Sean Titley

Chief Risk Officer, Bank of London

All Sessions by Sean Titley

11:00 - 12:20

Operational Resilience Under Tech Disruption, Cloud Outages & Critical Third Parties

Workshop details: 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).

  • Managing payment failures (AWS outage, T2 downtime, Mastercard/Visa disruption)
  • Designing cross-functional response plans for cyber, data-centre or infrastructure shocks
  • Assessing resilience vulnerabilities in 24/7 instant payment environments
  • Building board-ready resilience, continuity and communication frameworks

10:55 - 11:30

The Rise of the CRO Through Non-Financial Risk

The expanding scope of the CRO: from financial risk steward to enterprise risk strategist

  • Why operational, conduct, technology, and non-financial risks now dominate board agendas
  • Lessons from recent CRO appointments emerging from operational risk backgrounds
  • What this shift reveals about the realities of modern banking and systemic complexity
  • Skills, mindset, and experience needed for the next generation of CROs
  • Is this a temporary trend-or a permanent evolution of the role?