Adelani is an Account Executive with Aravo Solutions, a pioneer within the Third Party Risk Management technology sector.

Having invested a decade within the Integrated Risk Management industry, Adelani brings a wealth of experience with a strong track-record of sales, account management and project delivery across numerous risk domains.

Adelani has been a key member in numerous award-winning implementation projects and, in part part due to being an avid gamer, has a close interest in Information Security and CyberSecurity programs.

Charitable works including participation in the Aleto Foundation’s Future Leaders mentorship program and a Board Member of Dream Nation.

With over 25 years financial services experience, Shamial has worked in insurance, banking and now investment management firm leading the strategic supplier oversight agenda globally.

Shamial has a passion to build inclusive and diverse teams which have been demonstrated through his track record which has included a variety of roles including operations, change and supply chain management.

Shamial continues to challenge the status quo and drive the outsourcing and supplier oversight agenda forward as critical component of any firm dealing with outsourcing and third parties.

A Business Transformation Director with over 25 years experience in managing large scale complex transformations for banks such as implementing a multi-year cost optimisation programme, consolidating corporate banking with global investment banking and global markets support functions, optimising market risk capital model to reduce the bank’s RWA, implementing global risk solutions & methodologies and delivering prudential regulatory changes for multiple regulators covering capital, liquidity, leverage and disclosures. Significant experience with regulatory compliance and communicating with key regulators such as PRA and FCA. Rajiv works with the Board, executive and senior stakeholders to develop the strategic objectives and design programmes that delivered the desired benefits.

Ros Aryee is an accomplished Resilience and Third Party Risk Management practitioner with a background in developing risk management frameworks and governance models to mitigate Outsourcing risks to enhance overall the operational resilience capability. Ros currently leads the Third Party Risk Management programme for Europe and Americas regions in Standard Chartered Bank where she is accountable for risk management and driving adherence to organisational policies and regulatory expectations.Ros is a Certified Third Party Risk Professional and holds a BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, with a post graduate diploma in Business Continuity Management. Her career has spanned over 20 years in financial organisations including the Bank of England and Lloyds Banking Group where she held senior management roles across Business Resilience, IT Service Continuity, Crisis Management, Operational Risk and Compliance. Ros is passionate about developing talent and empowering the next generation of leaders to come up with ingenious solutions to today’s problems. She currently sits on the Shared Assessment PSC to support and provide thought leadership to drive Third Party Risk Management agenda forward. She is a committee member on the City of London Police Advisory Group and in her spare time works with disadvantaged youth in the BAME Community.

Joe runs Procurement, Supplier Management and Supplier Risk for Metro Bank, having set up the team six years ago.  He has a broad range of previous experience across sectors including engineering, construction, consulting, education and design.

David is responsible for introducing Integrated Risk Management to organisations across the UK & Ireland along with Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Based in London, David works with organisations to update the way they identify, monitor and manage risk. Working on projects end to end with organisations to help identify requirements and create business cases, identify, create and propose solutions partnering with clients throughout to successful implementation.

David has been in the Governance Risk and Compliance sector for over 15 years, including over 10 years with Thomson Reuters. David has been responsible for, and implemented, multiple solutions across many different industries in this time, helping clients pioneer change in their organisations, modifying their infrastructure and ensure this maintains pace with the dynamic speed of the whole organisation.

A sales leader in the GRC space, Joel has supported the requirements of the world’s leading organisations for more than fifteen years. With extensive expertise in third party risk management, financial crime, KYC compliance and due diligence across multiple sectors, objectives are kept simple – great customer outcomes that meet business challenges and exceed expectations. He has recently joined ProcessUnity, the global leader in third-party risk management, to help grow the business across EMEA and APAC.

Tendai is a director at Franklin Templeton, an investment manager with $1.5 trillion in assets under management. His global role focuses on risk management of investment operations across the US, EMEA and APAC. He is responsible for developing and coordinating the program of oversight activities for key fund service providers, developing the strategic plan around third-party partners, technology and product/regulatory change.Tendai started his career in assurance and advisory services with Deloitte, where he advised some of the world’s largest firms in investment management and private equity sectors. He has vast experience in setting up oversight and governance frameworks in financial services firms. He has also led projects in transaction banking, financial markets and capital markets.Tendai is passionate about people, leadership, diversity and inclusion and financial education. He has served and continues to serve in various capacities to support these causes.A qualified Chartered Accountant, Tendai is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (ICAZ).

An Alumni of De Monfort University & London Metropolitan University, Desmond is a seasoned Third-Party Risk Management Lead as well as a specialist in Supplier Relationship Management. He has worked both in the Public and Private sectors gaining foundational experience at London Underground over a 17 year career. He has also worked for Deutsche Bank, HSBC and now with Vodafone leading on Third Party Risk programme activities.Desmond is married with two children and enjoys travelling.

Mike is Head of UK&I Third Party Management at RSA Insurance. Joining in March 2017 to focus on identifying and unlocking global IT Procurement opportunities and increasing collaboration between regions on procurement initiatives, he moved into Third Party Management in 2019 to implement a new programme and has subsequently run the function since. Mike is currently running the TPMv2 project to enhance the processes and frameworks to meet the new regulatory requirements

Previous to joining RSA Mike has held senior IT Procurement and Third Party Risk roles across a number of sectors, including roles at Zurich Insurance, EY, Morgan Stanley, Inmarsat and O2. He was the European lead for setting up the global Morgan Stanley Supplier Risk process in 2009/10

Mike is married with three children but still finds time to enjoy playing football and cricket – the rest of his time is spent on family crowd control

Andrew brings over 20 years Financial Markets experience covering technology, research, risk and procurement. Expertise in strategic solutions promoting efficiency and value in organisations of all sizes.

Previous responsibilities include commercial oversight of KY3P from IHS Markit across EMEA, running Risk and Strategy benchmarking at Expand Research LLP (part of the Boston Consulting Group) and launching a financial service procurement insight channel with Procurement Leaders.

Alex is Head of Supply Chain Risk for Lloyds Banking Group (LBG), responsible for ensuring that the supplier onboarding & management frameworks drive effective risk management and regulatory compliance. Alex has worked with LBG for 10 years, and has over 20 year experience in Sourcing and Supply Chain Risk.

Eirini Etoimou is the Chair of the CIPS Manchester Branch.  She is an executive with more than 15 years of experience in senior management positions, with a global exposure.  She holds a MSc in Procurement, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, MBA in Leadership and Sustainability, and she speaks four languages.  She is invited and participates as a guest speaker in universities and in UK and international conferences as a passionate advocate of human rights and specialist in procurement, leadership and sustainability.  Additionally, she contributes as an author of articles about leadership, business strategy, sustainability, procurement strategy, and other business areas in academic journals, social media, and online business magazines.  She also acts as a volunteer consultant for institutions, supporting them to set their strategic plans and goals.

Philip has spent over 20 years in the third-party information and risk management field, working with a diverse range of companies across multiple industry sectors, from the largest global firms to some of the smallest.  A common theme throughout has been bringing companies together in “communities” to collaborate in a common approach to third party assurance, making regulatory compliance easier and more effective for firms and their third parties.  As Managing Director of Hellios he has been involved with the Financial Services Supplier Qualification System (FSQS) since its inception in 2013.  Philip is an MBA graduate from Oxford Said Business School, and sits on a panel of business people to help current MBA students develop their business ideas.

Stephanie spent 15 years working in large international companies before joining Silex in 2017. She is currently the Director of Product Development and Strategy.She is leading the product and innovation team, developing a unique sourcing solution that accelerate procurement processes while mitigating supplier risks.

Tom Garrubba will be speaking at Vendor & TPRM Europe.

18+ Years’ Experience –  Seasoned and dynamic professional with core experience in operational risk and internal control across varied functional and operational roles involving Operational Risk Management, Supplier Risk / Third Party/ Vendor Management, Business Management covering Strategy .

Currently head Third Party Risk for HSBC’s Retail & Private Banking business globally , covering risk management support, subject matter expertise, leadership and direction for Third Party Risk related activities and issues. Specialize in developing Third Party Risk strategy, design and implementation across retail markets and using data driven based risk management and analytical tools to design and develop business Risk Appetite Statement and KI measures related to Third Party Risk

Hasintha Gunawickrema is currently the Chief Control Officer for HSBC UK Wealth and Personal banking. Over her 17-year career in Financial Services, she has worked with markets across Europe and Asia. She is currently reading for an Executive Leadership program with Harvard Business School and is also a qualified accountant. Hasintha has led large scale business, digital and culture transformational programs to deliver better customer outcomes, improve operational excellence and drive effective risk management. Hasintha is passionate in coaching and mentoring and has a large mentee base across Europe and Asia. She is back in the UK after a successful stint in India as the COO for Wealth and Personal Banking for HSBC. During her time in India, Hasintha was engaged in supporting charities that are focused on educating less privileged girls. She is passionate in supporting colleagues and customers who are disadvantaged due to their physical abilities, mental health challenges and neurodiversity. She is the Diversity and Inclusion Ability lead for Global Wealth and Personal Banking in HSBC. Hasintha leads the ‘Data driven risk management’ agenda to support businesses deliver sustainable growth and meet customer needs effectively.

With over 40 years’ experience in aerospace and engineering Brendon leads the strategic direction of BSI’s aerospace sector. Brendon collaborates with industry bodies to drive innovation and is an international speaker, leading the way for a safe, secure future for the sector. Previous experience includes 26 years as a British Army Officer and Aircraft Engineer, both writing and implementing the quality management system and providing technical support to British Army aviation. He has worked at a senior level in manufacturing in aerospace and other high-risk sectors. Brendon supports global organizations by helping them to understand and implement the concept of organizational resilience in every aspect of their business. Building business assurance into their strategy, aligned to the expectations of their clients and indirect customers, regulators and stakeholders

Robert brings extensive procurement, commercial, and change delivery experience from multiple industries and geographies across both the public and private sectors. Launching global start-up businesses and green field procurement functions has built a unique commercial skill set that Robert has used to expand and develop SRM capabilities for several FTSE and Fortune 50 organisations. A strong and proven commercial and procurement director, and MBA graduate of the University of Sussex; today Robert helps lead State of Flux’s Commercial Division.

Paul has recently joined Nationwide Building Society as the Head of Third Party Risk, having previously worked at Bank of Ireland as the Head of Partner Management where he was responsible for the governance, oversight and reporting of the overall sourcing profile of the Group in relation to all third party arrangements, including risk, supplier management and procurement activity, including the Supplier Due Diligence and regulatory approvals processes.

He has held similar positions at Lloyds Banking Group, building a Supplier assurance programme, defining policy and setting Supplier customer treatment standards. He has held roles as both an IT and operations outsourcing programme manager, implemented new global workflow platforms, run investment banking and retail operations teams and been a Head of Internal Audit.  He has embraced home working as it allows more dog walking and dad taxi time.

Martina Macpherson is Head of ESG Strategy and an ExCo Member for ODDO BHF Asset Management & Private Equity. Martina has held several global leadership roles in ESG strategy, product development and innovation including Senior Vice President, ESG and Engagement Strategy at Moody’s, Global Head of ESG Index Products and Research at S&P DJI, Managing Director of Sustainable Investments Partners Ltd. and Vice President of ESG Solutions at MSCI. Prior to this, she worked in (ESG) product, research and engagement roles at Insight Investment, F&C AM and at Deutsche Bank AG. Martina has been a member of multiple sustainable finance associations and policy working groups at an EU and an international level. Currently, Martina is part of The Global ESG Leaders Forum – UK/EU/China, the European Law Institute’s Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee, and the Enterprise Data Management Council’s Working Group on ESG Data, Innovation, Technology and Metrics. Martina is a visiting fellow in sustainable finance at University of Zurich and Henley Business School. She has an MBA certificate in finance and business from LSBF / UK, and a MA in Law and Human Sciences from University of Frankfurt in Germany. She is a fellow member of the Institute for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (ICRS) UK, a honorary doctoral fellow of the Institute for Certified Risk Management Professionals (ICRMP) UK, and an alumnus of the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes). Martina is a public speaker in sustainable investing and has co-authored a range of ESG and Fintech books, including “The AI Book” (2020), “The Routledge Handbook on Biodiversity” (2021) and the RiskBook on “ESG in Portfolio Construction” (in process, 2022).

Ryan Manyika serves as a Third-Party Risk Solutions Engineer for OneTrust VendorpediaTM– a purpose-built software designed to operationalise third-party risk management. In his role, Ryan advises companies throughout their third-party risk management implementations to help meet requirements relating to relevant standards, frameworks, and laws (e.g. ISO, NIST, SIG, GDPR and CCPA). Ryan works with clients to centralise their third-party information across business units, assess risks and performance, and monitor threats throughout the entire third-party relationship, from onboarding to offboarding.

Sales executive with a Micromasters in Cybersecurity Risk Management, Executive Master in Marketing and Sales Management and 15 years experience in B2B / B2G international sales environment in IT/ SaaS solutions for Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Risk and Cybersecurity.

Currently holds an Account Executive role for BitSight for the UK/ South Africa.

Tom Stanley is an Archer eGRC Solutions Consultant in the EMEA region. He has been helping customers to implement their business requirements in GRC Solutions including RSA Archer for more than eight years now, with a focus on optimizing and automating GRC programs to provide the maximum possible value to the business. Before joining Archer and RSA, Tom was a GRC Presales Consultant at Nasdaq BWise and has been working in IT for over 20 years.

Julie is an experienced risk manager with 25 years at UBS and specialises in outsourcing and procurement and, more widely operational resilience. She advises senior management on risk management and control globally and on how to improve communications to staff throughout the organisation with respect to her specialisation. Julie leads global investigations on breaches to the firm’s policies with respect to outsourcing and procurement and advises the firm on their root cause remediation.

Louise Waite is the Supply Chain Management & Assurance Director at Lloyds Banking Group. She leads a team of 50, delivering a group-wide approach to supplier risk assessment, supplier assurance and supplier management. Louise and her team maintain an effective Supply Chain Management framework, run a Centre of Excellence for Supplier Management and conduct hundreds of assurance reviews every year. Having spent several years in the IT and Pharmaceutical industries, Louise is enjoying her return to Financial Services where she started her Procurement career.

Bob Xie oversees the development of Huawei’s business in Western European Region with a focus on Cyber Security and privacy protection, which includes aligning Huawei’s strategic development activities and security and privacy protection capabilities with key customers and European Governments.

Bob Xie has been working at Huawei for 23 years. He gained experience in Marketing and R&D as Senior Engineer, Senior Marketing Manager and Director. In 2010, he was entrusted with the mission to set up the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre in the UK, first of its kind. He directed the HCSEC from 2010 till July 2018.  Then he moved on to set up the Huawei Cyber Security Transparency Centre in Brussels, which officially opened in March 2019. In August 2019, he was appointed as the Cyber Security Officer for the Huawei Western European Region, and in March 2021 he took on the privacy protection role as well. Bob Xie is well versed on the cyber security and privacy management system and practices of the company.