OpRisk North America
Benchmark best practices and innovation with the largest global community of operational risk experts.

Benchmark with over 400 senior influencers in operational risk and non-financial risk
Operational resilience | COVID-19 | AI and ML | FinCrime | Technology risk | LIBOR
Operational resilience | COVID-19 | AI and ML | FinCrime | Technology risk | LIBOR
Share innovation. Benchmark best practices. Learn from industry leaders.
2020 changed the topography of operational risk. As we emerge from COVID-19, how we move beyond pandemic planning to identify future risks is key.
OpRisk North America gives you the practical, forward looking insights, regulatory updates and the hands-on tools you need to remain compliant, ensure business continuity and develop value-add for your firm in an era of uncertainty. In the evolving landscape of risk, from climate and pandemic risk through to 5G, IoT and cyber risk, operational risk has never been so critical.
Learn
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Hear how the regulators are contextualizing controls in crisis and associated expectations
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Learn from the North American experts paving the way for innovation and excellence in operational risk, with perspectives from PNC, HSBC Goldman Sachs, AIG and more
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Gain the practical tools you need to manage during crisis and manoeuvre the new BAU, with contributions from Credit Suisse, MUFG, Commerzbank and more
Experience
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Our exciting new formats: easy to use and accessible ‘Quickfire Demonstrations’ and Think Tanks through to our Black Tie Virtual Cocktail Party and Book Launch
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Virtual networking: participate in exclusive chat groups and virtual briefings happening throughout the conference
Benefit from going virtual
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Access event content at your convenience: never miss a session again with on-demand viewing
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Meet with the right people: make use of our smart AI-powered match-making tool for the ultimate networking experience
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Explore our knowledge hub: benefit from additional exclusive Risk.net reports, webinars, surveys and articles
Specialists who contributed to the discussion include:

Arthur Lindo (Art)
Deputy director for policy
Federal Reserve Board's Division of Supervision and Regulation

Kevin Greenfield
Deputy comptroller for operational risk
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Kevin Greenfield is the Deputy Comptroller for Operational Risk at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
In this role, Mr. Greenfield oversees development of policy and examination procedures addressing operational risk, bank information technology, cybersecurity, critical infrastructure resilience, payments systems, and corporate and risk governance. He assumed these responsibilities in November 2019.
Prior to this role, Mr. Greenfield served as the Director for Bank Information Technology for the Operational Risk Division where he managed a team responsible for developing, communicating, and interpreting policies for the OCC's supervision of technology operations at financial institutions. He represented the OCC on several interagency groups that focus on coordination and development of information technology risk management supervisory guidance for such topics as information security, resiliency, technology operations, corporate governance, and independent risk management.
Prior to being named Director for Bank Information Technology in 2014, Mr. Greenfield spent 14 years with the OCC's Large Bank Supervision Department, where he gained experience examining large and complex technology operations at several of the largest U.S. financial institutions. In this role, he held various technology supervision roles at large financial institutions based in Pittsburgh, Charlotte, and New York City.
Mr. Greenfield is a graduate of the University of Dayton and holds the Certified Information Systems Auditor professional certification.

Tom Kartanowicz
Regional CISO
Commerzbank AG

Lazaro Barreiro
Director, governance and operational risk policy
Office of the Comptroller of the Currecy
Lazaro Barreiro is the Director for Governance and Operational Risk Policy within the Operational Risk Policy Division at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). In this role, Mr Barreiro manages a team responsible for establishing governance and operational risk policy and guidance for the agency. He assumed these duties in 2016.
Prior to his current role, Mr Barreiro served as an Assistant Deputy Comptroller for the OCC's Pittsburgh Field Office. He has more than 31 years of financial services examination experience with the OCC, the former Office of Thrift Supervision, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Mr Barreiro holds a bachelor's degree in finance from Florida State University and a master's in business administration in information technology from Barry University.

Ken Radigan
Chief executive officer
PRMIA
Ken has held high-level posts in prominent multinational insurance corporations, and acted as a risk management consultant in the financial industry. From 2014 to 2015, he served as the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of the US and Bermuda operations of Aspen, where he developed and administered a risk management framework and headed multiple global functions, including the operational risk department.
From 1988 to 2014 he held a variety of positions at AIG, ultimately serving as CRO of the Casualty and Global Risk Solutions divisions. Ken holds a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of Dayton, as well as numerous professional designations, including: Professional Risk Manager (PRM), Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Associate in Risk Management (ARM), and Associate in Surplus Lines Insurance (ASLI).
Ken has also been an active volunteer for PRMIA, holding the following positions: Member of the Board of Directors, Treasurer, Chair of the Finance Committee, Chair of the Ethics Committee and Regional Director of the New York Chapter.

Michael J Abriatis
Chief operational risk officer
PNC Bank
Michael J. Abriatis serves as PNC's Chief Operational Risk Officer. His is responsible for leading the PNC Operational Risk program. This includes both defining and implementing the PNC's Operational Risk program as well performing independent risk management activities.
He previously served as Chief Operating Officer for Corporate and Institutional Banking. In this role he was responsible for building the C&IB Business Risk Office as well as client analytics, communications, sales reporting, Canada Branch oversight, continuous improvement projects, and client experience initiatives.
Abriatis joined PNC in 2003 and has held numerous positions across PNC. Previous positions include Sr. Basel Program Manager, CFO Corporate Banking, CFO Wholesale Bank (National City Bank), Sr. Sourcing Manager and Business Improvement Consultant.
Michael has an undergraduate degree from Washington & Jefferson College and a MBA from Case Western Reserve's Weatherhead School of Business.

Elaine Seasly, D.Eng.
Deputy planetary protection officer
NASA
Dr Elaine Seasly is the Deputy Planetary Protection Officer for NASA, which is to say she is a real-life Guardian of the Galaxy. Her focus is to ensure spacecraft is clean enough to visit other worlds when searching for life or signs of past life, and any material samples brought back from visits to other worlds do not pose a risk to life on Earth.
She began her career in contamination control at Raytheon Missile Systems and later transitioned to NASA to lead the Contamination Control and Planetary Protection efforts at NASA Langley Research Center.
Currently, at NASA Headquarters, she brings the systems engineering perspective to the Office of Planetary Protection. She is a proud engineering nerd, with a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering, a Master’s in Patent Law, and a Doctor of Engineering degree.
Focussing on 6 key themes:
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Resilience
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The new BAU
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Cyber risk
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Third party risk
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Emerging risk
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Fincrime
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World-class op risk
OpRisk North America is a great place to embrace and benchmark operational risk, as well as cyber risk in one place… for me it’s the perfect way to engage in debates about the hottest topics within the industry today
Glenna Hagopian, CCO & head of enterprise risk
The event brings a collective view on how we can better manage operational risk, not just for the firm but for the financial industry as a whole
Henry Quach, VP, operational risk, Morgan Stanley
A well organized event with good networking opportunities
SmartStream
Extremely knowledgeable speakers, engaging and fielded any questions
State Farm
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