Victoria Stubbs

Managing Director, Head of Customer Compliance, Barclays UK

Victoria Stubbs is Head of Customer Compliance at Barclays.  She was previously Chief Risk Officer at Revolt UK, and Chief Risk Officer at The Cambridge Building Society.  Victoria is an experienced risk and compliance leader and worked on a number of cross-industry areas including the business advisory board at Credit Strategy and Deputy Chair of the PRA Pratictioner Panel.

All Sessions by Victoria Stubbs

09:00 - 09:45

Redefining Risk Leadership in a Fractured World – PANEL DISCUSSION

Exploring how global disruption is reshaping risk priorities and transforming the CRO mandate

  • Evolving the CRO role as a catalyst for strategic foresight and transformation
  • Deepening board collaboration to enhance oversight of systemic, cyber, and emerging non-financial risks
  • Navigating regulatory divergence while maintaining agility and strategic alignment
  • Creating integrated frameworks for financial, operational, and reputational resilience

10:05 - 10:25

The Evolving CRO Mandate: From Risk Guardian to Enterprise Architect

Session details:The Chief Risk Officer role is shifting from traditional oversight to strategic enterprise leadership in an era of disruption and digital acceleration.

  • Transitioning from financial risk guardian to enterprise architect and strategic challenger
  • Strengthening board engagement through forward-looking dialogue on systemic and non-financial risk
  • Embedding culture, conduct, and behavioural risk as core resilience pillars
  • Integrating AI into risk and compliance with clear governance and accountability
  • Moving from reactive control to anticipatory, intelligence-led risk management
  • Balancing evolving consumer expectations with disciplined risk oversight