RMA Model Validation Consortium Summit 2021 | Risk Management Association (RMA) | 1 December 2021 | Virtual

This events creates a community around model risk for small and midsize banks. This exciting two-day virtual event provides thought leadership and skill building opportunities. Peer leader panel discussions include:

• Effective model risk management for new and established model risk programs
• Adapting CECL models through redevelopment, adjustments, and overlays
• Women in model risk management
• Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC roundtable Q&A
• Best practices in CECL, interest rate risk, anti-money laundering (AML), and more

2021 Speakers

ADVISORY BOARD:

Jeff Broecker
Model Risk Manager, Atlantic Union Bank

Shannon Kelly
Head of Model Risk Management, Zions Bancorp

Nikolai Kukharkin
Managing Director, Head of Quantitative Risk Control, MUFG

Will Kutteh
Senior Manager of Risk Products, Risk Management Association

Yu Pan
Chief Model Risk Manager, U.S. Bank

Evan Sekeris
Head of Model Validation, PNC Financial Services

SPEAKERS:

Aaron Benson
Senior Risk Officer, Zions Bancorp

Alireza Ebrahim
Senior Financial Economist, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Rachel Fischer
SVP, Director of Data, Model & Cyber Risk Governance, Columbia Bank

Ken Fu
MD, Corporate Model Risk Management, Wells Fargo

Jacob Kosoff
Head of Model Risk Management and Validation, Regions Bank

Nebojša Kole Kostić
VP - Model Risk Manager at Berkshire Bank, Berkshire Bank

Bill Kugler
FRM, Chief Market and Liquidity Risk Officer, Capital One

Chris Lynch
Senior Vice President, Credit Risk Information Strategy and Allowance Executive, Bank of America

Sally Mayo
SVP – Head of Model Risk Management, East West Bank

Elizabeth Mays
EVP and Chief Model Risk Officer, PNC Financial Services

Skip McCormick
Data Science Fellow, BNY Mellon

Tony Mieloch
Senior Manager Market and Model Risk, Bremer Bank

Elena Noverola
Relationship Manager, RMA

Kevin D. Oden
Managing Director, RMA Model Validation Consortium

David E. Palmer
Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Board

Bri Pentecost
SVP, Model Risk Manager, Banner Bank

Jitendra Rathod
Senior Quantitative Risk Specialist, FDIC

Griselda Rondon
EVP, Chief Model Risk Officer and Analytics Oversight, KeyBank

Anish Saran
SVP, Model Risk Management, Wintrust Financial Corporation

Christe Smith
Director of Third Party Risk, Bank OZK

Agus Sudjianto
EVP, Head of Corporate Model Risk, Wells Fargo

Jen Swearingen
VP, Director of Model Risk, SouthState Bank

Cara Wick
SVP, Financial Crimes Deputy Director, Truist

Trevor Woolley
Senior Risk Analyst, Provident Bank

Gilda Youdeem
EVP, Enterprise Risk Analytics, Banc of California

2021 Sponsor

• RMA Model Validation Consortium