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Andrew Pym
Head of Operational Resilience
Monzo
Andrew Pym leads the Operational Resilience function at Monzo, where he has spent over seven years shaping the bank’s approach to managing operational disruptions. As Head of Operational Resilience, he is responsible for safeguarding critical services, coordinating bank-wide incident management and business continuity, and ensuring a consistent approach to resilience across multiple jurisdictions. Prior to this he spent 6 years working at Deloitte as an operational resilience consultant, working with a range of financial services clients.
Ayesha James
Group Head of Resilience
Citi
Ayesha James was the HSBC Group Third Party Risk Steward and Regional Head of Enterprise Risk Management for Europe from 2021-25. The role covers all aspects of operational risk, resilience risk and third party risk management.
Prior to this role Ayesha was Chief Control Officer reporting to the COO of HSBC UK where she worked on the establishment of the ring-fenced bank and the early roll out of Third Party Risk Management. In her early career she worked as a technology and outsourcing lawyer.
As passionate about personal resilience as about organisational resilience, Ayesha spends her free time cooking, out running, walking with her Viszla, Milo, and singing in a local choir.
Ben Jeary
Head of Operational Risk
Santander
Biography coming soon…
Elena Pykhova
Author – CEO and Founder
The Op Risk Company
Elena Pykhova is award-winning risk expert, author, international trainer and educator. She is an author of a best-selling book, Operational Risk Management in Financial Services: A Practical Guide to Establishing Effective Solutions, which has been also translated into Chinese. She is a renowned educator, running public and in-house training courses in the UK and internationally for world-leading organisations including Risk.net, Euronext, the Moller Center Cambridge University, the Institute of Internal Auditors. Elena is a thought leader, influencer and founder of a prominent industry think tank, the Best Practice Operational Risk Forum. She is a former Director for Education at the Institute of Operational Risk and chair of the Expert Panel for the Association of Foreign Banks. She is the founder of a boutique risk management consultancy, The OpRisk company, specializing in risk transformation, board and executive level advice on effective operational and enterprise risk management strategy, design and implementation. Passionate about the discipline, she founded her training and consulting practice after 20 years of experience in senior roles at Fortune 500 companies.
Girish Rao
Global Head – Operational Risk Coverage
Citi
Biography coming soon…
Geeta Sriskanthan
Head of IT Risk, Compliance & Assurance
Mizuho TBC
Biography coming soon…
Kishan Majithia
Executive Director – Cyber & Technology Controls
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co
Biography coming soon…
Koen Harmsen
Head of Non-Financial Risk Management
ING
Risk manager with broad range of experience across market risk, credit risk and non-financial risk management. Until recently responsible at group level for risk areas such as Outsourcing, Operational Resilience, Product Approval and Processing Risk. Currently responsible for non-financial risk management (ORM, IRM, AI) of ING’s activities in The Netherlands.
Milena Maneva
Head of Business Continuity & Resilience EMEA
BGC Group
Milena Maneva is a recognised resilience leader with over 16 years of experience across financial services, brokerage, legal, and real estate sectors. As Head of Business Continuity & Resilience, EMEA at BGC Group and Cantor Fitzgerald, Founder of ResilienceArc and Chair of the Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM) London Chapter, she helps organisations navigate disruption, strengthen resilience and turn complex risks into strategic opportunities.
A trusted advisor to senior leaders and boards, Milena specialises in business continuity, crisis management, risk governance and enterprise resilience. Recognised for her contributions to the resilience profession, Milena has also served as a judge for the FSTech Awards 2026, ISACA Global Achievement Awards 2026, Security & Safety Entrepreneur Awards (SSEAs) 2026 and the Recruiters Investing in Talent Awards. As organisations face increasing uncertainty, she remains focused on advancing resilience through thought leadership, innovation, and cross-industry collaboration, helping leaders build organisations that are prepared, adaptable and future-ready.
Nassos Economopoulos
Head of Operational Risk & Technology Risk
Rothesay
Biography coming soon…
Nitesh Kumar
Managing Director – Global Head of Cyber, Payment Systems Risk and Strategic Projects
BNP Paribas
Nitesh Kumar is an internationally recognized executive with extensive global experience in Financial Services across the United States, United Kingdom, and India. Currently serving as the Managing Director for 2nd Line of Defence responsible for Cyber and Payments systems Control testing at BNP Paribas Group. Proven expertise in Cyber Security, Cyber Audit, Data Privacy, Technology, and Operational Risk Management.
He holds Electronic Engineering degree and MBA with many certifications such as CISA, CISSP, CRISC CGEIT certified.
He has successfully created agile and sustainable risk and audit teams, supporting digital transformation, secure cloud adoption, and innovation strategies. His recent success includes publishing the work program for LLM audit and AI Red Team aligning with Microsoft PyRIT framework.
Orlando Fernandez Ruiz
Senior Policy Specialist
Bank of England
Biography coming soon…
Prash Patel
Managing Director – Head of Operational Risk
Barclays CIB
Financial professional with over 20 years’ experience in Investment Banking (IB) Industry. Career started in Audit where I qualified as Chartered Accountant before moving into IB.
Worked across a number of functions covering Finance Product Control Treasury Operations and most recently Operational Risk. With such breath of experience has provided me the ability to critically assess Op Risk across the front to bank processes within banking
With evolving Operational Risk landscape have been a thought leader in strategically leading team requiring recalibration of skills
Rajeev Bhatnagar
Chief Risk & Compliance Officer
BNY
Chief Risk & Compliance Officer | 23 Years in CRO Roles across Country · Regional · Global | Asia-Pacific · EMEA · Americas | Managing Director
Senior banking executive with 33+ years of global experience across Citi, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and BNY Mellon, including 23+ years in CRO / CRCO roles at country / regional / business levels and 10 years in product / relationship management. Most recently as Chief Risk & Compliance Officer for BNY’s International business and Global Payments & Trade Finance business. Prior to joining BNY in 2020, he was in senior roles at Commonwealth Bank of Australia for over 6 years and at Citigroup for 21 years.
Based in London, Rajeev led a diverse team based in US, EMEA, APAC & Brazil which provides oversight across all risk and compliance disciplines for businesses and legal entities in his coverage area. Previously he has lived in Hong Kong, Egypt, Poland, Bangladesh and India.
Rajeev has broad-based banking and risk management experience, spanning corporates and financial institutions, business banking and retail banking. He has managed diverse teams across all risk categories, including credit risk, operational risk, market risk, compliance and financial crime compliance.
Rayan Bhattacharya
Head of Global Resilience Frameworks & Assurance
Santander Corporate & Investment Bank
Experienced CIB SME and former Senior Consultant, with experience across financial services strategy, risk and resilience, regulation, AI and innovation, and transformation. Proven track record of delivering global and regional leadership mandates in G-SIB institutions, engaging executives, and managing cross-continental teams.
Currently, I hold a dual role as the Head of Global Resilience Frameworks & Assurance and UK Resilience Manager at Santander CIB. Additionally, I bring consulting advisory and business development experience across ~10 financial institutions from Avantage Reply, a pan-European financial services specialist consultancy.
Ricardo Mariano Gonzalez
Executive Director – Operational Resilience & Third-Party Risk
Zurich Insurance
Biography coming soon…
Sam Lee
Managing Director – Head of Operational Risk
SMBC
Biography coming soon…
Satu Qersh
Head of Operational Risk, DNB Bank ASA
Sweden Branch
Satu Qersh heads Operational Risk at DNB for Sweden, Finland, and Denmark, bringing over 15 years of experience in operational risk management. Her approach is pragmatic and business-oriented, with a focus on turning complex frameworks into practical and effective risk management practices. She is recognised for promoting clarity in reporting, constructive collaboration, and a strong risk culture grounded in integrity. In 2017, she became the first global student to receive the International Certificate in Operational Risk Management. She is also a member of the UK-based Best Practice Operational Risk Forum.
Sean Titley
Chief Risk Officer
Bank of London
A leading member of the operational risk community in London, with over 30 years of experience in risk management, Sean is the Chief Risk Officer at the Bank of London and an advisor on operational risk to the Institute of Risk Management and Risk.Net. He is also a regular speaker on the subject at conferences, webinars and industry forums, including speaking to his extensive network of practitioners, advisors and regulators.
Sean has worked in the first and second lines of defence as a risk director and in an advisory and audit capacity, including extensive experience in wholesale capital markets, corporate lending, asset finance, retail banking and payment services at major banks and smaller institutions
At the Bank of London, Sean is responsible for the Bank’s approach to risk management, including risk governance, culture and appetite. Prior to that, Sean operated as a consultant and in permanent roles at NatWest, Toronto Dominion Bank, Metro Bank and Cambridge and Counties Bank.
Stefano Canossa
Global Chief Risk Officer
GAM Investment Management
Stefano Canossa serves as Global Chief Risk Officer at GAM. He has previously worked at Bank Julius Baer, where he was first Head of Private Banking in Italy and subsequently Head of Business Development Switzerland. He holds a university degree in Economics and Business from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, a Master’s degree in International Business from Grenoble Graduate School of Business, and a Doctorate in Finance from SMC Swiss Management Center. He also holds the FRM and CAIA professional designations.
Sophie Dupré-Echeverria
Head of Group Risk & Compliance
AustralianSuper
Sophie-Dupré Echeverria is the Head of Group Risk & Compliance International, with significant experience in risk management and compliance at institutions including Gulf International Bank, UBS Asset Management, Barings, and Schroders. She has led teams, driven strategic initiatives, and promoted a strong organizational culture, while supporting Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, recognized by the Women In Finance Advocate of the Year award in 2023. Additionally, Sophie collaborates with senior leadership to align risk strategies with business goals and enhance corporate governance.
Violeta Cadosch
Head of Operational Resilience & Governance L&H Reinsurance
Swiss Re
Risk & Governance Expert | Transformation Leader | Technology Strategist
Violeta Cadosch is a seasoned professional with extensive experience at the intersection of technology, organizational transformation, risk management, and governance. Over a career spanning 18 years, Violeta’s expertise includes leading large-scale digital transformation initiatives, implementing robust IT governance frameworks, streamlining risk management practices, and ensuring regulatory compliance across complex jurisdictions and organizational structures. In leadership roles, Violeta has successfully guided global cross-functional teams, managing critical projects in dynamic environments while balancing the imperatives of innovation and risk mitigation. Violeta is passionate about rallying people to a cause and ensuring action and results for programs she leads.