Chris Smigielski

Model Risk Director, Arvest Bank

With over 30 years of financial services industry experience, Chris has an in-depth knowledge of model risk management, model governance, model validation, financial model development, Asset Liability Management, and team development. Chris is currently the Director of Model Risk Management and a member of the AI Center of Excellence governing the use of AI at Arvest Bank. Chris was previously Vice President, Director of Model Risk Management at TIAA Bank for five years. His experience includes leadership roles at Diebold and Fiserv, where he consulted with financial institutions nationally and internationally to design and implement financial strategies to maximize productivity and growth, as well as Asset/Liability Management and quantitative analysis at HSBC and First Niagara Banks. 

 

All Sessions by Chris Smigielski

10:50 - 11:35

EVOLVING MODEL GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORKS – PANEL DISCUSSION

Frameworks built for today, ready for tomorrow
Reassessing model governance frameworks under expanding complexity and scrutiny

  • Moving beyond tick-box compliance to value-add governance
  • Building inventories that capture metadata, dependencies, and risk sensitivity
  • Integrating AI and non-traditional tools into governance processes
  • Ensuring scalability of growing model inventories
  • Aligning governance between model risk and enterprise risk functions