in the AI Era
| Aman Sheriff,Executive Director – Analytics & Reporting, Operational Risk, Goldman Sachs |
| Argyro Ouraniou,Head of Compliance Risk Management and Governance, Eurobank |
PANEL DISCUSSION
2:55 Liquidity Management in Volatile Market Conditions
| Dr. Coksun Tarkocin,Head of Liquidity Optimization, Global Treasury, HSBC |
| Brian Brown,Head of Liquidity Management,Deutsche Bank |
| Vivien Foetz,Chief Risk Officer,GIB |
3:40 Afternoon Refreshment Break and Networking
4:10 New Era RCSAs: Transforming Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSAs) with Generative and Agentic AI
| Charlotte Salisbury,Head of Enterprise Risk, AXA UK |
4:10 Intraday Liquidity and Funding Optimisation
PANEL DISCUSSION
4:45 Culture, Conduct and Reputational Resilience: Human Behavior as the Ultimate Control
| Ash Mohammed,Head of Operational Risk Frameworks, Systems & Insights, NatWest |
| Michael Sparks,Former Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, Issuer Services; BNY |
| Stuart Greig,Head of Operational Risk, Tide |
PANEL DISCUSSION
4:45 Digital Currencies and Tokenized Assets: Redefining Cross-Border Payments and Funding Models
| Tin Lau,Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, Mirae Asset Securities |
5:30 Chair’s Closing Remarks
5:35 End of Risk Evolve 2026 Day One
5:40-6:40 Drink’s Reception and Networking
A strategic outlook on how geopolitical fragmentation and economic power shifts are redefining systemic risk and financial stability.
Exploring how global disruption is reshaping risk priorities and transforming the CRO mandate
The expanding scope of the CRO: from financial risk steward to enterprise risk strategist
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Non-Financial Risk Management
Examine how firms have translated DORA’s ICT requirements into practical, enterprise-wide enhancements of resilience capabilities
Update on the latest cyber threats and how operational and non-financial risk teams can enhance resilience across data protection, cloud dependencies, and incident response.
Understanding how to build end-to-end third-party and supply-chain resilience, from critical-provider oversight to N-th-party dependency management.
A strategic exploration of how AI is reshaping operating models, team structures, and the evolving mandate of Operational Risk professionals
A case study exploring how GenAI and Agentic AI are modernizing the core tools of the Operational Risk Framework, RCSAs.
How Risk Culture and Conduct influence reputational resilience and practical strategies for managing behavioural risks in times of crisis.
Understanding the macroeconomic and policy implications of trade conflicts, tariffs, and sanctions in Treasury
Examining the long-term implications of sustained rate increases on profitability and capital allocation
Understanding how the Basel 3.1 “endgame” reforms affect capital management.
Examining how institutions are adapting IRRBB and hedging frameworks to account for sustained rate volatility.
Assessing how geopolitical shocks, sanctions, and market volatility are reshaping counterparty exposures and collateral demands.
Exploring liquidity strategies in the context of rate volatility and macroeconomic uncertainty.
Exploring liquidity strategies in the context of rate volatility and macroeconomic uncertainty.
Analysing how tokenised assets and CBDCs will transform liquidity, settlement, and risk management.
Exploring how financial institutions can integrate AI and machine learning within model risk, credit, and stress testing frameworks while meeting supervisory expectations. The session will examine approaches to AI explainability, governance, and validation, and how to balance automation with human oversight in risk-based decisioning.
A strategic and practical workshop centred on integrating ESG and climate risks into client strategy, portfolio steering, and long-term business planning. The session examines how institutions can adapt portfolios to meet 2030–2050 climate pathways while maintaining profitability.
8:00 Breakfast and Networking
8:50 Chair’s Opening Remarks
PANEL DISCUSSION
9:00 The Next Frontier of Risk Management
| Anuratna Chadha,Group Chief Risk Officer, Mashreq Bank |
| David Arnold,Chief Risk Officer, First Abu Dhabi Bank UK |
PANEL DISCUSSION
9:45 Resilience Reimagined
| Keith Davies,Group Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, Admiral PLC |
| Javier Munoz,Chief Compliance Officer, Santander Bank |
| Søren Agergaard Andersen, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners |
Morning Refreshment Break and Networking
11:00 Risk Transformation in a Hybrid Financial Services Organisation
| Luca Oglina,UK Chief Risk Officer, FNZ UK |
11:00 Financial Resilience Under Tech Disruption – Part One
| Sean Titley,Deputy CRO, Bank of London |
11:35 Resilience and Scenario Analysis
| Mihaela Breg,Head of Operational Resilience & Business Transformation, Europe Arab Bank |
11:35 Financial Resilience Under Tech Disruption – Part Two
| Desmond Campbell,Director, formerly AJ Gallagher |
12:20 Lunch Break and Networking Roundtables
1:20 AI Governance: From Black Box to Board Visibility
| Argyro Ouraniou,Head of Compliance Risk Management and Governance, Eurobank |
1:20 Capital Planning Frameworks in a Shifting Rate & Policy Environment – PANEL DISCUSSION
| Chris Tautz,Capital, Liquidity & Funding Strategy Policy Lead, NatWest tbc |
1:55 Data-Driven Defense
| Pallavi Kapale,Senior Financial Crime Officer, Bank of China |
1:55 Climate Stress Modelling
| Lourenco Miranda,Head of Sustainability,Nexent Bank |
2:30 Afternoon Refreshment Break and Networking
3:00 Spotting the Next Threat: Modern Approaches to Emerging Risk Management
| Elena Pykhova,Author,Operational Risk Management in Financial Services |
3:00 Model Risk and Valuation in Uncertain Market Environments
| Danny Dielman,Director, Wholesale Banking Capital Treasury, ING |
3:35 Future Outlook– PANEL DISCUSSION
| Elena Pykhova,Author,Operational Risk Management in Financial Services |
3:35 Evolving Market Risk Frameworks for Structural Volatility
4:10 Chair’s Closing Remarks
4:15 End of Risk Evolve 2026
Exploring how human judgment, technology, and regulation will co-exist in defining the future architecture of the risk function.
Defining a unified framework for financial and operational resilience to withstand economic, geopolitical, and cyber shocks.
New formats of financial services organisations and how are they re-shaping the risk strategy.
Proving AI-enabled resilience with data and discipline
Navigating AI Governance in a financial institution
Intelligence, collaboration & skills: modernizing Financial Crime operations for the digital era.
Horizon scanning, identifying and assessing emerging risks, turning weak signals into actionable insights.
The Future of Non-Financial Risk: what to expect by 2030.
A live crisis-simulation workshop where attendees respond to real-world disruptions: AWS failures, telecom outages, ransomware attacks, payment-rail breakdowns, or third-party concentration failures (Visa/Mastercard/T2). A Two-part interactive workshop.
A live crisis-simulation workshop where attendees respond to real-world disruptions: AWS failures, telecom outages, ransomware attacks, payment-rail breakdowns, or third-party concentration failures (Visa/Mastercard/T2). A Two-part interactive workshop.
Exploring how climate and ESG risks can be integrated into capital and credit modelling frameworks.
Aligning ESG and prudential regulatory disclosure frameworks
Revisiting risk management frameworks for sustained market uncertainty.
Adapting funding structures to align with shifting credit conditions and inflation dynamics.