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Jacqui McDonald

CIO Group Finance, RFT Technology , Barclays

Jacqui joined Barclays in mid 2019 and is currently Group Finance CIO, part of Risk, Finance and Treasury Technology for Barclays group. She is responsible for leading the RFT Finance & Controls technology teams globally, delivering all technology Change for the Finance and Controls businesses. Jacqui has two further roles – lead for Scotland Technology teams as part of the new Scotland campus based in Glasgow and is the Scotland DE&I Site lead.

Jacqui has almost 20 years experience in various IT leadership roles in Financial Services primarily Banking) and spent over 10 years leading technology & transformation in the Media & Publishing sector.

Chandrra Sekhaar

Chief Audit Executive (EMEA) - SMF 5 , Mizuho

Chandrra is a Senior Audit Leader, Pacesetter, initiates action and excitement in a controlled compliance and risk-driven environment, removes scepticism and obstacles to advance the business and capture excellence. Firm believer in strategic control impact. Transformational leader, inspiring leader and coach, promotes team values, builds collaboration, secures buy-in for change. Adaptable, engaging communicator, serves with authority and confidence in relaying tough messages and driving innovative and pioneering solutions

Jacob Holmehave

Head of Group Risk Office , Nordea

Jacob is a former external consultant and key note speaker within change management and transformation. Today, Jacob is the business owner of the development of Nordea’s new Integrated Risk Management Application (IRMA) – a large digital and cultural transformation that will change the way Nordea work with risk management and compliance within all 3 lines of defense.

Dorothea Liebl

Head of Internal Control Governance , Siemens Energy

2020 – now Siemens Energy: Head of Internal Control Governance

2015 – 2019 Siemens Global Services: Head of Risk and Internal Control

2008 – 2014 Siemens Real Estate: Head of Risk and Internal Control

2006 – 2008 Siemens Real Estate: Management Business Administration Northwest Europe

2004 – 2005 Siemens Real Estate: Project Manager Sarbanes Oxley Act

1999 – 2003 Siemens Corporate: Junior Consultant US GAAP Project and M&A Accounting

Azizi Bin Md Ali

Chief Compliance Officer , Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS)

Azizi Md Ali is the Chief Compliance Officer of PETRONAS. This role sees him providing stewardship, strategic direction and planning, advisory, implementation and management of legal compliance for PETRONAS Group covering the Critical Legal Areas namely Ethics & Integrity, Data Privacy, Sanctions, Export Control and Competition with the ultimate aim of protecting and safeguarding PETRONAS Group and maintaining the zero-tolerance position against any breaches of the Critical Legal Areas.

Azizi began his journey with PETRONAS when he joined the company in 1995 With 28 years of experience in PETRONAS, Azizi has served various key projects and positions in PETRONAS, amongst others include, Head of Legal Upstream and General Counsel for LNG, Gas and New Energy Azizi is also currently the Skill Group Advisor for PETRONAS Group Legal where he steers, develops and manages the capability development of the lawyers in PETRONAS Group

He graduated with bachelor's degree in Law from University of Malaya and holds a master's degree in Law and a licensed company secretary from Companies Commission of Malaysia He also completed a post graduate course in Oil Gas Law in University of Dundee and post graduate training in Management and Leadership under DUKE/University of Melbourne and University of Cambridge

David Storey

VP - Health, Safety, Security & Environment , dnata

David is responsible for the development and implementation of dnata's global HSE strategy as part of the global management team. With over 20 years of experience in airline, ground operations and safety, David has worked for 20 years in the middle east region for large international airlines. David holds and MSc in Aviation Safety and is a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society (MRAes). David is married, and a keen aviation and sports enthusiast.

Phil Crook

Head of Compliance , Nationwide Building Society

Current responsibilities include being Accountable Executive for the implementation of our first Regulatory Change Management Tool, leading a business-as-usual team that focuses on Risk Insight, Regulatory Developments, Data Analytics, Prudential Compliance and Wholesale Conduct.

I joined Nationwide in 2021 following 11 years at Lloyds Banking Group across the three lines of defence. In particular I have expertise on Regulatory Compliance, Operational Risk, Retail banking products and Wealth management.

Outside of work I am a keen golfer having taken the game more seriously since my move to Edinburgh in 2017. I am also a keen runner, albeit that was much easier in my native Essex (as well as being five years younger).

Dr. Jenny J Birdi

Head of Operational Risk and Risk Strategy UK , HSBC

Jenny has been with HSBC for over 25 years, having joined the Group through Forward Trust (also located in Birmingham) in 1993. She is currently the Head of Operational Risk and Risk Strategy for the UK ring-fenced bank, having been appointed to this double-hatted role in April 2018.  She was previously the Head of Three Lines of Defence Execution for Operational Risk.

Jenny has spent nearly a decade in various roles in Operational Risk, interspersed with significant experience in Internal Audit (over 10 years’ experience) and IT, including a one-year secondment to Vietnam.

Philipp Herrmann

Head Risk Management, Operations Department , Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

Philipp Herrmann holds the position of Head of the Risk Division within the Operations Department at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). In this role, he is responsible for leading the Operational Risk Management practice for the Department and co-leading Enterprise Risk Management efforts. Joining ADIA in January 2016, Philipp plays a key role in shaping ADIA's risk landscape, including the development of Risk Policies, advancement of Risk Culture, and oversight of the MetricStream application.

Prior to his tenure at ADIA, Philipp held significant roles at both Deutsche Bank and UBS for over a decade. During this time, he demonstrated his leadership abilities by managing global risk and compliance teams, successfully executing regulatory mandates, and centralizing critical risk functions.

Nor Harliza Baharom

General Counsel, Compliance Strategy & Planning , Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS)

Nor Harliza is currently heading the Compliance Strategy & Planning, Legal Compliance Department responsible for the development of strategic direction and planning, implementation and management of legal compliance activities, including digitalisation and automation, for PETRONAS Group covering the Critical Legal Areas (Ethics & Integrity, Data Privacy, Sanctions, Export Control and Competition) and Operational Legal Areas.

Nor Harliza graduated with Bachelor of Laws from University of Kent at Canterbury, United Kingdom and joined PETRONAS in 2001. She held several positions and roles in Group Legal and handled various commercial transactions, M&A matters and managed complex issues.

Toby Billington

Managing Director - ICG Business Risk and Controls leadership team , Citi

Toby Billington is a managing director in the ICG Business Risk and Controls leadership team at Citi.

Prior to joining Citi Toby was the Chief Control Officer for the Global Banking business of HSBC, based in London. Toby has also held the position of Global Head of Conduct and Supervision for the Corporate and Investment Banking Division of Deutsche Bank AG. Toby started his career as a banking lawyer. In his legal capacity he has worked for a number of banks over the last twenty years including Barclays, Bayerische Landesbank, The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Silicon Valley Bank and Gulf International Bank, leading teams of lawyers advising various businesses. When still working in private practice, Toby specialised in corporate finance and structuring.

Ivan Martinez

Chief Audit Executive , Banco Santander London Branch

Head of Internal Audit Santander CIB UK, as such I’m responsible of designing and developing the annual audit plan covering all risks of the investment banking activities in the UK. With more that 17 years of experience in banking, I’m passionate about the innovation and evolution of banking on different ranges such as ESG or digital era.

Benjamin Rowsell

Head of Enterprise and Operational Risk , Nationwide Building Society

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

Peter Funck

Head of GRC , Swedish Road Administration

Peter Funck joined the internal audit team of ABB, a global enterprise in automation technologies, in 1998. Peter served as Head of Group IT Audit until 2004 when he was recruited as Chief Audit Executive (CAE) of the Swedish Road Administration. He was promoted CFO of the authority in 2007. When the new Swedish Transport Administration (STA) was established in 2010, Peter decided to enter internal audit again as CAE. The STA is responsible for the planning, construction, operation and maintenance of the Swedish state roads and railways. In October 2020, Peter was offered the role as Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance of the STA, a challenge too tempting to reject. In this role, he helps the STA strengthen the GRC areas by developing and implementing a new department responsible for management and coordination of the second line activities as well as general governance and risk frameworks.

Brian F. Sørensen

Chief Execution Leader - Group Risk Change Management , Nordea

25+ years experience within the banking industry.

Majority spent within project and programme management and application implementation.

Latest 8 years within non-financial risk management

Jane Claydon

Director, UK Compliance Advisory , American Express

Jane is a Compliance Advisory professional with 20 years experience in the UK financial services & payments sector specialising in Regulatory Compliance, specifically Consumer Duty, Consumer Credit regulations, Operational Resilience, Payments Services Regulations, and ESG. A keen academic, with a background in Business Ethics, having obtained a Ph.D. in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and at the University of Sussex. Jane lives in Brighton with her husband, two children and family dog.

Michael Gropp

IT Program Manager GRC , Siemens Energy

- IT Program Manager / IT Project Lead / IT Service Manager GRC

- working for Siemens / Siemens Energy for more than 20 years

- 10 years for SAP as an international Consultat

Sarah Harman

Leader - Operational Risk Framework and Systems , Nationwide Building Society

Responsibilities include being accountable for the setting of the Enterprise Risk Management framework -currently driving a simplification programme. Owning, developing and maintaining the Societies’ Risk system

Sarah is an experienced senior leader and risk professional. She has over 20 years of financial services experience specialising in operational risk management, enterprise risk leadership, risk framework and system implementation.

Sarah has held roles in both the first and second line of defence implementing substantial change programmes which have driven efficiency and cultural change.

Petr Brezina

Manager Operational Risk , KBC Asset Management

-Degree in economics and mathematical modelling,

- Certified advanced operational risk manager

- More than 20 years track record in banking/investment business, last 10 years in Risk; - experience in different domains and managerial roles in banking, including Merchant banking, HR, Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Process management, Risk management, and different countries

- Now residing in Brussels, Belgium, working for the market leader in investments and wealth management

- Active member of ORX community, recently busy with selection and deployment of MetricStream solution in KBC Group (5 countries, 60k+ employees)

Michael Rasmussen

GRC Analyst & Pundit , GRC 20/20 Research

Michael Rasmussen is an internationally recognized pundit on governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) – with specific expertise on the topics of enterprise GRC, GRC technology, corporate compliance, and policy management. With 27+ years of experience, Michael helps organizations improve GRC processes, design and implement GRC architecture, and select technologies that are effective, efficient, and agile. He is a sought-after keynote speaker, author, and advisor and is noted as the “Father of GRC” — being the first to define and model the GRC market in February 2002 while at Forrester.

Michael has contributed to U.S. Congressional reports and committees, and currently serves on the Leadership Council of the OCEG and chairs the OCEG Technology Council, OCEG Policy Management Group, and the OCEG GRC Architect Group.

Michael is quoted extensively in the press and is respected for his commentary on broadcast news channels. He is an Honorary Life Member in The Institute of Risk Management for his contributions to risk management and GRC. In June 2007, Treasury & Risk recognized Michael as one of the 100 most influential people in finance with specific accolades noting his work in “Governance and Compliance: Saving the Planet and the Corporation” and as a “Rising Star in Rocky Times: Corporate America’s Outstanding Executives.”

Prior to founding GRC 20/20 Research, Michael was a Vice-President and ‘Top Analyst’ at Forrester Research, Inc. Before Forrester, he led the risk/compliance consulting practice at a professional services firm, and prior to that has specific experience managing compliance and risk within commercial organizations.

Michael’s educational experience consists of a Juris Doctorate in law and a Bachelor of Science in Business. Michael is currently pursuing a Master of Divinity at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School with a research focus in ethics and church history. He is a GRCP (GRC Professional), CCEP (Certified Compliance and Ethic Professional), and a CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional). OCEG has recognized him as an OCEG Fellow for his contributions and advancement of GRC practices around the world.

Sophie Dupre-Echeverria

Chief Risk & Compliance Officer , GIB Asset Management

Sophie is the Chief Risk and Compliance Officer of Gulf International Bank (UK) Limited. She is responsible for driving an effective risk culture throughout the company, designing the risk and compliance frameworks and overseeing risk management and regulatory compliance practices. Sophie joined GIB (UK) with extensive experience in the field, having previously served as Executive Director for Compliance and Operational Risk Control at UBS Asset Management. Before this, she was the Global Head of Operational Organisational Risk at Barings and non-Executive Director of the Baring-Coller Secondaries Fund. Sophie was also an Operational Risk Manager and the Group Head of Investment Risk Framework at Schroders. Sophie graduated from Université Lumière Lyon 2 with a Master’s degree in Economics and Finance. She is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, a fellow of the Climate Safe Lending Network and a Trustee of First Light South West, a charity supporting people affected by sexual violence and domestic abuse.

Despina Andreadou

Chief Audit Executive , Eurobank S.A.

Despina Andreadou is for the last 25 years the Group Chief Audit Executive of Eurobank S.A, a European banking organization, offering universal banking across four countries. Being one of the four Systemic banks in Greece, Eurobank has a strong presence in Bulgaria, Romania and Cyprus and offers Wealth Management services in Luxembourg and London. Despina is leading the Internal Audit Group General Division of nearly 120 professionals across Eurobank group, including Greek and foreign subsidiaries since 1998. Previously, she served for eight years in the Audit and Business Advisory Services division of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Greece. Prior to joining PwC, Despina qualified in the audit department of Ernst & Young in Manchester, UK. Despina was instrumental in introducing best-practice tools and introduced the ACCA professional qualification in Greece.

Fazal Mohammed

Head of ORM - Asset Management , Phoenix Group

Fazal is the Head of ORM – Asset Management at Phoenix Group. He has 15+ yrs of financial services industry experience working across leaders in banking and Insurance domains specializing in capital markets businesses. Focused on supporting 1st line functions in making sound business decisions on a risk adjusted basis is a key motivation for success.

Brandon Wright

Head of Books & Records Audit , Bilfinger SE

I have been professionally active in the areas of auditing, controlling and compliance on a multi-national level for the last 23 years. In my current role as Head of Books and Records Audit at Bilfinger SE, as well as my additional previous role Interim Head of Investigations, I have effectively conducted anti-corruption audits around the world identifying key areas of corruption and fraud while achieving exceptional results.

Sahil Bhardwaj

Group Head of Internal Audit & Risk , British Standards Institution

Sahil has 15+ years’ experience in the field of audit and risk management. He leads the Group Internal Audit & Risk team at the British Standards Institute (BSI) and has experience in creating and developing value adding risk and assurance functions in both a listed and non-listed environment. He has extensive international experience working across cultures and has held leadership roles in London and Singapore. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and past winner of the Institute of Internal Auditors’ audit and risk award for ‘Outstanding Team – Private Sector’.

Denise Murray

Head of Risk & Compliance , Mediolanum International Funds

Nael Kamil Nor Hisham

Senior Manager, Compliance System & Solutions , PETRONAS

Nael Kamil Nor Hisham is a distinguished professional renowned for his leadership in crafting and implementing compliance strategies at PETRONAS. In his role as the Senior Manager of Compliance Strategy & Planning, Nael oversees the comprehensive compliance framework that governs PETRONAS' adherence to critical legal areas, including Ethics & Integrity, Data Privacy, Sanctions, Export Control, and Competition. His instrumental role extends beyond oversight, as Nael strategically shapes compliance systems and infrastructure at PETRONAS, ensuring the effective implementation of compliance programs.

Nael embarked on his journey with PETRONAS in 2019, and his impact has been substantial. He excels in formulating compliance strategies, blueprints, and plans that guide PETRONAS in executing compliance activities effectively. His leadership ensures that PETRONAS upholds its commitment to legal standards and ethical principles, fostering a culture of compliance and corporate integrity. A highly respected thought leader in the field of compliance and governance, Nael brings valuable insights and a practical approach to complex compliance matters. He combines his passion for compliance with a deep understanding of business operations to help organizations excel in today's intricate regulatory landscape.

Nael's diverse professional journey encompasses roles in business development, project management, and strategic planning across various industries. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Universiti Teknologi MARA. His education, combined with numerous certifications and training programs, underscores his commitment to continuous learning and professional growth.

Grace Beason

Director Of Governance, Risk and Compliance , Guidewire Software

Grace has more than 15 years hands on experience building both procedural and technical solutions, as well as leading global technology and engineering teams to fully automate and operationalize automated Governance and Compliance in large scale IT and OT environments.

Grace led the global transformation of governance, risk, and compliance both for Enterprise Services at Hewlett-Packard and the Global Delivery Organization at DXC Technology. Creating efficiency through automation, Grace, developed, built, and operationalized automated compliance and governance operations for more than 3000 Enterprise customers for which these companies provided IT operations and development services.

Most recently, Grace was appointed as the global leader of Governance, Risk and Compliance, for a software company, Guidewire Software, that specializes in developing and producing SaaS and onPrem software solutions for the insurance industry, where she is affecting and executing the exact same methodology that she developed and operationalized at Hewlett-Packard, to successfully apply that in a small and medium (SME) size enterprise environment.

She has demonstrated that the methodology that she developed, fully operationalized and automated, at scale for multiple large enterprises, can be effectively operationalized and implemented in both small and medium enterprises as well.

Gavin Anthony Grounds

CEO & Co-founder, Mercury Risk and Compliance , Former - Meta & Verizon

Formerly Sr. Director of Security, Risk and Compliance at Meta and Verizon and Enterprise Services Delivery CISO at DXC.

Neil Currie

Product – Integration and RegData , CUBE

Neil Currie is Head of Product – Integration and RegData for CUBE. Prior to joining CUBE he worked as Head of Data in one of the UK’s leading risk consultancies where he was seconded to a tier one bank responsible for the solution architecture and integration of CUBE into their Governance, Risk and Control systems. Neil has over 15 years’ experience in technology integration.

Gunjan Sinha

Executive Chairman , MetricStream

Gunjan Sinha is a visionary, entrepreneur, and business leader. He currently serves as the founder and executive chairman of MetricStream. He is probably still best known as the founder of WhoWhere?- an internet search engine which he sold to Lycos in 1998. He is also the co-founder and board member of the customer engagement software company, eGain (NASDAQ: EGAN). Throughout his career, he has been an active investor and board member in numerous successful Silicon Valley start-ups and venture funds.

Gunjan is a strong believer in social entrepreneurship, having helped create Child Family Health International, a United Nations recognized public non-profit, to transform global health education. From 2010 to 2017, Gunjan became the founding board member of the US India Endowment Board - started by the US State Department along with the Office of Science and Technology at the White House – an endowment fund that supports innovation and commercialisation of science and technology for social good in the US and India.

Gunjan is passionate about social innovation, diversity, inclusiveness, and global risk management. He envisions a world that brings the power of socially conscious innovations to better disrupt its risks, and create opportunities for all.

Gaurav Kapoor

Co-CEO, Co-Founder , MetricStream

Gaurav Kapoor serves as the Co-CEO and Co-Founder, MetricStream Solutions & Services. Gaurav has been involved with the company since its inception and is responsible for strategy, marketing, solutions, and customer engagement. He also served as the CFO of MetricStream until 2010.

Previously, Gaurav held executive positions at OpenGrowth and ArcadiaOne. Prior, he spent several years in business, marketing and operations roles at Citibank in Asia and in the US.

He also serves on the board of Regalix, a digital innovation and marketing company. Gaurav has a bachelor's degree in Technology (with Honors) from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), a degree in Business from FMS, Delhi, and an MBA from the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated as a Palmer Scholar.

Prasad Sabbineni

Co-CEO , MetricStream

Prasad Sabbineni is a dynamic and visionary technology executive with an exemplary track record of delivering strategic and innovative technology solutions for global financial institutions. An industry subject matter expert in the risk, finance, and treasury areas, Prasad creates trust based, collaborative partnerships with business partners, senior management, and employees, to consistently deliver large and complex commitments, on time and within budget.

Prasad Sabbineni most recently served as the Chief Technology Officer and Head of Products at MetricStream driving its SaaS journey and responsible for development of products and platform, architecture, technology infrastructure and cloud automation.

Sabbineni joined MetricStream after a career spanning 25+ years in Wall Street financial services industry. Prior to joining MetricStream, Prasad was a senior technology executive at Citigroup for 13 years. He oversaw technology for enterprise functions of Risk Management, Compliance Risk, Finance, Liquidity, HR, Data, Information Security, Internal Audit, Enterprise Supply Chain and Third-Party Management across the entire bank globally at Citi. Prasad also served as a member of the Citi’s CIO Council representing the enterprise functions technology. Prior to Citi, Prasad headed up Enterprise Risk technology at Lehman and as a member of the Derivates group at Bear Stearns, built and delivered risk management solutions for the derivates trading desk. Earlier in his career, Prasad led technology for market risk, credit risk, prime services risk, portfolio risk margin, and operational risk functions at Lehman Brothers. Preceding Lehman, Prasad rolled out derivative trading systems globally and as a Risk Manager, he was also responsible for managing market risk of fixed income and equity derivatives at Bear Stearns.