Paul Barkan will be speaking at Risk Americas 2023

More than 25 years of experience in financial services, having held senior risk management positions with CIBC, Susquehanna Bancshares, Bank of America, LaSalle Bank/ABN AMRO, JP Morgan Chase, and Bank One, and enhanced during the financial crisis by consulting for numerous large financial institutions with Deloitte and Touché. Current responsibilities at CIBC focus on Risk Management strategic & tactical decisioning from business, technology, operational and regulatory perspectives. Direct responsibilities, include; Enterprise Risk, Operational Risk, Private Wealth Management, Consumer Risk Management, Credit Review, Stress Testing, Conduct Risk and Cyber-Security. Progression of roles built on continuous learning, while delivering solutions to ever-increasing complexity and demands.

James Costa joined Banner Bank in 2021 as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the company’s risk and compliance functions as well as the Bank’s interactions with industry regulators. He is also a member of the Bank’s Executive Management Committee.
Prior to joining Banner, Costa served as Chief Risk and Chief Credit Officer for TCF Financial a $49B regional bank where he managed all credit and risk functions as well as operations. At TCF Jim managed the enterprise integration of the merger equals between Chemical Bank and TCF.
Prior to TCF, Jim held executive leadership positions in risk, credit and lines of business at PNC Financial and at Wachovia Corporation where he was Head of Enterprise Credit Strategy.
Jim earned his bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University and conducted his doctoral studies from the University of Minnesota.  Jim is a veteran of the US Air Force. In Minnesota, Jim is active in community organizations to include Habitat for Humanity, Humane Society and The University of Minnesota Center for Children’s Cancer Research.
Jim is also an advisory board member for the Midsize Bank Coalition of America.

Yury Dubrovsky is a Managing Director, Chief Risk Officer of Lazard Ltd. and Head of Global Risk Management at Lazard Asset Management LLC. He and his global teams are responsible for all aspects of risk management at the bank as well as at its fully owned asset management subsidiary, covering equity and fixed income universes for both traditional as well as alternative investments. In addition, Yury is in charge of the quantitative analysts who provide support to portfolio management teams on portfolio construction issues, execute the initial phase of the research process and provide portfolio attribution analytics. He began working in the investment field in 1994. Prior to joining Lazard in 2005, Yury was Global Head of Market Risk Management for Emerging Markets and G20 Credit Products with Credit Suisse First Boston, Global Head of Exposure Management for Emerging Markets and Regional Head of Exposure Management for the Americas with Deutsche Bank AG. Before joining Deutsche Bank in New York in 1995, Yury was associated with JP Morgan & Co., AT&T and Kiev Polytechnic University in quantitative and technological capacities. He has an MBA in Finance from St. John’s University and MS (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from Kiev Polytechnic University. Yury is a member of the CFA Institute, New York Security Analysts Society, International Association of Financial Engineers, Global Association of Risk Professionals and Professional Risk Management Association.

Lisa Garcia is the Chief Risk Officer for CIBC Private Wealth Management in the US and a member of the CIBC Private Wealth Management U.S. Operating Committee. With more than 35 years of industry experience, Lisa is responsible for the management of the firm’s risk management platform. Since joining the firm in 2003, Lisa has served in several positions related to risk management, fiduciary services, centralized oversight, tax reporting, fund administration and charitable gift planning.

Prior to joining the firm, Lisa was the manager of client services at Loring, Wolcott, & Coolidge, a principal in the Charitable Gifts Office of State Street Global Advisors and held positions in various capacities at Mellon Private Wealth Management, including vice president and manager of the fiduciary tax department and team leader for the Planned Giving and Wholesale Trust departments. Lisa began her career at Coopers & Lybrand in New York.

She earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Manhattan College, a Master of Science in taxation, a Certificate of Tax Specialization and a Master of Business Administration in business ethics, with distinction, from Bentley College. Lisa is a Certified Public Accountant, a Chartered Global Management Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Lisa participates in many of the firm’s charitable events and enjoys playing her guitar and painting with acrylics and watercolors.

Sabeena Ahmed Liconte serves as Chief Compliance Officer, Americas to ICBC Standard Bank Group (“ICBC Standard”), including its SEC-registered broker-dealer, ICBC Standard Securities Inc., and its CFTC-registered introducing broker, ICBC Standard Resources (America) Inc.Prior to joining ICBC Standard, Sabeena’s previous professional experience included serving as Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer to the US investment banking division of Bank of China International. She also served as Futures & Derivatives Counsel to E*TRADE Financial Corp., including E*TRADE Clearing Corp. and E*TRADE Securities Corp.; and worked for the Office of General Counsel at Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated, the Division of Enforcement at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Bank of New York Mellon’s Legal Division and the Securities Fraud Prosecution division of the Attorney General’s Office for the State of New Jersey.Sabeena is a licensed attorney with a Juris Doctor from the St. John’s University School of Law. She also completed a visiting year at Fordham University School of Law. In addition to her law degree, she holds a Master of Arts in International Relations from Columbia University and, paying homage to her Canadian roots, a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Political Science from the University of Toronto.She also serves as a member of the Executive Committee to the Futures Industry Association’s Law and Compliance Division; advisory board member of the Center for Financial Professionals FinTech Advisory Group; Diversity Chair of the American Bar Association’s Business Law Committee – Futures and Derivatives Law Subcommittee; and member of the New York City Bar Association’s Foreign and Comparative Law Committee, and Derivatives and Futures Committees.

Janine Jakubauskas will be speaking at CeFPro’s Risk Americas 2023

Ty Lambert joined Cadence Bank in 2006 and has served in a variety of roles including balance sheet management, credit risk management, corporate planning, business intelligence, and modeling and forecasting. In his current role as Chief Risk Officer, his team is responsible for risk analytics, enterprise risk and regulatory compliance, regulatory relations, vendor management, internal loan review, corporate security, and BSA/anti-money laundering, as well as the Company’s CRA, community lending and fair lending programs. Ty served as Chief Data Analytics Officer prior to becoming Chief Risk Officer for the Company. Prior to joining the Bank, Ty was an investment portfolio manager.

As Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer for Ulster Savings Bank, located in Kingston, NY, I am responsible for oversight of all Bank risk management functions, including the Bank’s Legal and Compliance departments; I also serve as the Chief Information Security Officer.  I previously served as Vice President and Risk Manager at Bankwell in Bridgeport, CT, as First Vice President and Audit/Compliance Officer at Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan in Naugatuck, CT, and as Senior Attorney with the FDIC.  I hold a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Rhode Island, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University.

Melissa Sexton is Chief Risk Officer for Wealth Management and BNY Mellon N.A. Bank, responsible for independent oversight of risks including investment, fiduciary, operational, reputational, credit, market, liquidity, and strategic.Melissa joined BNY Mellon in May 2021 from Morgan Stanley where she was Co-Head of Field Risk and Supervision, overseeing ~16k Financial Advisors. Previously at Morgan Stanley, she was Head of Investment Risk. Prior to Morgan Stanley, she held senior risk  positions at Bank of America and hedge funds Ore Hill and Concordia.Melissa holds a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Boston University and is a CFA Charter holder.

Paige Wisdom: Paige Wisdom is a strategic executive with deep expertise in finance, risk management and capital markets at Fortune 500 financial institutions and private equity and venture capital-backed FinTech start-ups. She has a track record of leading high performing teams through extensive M&A, financial market and large-scale transformation. She is recognized as a results-oriented leader focused on leveraging data-driven analytics and creating an inclusive culture for talent development.

Tom is responsible for Morgan Stanley’s transition efforts to alternative reference rates to replace LIBOR through the firm’s Global LIBOR Transition Steering Committee. This group, spanning ISG, Wealth Management and Investment Management, will ensure that all businesses and infrastructure organizations have a consistent set of Firm-level guidelines, their own transition plans, and accountability for transition readiness by June 2023.
Tom is a member of the firm’s, Enterprise Controls Forum, Securities Operating Committee, Risk Management Committee and Asset/ Liability Management Committee.
Beginning his career in the industry in 1977, Tom joined Morgan Stanley in 1986. Based in New York, Tom has also completed multi-year assignments in Morgan Stanley’s London and Tokyo offices.
Prior to being named Vice Chairman, Tom was the Global Head of the Bank Resource Management Division where he was responsible for the firm’s secured funding, securities lending, global hedging and collateral management activities.
In April 2019, Tom was named Chair of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) by the Federal Reserve Board. The ARRC is a group of private-market participants convened to help ensure a successful transition from USD LIBOR to a more robust reference rate. Tom was appointed to the ARRC in 2014.
Tom was appointed Chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) Interest Rate Benchmark Reform Subcommittee in October 2018.
In May 2021, Tom joined the Bank of Canada’s Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group (CARR). The CARR is responsible for the implementation of the recommendations of the Official Sector Steering Group (OSSG) for Canada.
Tom currently serves on the board of directors of International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA).
Tom served as Chair of the Treasury Market Practices Group (TMPG) from November 2007 to May 2019.
Tom previously served on the Financial Research Advisory Committee to the US Treasury Office of Financial Research from 2012 to 2017.

Simona will be speaking at Risk Americas 2023

David joined USAA in October 2020 and currently leads Enterprise Risk Management, including Governance & Frameworks, Risk Appetite, Risk Identification, and Reporting. Prior to USAA, David was Senior Vice President at Citizens Bank where he held various roles including Head of Risk Strategy & Applied Analytics and Head of Integrated Stress Testing. Over the past 27 years, he has worked for several institutions as a practitioner, regulator and consultant (such as The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Fannie Mae, GE Capital and Quantitative Risk Management) and has covered Financial, Operational and Enterprise risks.
David graduated from the University of Toledo with a BBA in Finance and The University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business, specializing in Econometrics & Statistics.

More than 25 years of experience in financial services, having held senior risk management positions with CIBC, Susquehanna Bancshares, Bank of America, LaSalle Bank/ABN AMRO, JP Morgan Chase, and Bank One, and enhanced during the financial crisis by consulting for numerous large financial institutions with Deloitte and Touché. Current responsibilities at CIBC focus on Risk Management strategic & tactical decisioning from business, technology, operational and regulatory perspectives. Direct responsibilities, include; Enterprise Risk, Operational Risk, Private Wealth Management, Consumer Risk Management, Credit Review, Stress Testing, Conduct Risk and Cyber-Security. Progression of roles built on continuous learning, while delivering solutions to ever-increasing complexity and demands.

Mark Cabana is the head of US Rates Strategy at BofA Global Research,
based in New York. In this role, he publishes research and trade
recommendations covering US short-term interest rates and macro
strategy. He also meets regularly with a broad range of clients to discuss
the firm’s views on Fed policy, interest rates, and financial regulation.
Cabana joined the firm in 2015.
Before joining BofA Securities, Mark worked as an officer in the Markets
Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He spent nearly 9 years
on the Open Markets Trading Desk which spanned the duration of the
financial crisis. While at the NY Fed, Cabana was closely involved with
the design and implementation for a number of asset purchase / QE
programs and also managed a team focused on analyzing global
macroeconomic conditions and financial markets.
Cabana earned a bachelor’s degree from Furman University and a
master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University in finance and
international relations. He is a CFA charterholder.

Petr Chovanec is a Director of Business Modeling and Forecasting at UBS Global Wealth Management where he leads a team modeling and predicting balance sheet and income statement of America’s wealth management banking. In his position, he is involved in business forecasting, strategic planning, capital optimization, and various stress testing exercises (CCAR, CECL, LPA). Before the position with UBS, he spent four years in capital management group and in model validation of Citizens Bank (formerly RBS Citizens) and State Street. Before that he was a front office quant in fixed income, currency and commodities trading with State Street and ENGiE.

Hakan Danis is currently Director at U.S. Bank where he is managing teams that are responsible for expanding Baseline, CCAR and CECL scenarios, and developing/maintaining macroeconometric and operational risk models. Prior to his current role, he was Director at MUFG Union Bank where he was responsible for designing scenarios for CCAR/DFAST, RRP scenarios etc. Prior to that, he was Senior Economist in the Research Department at BBVA, where he was analysing and forecastingthe U.S. economy for the BBVA Group. He holds a PhD in Economics from University of Georgia and is expert in time series econometrics and monetary policy.

Rami Entin will be speaking at Risk Americas 2023

Chris Harner, Managing Director, leads Sia Partners US Cybersecurity practice based in New York. He has ~25 years of risk management experience as a practitioner in banking and insurance in Europe, Russia and the United States as well as a consultant serving the largest financial institutions. His risk management experience covers financial and non-financial risks, including ERM, ORM, TPRM, Cyber and Operational Resilience. He holds the FRM certified by GARP and CISSP issued by (ISC)2.

With over 30 years of experience in strategic risk management, Mike Guglielmo has provided technical and strategic consulting to a diverse group of financial institutions. Mike is also a frequent author and top-rated speaker on a variety of balance sheet and model risk management and operational risk management topics. He is the Immediate Past Chairman for the Financial Managers Society and is a faculty member for the FMS Institute.

During his tenure at DCG, Mike has served in various capacities, including director of financial analytics. In addition, he is a technical resource for the ongoing development of many of DCG’s quantitative and strategic risk management products and services. Prior to joining DCG, Mike managed the ALCO and strategic planning processes for a regional bank in the northeast. Mike is a graduate of Fairfield University with a degree in economics.

Michael Ivie, Managing Partner, Head of Financial Services Consulting, Phyton Consulting
Michael is a Managing Partner at Phyton Consulting, a specialized professional services firm that empowers data intensive businesses with subject-matter leadership and execution-focused delivery capabilities. Michael has over a decade of experience in Finance, Risk, Data Management, and Technology in both public and private sectors. His diverse background working across the enterprise and in numerous change management roles for many of the world’s leading financial institutions has helped him develop a unique perspective on how these organizations function and how to navigate a changing business, technical, and regulatory landscape.
Michael received an MS in Finance and an MBA in Risk Management & Insurance from Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business. He earned a Professional Risk Manager (PRM) certification from PRMIA, Basel Compliance Professional designation from BCPA, Project Management Professional (PMP) credential from PMI, and numerous professional industry licenses and data/IT certifications.

Shahab Khan currently works for HSBC Holdings Plc. as Head of Liquidity Policy in New York. Prior to this, he was at JP Morgan Chase & Co. in the Capital & Liquidity Policy Group as a subject matter expert. Before this, he worked at various financial institutions and was associated with one of the big four accounting firms in the financial advisory space at the beginning of his career. During his professional career, he has held various positions in Treasury, M&A and Finance groups. For the last several years, he has been dealing with regulations related to Capital, Liquidity, RWA, Market Risk etc. that are applicable in the U.S. In addition to MBA, he is also a certified Treasury Professional. He is an avid reader and loves to travel.

Henry Kwan is the SVP and Deputy Treasurer of East West Bank. He led the risk management over liquidity, interest rate, capital, and FX risks. He manages the Bank’s investment portfolio and executes liquidity, interest rate, and hedging strategies. He is an expert on quantitative analysis, including liquidity forecast, liquidity stress testing, ALM modeling, liquidity stress testing, and capital stress testing. Besides domestic Treasury functions, he oversees the treasury activities in the foreign branch in Hong Kong and its wholly-owned subsidiary in China.

He obtained his bachelor’s degree at UC Davis and is an MBA candidate at UCLA Anderson School of Management. He is a CFA Charterholder and is a mentor for the CFA Los Angeles Society members.

Frederic Lebrun has been with Activeviam for the last 13 years. In his current capacity, as VP Product Strategy, Frederic’s focus is to foster and improve a customer-centric and data-driven approach to the evolution of existing products and the evaluation of new product opportunities.
Frederic has over 20 years global experience in software engineering and product/service delivery; having held customer-facing roles in EMEA, APAC and North America.
Frederic is always keen on thoughtful interactions with forward-thinking leaders and problem solvers, bridging gaps between tech and business stakeholders, and contributing to innovative solutions that can support business transformations for more resilience and efficiency.

Francis Lecan will be speaking at Risk America 2023

Eddy will be speaking at CeFPro’s Risk Americas Convention

Svilen is currently with RBC as a Managing Director and is responsible for Balance Sheet Risk, Group Risk Management, Enterprise wide ALM, investment portfolios market risk, and liquidity risk governance, oversight, reporting, and model validation.Prior to RBC, he held progressively senior roles in the Treasury and ALM management functions of large financial institutions in North America and Europe.

Mr. Charlie Peng is currently a Senior Vice President and Head of Treasury at Bank of China USA, primarily responsible for managing the banking book interest rate risk, liquidity risk and funding operations, investment management and other treasury functions .Prior to that, he was also Head of Market Risk Management at Bank of China USA, and a director in Global Risk Oversight group at American Express, mainly responsible for financial & treasury risk modelling and market risk oversight. He also worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Deloitte.He is a CFA and holds MS Computer Science from State University of New York at Binghamton, MS Economics at Fudan University and Bachelor at Nankai University in China

Anastasia is a risk management practitioner, quantitative analyst and FRTB solution expert at ActiveViam. She focuses her efforts on user experience and adoption of in-memory analytics to solve complex analytic use cases in risk management and regulations. Prior to joining ActiveViam in 2018, she has been working as a risk manager and product developer in IT and quant teams at large European banks. Anastasia has a Masters degree in applied math in economics, holds PRM and CQF certifications.

Mike is the Head of Risk Appetite and Strategic Risk at Société Générale and has led the development and maturity of Risk Management, Business Strategy/Integration, and Six Sigma in his career. Within the Enterprise Risk function at Société Générale, Mike is responsible for developing and managing the Enterprise Risk Appetite Statement, Strategic Risk and Stress Testing, Board Risk Reporting and the associated oversight across all risk types as well as New and Living Products

Charles A. Richard III is a Senior Vice President at QRM, with over 25 years of experience in enterprise risk management, balance sheet management, credit risk management, and regulatory capital management. During his tenure at QRM, he has consulted with hundreds of financial institutions worldwide and helped QRM build an international client base of over 250 long-term engagements.

Stéphane Rio, the CEO & Founder of Opensee, is a seasoned expert in the capital markets sector. Prior to Opensee, Stéphane founded Swapstream, which was eventually acquired by the Chicago Mercantile Group. With a dual technical and financial background, having studied at Ecole Polytechnique, ENSAE, and completed a Master in Stochastic Models Applied to Finance, he has over 25 years of experience in the field. As a senior member of several international financial companies, Stéphane has managed teams of derivatives traders and portfolios worth billions of assets. He also played a crucial role in the restructuring of Depfa as an executive Board member responsible for Treasury, Assets and all Front-Office activities. He has served as a senior advisor for Bain Consulting and another private equity fund specialised in Fintech for which he has shared his expertise with financial institutions.

Oskar Rogg is Head of Treasury, Americas for Credit Agricole CIB. He joined the bank in 2006 after stints at Ernst & Young/Cap Gemini, a fin-tech boutique and 10 years running a startup consulting firm. Oskar began his career at First Boston (now Credit Suisse) where he developed software, worked in municipal finance and traded repo and municipal GICs.  He has authored 15 books and articles, including chapters on repurchase agreements in the Handbook of Fixed Income Securities and the Handbook of Treasury Securities. He is a graduate of Cornell University and holds Series 7, 63, & 24 registrations and a PMP.

Baha Rudin is the Head of Buy Side Sales & Account Management, North America for ActiveViam, a data analytics company.
In this role Ms. Rudin is focused on the acquisition of new logos in asset management, hedge fund and asset owner space. She is also responsible for expanding partnerships with the existing clients.
Ms. Rudin has more than 20 years of experience in risk management, prop trading, securities lending and financial research that allow her to connect the dots and people across the business and find opportunities that result in new efficiencies and products.
Her fintech experience includes working at State Street Global Exchange and RiskMetrics.
Ms. Rudin holds an MS degree in Economics from University of Wisconsin-Madison and BS degree in Math and Economics from University of Minnesota-Minneapolis

Baha Rudin is the Head of Buy Side Sales & Account Management, North America for ActiveViam, a data analytics company.
In this role Ms. Rudin is focused on the acquisition of new logos in asset management, hedge fund and asset owner space. She is also responsible for expanding partnerships with the existing clients.
Ms. Rudin has more than 20 years of experience in risk management, prop trading, securities lending and financial research that allow her to connect the dots and people across the business and find opportunities that result in new efficiencies and products.
Her fintech experience includes working at State Street Global Exchange and RiskMetrics.
Ms. Rudin holds an MS degree in Economics from University of Wisconsin-Madison and BS degree in Math and Economics from University of Minnesota-Minneapolis

Jorge is a Senior Director at Santander in the Market Risk department. Mr. Segura oversees Asset Liability Management exposure of all Santander US and as such provides challenge to Treasury department, participates in the ALCO and acts as Secretary in the Market Risk Committee. As Second Line of Defense, he also provides an independent view to ALM functions and is responsible of the European Regulatory reporting. He has experience dealing with dual regulation (US and Europe) and lead the implementation of IRRBB Guidelines in Santander US. Jorge’s experience includes interest rate risk, liquidity risk and trading risk management. Prior to be transferred to Boston, Jorge was Market Risk Head in Puerto Rico and before he worked in Santander Peru and in the Front Office.

Suresh Srinivasan is currently the Americas FRTB implementation lead and GMS / CCAR program manager at HSBC. Before his career in HSBC, Suresh worked as a Management Consultant in EY and assisted several major US banks in their GMS initiatives. Suresh has held several leadership roles and has worked with multiple functional units in the Traded Products and Investment Banking domain. Suresh earned his MBA in Finance from Zicklin School of Business, New York and Bachelors in Engineering from India.

Steve is a Managing Director at Empyrean Solutions focused on introducing Empyrean to some of the largest, most sophisticated banks in North America, the UK, EU, and Asia-Pacific. In this role, he leverages his experience as a successful financial services industry executive and consultant leading engagements in treasury, liquidity management, balance sheet and capital strategies, finance, regulatory risk compliance, and credit portfolio oversight.
He regularly presents and chairs industry risk conferences. Steve has published in numerous industry journals including Bank Director, Bank Accounting and Finance, Commercial Lending Review, and American Banker. Prior to joining Empyrean Solutions, Steve held Managing Director positions at Novantas and First Manhattan Consulting Group. He started his career leading treasury at Shawmut National Corporation, a leading Northeast regional bank. He has an undergraduate degree in economics from Allegheny College with honors and an MBA in finance from Tulane University.

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Imir Arifi manages three operating units within Group Compliance at UBS spanning centralized AI development activities in US, model development activities in the Americas, and Global Model Governance (vendor model) activities.

Prior to joining UBS, he served in various leadership roles in model development & validation covering credit risk, market risk, operational risk, PPNR, and compliance modelling. Over the last five years he has focused on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, executing use cases for banks, insurance companies, and institutional grade hedge funds. He holds a PhD from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago where his research fused financial engineering with operations research, covering Credit Risk management and predicting CDS spreads.

Rick Boesch has over two decades of experience in the financial sector and is currently Head of Model Risk Management Automation at Evalueserve. Most recently he built and ran the Value-at-Risk Model Validation group at JP Morgan in New York City, prior to which he held positions as CRO for two broker-dealers, oversaw convertible bond modeling for Deutsche Bank’s proprietary desk, and led Credit Suisse’s derivatives modeling group in New York City. He has provided quantitative modeling and risk expertise to growing financial software companies in various market sectors, and in general has created software/technology solutions for rapid derivative modeling and reporting architectures both for the sell-side and financial software companies. Rick has a Ph.D. in theoretical physics and has published in that field for several years prior to transitioning to finance.

Liming Brotcke leads the model validation group of the MRM function at Ally since February 2019. Before joining Ally Liming worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago as the head of MRM for the 7th district and the Risk Modeling and Analytics team. She co-led the quantitative review of the CCAR Credit Card and was a key member of the LISCC supervision retail team. Prior to Chicago Fed, Liming developed extensive modelling skills and business knowledge between Discover and Citi Group. Liming holds a Ph.D. degree in Economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has multiple publications on quantifying model risk and machine learning governance.

James Costa joined Banner Bank in 2021 as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the company’s risk and compliance functions as well as the Bank’s interactions with industry regulators. He is also a member of the Bank’s Executive Management Committee.
Prior to joining Banner, Costa served as Chief Risk and Chief Credit Officer for TCF Financial a $49B regional bank where he managed all credit and risk functions as well as operations. At TCF Jim managed the enterprise integration of the merger equals between Chemical Bank and TCF.
Prior to TCF, Jim held executive leadership positions in risk, credit and lines of business at PNC Financial and at Wachovia Corporation where he was Head of Enterprise Credit Strategy.
Jim earned his bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University and conducted his doctoral studies from the University of Minnesota.  Jim is a veteran of the US Air Force. In Minnesota, Jim is active in community organizations to include Habitat for Humanity, Humane Society and The University of Minnesota Center for Children’s Cancer Research.
Jim is also an advisory board member for the Midsize Bank Coalition of America.

Ankur is the  head of consumer and fraud modeling at PNC. He has experience in developing Basel, CCAR, CECL and origination scorecard models for the retail assets. Ankur is also managing Fraud modeling and analytics, and is responsible for operational risk models. Before Joining PNC, he was a faculty at the Weatherhead School of Management at the Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

Mr. Glotz is the Chief Executive Officer, Founding Partner of Strategic Risk Associates (SRA) and is the firms’ practice leader for risk management, governance, capital management and internal audit activities. He has led numerous risk management and capital planning engagement efforts for national, regional and community organizations. Mr. Glotz served as Senior Vice President and Strategic Financial Officer for Crestar Bank and later SunTrust Bank through acquisition. During his tenure with SunTrust Bank, he held various senior financial positions including Strategic Financial Officer and head of Strategic Cost Management (EMC2 Play.) Immediately before SRA’s founding, Mr. Glotz was a Managing Vice President with Capital One Financial Corporation. Mr. Glotz held a number of senior positions with Capital One including Managing Vice President of Corporate Audit and Credit Review Services for Capital One Bank ($80 Billion in Assets at the time), which included the oversight and development of over 100 audit and risk professionals. Mr. Glotz also supported the implementation of Enterprise Risk Management and lead independent assessments of bank acquisition and integration activities for large-scale mergers. Mr. Glotz is Risk-Reward Co-Chair of the American Association of Bank Directors and is a faculty member of the Institute of Bank Director Education. Mr. Glotz was a Faculty Professor of the Virginia Bankers School at the University of Virginia where he taught Risk Governance and ERM. He has delivered Bank Director training for many State Banking Association, and individually for a number of Boards. Mr. Glotz received a BBA Degree in Business with the University of Wisconsin, an MBA with the University of Richmond and completed the Executive Development Program at Wharton, University of Pennsylvania. He is a Certified Risk Professional.

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Seyhun Hepdogan is Director of Analytics for Fifth Third Bank. He is responsible for retail credit risk models including originations, portfolio risk, collections, direct marketing and application fraud models for auto, credit card, personal loan and small business portfolios. Under his direction, his team oversees and develops models, frameworks and analytics. He and his team play an integral role in transitioning to machine learning models. Prior to his Fifth Third Bank experience, Seyhun held Director of Model Risk positions at Discover Financial Services and Santander Holdings USA covering fraud, AML, operational risk, retail and commercial credit risk. He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from University of Central Florida.

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Ty Lambert joined BancorpSouth in 2006 and has held a variety of management positions with responsibilities contributing to balance sheet management, credit risk management, corporate planning, and modeling and forecasting.  In his current role as Chief Risk Officer, his team is responsible for data analytics, regulatory compliance, enterprise risk management, vendor management, and Bank Secrecy Act/ Anti-Money Laundering efforts.  Prior to joining BancorpSouth, Ty was an investment portfolio manager.

Julia Litvinova is a Managing Director and Global Head of SSGA Model Risk at State Street.  In this role Julia is responsible for supervising validation of a broad range of models including models used for asset and investment management, credit, market and liquidity risks, regulatory capital, valuation.
Prior to joining State Street, Julia obtained extensive consulting experience at the Brattle Group, the economic litigation consulting company.  She specialized in the application of finance, risk management and taxation to a variety of consulting and litigation settings.  She received her Ph.D. in Economics from Duke University, M.A. in Economics from New Economics School and M.S. in Mathematics from Moscow State University.

Steve Lindo is a financial risk manager with over 30 years’ experience managing risks in ALM, funding, banking and trading portfolios. In addition to his role as Lecturer and Course Designer in Columbia University’s MSc in Enterprise Risk Management program, he is currently Principal of SRL Advisory Services, an independent consulting firm specializing in risk governance, education and strategy, and Co-Principal of Intelligent Risk Management LLC, an executive education and advisory partnership using analytical methods pioneered by the CIA. Mr. Lindo is a regular presenter at conferences, webinar host and author of risk management articles and case studies.

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Mr. Maira is Managing Director, Strategic Systems at OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization.
In this role, he is responsible for helping lead the Renaissance technology transformation, working closely with business and technology partners at OCC to implement the new clearing and risk management framework for the firm. In addition, he leads the current production risk technology platform. Mr. Maira has more than 25 years of experience in financial services technology and innovation. He has held various leadership roles in financial services technology including at BNY Mellon, JPMorgan and Citigroup.
Mr. Maira earned both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Engineering in computer science at Cornell University.

Jonas Jacobi, CEO and co-founder of ValidMind, is focused on addressing the increased pressure on Model Risk Management teams by providing a novel Model Risk Management platform that automates model documentation and validation processes for the Financial Service and Insurance industries. Jonas’ experience spans over two decades of pushing the boundaries of technology at companies such as Oracle, IBM, and Kaazing Corporation (creators of the W3C and IETF WebSocket communication standard) and advising PE firms and corporations on their M&A activities in the Finance and Regulatory market. In addition, Jonas is actively involved in the Silicon Valley startup community as an advisor and strategist for emerging ventures, such as Splashtop and Quantum Metrics.

Mike is a lead model development and analytics expert across a range of risk and product types, having a focus on wholesale credit risk methodology, regulatory solutions and model validation. Currently Mike is a Senior Vice-President and Lead Quantitative Analytics & Modeling Expert at PNC Financial Services Group, Model Development Department, where he leads 1st Line Wholesale Model validation.  Mike has 25 years of experience in financial risk modeling and analytics, having worked 5 years at Accenture and Big 4 consulting as a Director in the risk modeling and analytics practice, with a focus on regulatory solutions; 7 years as a Senior Economist and Lead Modeling Expert at the OCC, focusing on ERM and Model Risk; and 8 years in banking as a Vice-President at JPMC and SMBC, developing wholesale credit risk and economic capital models.

Accomplished risk management executive for multi-national global financial institutions with broad knowledge across Enterprise Risk Management, in particular Operational Risk, including Third-Party & Outsourcing Risk, Business Resilience & IT Risk, Business Controls Management, and Risk Strategy. Experienced in risk management program design, implementation and execution. Specialist in risk assessments (RCSA, Fraud Risk Assessments (FRA), Third-Party Risk Assessments, ORSA, etc.), Internal and External Operational Risk Loss Data / Event Reporting and Investigations, Key Risk Indicators, Issue Management, Controls Testing, Risk Treatment, Data Management, and Operational Risk Technology (GRC tools) solutions. Experienced with leading strategic and change initiatives in Risk Governance & Oversight, and Operational Controls, including Business Accountability models, Conduct and Risk Culture programs. Regulatory focused with foreign bank supervision and systemically important financial institution (SIFI) compliance knowledge. Work experience includes international risk and control projects across foreign markets including Latin America, Europe, Japan and Australia.

Jeff Prelle is the Enterprise Risk Executive at Cadence Bank since April of 2020. Prior to joining Cadence Bank, Jeff was the head of Modeling, Model Validation, and Financial Consulting at Situs AMC and ran the legacy McGuire Solutions product service offerings. He has worked for TD Ameritrade and Moody’s Analytics leading model development, stress testing, data governance, and balance sheet management functions. He has extensive experience in enterprise risk management, compliance, quantitative analytics, artificial intelligence, balance sheet management, credit risk management, capital stress testing, and corporate planning.

With 25+ years of experience, Chris applies his expertise to identify the most critical fraud issues facing individuals and businesses in North America as he guides the use of Experian’s data and technology to mitigate fraud risk.

Chris was a founding member of Experian’s Advisory Services fraud consulting practice where he applied his experience to address fraud-related issues across a wide range of industries including government agencies, financial services, utilities and other areas that require identity assurance and fraud risk management.

Chris’ earlier work in fraud prevention focused on bringing advanced analytics to payment card markets in the US and Latin America.

Steve Schlarman, Integrated Risk Management Strategist, for Archer is responsible for applying his experience in risk and security management to Archer solutions. He provides thought leadership and strategy for the Archer suite of solutions. With more than 20 years’ experience in technology focusing on Risk Management, Steve holds a patent and is a respected author, spokesperson and evangelist within the risk management and security industry.

Michael is a Managing Director and Global Head of Analytics & Modeling at BlackRock. Prior to BlackRock, he ran quant teams at RBC Capital Markets and Morgan Stanley. He holds a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley and an MPA from NYU Wagner School of Public Service.

Agus Sudjianto is an Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Model Risk for Wells Fargo where he leads a highly technical team to manage model risk across the enterprise.
Prior to his current position, Agus was the Modeling and Analytics Director and Chief Model Risk Officer at Lloyds Banking Group in the United Kingdom where he was responsible for the enterprise development and oversight of all risk management models (Retail and Wholesale Credits, Market, Regulatory Capital, Stress Testing, Asset Liability Mangement, Insurance).
Before joining Lloyds, he was a Senior Credit Risk Executive and Head of Quantitative Risk at Bank of America. Prior to his career in banking, he was product design manager at Ford Motor Company where he led engineering teams designing engine systems and components using complex engineering models.
Agus holds numerous US patents in both Finance and Engineering fields. In addition to publishing numerous technical papers, he is also a co-author of a statistics book in Design and Analysis of Computer Experiment. His technical expertise and interest include Quantative Risk, especially credit risk modeling and statistical finance, statistical methods for fighting financial crimes, and computational statistics.
He holds graduate degrees in Engineering and Management from Wayne State University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

With over 30 years of financial services industry experience, Chris has an in-depth knowledge of model risk management, model governance, model validation, financial model development, Asset Liability Management, and team development. Chris is currently the Director of Model Risk Management at Arvest Bank and was previously Vice President, Director of Model Risk Management at TIAA Bank for five years. His experience includes leadership roles at Diebold and Fiserv, where he consulted with financial institutions nationally and internationally to design and implement financial strategies to maximize productivity and growth, as well as Asset/Liability Management and quantitative analysis at HSBC and First Niagara Banks.

Jonas Ng currently serves as COO for Laurel Road, KeyBank’s fast-growing Fintech subsidiary. In this role, he leads acquisition, onboarding, credit/underwriting, risk management, quality control, and sales/servicing.

Previously, Jonas served as Head of Commercial Digital for KeyBank, driving strategic direction of digital properties/capabilities for KeyBank’s Commercial and Payments businesses. He also ran the Financial Wellness Product and Strategy Teams, bringing Financial Wellness to market for KeyBank’s Consumer Bank.

Prior to KeyBank, Jonas worked at Nationwide, Discover, Enova Financial, MBNA, and seven start-ups and consulting boutiques. He has had leadership roles in Marketing, Product, Finance, Operations, Strategy, Business Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Application Development, and Innovation.

Hands-on and results-driven Risk Management Executive with 25+ years of leadership expertise in internal audits, regulatory compliance, controls, and overall strategic audit planning/execution for companies such as CLS Bank, Credit Suisse and UBS and BNP Paribas.Strong, energetic leader with forte in streamlining processes ensuring compliance with regulatory standards; extensive experience launching internal audit and risk management operations.Trusted and active advisor in dissecting, analyzing and presenting key strategic financial solutions to executive leadership.Active volunteer and board member with Bridges Outreach since 2015 focusing on feeding and servicing people in need in NJ and NYC,  providing input into the strategic planning process and doing fundraisers with local businesses and schools.

Oscar is currently with BNP Paribas, in NY, as a Director, the Head of ALM&T and Asset Management Model Risk Management and the Validation Manager for CCAR, Compliance and Global Markets AI/ML models.
Prior to this role, Oscar enjoyed his 12+ year career in the risk management across different locations: Tokyo, London, Brussels and London, by enhancing risk management practices with local lines of business and supervisors. As the Head of Market and Counterparty Risk Model Validations, BNP Paribas, Americas, he also played a major role as the second line of defense in enhancing these models by leading global teams in Europe and in North America.
Oscar, FRM, holds a Master’s degree in quantitative finance from the École Mines de Paris, France.

Steve is Head of MRM at Webster Financial Group. His primary responsibility is to execute model validations and model annual review for all models in the banks model inventory including credit (PD/LGD, CECL), treasury (ALM/Liquidity/FTP), BSA/AML and stress testing. Steve manages the 3rd party relationships for any validation performed by external consultant and ensures the deliverable meet regulatory expectations as well as banks own requirements. He is also responsible to maintain company’s MRM policy and procedures, provide update in the operational risk committee, and address regulatory/audit questions related to model risk as required.

Steve previously was SVP at TD Bank N.A. where he was responsible for model risk of all estimation approaches used in the CCAR process covering ~350 Billion of portfolios across different risk domains. He also led the remediation and closure of three model related MRAs. Prior to TD Bank, he was Director of Stress Testing Modelling with GE Capital where he managed the development of stress testing PD/LGD and PPNR models. Prior to GE Capital, his role was VP – Treasury Risk at Barclay’s Capital where he was the model owner for Market Risk, ALM and liquidity models. Steve also has ~10 years of consumer bank experiences prior to Barclays working in various institutions including GE capital Retail Finance and Citibank where he used data analytics to drive risk insights and build statistical scorecards.

Steve earned a M.S in Finance and Accounting from Bentley University, a B.S in Finance from Renmin University. He is a CFA charter holder.

Lukky Ahmed’s got more than a decade of international banking experience with leading institutions, covering risk management, regulatory change, stress testing and consultancy. Never one to shy away from the big problems, he went into the rabbit hole of understanding how climate change would impact the world’s financial stability.

Soffia oversees the day-to-day operations of the sustainability consultancy team in the Americas. She focuses on delivering strategic work to America’s based companies through the process of decarbonization, sustainability, target setting, Scope 3 emissions, net zero frameworks, climate risk and ESG assessments.

 Soffia’s subject matter expertise spans across a variety of topics including sustainable finance such as green and sustainable bonds mainly as a second opinion provider, ESG reporting frameworks, TCFD reports and climate risks assessments, sustainable investing, greenhouse gas accounting, mitigation strategies and policies, carbon markets, both compliance and voluntary, and big data & AI to avoid greenwashing.

Soffia has 15 years of experience consulting both corporates and governments develop climate change/sustainability solutions. Prior to joining Schneider, she was Director for Sustainable Finance at IHS Markit (now owned by S&P Global) where she supported the development of the next generation of ESG solutions to disclose and manage ESG and climate-related risks. Prior to joining IHS Markit, she was Director of Carbon Trust Mexico where she spearheaded the expansion of the activities on green and sustainable bonds, sustainable agriculture and transport, energy efficiency and carbon markets across Latin America. In 2012, she worked for the World Resources Institute in DC and later joined Mexico’s public sector as Director of Climate Change Mitigation Policy to lead the design of the National Emissions Register as well as the implementation of the Climate Change Law. Soffia holds a master’s degree on Public Administration from Columbia University. She is also Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) fellow and was one of the international judges for the Million Cool Roofs Challenge. In 2021, she was named Gamechanger by Bloomberg Business week and more recently she was named one of the 12 most influential women in Sustainable Finance & ESG by the PRI. In the academic world, she taught a course on climate change policy and science and has collaborated in different magazines and global television networks.

Andries Berendsen is Head of Quantitative Risk Analytics and Capital at Rabobank North America, overseeing the bank’s risk analytics, capital stress testing and decision support activities. Prior to Rabobank, he held senior Finance positions at Standard Chartered and Citigroup, including Chief Financial Officer, in New York, Bangkok and Singapore with a focus on capital optimization and strategy. Andries started his career at Ernst & Young, working in Assurance & Advisory Business Services in The Hague, Johannesburg and New York. He has a M.Sc. in Business Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and holds professional certifications as a CPA in the US and a Registered Accountant in The Netherlands.

Sander is a sustainable finance professional with 26 years of experience in the financial sector. He has been working in a variety of roles within Economic Research, Retail Banking, Wholesale Banking, Private Banking & Wealth Management, Risk Management and Group Sustainability. Sander has managed a wide spectrum of projects on ESG, sustainability and climate.

Kevin is an Executive Director within UBS’s Group Compliance Regulatory and Governance  function focusing on regulatory and supervisory developments within the US and implications for the firm’s global business activities.  Prior to joining UBS in early 2017, Kevin was with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in their Financial Services Risk and Regulatory practice advising foreign and domestic banking organizations on evolving regulatory requirements and supervisory expectations pertaining to Enhanced Prudential Standards, capital and liquidity risk management and stress testing, enterprise risk management and governance and resolution planning. Prior to PWC, Kevin served as an officer within the Bank Supervision function at the Board of Governors in Washington DC and the Federal Reserve Bank of NY from 1988 to 2012 in a variety of capacities ranging from CCAR stress testing, liquidity risk management, credit risk derivatives, model risk management to regulatory capital and internal capital models.

Dr. Calcagno is a Managing Director at MUFG Americas, a global financial group with presence in more than 50 countries. In his current assignment, Juan oversees Enterprise Risk Management while previous assignments included leadership roles around regulatory/economic capital, stress testing, CECL/allowances, and economic forecasts. He has over 15 years of experience in financial services and prior to joining MUFG, he worked at KPMG and Moody’s Analytics. He received a B.A. in Economics from his native Argentina and a PhD from Columbia University.

Dr. Calcagno is a Managing Director at MUFG Americas, a global financial group with presence in more than 50 countries. In his current assignment, Juan oversees Enterprise Risk Management while previous assignments included leadership roles around regulatory/economic capital, stress testing, CECL/allowances, and economic forecasts. He has over 15 years of experience in financial services and prior to joining MUFG, he worked at KPMG and Moody’s Analytics. He received a B.A. in Economics from his native Argentina and a PhD from Columbia University.

 Fanny Charrier is a Director in Crédit Agricole CIB’s Corporate and Leverage Finance group, primarily covering the loan originations and syndication of the Chicago portfolio including U.S. automotive, healthcare, agricultural, semi-conductor, engineering & construction and telecom sector. In addition, she manages the origination and syndication of sustainable financings within the U.S., liaising with the global sustainable banking team to facilitate the structuring and placement of ESG-related loans & HY instruments including Ford’s US$15.5bn sustainability-linked revolving credit facility that was recently named “2021 North America Loan” by the International Financing Review (“IFR”).Fanny joined CA-CIB NY in 2012 as part of the Portfolio and Balance Sheet Management team and prior to that worked for Dexia NY in the Project Finance group. She was previously located in Paris, France, where she held various roles in export and structured finance.Fanny holds a Masters in finance from ESSCA (Ecole Supérieur des Sciences Commerciales d’Angers) and a Masters in project and structured finance from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées

Claire Feeney is a Senior Market Advisor at AuditBoard, with 10 years of experience in enterprise software and technology. At AuditBoard, Claire focuses on Enterprise Risk Management and ESG. Prior to joining AuditBoard, Claire worked in product marketing at OneTrust, VMware, and Infor.

John George is a Director and member of the Responsible Investing (RI) Team at Nuveen, the investment management arm of TIAA. John’s responsibilities include developing Nuveen’s strategic foresight on issues related to ESG integration, engagement, stewardship, and investment. Prior to joining Nuveen in 2021, John worked at BlackRock as a Strategist within the Sustainable Products group. He joined BlackRock after spending four-and-a-half years at Lord Abbett, an asset management firm primarily focused on fixed income markets. At Lord Abbett, John was responsible for establishing the firm’s ESG strategy, authoring the RI policy, training investment professionals and client-facing teams on ESG issues, and developing and fundraising for new products such as the Climate Focused Bond Fund. In addition to this experience, John has worked in roles across equity research and investment banking, covering renewable energy companies, utilities, and independent power producers.John is currently pursuing a Master’s of Science in Sustainability Management at Columbia University’s Climate School. He is also a Fellow at ClimateBase and holds a Bachelor’s in Finance from Rutgers University.

Ekaterina currently serves as global lead for design and implementation of environmental and social risk management systems in World Bank’s investments involving financial and private sector. She works with ministries of finance and economy, central banks, regional and national development banks, funds, special purpose vehicles, sustainable energy, transport, and water development entities and other types of the World Bank’s counterparts in nearly 20 countries to ensure full integration of environmental and social sustainability into commercial financial sector lending operations and public-private partnerships.

Hannah Herold leads American Century Investments’ ESG and Investment Stewardship team’s research efforts. Since joining the team in 2018, Ms. Herold has worked closely with the firm’s investment teams in the establishment of its ESG integration framework and development of screening and assessment tools. In her role, Ms. Herold manages the team’s research pipeline and has additional research responsibilities primarily focused on global large- and mid-cap equities and human capital management. Before joining American Century, Ms. Herold was an associate and team leader at Bernstein Global Wealth Management. She earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and history from Vanderbilt University.

Eivind Lorgen is the former CEO & President of Nordea Asset Management (NAM) and the former Head of the Manager Selection. He is a founding member of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Investor Advisory Group (IAG) and the current Chair for SASB’s IAG.  Board Chair, Board Member and senior expert advisor to corporate issuers, investment management funds and firms, non-profit organizations including leading business schools.Prior to joining Nordea, he was an Executive Managing Director at Zurich Insurance Group.Eivind is on the Reiman School of Finance Advisory Board for the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. He holds a BSBA from the University of Denver. His Master’s Diploma is issued by the Norwegian School of Economics. His Executive Management education is from IMD, Switzerland and The London Business School. Eivind is also an Adjunct Professor and has lectured at Daniels College of Business and Columbia Business School.Eivind served 16 months in the Norwegian Royal Air Force and played varsity soccer for University of Denver. He lives in Harlem, Manhattan with his family.

Markus Lammer is the Chief Operating Officer of the Ultra High Net Worth business for Credit Suisse in the US. He launched the Ultra High Net Worth coverage platform in Investment Banking and Capital Markets. Markus is also the Chief Operating Officer for the Financial Institutions and the Oil & Gas Groups.Previously, he was the Chief Operating Officer for Credit Suisse Germany and Central Europe, and also the Head of the Board of Credit Suisse Germany. Markus received his Mag. Degree from University of Graz in Austria, and his LLM from Yale University as a Fulbright Scholar.

Santosh Mishra heads the Credit Modeling function for KeyBank’s entire Loan and Lease portfolio. He is currently responsible for development and implementation of Stress testing and CECL models. Additionally, he also leads the Commercial Risk Rating, Economic Capital, functions and is architect of numerous commercial analytics initiatives to support KeyBank’s strategic goals. Last but not the least, Santosh is leading KeyBank’s Climate analytics including Financed emissions and Scenario analysis

Akshaya Nambiar is an ESG & Climate Model Validator with Model Risk Management team at Deutsche Bank in New York City. Prior to joining DB, Akshaya was a catastrophe risk management specialist focussing on natural and man-made peril models such as Earthquakes, Terrorism, Cyber risk, etc. Akshaya has a background in Geology from Cornell University, Ithaca, and St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. She is passionate about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Corporate Social Responsibility. Outside of DB, she enjoys playing the ukulele while exercising her vocal chords(jury’s still out on whether its mellifluous or cacophonous), volleyball, reading books on non-dualism and cycling if the weather is delightful!

James is a managing director within Goldman Sachs Asset Management
(GSAM) focused on working with clients on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and equity strategy, implementing customized solutions leveraging GSAM’s full suite of ESG and equity capabilities. He joined Goldman Sachs as a managing director in 2019.
Prior to joining the firm, James was a founding partner and president at QS Investors, an equity and asset allocation boutique. At QS Investors, he worked globally with institutional asset owners and large retail platforms on implementing investment solutions to meet their investment needs and managing the equity portfolio management team. Prior to that, James served as a managing director at Deutsche Asset Management in the Quantitative Strategies Group.
James earned an AB in Economics from Vassar College and an MBA in Finance and Management from New York University

In continued efforts to implement a sustainable culture, Dr. Tobi Petrocelli is the Director of Environmental and Sustainability Management at MUFG Americas. Dr. Petrocelli leads the Sustainable Business Office and is responsible for the creation, implementation, and management of the Bank’s Sustainability program, which is based on the principles of sustainability:
* Foster economic, social, and environmental sustainability
* Promote financial prosperity, sociocultural equity, and diversity
* Conserve natural resources to preserve and improve the environment
Tobi creates efficient environmental, social and governance policies and programs throughout the bank’s operations including climate risk management, carbon reduction efforts and the subsequent reporting through standardized metrics and frameworks. Secondly, she helps develop products and services that serve the markets demand for more sustainable opportunities for investors. “In banking there are internal value drivers and external customer strategies – these typically run parallel rather in synchrony and my responsibility is to integrate ESG factors throughout MUFG and its subsidiaries.” Additionally, Petrocelli heads ESG Client Engagement for the Global Corporate Investment Banking division, implementing and supporting the portfolio clients toward the transition to a low carbon economy.
Dr. Petrocelli’s extensive experience includes her position as Founder of Verde Enterprises, a company created to develop sustainable solutions and best practices for capital systems and corporate operations through technological innovation and corporate responsibility. Her industry expertise is in the areas of corporate banking, infrastructure, communications and consumer -creating growth in profitability by assessing environmental, economic and social governance and mapping solutions for improvement. She is an international contributor in the field of sustainability through her previous roles as Sustainability consultant with the United Nations Environmental Programme in Geneva, Switzerland; Sustainability Advisor with AccountAbility in NY; and Director of Strategic Initiatives & Sustainability with Clearbrook Global Advisors. Tobi Petrocelli holds a Doctorate in International Business from Walden University and a Masters in Sustainability Management from Columbia University.

Nick Silitch is one the most respected and longest-tenured risk managers in the financial industry. Rising through banking leadership to become Chief Risk Officer of one of the world’s largest insurance companies, he has had a front row seat to the most significant economic cycles, challenges, and regulatory changes over the last 40 years.

As Chief Risk Officer for Prudential Financial Services for more than a decade, Nick built an enterprise risk function from scratch—leading the company’s risk management agenda and determining its risk appetite across time and stress. He previously served as Chief Credit Officer, where he laid the foundation for a dedicated market risk function and hedging strategy. Prior to Prudential, Nick spent more than 25 years at BNY Mellon, where he navigated multiple global financial challenges, including leading the bank’s securities clearing operations through the 2008 financial crisis.

Nick currently serves as Advisory Council Member of the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers. He previously founded and chaired the North American Chief Risk Officer Council to create best practices in risk management throughout the insurance industry.

Nick is a sought-after speaker and author on current industry topics and trends. He has served as a Practitioner in Residence at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and Adjunct Professor at his alma mater, Colby College, where he earned a BA in Economics.

David Szmigielski serves as Director in Wells Fargo’s Sustainable Finance & Advisory Group within the Corporate & Investment Bank where he responsible for engaging with corporate clients on their strategic sustainability priorities well as origination and structuring of sustainable finance instruments. Previously, David served in similar roles at the nexus of sustainability and the capital markets with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC Group), UniCredit Bank AG, Ernst & Young, and the United Nations. David holds a Master of Science in International Business and Bachelor of Science in Foreign Trade and International Management from the University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg, Germany. David is a member of the Loan Syndications and Trading Association’s Working Group on Sustainable Finance and ESG Task Force as well as the International Capital Markets Association’s Working Group on Social Bonds.

Ken Wolckenhauer is the Head of Vendor Management at Nordea Bank’s New York branch. Leading up to this position, Ken was as a subject matter expert, trainer, solutions provider, and consultant for FIS, the world’s largest global provider dedicated to banking and payments technologies. With FIS, Ken specialized in financial industry regulatory risk and compliance, mostly in the area of anti-money laundering and watchlist compliance. Nordea Bank leveraged Ken’s risk and compliance knowledge to build out the vendor management program for the New York branch, developing a program that would properly manage risk as well as gaining acceptance to the US regulators. The success of the US program is now being used to advise Nordea’s European branches on enhancements to its TPRM program. Ken is a graduate of Bucknell University and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist.

Dominique has over 20 years of financial services industry experience and deep expertise in Business Controls, Risk Management, Technology, and Process Transformation. He is a Managing Director at Mizuho Americas providing first line enterprise control services to the Americas region.  His responsibilities include Business Continuity Planning, Third Party Risk Management, Data Management Operations, Business Risk & Control, and a number of other important risk disciplines.  Dominique has worked in similar capacities for some of the world’s leading global banks including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup.  Dominique holds an MBA and a BS in Industrial Engineering from Rutgers University.

Richard Brown is a Director of Compliance Risk Management at USAA Federal Savings Bank with 12 years of experience helping financial services companies with regulatory compliance. Specializing in technology issues in consumer finance, Richard uses that experience to bring cutting-edge solutions to the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.

Rodney Campbell is a recognized industry leader in Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) framework, Relationship Management, Contract Management & Performance Management. Rodney is a business champion, dedicated to empowering organizations and business leaders with industry insights and best practices to establish both regulatory compliance and operational success. Experienced in developing global programs, processes, cross-functional teams from the ground up and leading projects spanning Asia-Pacific, Latin America, United Kingdom and North America regions, Rodney creates a high-impact, collaborative environment that eliminates silos and cross borders.Additionally, Rodney serves on Seton Hall University Customer Experience Program Advisory Council and The Board of Directors for HANDS Housing and Neighborhood Development.

Paul Clarke has been with TD Bank since 1993 in various roles in Risk Management, Technology and TD Wealth.
Paul is currently responsible for the Operational Risk oversight and independent challenge of the TD Bank US Corporate & Shared Services portfolio, including Cyber/Tech, Fraud, Third-party, Corporate, Payments, and Shared Services. As a strategic business partner, Paul also participates and supports their strategy development and implementation efforts with an independent view to ensure these functions operate within Risk Appetite.
Prior to his current appointment, Paul held roles as VP/Head of Operational Risk Management for North American Direct Channels & Payments & Fraud, as Head/VP of ORM for TD Wealth Management, and as Associate Vice President, Technology Risk Management & Information Security supporting TD Wealth, TD Bank US, and TD Securities, successively. Paul has also held technology platform ownership roles and business leadership roles in TD Wealth.
Paul graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honors Bachelor of Arts in Economics & Industrial Relations

Michael is currently the SVP, Operations and has worked at Dataminr for almost 10 years. Michael is focused on scaling Dataminr’s AI platform for risk detection and operational resilience across both the private and public sector. Prior to Dataminr, he served as a national security analyst for the Department of Defense for seven years. He is also an Intelligence Officer in the Navy Reserves and a Term member on the Council of Foreign Relations. He received his B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross and M.A. from Johns Hopkins University- SAIS.

Jeffrey DiMuro is the deputy chief information security officer at ServiceNow. He works closely with the product, legal, and privacy organizations to create industry-focused capabilities to accelerate the adoption of the Now Platform globally while enhancing security inititives to support the organization’s financial services products.

Jeffrey also leads ServiceNow’s data governance, insider threat, security risk, and vendor security strategy programs. He regularly liaises with the global regulatory community to proactively communicate pending changes to laws and regulations impacting ServiceNow customers.

Chuck joined USAA in 1990 and has held various roles in USAA Property & Casualty, USAA Real Estate Company, La Cantera Development Company, the Chief Financial Office (Capital Management, Treasury, Global Sourcing & Procurement), and Chief Risk Office / Enterprise Risk and Compliance. Chuck currently serves as Assistant Vice President – Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) in USAA’s Global Sourcing and Procurement (GSP) department, where he leads the TPRM Program Lifecycle Team, including the governance and oversight of a compliant third party risk management framework and supporting processes.

During his career at USAA, Chuck has also led 2nd line of defense Operational Risk Management oversight of Bank operational areas to include Credit Card, Consumer Lending, Deposits, Shared Services, Operations and Direct Channels and Money Movement and was on the Enterprise Risk and GRC team in USAA’s Chief Risk Office, where he was responsible for both Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Corporate Insurance functions.

Chuck has a BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas – San Antonio and Masters of Science in Management with a concentration in Risk Management and Insurance from Florida State University. He also holds the Certified Regulatory Vendor Program Manager (CRVPM) Level 1 and Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designations.

Brenda Ferraro brings decades of first-hand experience addressing the third-party risks associated with corporate vendors, services, and data handling companies. In her quest to economize third-party risk, she organized a myriad of stakeholders and devised an approach to manage risk, receiving recognition from regulators and a multitude of Information Security and Analysis Centers (ISACs). In her role with Wells Fargo, Brenda is transforming third party into a cutting-edge program focused on building a single-solution ecosystem that removes the complexities of Third-Party Risk Management by way of a common, simple, and affordable platform, framework, and governance methodology. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Brenda led organizations through control standardization, incident response, process improvements, data-based reporting, strategic program redesign and governance at companies including Prevalent, Aetna, Coventry, Arrowhead Healthcare Centers, PayPal/eBay, Charles Schwab, and Edwards Air Force Base. In 2020 she was awarded the Most Influential Women Leaders in AZ (AZBigMedia) and Top 25 Women Leaders in Cybersecurity of 2020 (TSR) and currently holds certifications in vBSIMM, CTPRP, ITIL, and CPM.

Nic Friedman is an ERM Strategist and Advisory Partner with 20+ years of enterprise experience, including 8 years within Financial Services organizations followed by 14 years of consulting experience in the information security, risk, and compliance arenas within Federal agencies and Fortune 500 companies.  At Templar Shield, Mr. Friedman oversees company strategy, partnerships, product development, and executive client relationships for many of Templar Shield’s key clients. Mr. Friedman’s current efforts are focused around digital transformation initiaves and the integration of Ai and Machine Learning technologies into enterprise risk management programs to facilitate holistic risk assessments with Templars key clientele.

Mayank is a Vice President – Data Governance Compliance Manager at MUFG Bank. He has over 13 years of experience, majority of which is in the field of bank risk management. In his current role, he works in the Financial Crimes Compliance second line risk management function. Prior to joining MUFG Bank in 2017, Mayank was a Data & Analytics (Financial Services Office) Manager at EY where he worked with large US and European banks. He has extensive experience working with the business to mitigate risks and solve complex data problems. He has proven execution skills on visible regulatory remediation matters and enjoys working with cross-functional stakeholders, from senior executives to examiners and auditors.

Mayank graduated Rochester Institute of Technology in 2010 and holds a Master’s in Computer Science. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, Sugandha, and their two young children. In his leisure time, he likes to travel, explore different foods and culture and spend time with his family.

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With more than 20 years of IT experience, Nicholas has spent 18 years helping enterprises of all sizes strengthen their cybersecurity postures. He has built and led several teams delivering cybersecurity solutions for complex, business-critical environments ranging from SMB to Fortune 100 companies based on-premises in traditional data centers or in the cloud. He is also experienced across multiple industries, including healthcare and financial services.

Are you curious about the mastermind behind the groundbreaking Continuous Identity Verification and Authentication Technology? Look no further than Rajnish Kumar, CEO of RemoteDesk. Holding a Ph.D. from Georgia Tech in Computer Science, Rajnish’s expertise in multimedia systems, distributed systems, and RFID technology is second to none. He leads the charge in research, development, and product design at Verificient Technologies, using his exceptional knowledge and innovative streak to drive the company’s success. His 2006 dissertation on SensorStack, which extends systems support for cross-layering in the network stack for adaptability, is just one example of his impressive track record.

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Alexandra “Zandi” is a counsel in the Washington, DC office of Davis Wright Tremaine. She focuses her practice on the defense of corporations and individuals in white-collar criminal matters, including the FCPA, tax, accounting and securities fraud, healthcare fraud and market manipulation. She also represents clients in regulatory investigations and enforcement actions initiated by the SEC, FINRA, CFTC, FTC, and state regulators. Zandi uses her twelve years of experience to help clients reach the most favorable outcome possible in what can often be very challenging circumstances.

As Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer for Ulster Savings Bank, located in Kingston, NY, I am responsible for oversight of all Bank risk management functions, including the Bank’s Legal and Compliance departments; I also serve as the Chief Information Security Officer. I previously served as Vice President and Risk Manager at Bankwell in Bridgeport, CT, as First Vice President and Audit/Compliance Officer at Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan in Naugatuck, CT, and as Senior Attorney with the FDIC. I hold a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Rhode Island, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University.

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Hugo Ramirez has over 33 years of internal audit experience in three countries (US, Mexico, and Puerto Rico) providing assurance on governance effectiveness Risk management and control practices.

Professional Experience and Responsibilities

Hugo Ramirez joined BBVA Internal Audit in February 1993.

During his time at BBVA, Ramirez has held audit positions at five BBVA entities in three different countries. Ramirez has held the title of Chief Audit Executive at BBVA Bancomer USA (2006) and BBVA Puerto Rico (2012). Before joining the audit team of BBVA New York, Ramirez served as Director of the Internal Audit Fraud Division and subsequently he was appointed as Corporate Assurance Director for Internal Audit, focusing on the enactment of a three line of defense integrated structure for all BBVA entities in the US.

As a part of the Solutions Development team in BBVA New York (Agile Methodology), Ramirez is focused on audits related to Operations, and Third-Party Risk Management, although his experience in auditing covers almost all areas of the banking industry as a result of the diversity of his functions throughout his wide-ranging banking career. Notable audits worked on/led include Retail Banking Sales Incentives, Forensic investigations, Volcker Rule Compliance, Vendor Risk Management, Operational Risk, Consumer Deposits, Governance, IT & Data Security, and Lending reviews.

Professional and Community Activities
Ramirez holds a Certification in Risk Management Assurance, designation by the IIA and is a Certified Regulatory Vendor Program Manager. He is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He has experience as college professor and conference speaker on financial subjects.

Education
Ramirez holds a Master’s degree in Financial Engineering with concentration in Mergers and Acquisitions and a Bachelor’s degree in International Trade both from the Universidad de Guadalajara in Mexico. He has also completed executive training in Leadership and Senior Management at recognized business schools in Texas, Guadalajara (MX) and Mexico City.

Rob’s practice emphasizes white-collar criminal matters, enforcement investigations, internal corporate investigations, and tailored compliance counseling. He has particular experience in foreign bribery statutes (the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and U.K. Bribery Act), in addition to areas including financial services fraud, securities fraud, and commodities fraud. Rob re-entered private practice in 2012 after 20 years of service in the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, where he led several significant prosecutions, investigations, and initiatives. At the DOJ, Rob also served as the Criminal Division liaison to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and had coordination responsibilities with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. One of the signature results of his work at the DOJ resulted in the Fraud Section’s lead role in the Libor investigation, in partnership with the DOJ’s Antitrust Division, the CFTC, and other international enforcement authorities. Rob was a shareholder and founding member of the White-Collar Defense, Investigations, and Compliance Counseling practice at McGonigle, P.C., before it combined with Davis Wright Tremaine.

Joseph “Joe” Peedikayil is the Head of Financial Model Development and Analytics where he leads the centralized model development and analytics function. Joe is responsible for all CCAR Loan, Deposit, Non-Interest Income/Expense Modeling & Production. Joe has held various leadership and technical expert positions at Global Systemically Important Banks(GSIBs) as well as regulatory agencies that includes Head of Model Risk Management and EUCT, Credit Risk, Liquidity Risk, Interest & Rate Risk Management, CCAR & Stress Testing/PPNR, CECL & Loss Forecasting Analytics, Model Risk Management, Recovery and Resolution as well as served as Supervisory Examiner at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and FDIC. Joe has presented and provided training at many industry conferences and roundtables related to model development, CECL, ALM/IRR, stress testing and model risk management.Joe has a Master of Science in Predictive Analytics and Artificial Intelligence at Northwestern University, Master of Science in Finance from Indiana University, and Bachelor of Science in Consumer Economics & Finance from the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign. Joe is a Commissioned Federal Bank Examiner, Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), and holds a Credit Risk Certification (CRC) and has completed the Executive Risk Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Suyog has a LLM in corporate governance, compliance and risk management law from the University of London. Suyog’ s career started in 2001 at an IT offshore factory in Mumbai writing computer codes for robotic process automation, since then advanced into management consulting, outsourcing and risk management. Suyog has supported public and private sector organizations with their large-scale sourcing initiatives to generate higher efficiencies, mitigate risks and reduce bottom-line costs. Since 2018, Suyog has been involved with the establishment of TPRM function at the IMF.

Jack Sprague is a Senior Vice President and the Head of Operational Risk Policy, Framework, and Capital for the Americas at HSBC.

Jack has worked at HSBC since 2010 and in his current role, he is responsible for designing the Operational Risk framework in the US and developing associated policies and procedures. He is also responsible for the firm’s Operational Risk CCAR program and regional submissions to support global stress tests and economic capital calculations.

Previously, Jack was the Head of Business Risk and Control for the Private Banking division in the Americas, where he implemented a first line risk management program and managed risk and control teams across the US and Latin America. Jack has also held Operational Risk advisory roles at HSBC.

Chris Szafranski, Privacy Director at American Family Insurance, has over 25 years of experience in financial services.  Having led teams for privacy, insider risk, anti-money laundering, market conduct investigations, contract & licensing, regulatory response, training, and customer service, she has a broad background in insurance operations. Chris holds the following privacy and insider threat certifications:  CIPP/US, CIPM, FIP, ITPM.  Outside of work, she volunteers as a board member for Golden Retriever Rescue of Wisconsin (GRRoW).  She is enthusiastic, innovative and thrives on challenges.

As Sanctions Counsel and member of the Morgan Stanley Global Financial Crimes Legal team, Julianne advises the Firm’s businesses and Risk, Legal, Compliance and Operations functions on financial crime issues and serves as the Firm’s lead lawyer on sanctions matters. She has a wealth of experience interpreting and advising on economic sanctions administered by the United States (OFAC) as well as those imposed by the UK, EU, and UN, including their application to complex financial products. She regularly counsels the Firm’s internal stakeholders on the potential sanctions risk presented by clients, transactions, and products. She also has subject matter expertise in anti-money laundering/KYC and anti-corruption laws and regulations.  Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Julianne held similar roles at Société Générale in the Americas and JPMorgan Chase.  She started her legal career as an Associate in the International Trade and Regulatory Law group at Allen & Overy LLP.

Vikas Tyagi is Managing Principal and Founder of Solytics Partners. Vikas has nearly 20 years of experience in analytics domain helping major financial institutions in career spanning across USA, Europe and Asia. At Solytics, Vikas is focused on building organization capabilities that can transform risk and compliance processes in financial institutions by leveraging deep domain experience, advanced analytics and new-age technology. ​

​Prior to starting Solytics, Vikas was leading Quant Analytics practice of S&P Global subsidiary and was instrumental in building multi-million dollar business across USA & Europe.

Vikas has done his Masters in Management  from SJMSOM, IIT Bombay  and Bachelors in Technology from CCSHAU. ​

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Supervisory Special Agent Anthony Villacorta heads the HSI New York Dark Web & Cryptocurrency Task Force which is comprised of federal, state, and local law enforcement personnel.  Together they leverage their authorities, expansive resources, and advanced capabilities to dismantle and disrupt criminal organizations that use technology to facilitate their illicit activity.  The task force focuses on cryptocurrency enabled theft, fraud, and money laundering as well as illicit actors on the dark web.

Olga Voytenko is a Managing Director, Global Head of Third Party Risk Management.  She is responsible for managing third party and outsourcing risk arising from State Street’s reliance on third parties performing services or activities on State Street’s behalf. This includes risks related to ineffective third party selection and failure to oversee and monitor our third parties. Ms. Voytenko is responsible for building, deploying and supporting the technology and processes to support business functions in mitigating Third Party Risks.
Prior to her current role, Ms. Voytenko served as Vice President within Global Treasury leading Global Liquidity Risk Management team across State Street, as well as, prior leadership roles within Recovery Resolution Planning, Valuation & Analytics, Corporate Audit, and Institutional Services.
Before joining State Street, Ms. Voytenko worked at Sun Life Financial, where she held various leadership positions in an Investment Finance and Security Valuation teams.
Ms. Voytenko holds a Master of Science in Business Administration from Suffolk University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from Boston University.

Shalini heads the AML/FCC practice within Solytics partners, providing ML/analytics solutions and enabled services to global financial institutions/

With 16+ years of experience in the banking industry, Shalini has been instrumental in the implementation and delivery of various analytical solutions for AML Compliance and Fraud. This would entail performing data analysis, ML-based Segmentation, validation & Tuning on Transaction monitoring systems like Mantas, Detica & Trade Fraud systems, and Network analysis to aid thematic review of Anti-money laundering cases and other advanced ML solutions. Shalini is a graduate of PSG college of technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and is ACAMS certified professional.

She also heads the client engagements pertaining to FCC related across various geographies. With her product management background and domain experience, she contributes to the development of AML innovative/next-generation products aligned with the industry expectation and market demands.

She is an ACAMS-certified professional with 15+ years of extensive industry experience.

A strategic thought leader with extensive expertise in cybersecurity, Jeffrey Wheatman is regarded foremost as an expert in guiding public sector clients and Fortune 500 companies in connection with their cyber risk management programs. In his current role as Cyber Risk Evangelist at Black Kite, Jeffrey works to get the message out about the business impact of third-party risk and solutions to treat those risks.

Prior to joining Black Kite, Jeffrey was a Vice President in Gartner’s Research and Advisory Group for 15 years, where he worked with clients to build and improve their security programs, assessing risk, focusing on reporting on program status, stakeholder engagement, and bridging the connection between technology and cybersecurity risk. Jeffrey has authored approximately 150 research notes read by more than 6,000 clients. For four years, Jeffrey also served as the Chair of the North America Security and Risk Management Summit, Gartner’s 2nd largest conference with 4000 attendees annually.

Earlier in his career, Jeffrey contributed as Practice Manager, Information Security for Gotham Technology Group, and as a Principal Consultant, Information Security, with ThruPoint, Inc.

Steve is Head of MRM at Webster Financial Group. His primary responsibility is to execute model validations and model annual review for all models in the banks model inventory including credit (PD/LGD, CECL), treasury (ALM/Liquidity/FTP), BSA/AML and stress testing. Steve manages the 3rd party relationships for any validation performed by external consultant and ensures the deliverable meet regulatory expectations as well as banks own requirements. He is also responsible to maintain company’s MRM policy and procedures, provide update in the operational risk committee, and address regulatory/audit questions related to model risk as required.Steve previously was SVP at TD Bank N.A. where he was responsible for model risk of all estimation approaches used in the CCAR process covering ~350 Billion of portfolios across different risk domains. He also led the remediation and closure of three model related MRAs. Prior to TD Bank, he was Director of Stress Testing Modelling with GE Capital where he managed the development of stress testing PD/LGD and PPNR models. Prior to GE Capital, his role was VP – Treasury Risk at Barclay’s Capital where he was the model owner for Market Risk, ALM and liquidity models. Steve also has ~10 years of consumer bank experiences prior to Barclays working in various institutions including GE capital Retail Finance and Citibank where he used data analytics to drive risk insights and build statistical scorecards.Steve earned a M.S in Finance and Accounting from Bentley University, a B.S in Finance from Renmin University. He is a CFA charter holder.

ActiveViam provides precision data analytics tools to help organizations make better decisions faster. ActiveViam started in 2005 with the vision of leveraging in-memory technology to create an analytics platform where businesses could leverage the largest data sets without restrictions, keep them up-to-date in real time and use them to empower their decision makers. Our goal at ActiveViam, is to let organizations not only make decisions faster, but better; to not only reach their data, but their potential; to not only see their data, but find their way into the future.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP serves clients from 10 offices around the country. Combining deep regulatory and technology expertise, we advise on matters ranging

from strategic transactions to high-stakes disputes to core operational issues. We provide excellent legal work, but our main focus is on helping clients achieve their strategic goals by providing the highest level of client service, however our clients define it. We are recognized as a national leader in our commitment to DEI and pro bono. Recent honors include being named an Inclusion Champion by Diversity Lab, a Social Impact Leader by Law360, and “Mid-Size Company of the Year” at the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2022 DEI Awards. We received Mansfield Certification Plus each of the past two years, recognizing our demonstrated commitment to elevating lawyers from under-represented minorities into positions of leadership.

Opensee empowers Risk Managers and Quants to consume an unprecedented volume of historical and real time data for their most complex calculations, and for the analysis associated with these metrics.

Combining the power of Cloud Computing, AI and modern architectures with decades of expertise from the Trade and Risk departments of global banks, Opensee brings the new generation of Risk Analytics, with ability to recalculate, compare, drill down, roll up, run what if scenarios across billions of data points.

Deployed across global leaders of the sell and buy-side for Credit Risk, Market Risk / FRTB (SA/IMA), Liquidity & ALM, ESG and Collateral Management, Opensee challenges the limitations of legacy Risk Systems and brings a new impetus to analytics with key ability to deliver hyper fast calculations, advanced analytics, versioning and data quality – abstracting the complexities to focus on valuable analysis effort, with full control of cost and deployment model.

Deliver your key metrics (VAR, Expected Shortfall, Default / Incremental Risk Capital,  NRMF Stress Tests…) at your fingertips and never compromise again on the volume and quality of data you need for your regulatory and non-regulatory analysis!

Phyton Consulting focuses on the most complex initiatives facing our clients and strives to be the best subject matter-led, execution-focused group on the street. Our services are conceived to address your industry-specific business and data challenges with the right blend of tactical and strategic execution. Phyton excels at enhancing the way organizations approach change across people, culture, processes, and technology. Our cross-industry understanding of Data Management best practices is our core strength. By integrating Phyton’s refined data framework and the core governance pillars that support it with subject-matter expertise, we are driving the harmonization of best practices across industries.

Quantitative Risk Management (QRM) is the world’s premier consulting firm focused on balance sheet management and mortgage analytics. Since 1987, QRM has partnered with institutions from the banking, finance, and insurance industries to enhance their ability to achieve higher risk-adjusted returns. We develop industry-leading risk management principles, practices, and models, and provide our clients the advice, knowledge, and tools necessary to leverage our innovations toward better decision making and improved operational efficiency. With offices in Chicago, London, and Singapore, QRM has established over 250 long-term engagements with top financial institutions worldwide

Strategic Risk Associates (SRA) is a technology solution provider and risk management consulting practice serving Financial Services, Insurance andTechnology Industries. SRA’s proprietary technology and methodology was designed and built “by bankers, for bankers” enabling clients to navigate risk and drive growth. SRA Watchtower is a risk intelligence and intuitive performance management platform built to continuously inform, enlighten, and empower banking executives and boards. SRA was named a top 30 global Fintech leader in Center for Financial Professionals 2022 Report.

Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Reporting business is a market leader in the provision of integrated finance, risk and regulatory compliance and reporting solutions, supporting regulated financial institutions in meeting their obligations to external regulators and their own board of directors. Wolters Kluwer (WKL) is a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services for the health, tax and accounting, governance, risk & compliance, and legal & regulatory sectors. We help customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge and specialized technology and services.

Archer, an RSA company, is a leader in providing integrated risk management solutions that enable customers to improve strategic decision making and operational resiliency. As true pioneers in GRC software, Archer remains solely dedicated to helping customers understand risk holistically by engaging stakeholders, leveraging a modern platform that spans key domains of risk and supports analysis driven by both business and IT impacts. The Archer customer base represents one of the largest pure risk management communities globally, with over 1,500 deployments including more than 90 of the Fortune 100.

Darling Consulting Group is a leading provider of risk management consulting and strategic advisory services to the banking industry. DCG’s services include independent strategic ALM consulting, model risk management and validation, education, and decision-making support tools. With over 40 years of experience, our expert strategic advice is tailored specifically to each institution’s profile and risk tolerances.

Evalueserve is a leading analytics and research partner helping clients increase effectiveness and efficiency of their core processes via its mind+machineTM methodology.

For over 25% of the Fortune 1000, mind+machineTM weaves human expertise with digital products and platforms to build analytics’ capabilities that enable successful business outcomes.
Our FS clients include 8 of the top 10 global investment banks, 6 global commercial banks, and 8 investment management and advisory firms. Our relationships with many of them span close to 20 years.

In Risk, we acknowledge that while the objectives may be similar, the starting points are different, hence we are providing a suite of tailor-made AML / KYC, Model Risk Management, Conduct Risk, Risk Reporting and Risk Analytics solutions backed up by innovative features and micro-automations.

ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) makes the world work better for everyone. Our cloud‑based platform and solutions help digitize and unify organizations so that they can find smarter, faster, better ways to make work flow. So employees and customers can be more connected, more innovative, and more agile. And we can all create the future we imagine. The world works with ServiceNow™. For more information, visit: www.servicenow.com.

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At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Consulting, Design, Cloud, Data, and Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 14,000+, and has 40 offices in 17 countries within key global markets. For more information on the company, please visit our website or LinkedIn community.

Climate X’s climate risk data and analytics platform, Spectra, is a multi-award-winning SaaS solution that helps organisations become more resilient to the impacts of climate change by quantifying the probability and severity of weather events decades before they happen. With the latest regulatory requirements in mind, firms around the world trust Spectra to provide explainable and understandable data to strengthen their climate financial risk disclosures and plans for ICAAP, stress testing, origination and TCFD reporting.

Spectra delivers location-specific risk ratings, EPC ratings for transition risk and climate-adjusted loss estimates between now and 2100 under multiple climate emission pathways via an easy-to-use SaaS platform or integrated API.

To learn more about Climate X and the work we do, visit our website for a personalised demonstration: https://www.climate-x.com

MetricStream is the global SaaS leader of Integrated Risk Management and GRC solutions that empower organizations to thrive on risk by accelerating growth via risk-aware decisions. We connect governance, risk management, and compliance across the extended enterprise. Our ConnectedGRC and three product lines – BusinessGRC, CyberGRC, and ESGRC – are based on a single, scalable platform that supports you wherever you are on your GRC journey. Recognized by top industry analysts as a leader in GRC, MetricStream has been helping customers thrive on risk for more than 20 years.

RemoteDesk will be sponsoring Risk Americas 2023.

Schneider Electric is a global specialist in energy management and automation operating in more than 100 countries. As a digital partner for sustainability and efficiency, Schneider Electric aims to empower all to make the most of energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. Within its Sustainability Business, Schneider Electric is providing consultancy, services and digital solutions across sustainability strategy, climate action and risk management, ESG reporting and materiality, circularity and traceability with over 2,500 experts across the globe. With a 10-year track record of success in energy and sustainability services, Schneider today is supporting more than 30% of the Fortune 500, across more than 100 countries to accelerate their sustainability goals. In collaboration with financial institutions taking a primary role in driving the net-zero transformation, Schneider has recently developed a suite of services to help FIs tracking their ESG footprint and engaging on net zero across their portfolios.

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