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Ariye Shater
Managing Director
Barclays Investment Bank
Ariye Shater Managing Director Quantitative Analytics at Barclays heading up Traded Risk and AI/ML teams. Ariye is responsible for all aspects of quant risk modelling across all asset classes RWA calculations and models for the CCAR stress testing.
Ariyes recent focus has been on advancing AI/ML strategy for Quantitative Analytics and the Risk function at Barclays. Key effort is around building models/systems to leverage wealth of unstructured data and using latest advancements in deep learning large language models and ability to process large amounts of data.
Prior to quant risk Ariye was a front office credit derivatives quant with 10+ years of experience supporting flow and structured credit businesses. Ariye started his career at Lehman Brothers as credit quant analyst focusing on initial roll out of CDX indices developing core derivative pricing and risk management system and eventually supporting structured credit trading as a desk quant strategist.
Ariye received BS in Computer Science from Stony Brook university and completed selected operations research coursework at Columbia University.
Ben Dynkin
Head of AI Governance – Global Markets
Barclays
Biography coming soon…
Dhagash Mehta
Head of Applied Artificial Intelligence Research
BlackRock
Dr. Mehta is the Head of Applied Machine Learning Research (Investment Management) at Blackrock Inc. and an Editorial Board Member at the Journal of Financial Data Science and Journal of ESG and Impact Investing. Previously he was a Senior Manager, Investment Strategist (Machine Learning – Asset Allocation) at The Vanguard Group, a Senior Research Scientist at United Technologies (UTX) Research Center, a Research Professor at University of Notre Dame, a Fields Institute Postdoc Fellow, a Visiting Fellow at Simons Institute for Theory of Computing at Berkeley, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge, Syracuse University (USA) and National University of Ireland Maynooth (Ireland) and a research student at Imperial College London (the UK), the University of Adelaide (Australia).
George Smirnoff
Managing Director, Global Information Security
Bank of America (TBC)
Biography coming soon…
Koosha Golmohammadi
Global Head of Applied AI/ML in Corporate Tech
JPMorgan Chase & Co
Biography coming soon…
Lacey Roman
Director – AI Compliance
Mizuho
Biography coming soon…
Linda Zhang
Executive Director, AI/ML and Data Platforms
JPMorgan Chase & Co
Biography coming soon…
Morgan Boyce
Executive Director – Head of Model Risk Management
Ally
Biography coming soon…
Naresh Raheja
Former Senior Risk Specialist & Examiner
OCC
Naresh Raheja is a former Senior Risk Specialist and Examiner at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), where his work included supervising model risk management (MRM), including risk management for machine learning models, Generative AI, and agentic AI systems. He also led the supervision of large banks’ practices in managing credit and operational risks arising from extreme risk events and insurability challenges. He collaborated closely with the Federal Reserve, FDIC, OSFI (Canada), PRA (UK), and MAS (Singapore). Spanning banking, insurance, and financial analytics, his prior experience includes building and validating risk models at Moody’s Risk Management Solutions and fintech firms. Naresh is a frequent writer and speaker on AI risk. He focuses on the safe adoption of machine learning, generative AI, and agentic systems, and balancing AI innovation with prudent risk management and supervisory expectations. Outside of work, he enjoys exploring national and regional parks with his family.
Oscar Zheng
Executive Director – Head of Model Validation
Natixis
Oscar is currently with BNP Pariabas, in NY, as a Director, the Head of ALM&T and Asset Management Model Risk Management and the Validation Manager for CCAR, Compliance and Global Markets AI/ML models.
Prior to this role, Oscar enjoyed his 12+ year career in the risk management across different locations: Tokyo, London, Brussels and London, by enhancing risk management practices with local lines of business and supervisors. As the Head of Market and Counterparty Risk Model Validations, BNP Paribas, Americas, he also played a major role as the second line of defense in enhancing these models by leading global teams in Europe and in North America.
Oscar, FRM, holds a Master’s degree in quantitative finance from the École Mines de Paris, France
Rachit Kumar
Director, Head of Generative AI Solutions & Delivery
Citi Wealth
Rachit Kumar is a technology executive with 13+ years of experience leading AI, data, and digital transformation across global financial institutions. He currently serves as Director and Head of Generative AI Solutions & Delivery at Citi Wealth, where he leads enterprise-scale GenAI products, responsible AI governance, AI operating models, and strategic transformation initiatives. His work spans conversational AI, AI agents, AI risk management, observability, and large-scale adoption, partnering closely with executive leadership, technology, and risk organizations to bring AI from experimentation into production.
Rafic Fahs
Chief Model Risk Officer
Fifth Third Bank
Rafic Fahs is a nationally recognized leader in model risk management and advanced analytics, bringing more than two decades of experience strengthening risk frameworks at major financial institutions. He is known for combining regulatory rigor with innovation, particularly in AI and machine learning governance. As Chief Model Risk Officer at Fifth Third Bank since 2021, he leads enterprise-wide model oversight and integrates next-generation technologies aligned with SR 11-7 standards. Previously, he built and executed a comprehensive MRM framework at Santander Holdings USA and held senior leadership roles at GE Capital and JPMorgan Chase, driving CCAR, Basel, and capital model excellence.
Rongsheng Gong
Chief Model Risk Officer
Huntington National Bank
Biography coming soon…
Sabeena Liconte
Chief Compliance Officer & Head of Legal
ICBC Standard Securities
Sabeena Ahmed Liconte serves as Head of Legal and Chief Compliance Officer, Americas to ICBC Standard Bank Group (�ICBC Standard�), including its SEC-registered broker-dealer, ICBC Standard Securities Inc., and its CFTC-registered introducing broker, ICBC Standard Resources (America) Inc.
Prior to joining ICBC Standard, Sabeena�s previous professional experience included serving as Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer to the US investment banking division of Bank of China International. She also served as Futures & Derivatives Counsel to E*TRADE Financial Corp., including E*TRADE Clearing Corp. and E*TRADE Securities Corp.; and worked for the Office of General Counsel at Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated, the Division of Enforcement at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Bank of New York Mellon�s Legal Division and the Securities Fraud Prosecution division of the Attorney General�s Office for the State of New Jersey.
Sabeena is a licensed attorney with a Juris Doctor from the St. John�s University School of Law. She also completed a visiting year at Fordham University School of Law. In addition to her law degree, she holds a Master of Arts in International Relations from Columbia University and, paying homage to her Canadian roots, a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Political Science from the University of Toronto.
She also serves as a member of the Executive Committee to the Futures Industry Association�s Law and Compliance Division; a member of Chief; an advisory board member of the Center for Financial Professionals FinTech Advisory Group; the Diversity Chair of the American Bar Association�s Business Law Committee � Futures and Derivatives Law Subcommittee; and a Co-chair of the New York City Bar Association�s (�NYCBA�) AI Task Force on National Security and Foreign and Comparative Law Committee, and a member of NYCBA�s Derivatives and Futures Committees.
Sanjay Rohira
Global Head of Data, Model and AI Governance
Vanguard
Biography coming soon…
Satyaki Ghosh Dastidar
Former Senior Director Model Risk Management
Capital One
Satyaki Ghosh Dastidar, Ph.D. is a Model Risk Management executive with about 20 years of extensive experience strengthening risk posture and ensuring regulatory alignment across large financial institutions such as JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Discover (now Capital One) and others. He has a track record in establishing AI/GenAI model risk governance frameworks, leading enterprise model validation and model development programs, and partnering cross-functionally to drive effective risk management.
Satyaki holds a Ph.D. in Operations Research from University at Buffalo, NY. His specialties include Model Risk Management, AI/GenAI Risk Management, Model Development and Validation.
Sebastian Nordgren
Former Global Head of Privacy & AI Governance, Director
MUFG Bank
Sebastian Nordgrén has spent over 20 years in financial services in New York across technical, risk, and leadership roles. An original contributor to the Business Intelligence, Data Privacy, and AI Governance domains, he first joined MUFG in 2004, helping develop the industry’s first data management maturity model with the IBM Data Governance Council, returning in 2019 as the Global Head of Data Privacy Governance and launching MUFG’s AI Governance program in 2023. Sebastian has led major regulatory transformations at Citigroup and co-chaired the U.S. Treasury’s BSAAG Information Security and Confidentiality subcommittee. He holds an M.Sc. from KTH in Stockholm Sweden.
Sen Selvaraj
SVP AI/Gen AI/Technology Risk Advisory
Truist (TBC)
Biography coming soon…
Siddharth Dagar
Head of AI Governance
Santander US
Biography coming soon…
Wei Ma
Managing Director, Head of Risk Modelling
SMBC
Wei Ma is Managing Director and Head of Risk Modelling Center of Excellence at SMBC U.S., leading enterprise risk analytics, model development, and AI-enabled risk management initiatives. With more than 20 years of experience in banking and financial risk management, Wei focuses on applying AI and advanced analytics to modernize how financial institutions identify, measure, and manage risk. Before joining SMBC, Wei held senior quantitative and structured finance roles at AIG, Merrill Lynch, and PwC. He also teaches graduate-level courses in risk management and analytics at Rutgers University, helping develop the next generation of risk and AI professionals.