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Keith Davies

Group Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, Admiral PLC

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.

All Sessions by Keith Davies

09:45 - 10:30

Resilience Reimagined

Defining a unified framework for financial and operational resilience to withstand economic, geopolitical, and cyber shocks.

  • Managing regulatory expectations around financial and operational resilience frameworks
  • Integrating liquidity, capital, and operational resilience into one enterprise framework
  • Stress testing resilience to cascading shocks - from energy crises to systemic cyberattacks
  • Enhancing real-time crisis response through technology and data-driven visibility
  • Embedding scenario planning and continuity management at board level
  • Fostering a culture of preparedness and adaptive decision-making