6th Edition Operational Risk Management 2021 | Global Financial Markets Intelligence | 26 April 2021 | TBA, New York, USA

Strengthening operational risk management via effective supervision of key risk indicators and controls, dynamic governance and awareness of the best approaches to tackle emerging risks

Why You Should Attend?
This GFMI Conference will allow operational risk professionals to assess the regulatory landscape through hearing the regulators’ reflections on COVID-19 as well as their thoughts on managing cyber risk from the operational risk perspective. This event will also discuss the best approaches to effective monitoring and management of key risk indicators and controls to enhance operational risk management across the institution. Additionally, delegates will benchmark the best methods for governance of operational risk management programs to enhance resiliency and ensure a strong 3 lines of defense structure, particularly in light of COVID-19 and the remote working environment.

There will also be consideration of the constant prominence of cyber risk within the operational risk function and the best methods for approaching this threat. The future concerns for operational risk management professionals will also be deliberated such as the increased use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) across institutions alongside the growing automation of the operational risk function. Finally, there will be an assessment of the emerging risks within this space such as the cloud, climate risk and geopolitical risk to benchmark the best solutions for overcoming these concerns and utilizing the lessons learnt from the pandemic to manage them effectively.

Key Topics:
• Hear regulators’ perspectives on emerging risks such as cyber risk and data protection
• Benchmark the best approaches to ensure effective risk indicators and controls are in place
• Strengthen governance and resiliency of operational risk programs
• Overcome challenges surrounding the constant concern of cyber risk for operational risk professionals
• Develop strategies for hiring talent who will enable further digitalization of the operational risk function

2021 Speakers

Shelly Heacock
Managing Director, Global Head of Operational Risk, State Street

Patrick O’Connor
Managing Director, Head of Operational Risk, Blackrock

Chris Horn
Managing Director, Internal Audit, Charles Schwab

Nick Schappacher
Senior Vice President and Senior Director, Enterprise and Operational Risk, Cyber Security, Fraud and Technology, Keybank

Filippo Curti
Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Vinay Sathi
Head of Operational Risk, HSBC

Richard Brightman
Head of Enterprise Risk Management, Robinhood

Leonora Xhekaj
Head of Operational Risk Management, Voya Investment Management