Operational Risk and Technology Europe 2025
October 14-15 2025
Poll results
TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Combining Operational Risk and Technology into one strategic event
• Operational Risk Framework and Tools
• RCSA Quality and Maturity
• Is Alignment a Priority?
• What Risks are we not focusing enough on?
• What are we not doing enough of?
• What topic(s) are of most interest to you?
• Overall, how well are you managing regulatory complexity?
• Is there good cross-functional collaboration in approaching regulatory initiatives?
• What could we do better in approaching regulatory complexity?
• Are you using GenAI in Risk Management?
• What do you believe are the most material GenAI-related risks?
• Have you established GenAI governance?
• How actively are you currently engaged with Quantum computing?
• How is OpRisk collaborating with Tech in understanding and managing risks of emerging technologies?
• Have you achieved the optimum balance between tech innovation and security?
• Word cloud: What do you believe are the core skills of modern Operational risk professionals?
• What background is best to transition into OpRisk roles?
• What do you believe is the right balance between GenAI / Agentic AI autonomy andoversight?
• Do you use one single tool which both monitors and onboards, or are they separate?
• Which part of risk culture is your top constraint today?
• Where will you invest first after this session?
• Describe how you would define data ethics in financial organization’s context
Combining Operational Risk and Technology into one strategic event
Is vital, as they are now inseparable
Is a good move, which fosters collaboration
Would have preferred two separate conferences: Op Risk and Technology
Multiple-choice poll
Operational Risk Framework and Tools
Multiple-choice poll
RCSA Quality and Maturity
Multiple-choice poll
Is Alignment a Priority?
Yes, already progressing
Yes, considering
No, don’t believe it’s needed
Not sure
Multiple-choice poll
What Risks are we not focusing enough on?
the current environment no longer respects taxonomies
Employee risk
Conduct
Interconnectedness of Risks
Product and process BAU People’s skillset
Change execution Change
Quantum computing
Change management
Data governance People and change
Speed of change
What are we not doing enough of?
Adjusting framework for 1LoD needs and strategic goals
Linking all information we see together Looking at the big picture
Evolving Integration
Simplicity Forsight
OpRisk staff is completely outdated
Data structuring
Measuring
2LOD no longer an enabler
Learning
Focus on essentials
Deconflicting Supporting alignment
Too detached from the business Talk on key risks
Data informed testing
Think broad Strategy planning
What topic(s) are of most interest to you?
Multiple-choice poll
Is there good cross-functional collaboration in approaching regulatory initiatives?
What could we do better in approaching regulatory complexity?
risk overlapping focus governance Technology - AI agile
Upskill risk managers with resilience knowledge
adapt new pragmatic may frameworks regulatory appropriate planning teams
able white risk frameworks
Pragmatism management oversees process
Collaboration requirements simplify
Senior ownership
Proactive party right Specialist involve ensure regulation early primary easily jump change approach compare
analysis/teams implementation documented Risk awareness
Are you using GenAI in Risk Management?
What do you believe are the most material
GenAI-related risks?
Advanced cyber attacks
Cost
Deep fakes Model
Jailbreak Human
Integrity loss
Data
Spoofing
Unfair bias Technical detail Blackbox
Prompt Injection
Decionmaking Model bias
Control of sensitive information
Have you established GenAI governance?
Yes, it is established and functioning
Multiple-choice poll
How actively are you currently engaged with Quantum computing?
Fully engaged
Somewhat involved in relevant projects
Familiar with the concept but not engaged in practice
Not familiar / not involved
Multiple-choice poll
How is OpRisk collaborating with Tech in understanding and managing risks of emerging technologies?
Full collaboration, clear roles, complimentary skills
Adequate collaboration
Multiple-choice poll
Have you achieved the optimum balance between tech innovation and security?
Yes, optimum balance 9%
What do you believe are the core skills of modern
Operational risk professionals?
Adaptability
Approachable
Versatility
Factural
Curious
Influencing
Inquisitive
What background is best to transition into OpRisk roles?
What do
you
believe is the right balance between GenAI / Agentic AI autonomy and oversight?
100% oversight, with human in the loop
80% oversight of the most critical tasks / 20% autonomy
50 / 50, allowing autonomy, enabling innovation with select oversight
Multiple-choice poll
Do you use one single tool which both monitors and onboards, or are they separate?
Multiple-choice poll
Where will you invest fi rst after this session?
Describe how you would define data ethics in financial organization’s context
Complex
Misunderstood
GDPR/DPA redundant?
Immature