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Tuesday
June 17, 2025
8:00 am - 8:50 am
Registration and breakfast
8:50 am - 9:00 am
Chair’s opening remarks
9:00 am - 9:50 am
RESILIENCE - PANEL DISCUSSION
Integrating operational resilience as a key pillar in third party risk management
- Proactive measures to enhance vendor and supply chain resilience
- Responding to and recovering from major vendor outages
- The role of tabletop exercises in resilience planning
- Regulatory expectations for operational continuity in financial services
Olga Voytenko
Senior Vice President, Head of Operational Resilience - Forbright Bank
Karina Volvosky
Senior Vice President, Business Control Officer for Entertainment - City National Bank
Stefan Smith
Director, Continuity of Operations Program - Bank of Canada
Megan Speranza
Executive Director, Global Head of CCOR Resiliency Risk Oversight - J.P Morgan Chase & Co
9:50 am - 10:30 am
GOVERNING A FIRM’S THIRD AND FOURTH PARTY PORTFOLIOS
Governance models to manage rapidly evolving third- and fourth-party business relationships
- Identifying and mapping critical ‘x’-party relationships
- Understanding cascading and concentration risks / operational complexities
- What is an individual firm’s “span of control” in case of disruption?
- How can this knowledge be used to shape a firm’s crisis strategies?
- Transparency challenges as an issue
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Morning refreshment break and networking
11:00 am - 11:40 am
FOURTH PARTIES
Building a third and fourth parties' inventories: Fourth parties relationships to mitigate the risk
- Identifying and mapping fourth-party relationships
- Challenges in obtaining transparency from subcontractors
- Monitoring cascading and concentration risks
- Strategies to align fourth-party oversight with organizational risk tolerance
11:40 am - 12:20 pm
AI
The next AI wave is on its way: Are you ready?
- Understanding the three waves of AI: Machine Learning, Generative, and Agentic
- Exploring how AI is transforming third-party management programs
- Understanding the impact AI Now and AI Next on TPRM
- Practical insights into integrating AI into your TPRM strategy
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
Lunch break and networking
1:20 pm - 2:10 pm
TPRM BY EXCEPTION
TPRM By Exception
- Automation and AI for TPRM
- Data-Driven TPRM by Exception
- Moving from Assessments to Real-Time Risk Management
2:10 pm - 2:50 pm
TECHNOLOGY
Reviewing threats and opportunities adopting AI in third party risk management
- Using AI to streamline vendor assessments and due diligence
- Managing risks associated with vendor AI usage, including data concerns
- Regulatory gaps and expected trends in AI governance
- Leveraging AI to enhance decision-making in procurement and risk evaluation
2:50 pm - 3:40 pm
CYBER RISK – PANEL DISCUSSION
Establishing clear terms for incident transparency and vendor accountability
- Encouraging vendors to report incidents openly and accurately
- Contractual clauses for mandatory incident reporting
- Steps to verify vendor claims during incident investigations
- Frameworks for enhancing trust and reducing risk in crises
3:40 pm - 4:10 pm
Afternoon refreshment break and networking
4:10 pm - 4:40 pm
AI
Evaluating vendor AI models and ensuring transparency and explainability
- Understanding vendor AI model inputs and methodologies
- Managing risks of proprietary and opaque AI models
- Strategies for outcome analysis and validation
- Collaborating with vendors to enhance AI model transparency
4:40 pm - 5:30 pm
SCALING – PANEL DISCUSSION
Scaling third party risk management for growth
- Overcoming challenges in scaling third-party frameworks
- Lessons from fast-growing financial services firms
- Tools for automating and streamlining third-party processes
- Balancing risk appetite with business growth priorities
5:30 pm - 5:40 pm
Chair’s closing remarks
5:40 pm
End of day one and drinks reception
Wednesday
June 18, 2025
8:00 am - 8:50 am
Registration and breakfast
9:00 am - 9:50 am
REPORTING – PANEL
Quantifying risk: Developing effective metrics and reporting
- Establishing KPIs for effective third-party risk management
- Tools and dashboards for real-time risk monitoring
- Creating actionable reports for stakeholders and regulators
- Challenges in aligning risk metrics across departments
Patricia Catharino
US Head of Risk Management and Internal Controls - Itau USA
Toby Haffner
Third Party Risk Management, Navy Federal Credit Union
Olga Baldwin
Lead of Third-Party Risk Management - StoneX
Kelly Gonzales
Director, IT Delivery, Infrastructure and Support Risk Management, Corebridge Financial
9:50 am - 11:30 am
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
Reviewing contract management practices to capture industry evolutions
- Drafting contracts to address AI, cybersecurity, and resilience
- Incorporating clear data use and privacy clauses
- Negotiation tips for achieving balanced vendor agreements
- Building flexibility for evolving risks and regulations
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Morning refreshment break and networking
11:40 am - 12:20 pm
SYSTEMIC THIRD PARTIES
Industry-wide collaboration to identify and manage systemically important third parties
- Identifying and managing systemically important vendors
- Collaborative approaches to address industry concentration risks
- Engaging regulators to enforce accountability for critical vendors
- Strategies for joint tabletop exercises with key third parties
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
Lunch break and networking
1:20 pm - 2:10 pm
ASSESSMENTS
Scaling third party risk assessments to manage increasing ecosystem complexity
- Simplifying risk assessments for large vendor portfolios
- Integrating modular and dynamic assessment frameworks
- Leveraging digital tools for efficiency and accuracy
- Scaling processes without compromising on diligence
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm
SUSTAINABILITY - PANEL DISCUSSION
Developing ethical and sustainable practices in third party risk management
- Aligning ESG goals with third-party risk strategies
- Addressing sustainability concerns in vendor operations
- Ethical considerations in data and labor practices
- ESG metrics for evaluating vendor partnerships
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Afternoon refreshment break and networking
3:30 pm - 4:20 pm
INTER-AFFILIATE RELATIONSHIPS – PANEL DISCUSSION
Inter-affiliate relationships: Managing internal dependencies
- Understanding dependencies in global inter-affiliate relationships
- Treating inter-affiliate services as third-party equivalents
- Ensuring compliance with international regulatory expectations
- Frameworks for assessing inter-affiliate resiliency and risk
4:20 pm - 5:00 pm
FUTURE OUTLOOK
The future of third-party risk management: Upcoming trends and opportunities
- Predictions for 2030: Key risks and trends
- Emerging technologies shaping the vendor risk landscape
- Building agility to adapt to future challenges
- Collaborating as an industry to drive innovation in risk management
5:00 pm
Chair’s closing remarks and end of Vendor & Third Party Risk USA 2025
This is just the beginning
Above is the latest edition of the agenda, but this is just the beginning. As we approach the event, we will be adding more speakers and sessions to enhance your experience. To stay informed about these exciting updates, please register your interest using the form on the side.