Trina Dubose
Executive Director - Head of Third Party Risk Audit, Morgan Stanley
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
CRITICAL THIRD PARTIES: POWER IMBALANCES WITH CRITICAL THIRD PARTIES– PANEL DISCUSSION
Operating TPRM programs when vendors dictate terms.
- Managing monopolize across the supply chain in financial institutions
- Navigating audit refusals, data access limitations, and “take-it-or-leave-it” contracts
- Managing risk exposure when exit is unrealistic
- Escalation strategies when critical vendors underperform or resist oversight
- Using collective pressure, contractual leverage, and governance forums effectively
4:05 pm - 4:40 pm
CONTINUOUS MONITORING: MOVING BEYOND SCORES, SIGNALS AND DASHBOARDS
Re-evaluating what “continuous monitoring” should mean in practice.
- Why external risk scores often fail to reflect real exposure
- Identifying meaningful signals versus informational noise
- Integrating cyber events, financial stress, and operational failures
- Turning monitoring into decision-making, not reporting
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
CRITICAL THIRD PARTIES: POWER IMBALANCES WITH CRITICAL THIRD PARTIES– PANEL DISCUSSION
Operating TPRM programs when vendors dictate terms.
- Managing monopolize across the supply chain in financial institutions
- Navigating audit refusals, data access limitations, and “take-it-or-leave-it” contracts
- Managing risk exposure when exit is unrealistic
- Escalation strategies when critical vendors underperform or resist oversight
- Using collective pressure, contractual leverage, and governance forums effectively