Chairman & CEO, Verizon

Lowell C. McAdam is chairman and chief executive officer of Verizon Communications, with responsibility for the operations of Verizon, including all business units and staff functions. In addition, he is chairman of the Verizon Wireless Board of Representatives.

McAdam succeeded Ivan Seidenberg as CEO on Aug. 1, 2011 and as chairman on Jan. 1, 2012.

From October 2010 until he assumed his current position, McAdam served as president and COO and had responsibility for the operations of the company's network-based businesses -- Verizon Wireless and Verizon Telecom and Business - as well as Verizon Services Operations. He was also responsible for the technology management and CIO functions.

Before that, McAdam held key executive positions at Verizon Wireless since its inception in 2000 and built the company into the industry's leading wireless provider, with the nation's largest, most reliable wireless voice and 3G broadband data network. He was president and CEO of Verizon Wireless from 2007 until being named COO of Verizon, and before that served as Verizon Wireless' executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Earlier, McAdam was president and CEO of PrimeCo Personal Communications, a joint venture owned by Bell Atlantic and Vodafone AirTouch. He also served as PrimeCo's chief operating officer, responsible for overseeing the deployment of the new company's customer service operations and all-digital network.

McAdam has also served as vice president-international operations for AirTouch Communications and was lead technical partner for cellular ventures in Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Italy, Korea and Japan. McAdam joined AirTouch as executive director of international applications and operations in 1993. From 1983 to 1993, he held various executive positions with Pacific Bell, including area vice president of Bay Area marketing and general manager of South Bay customer services.

McAdam is past chairman of the board of directors of the CTIA, the wireless industry trade association. He is a director of the National Academy Foundation, a partnership between business leaders and educators that helps high schools across the country establish and run technical and service academies to prepare students for college and careers. He is also co-chair of the CEO Council on Health and Innovation, which encourages the adoption of innovative strategies to improve employee health and the delivery of higher-quality, more cost-effective healthcare. In addition, he is a member of the Cornell University Board of Trustees.

He earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Cornell and a master's degree in business administration from the University of San Diego. He also spent six years in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps and became a licensed professional engineer in 1979.

Former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor, U.S. Government

General Powell is widely regarded as one of the nation's most talented and respected leaders. In his role as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and later as Secretary of State, he played a key role in addressing and resolving numerous regional and civil conflicts. General Powell earned an MBA at George Washington University. He was assigned to the Office of Management and Budget during the Nixon administration, an Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy during the Carter administration, and National Security Adviser during the Reagan administration. In 1989, Powell was appointed as the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staffs, and in 2000, as the 65th U.S. Secretary of State. He has spent his life inspiring many with his leadership skills.

Former Group Executive Board Member, UBS and Ex-Chairman of Credit Suisse

Axel P. Lehmann is a senior leader with more than 25 years of experience at Group Executive Board and Board of Director levels in globally leading bank and insurance companies. Axel has a proven ability to work collaboratively within a diverse, multicultural, and multidisciplinary organization. He has strong strategic, operational, risk leadership, crisis management, executive management and oversight capabilities.

He is IMD Executive in Residence and Affiliate Professor at University of St. Gallen (HSG), a Board member and Senior Advisor. He is former Chairman of Credit Suisse Group and former member of Board of Directors at UBS. He was also a member of Group Executive Board at UBS , where he served as Chief Operating Officer, joint President of Personal and Corporate Banking, and President Switzerland. He previously enjoyed a nearly 20-year career at Zurich Insurance Group, where he spent 14 years on its Group Executive Committee in various roles. These include responsibility for the insurers European and North American business, Group Chief Risk Officer with additional responsibilities for Group IT, Regional Chairman for Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Chairman of Farmers Group Inc. (LA).

He holds a master´s degree in business administration and economics, obtained his doctorate with an award-winning dissertation, and received habilitation in business administration and service management from the University of St. Gallen. He is also a graduate of the Wharton Advanced Management Program (AMP), University of Pennsylvania.

Chief Audit Executive, OP Financial Group

Sakari Lehtinen works as chief Audit executive of the OP Financial Group in Finland. Sakari's special areas of interest are risk-based and agile auditing, the use of data analytics and AI on internal auditing, and the management of competence and development. He has 25 years of experience in internal auditing and has served as the chairman of the Board of the Institute of Internal Auditors in Finland.

Chairman and CEO, Kaiser Permanente

Bernard J. Tyson is the chairman and chief executive officer of Kaiser Permanente, one of America's leading integrated health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. With annual operating revenue of more than $50 billion, Kaiser Permanente serves more than 9.3 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia.

Tyson assumed the role of chairman in January 2014 and has served as CEO since July 1, 2013. His career at Kaiser Permanente has spanned nearly 30 years, and he has successfully managed all major aspects of the organization. He had previously served as president and chief operating officer of the Oakland, California-based health care organization since 2010.

Under Tyson’s leadership, Kaiser Permanente has delivered on its “Thrive” promise by bringing an innovative and fully integrated approach to health care and health care coverage that is helping members achieve their aspirations of total health. Tyson believes Kaiser Permanente’s demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality and affordable health care through a combination of prevention, innovation, and integration can serve as the model for the future of health care in America. In fact, the strength of Kaiser Permanente’s approach is evident today in the significant increase in partnerships between health plans, hospitals, and medical practices across the health care industry.

As Chairman and CEO, Tyson is dedicated to highlighting Kaiser Permanente’s role as an industry leader in preventive care and in treating serious health conditions. For example, Kaiser Permanente’s 175,000 employees and 17,000 physicians consistently deliver some of the best cancer care, cardiovascular care, and neuroscience outcomes in the nation while also leading the country in infection prevention, cancer screenings, patient safety, and quality. Tyson has been a strong advocate for the elimination of health care disparities among individuals by promoting the use of aggregated data from members’ electronic medical records to determine the most effective treatments for optimal clinical outcomes. He is also dedicated to upholding Kaiser Permanente's mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services for the organization’s members and to improve the health of its members and the communities it serves.

Tyson has served in roles from hospital administrator to division president, leading Kaiser Permanente’s business in California and in its other regions. During his tenure as executive vice president for Health Plan and Hospital Operations, Tyson was responsible for both the care and health care coverage for members within one of the nation’s largest health plans and hospital systems — now 38 Kaiser Permanente-owned hospitals and more than 600 medical offices across America.

A San Francisco Bay Area native, Tyson earned a Bachelor of Science in health service management and a Master of Business in health service administration from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. He earned a leadership certificate from Harvard University. He serves on the board of directors of the American Heart Association. He recently completed service as chair of the Executive Leadership Council in 2012-2014.

CEO Emeritus, Deloitte and Member of the Board, Audit Committee Chair, Risk Committee & Credit Committee, Wells Fargo & Company

Mr. Quigley is a retired partner and CEO Emeritus of Deloitte. Prior to retiring in June 2012, Mr. Quigley served as chief executive officer of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL, the Deloitte global network), from 2007 to 2011, and as chief executive officer of Deloitte LLP, the U.S. member firm of DTTL, from 2003 until 2007. He served as a trustee of the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation from 2012 until December 2017. Mr. Quigley also is chairman of the board of directors of Hess Corporation and a member of the board of directors of Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He previously was co-chairman of the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue, a member of the board of trustees of The German Marshall Fund of the United States, a director of the Center for Audit Quality, a trustee of the Financial Accounting Foundation, a member of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting, and a member of numerous committees of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Quigley earned a Bachelor of Science degree and an honorary Doctorates of Business from Utah State University and Bentley College.

Head of Enterprise and Non-Financial Risk, London Stock Exchange Group

Robert is the Head of Enterprise and Non-Financial Risk at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). Robert was previously the Group Head of Capital Risk Management at Revolut. Before this, Robert was the UK Head of Enterprise and Non-Financial Risk at Credit Suisse. He holds a Mathematics degree from University of Leeds and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Group Information Risk Officer, KBC Group

Peter Debasse works for KBC's Group Risk team as the Group Information Risk Officer. His team is driving the methodology with regards to Information Security and IT-related risks, is challenging processes and controls via deep dives and is responsible to report to the group committees. He is also co-founder and active member of the Belgian Cyber Security Coalition, a cross-sector community with players from academia, public agencies and the private sector.

Peter is an engineer, holder of ISACA certificates CISA, CISM, CRISC, CDPSE and holds a degree in big data & analytics.

Chief Risk Officer, SCB DataX

Manish is a seasoned risk and compliance leader with retail / private / investment banking experience across multiple financial and non-financial risk disciplines and extensive experience in managing regulatory engagements, internal/external audit, remediation and compliance projects (e.g. MAS, HKMA, BAFIN, FINMA, BOT, RBI, etc). Currently, he is CRO of data & AI accelerator, SCB DataX, of SCBX Group which is regulated by Bank of Thailand. Additionally, he designs, implements and oversees group-wide program for data governance, data privacy and AI governance. In these roles, he also actively champions GRC adoption.

He is based in Singapore/Bangkok. He is very passionate about innovation, large scale transformation that reshapes an organization and people advocacy to build high performing teams.

Author, Best-Selling Author of The Black Swan

Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a philosopher, scholar of randomness, essayist, risk-management expert, and former trader. He is known for a multidisciplinary approach to the role of the high-impact rare event. 

He is author of the New York Times bestseller The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, the revelatory book that explains everything we know about what we don’t know. In it, he defines a “black swan” as a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: it is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. He concludes that black swans underlie almost everything about our world, from the rise of religions to events in our own personal lives. He offers surprisingly simple tricks for dealing with black swans and benefiting from them, and changing the way we look at the world.

Previously, Taleb has held senior positions with major banks focusing on the trading and risk management of complex derivatives, and worked independently on the floor of the Chicago exchanges. He went on his own in 1999 and, until 2008, specialized in protecting portfolios against extreme events.

In addition to his other books and scholarly papers, Taleb is the author of the extremely popular Fooled by Chance: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets, which was named by Fortune as one of The Smartest Books of All Time. His books have more than a million copies in print, and are translated into 27 languages.

He is currently a visiting professor at the London Business School. He held among other positions that of the Dean's Professor in the Sciences of Uncertainty at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and taught derivatives modeling at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University. He has an MBA from Wharton and a PhD from the University of Paris.

The London Times has described Taleb as a “giant of modern thought… The hottest thinker in the world,” and GQ calls him “the most prophetic voice of all.”

Economist & Author, Telegraph

One of the City of London’s best-known economists, Roger Bootle runs the consultancy, Capital Economics, one of the world’s largest independent economics consultancies, which he founded in 1999. Roger is also a Specialist Adviser to the House of Commons Treasury Committee and an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. He was formerly Group Chief Economist of HSBC and, under the previous Conservative government, he was appointed one of the Chancellor’s panel of Independent Economic Advisers, the so-called "Wise Men". In July 2012, it was announced that Roger and a team from Capital Economics had won the Wolfson Prize, the second biggest prize in Economics after the Nobel.

Roger Bootle studied at Oxford University and then became a Lecturer in Economics at St Anne’s College, Oxford. Most of his subsequent career has been spent in the City of London.

Roger has written many articles and several books on monetary economics. His latest book, The Trouble with Europe, published in May this year, has been widely acclaimed. It follows The Trouble with Markets, which analyses the deep causes of the recent financial crisis and discusses the threats to capitalism arising from it. Like his previous book, Money for Nothing, which correctly anticipated the financial crisis, it has been widely praised. It followed the success of The Death of Inflation, published in 1996, which became a best-seller and was subsequently translated into nine languages. Roger is also joint author of the book Theory of Money, and author of Index-Linked Gilts.

Roger appears frequently on television and radio and is also a regular columnist for The Daily Telegraph. In The Comment Awards 2012 he was named Economics Commentator of the year.

Former Deputy National Security Adviser in the Cabinet Office,

Paddy McGuinness is Senior Adviser at Brunswick Group counselling clients globally on crisis, resilience, risk and geopolitics. His personal focus is on technology and cyber issues and he works independently with investment funds and start ups on technical solutions to security problems. From 2014-18 he was the UK’s Deputy National Security Adviser leading on national crisis response to the hazards and threats in the National Risk Register and oversaw the UK’s National Cyber Security Programme. Pro bono Paddy is Chair of Trustees at St Joseph’s Hospice in Hackney and a Commissioner of the Oxford Internet Institute Commission on Elections and Technology (OxTec).

12th Administrator of NASA, and former NASA astronaut, NASA

Maj. Gen. Charles Frank Bolden Jr. (USMC-Ret.) was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 12th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He began his duties as head of the Agency on July 17, 2009. 

At NASA, Bolden oversaw the safe transition from 30 years of Space Shuttle missions to a new era of exploration focused on full utilization of the International Space Station and space and aeronautics technology development. He led the Agency in developing a Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft that will carry astronauts to deep space destinations, such as an asteroid and Mars. He also established a new Space Technology Mission Directorate to develop cutting-edge technologies for the missions of tomorrow. The Agency’s dynamic science activities under Bolden include an unprecedented landing on Mars with the Curiosityrover, launch of a spacecraft to Jupiter, and continued progress toward the 2018 launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. 

Bolden graduated from C. A. Johnson High School in 1964 and received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. He earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical science in 1968 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps. In 1977, he earned a master of science degree in systems management from the University of Southern California.

Bolden’s 34-year career with the Marine Corps included 14 years as a member of NASA’s Astronaut Office. After joining the office in 1980, he traveled to orbit four times aboard the Space Shuttle between 1986 and 1994, commanding two of the missions and piloting two others. He retired from the Marine Corps in 2003 and was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in May 2006.

President of World Bank, World Bank

Ajay Banga is the President of World Bank. He will become executive chairman of the board of directors on January 1, 2021 Ajay is a co-founder of The Cyber Readiness Institute, first vice-chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce and a trustee of the United States Council for International Business. Ajay is a founding trustee of the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum, a member of the U.S.-India CEO Forum, and is Chairman Emeritus of the American India Foundation. He served as a member of President Obama’s Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. He is a past member of the U.S. President’s Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. He was awarded the Padma Shri Award by the President of India in 2016, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2019, and the Business Council for International Understanding’s Global Leadership Award. He is a fellow of the Foreign Policy Association and was awarded the Foreign Policy Association Medal in 2012. Ajay is a member of the board of overseers of the Weill Cornell Medical College. In addition, Ajay serves as a director of Dow Inc. and is a member of its compensation and governance committees. Prior to Mastercard, Ajay served as chief executive officer of Citigroup Asia Pacific. During his career at Citigroup, he held a variety of senior management roles in the United States, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He also oversaw the company’s efforts in microfinance. Ajay began his career at Nestlé, India, where for 13 years he worked on assignments spanning sales, marketing, and general management. He also spent two years with PepsiCo, where he was instrumental in launching its fast-food franchises in India as the economy liberalized. He is a graduate of Delhi University and the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Member of the Executive Committee and Chief Ethics, Risk and Compliance Officer,, Novartis

Klaus Moosmayer, Ph.D., has been Chief Ethics, Risk & Compliance Officer of Novartis since 2018. He is a member of the Executive Committee of Novartis. Mr. Moosmayer previously was chief compliance officer of Siemens AG, a position he held since 2014. During his 18year career at Siemens, Mr. Moosmayer also served as chief counsel compliance from 2009 to 2013, and as compliance operating officer from 2007 to 2009. Mr. Moosmayer received his doctor of jurisprudence from the University of Freiburg in Germany, and passed his first and second state examination in law in Germany. He is internationally recognized in the field of compliance. He serves as vice chair of the Business at OECD (BIAC) executive board and served as chair of its Anti-Corruption Committee from 2013 to 2020. He is co-founder and chair of the European Chief Compliance and Integrity Officers’ Forum; and co-chair of the B20 Integrity & Compliance Task Force under the G20 presidency of Saudi Arabia. He served as co-chair of the B20 Integrity & Compliance Task Force under the G20 presidency of Argentina in 2018, and as chair of the B20 Integrity & Compliance Task Force under the G20 presidency of Germany in 2017.

Former Director, GCHQ

Robert was Director of GCHQ, the UK’s largest intelligence and cyber security agency, from 2014-17 and recently retired from Government after 20 years in national security roles, including Prime Minister’s Security Adviser.

He is now Executive Chairman for Europe of BlueVoyant, a global cyber security services company, and Senior Adviser at McKinsey & Co.

Robert established the UK National Cyber Security Centre in 2016, having been responsible for the UK’s first cyber strategy in 2009. While at No10 he also published the first National Risk Register for the UK in 2008. He is a leading authority on cyber security, cyber conflict and the application of technology in national security and writes regularly on cyber issues in the Financial Times.Robert is a Senior Fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center, the Institute of Engineering and Technology, and the Royal United Services Institute, and an Honorary Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford.

U.S. Chief Information Officer,

Over a 40-year career, Mr.Scott has shaped groundbreaking information technology solutions at some of the world’s most recognizable brands, including Microsoft, General Motors, VMware, and The Walt Disney Company. A cybersecurity and cloud computing pioneer, he has championed and executed strategies that have driven results from the corporate boardroom to the consumer’s living room, changing the way we think about modern data management and open-source advancements. Following a long tenure at Marriott, where he developed the first microcomputer-based forecasting tools and labor management and scheduling tools, he held executive roles at Sun Microsystems, Price Waterhouse, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. As the first chief information officer to manage corporate-wide IT at The Walt Disney Company, he upgraded the company’s infrastructure, developed enterprise-wide risk management and cybersecurity functions, and insured company-wide compliance with regulatory and risk issues. As CIO of Microsoft, he was responsible for all aspects of the company’s IT organization and enterprise digital supply chain, including Microsoft.com and partner-facing websites. In 2015, he was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as the third Chief Information Officer of the United States. During his tenure, he initiated a 30-day Cybersecurity Sprint and led the government response to a series of cyber intrusions, including an unprecedented breach of personnel data. he implemented a 21st-century approach to digital governance, promoted transparency and innovation, and established partnerships between the public and private sectors. Along the way, he navigated net neutrality policy, managed privacy issues arising from the Apple vs. the FBI legal case, and oversaw federal technology spending, including managing an $85 billion budget. Today, he leads the TonyScottGroup, offering cutting-edge enterprise strategy and solutions. He has a bachelor of science in information systems management from the University of San Francisco and a juris doctorate from Santa Clara University. He has been inducted into the CIO Hall of Fame by CIO magazine and is a two-time winner of FedScoop’s 50 “Golden Gov: Executive of the Year” award.

Chief Risk Officer, National Security Agency (NSA)

Ms. Anne Neuberger serves as NSA’s first Chief Risk Officer and a member of NSA’s Senior Leadership Team. As Chief Risk Officer, she is responsible for creating and maturing a methodology and processes to assess risk across NSA’s mission, and implementing an enterprise risk management process. Prior to her assignment as Chief Risk Officer, Anne served as the Director of NSA’s Commercial Solutions Center, responsible for NSA’s interface and partnerships with the private sector. Prior to that, she served as Special Assistant to the Director, NSA, for the Enduring Security Framework (ESF), building a deep and effective partnership between leading companies, the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, NIST and NSA, on initiatives across a broad set of technical and policy areas. In this capacity, Anne also led the Department of Defense’s Defense Industrial Base Pilot, defining the first policy and legal framework for government sharing of classified signatures and indicators with Internet Service Providers. Prior to ESF, Anne served on the U.S. Cyber Command Implementation Team which led the planning and standup of USCYBERCOM.

Prior to joining NSA, Anne served as the Navy’s Deputy Chief Management Officer and a Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Navy, with responsibility for guiding Navy enterprise IT programs. 

Anne first joined government service in 2007 as a White House Fellow, working for Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. The nonpartisan White House Fellows Program was founded in 1964 and is one of America’s most prestigious programs for leadership and public service.

Prior to joining government service, Anne was Senior Vice President of Operations at American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (AST), where she was responsible for directing operations, including dividend distributions, and complex mergers, and acquisitions processing, for approximately 2,000 publicly traded companies. Anne joined AST in 1994 as a software programmer, was promoted to the position of Chief Information Officer (CIO) in 2003 and Senior VP of Operations in 2005. As CIO, she led a team that designed and implemented systems to automate the granting and exercising of stock options as well as online share purchases and sales. As Senior VP of Operations, she managed the acquisition and integration of the corporate trust operations of Wachovia Bank, NA.

Anne earned a MBA, Beta Gamma Sigma and a Masters of International Affairs from Columbia University. She graduated from Touro College, summa cum laude, where she was awarded the Hannah Lander Award for Academic Excellence and a Merit Scholarship.

Managing Editor (US) and Columnist, Financial Times

Gillian Tett leads U.S. editorial operations across all platforms for the Financial Times. She writes weekly columns covering a range of global economic, financial, political and social issues. In 2015, Tett received an honorary doctorate from Lancaster University in the U.K., one of the top 10 British universities. In 2014, she was named columnist of the year in the British Press Awards and was the first recipient of the Royal Anthropological Institute Marsh Award. Her latest book, The Silo Effect, looks at the global economy and financial system through the lens of cultural anthropology.

Managing Executive: Corporate Risk and Security, Vodacom Group (Pty) Ltd

Wilna Meiring is a risk leader with over 20 years of experience in the risk management industry where she has served in various key leadership roles. She is the Managing Executive of Corporate Risk and Security for the Vodacom Group responsible for risk management within the group. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA (SA)), Certified Risk Manager Professional (CRM Prof - IRMSA) and a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA – IIA). She holds a Master of Commerce degree in Applied Risk Management and a Master’s degree in Management Coaching. She has served the Institute of Risk Management SA (IRMSA) in various capacities where she is a member of the IRMSA Board. She is also a professional coach and mentor.

Global Head OTCR Framework and Stress Testing, Standard Chartered Bank

Margaret Norden is a lawyer and spent ten years specialising in dispute resolution in 2 global law firms working in London and Hong Kong. Margaret joined Standard Chartered Bank in London and worked in a number of roles in Legal, Corporate Secretariat and Shared Investigative Services including building and leading a global team in Legal COO, covering operational risk, policy, governance and project management. Margaret led the implementation of a wide range of risk management programmes including cyber security, data management, third party risk, anti-bribery and corruption and conduct. Margaret also developed a competition compliance framework as well as manging major disputes and investigations. Margaret was appointed Global Head of Operational Risk in 2022. In 2024, with the merger of Operational Risk and Cyber teams, Margaret took on an expanded role as Global Head of Frameworks and Stress Testing, and now manages the Operational Risk and Cyber Risk Frameworks including oversight of governance and reporting, risk appetite and operational risk stress testing; Operational Risk, Change Governance, Transaction Processing and Product Governance Policies, and a dedicated Third Party Risk Management team.

Head of Compliance Risk Management - Group Compliance, Eurobank SA

Argyro has more than 15 years experience in the financial services sector. She currently holds the position of Head of Compliance Risk Management and Governance within the Group Compliance Function of Eurobank SA.

Executive Director, Intesa Sanpaolo

Responsible at group level for Internal Validation, Model Risk Management and Second Level controls (credit files review, Data Quality, Data Lineage, Reporting Governance), direct report to the Group CRO. Previous experience was 15 years in the Risk Management Function as Head of development function for market and counterparty risk regulatory internal models, responsible for Market Risk Technology and head of group FRTB program from 2016 till February 2020.

Head of Enterprise and Operational Risk, Nationwide Building Society

Ben is a Chartered Accountant who has worked in risk and control disciplines within large Financial Services businesses for almost 25 years. Roles have spanned the three lines of defence, as well as several years as an external reviewer. His current role is at Nationwide, where he has spent the last 9 years – with responsibilities centred around setting the risk framework; overseeing its application; and reporting on risk insights.

Head of Policy, Compliance Monitoring and Governance, Vodafone

Lauren is an recognised legal and compliance leader, with a broad experience in regulatory law, M&A, financial crime and corporate governance. She started her career at Slaughter and May as a Competition and Regulatory Solicitor in both London and Brussels (until 5PQE) before moving to Vodafone to broaden her practice as a commercial solicitor. At Vodafone, she now leads policy, compliance monitoring (FCA, GDPR, Financial Crime and CNI) and governance, and earlier this year she won "Head of Governance of the Year" at the Women in GRC Awards.

Global Head, Operations, Systems, Reporting & Analytics - Operation, Technology & Cyber, Standard Chartered Bank

Libby has over 20 years’ experience in a variety of senior global banking and markets businesses, in both the first and second lines of defense. These roles have provided a unique insight and understanding of the interplay between multiple risk disciplines, including financial crime, operational, reputational, regulatory, information and cyber security, and conduct risk management.

In her current role, as the Global Head of Operations, Systems, Reporting & Analytics for the Operations, Technology & Cyber Risk second line team at Standard Chartered Bank, she is responsible for the management of all financial performance and non-financial risk management for the function and delivery of the strategic change agenda, which includes overseeing the systems that support the achievement of risk and regulatory compliance.

Previously at SCB she has been responsible for implementing the front office supervision framework and Senior Managers’ Regime for the global financial markets business, leading the Bank’s global conduct risk programme, managing the all the non-financial risks for the European global banking business, and leading the European operations division for financial markets. Before joining SCB she held several senior executive roles in RBS (including COO of the Global Restructuring Group), Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, and BNP Paribas.

Co-Head Operational Risk Management, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

Philipp Herrmann is the Co-Head of Operational Risk Management at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), where he leads the organization’s Operational Risk Management practice. Since joining ADIA in January 2016, Philipp has played a pivotal role in shaping ADIA’s risk governance framework, focusing on defining clear roles and responsibilities, enforcing policy adherence, setting risk appetite, and fostering a culture of accountability and integrity. His work ensures that ADIA’s risk management structure promotes compliance and supports effective decision-making through risk quantification, monitoring, and continuous reporting to stakeholders.

In addition to his second-line oversight, Philipp leads the first-line Operational Risk Management function, ensuring the efficient implementation of the risk management process.

Prior to ADIA, Philipp held senior roles at Deutsche Bank and UBS for over a decade, where he managed global risk and compliance teams, drove successful regulatory initiatives, and centralized key risk functions.

Head of Assurance, Risk and Controls, ABB

20+ years of experience as leader in the governance and compliance field in multinational listed companies

Executive Director, JP Morgan Chase

A passionate and accomplished technology risk practitioner with almost two decades of experience in GRC roles within Financial Services.

Head of Operational Risk, Euroclear UK & International

Omer has been involved in the financial services industry for over 20 years across risk management, risk consulting and audit in the UK and Middle East. His areas of expertise include Operational Resilience, Cyber Risk, Transformation Risk and Third-Party Risk Management, and the regulatory challenges in these areas. He has a keen interest in Scenario Analysis and Horizon Scanning. Omer has been with Euroclear UK & International for 5 years where he has led the firm’s 2nd line Risk Management oversight activities. He is a member of the UK Finance Heads of Operational Risk network and holds the CRISC and CISA certifications.

Head of Risk & Compliance - Operational Risk, Canada Life

Dave has worked in financial services for over 30 years, starting his career at Nationwide Building Society, where he held a number of senior roles in internal audit and compliance. Dave joined the Lending Standards Board (LSB) as Compliance Director in July 2013, and became CEO in 2016. Dave worked closely with the industry and the regulators in developing self-regulation and voluntary standards as a key complement to statutory regulation, enabling firms to deliver good customer outcomes in SME lending, APP scams and branch closures. Dave joined Virgin Money’s Risk function in 2019 and held various roles covering operational and conduct risks, including implementation of Consumer Duty. He is currently overseeing operational and resilience risk at Canada Life.

Head of Operational Risk, Santander

Ben joined Santander UK in 2023 as Head of Operational Risk - Governance, Reporting & Standards. As part of this role, Ben oversees the non-financial risk framework, policies, structures and underlying programmes and infrastructure including Risk Appetite, RCSA, Issue/Action Management, Taxonomies and Systems. Ben has approximately 20 years experience in Financial Services in the US and UK including at Citi where he operated in a number of leadership roles across the first and second lines of defence, including compliance, operational and enterprise risk. Ben has broad subject matter expertise in Governance, Risk & Compliance, risk identification and assessment, control design and testing, and risk monitoring and reporting.

Head of Internal Control, Siemens Energy

Dorothea has more than 15 year of experience in Risk and Internal Control. She is currently the Head of Internal Control Governance at Siemens Energy being appointed to this role in 2020. She was previously the Head of Risk and Internal Control for Siemens Global Services. Dorothea has spent nearly a decade in various roles in Accounting and Mergers & Acquisitions.

Head of GRC, Lazada (Alibaba Group)

Suman is a Security Governance, Technology Risk, and Privacy Programme specialist with over 18 years of extensive experience. As the Head of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) at Lazada Group, part of the Alibaba Group, Suman excels in driving technology risk management, regulatory compliance, application security, and data protection. Passionate about tracking and assessing technology and privacy regulatory requirements, Suman is dedicated to advancing technological and privacy risk mitigation initiatives. Suman's expertise support organisation Cybersecurity mission to deliver robust security and compliance across various geographical regions.

Analyst & Pundit, GRC 20/20 Research & GRC Report

Michael Rasmussen is an internationally recognized pundit on governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) – with specific expertise on enterprise GRC strategy and processes supported by robust information and technology architectures. With 30+ years of experience, Michael helps organizations improve GRC strategy and processes supported by the correct GRC technology architecture. This enables organizations to align GRC with the business and deliver effective, efficient, resilient, and agile capabilities to the organization. He is a sought-after keynote speaker, author, and advisor and is noted as the “Father of GRC” — the first to define and model the GRC market in February 2002 while at Forrester.