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Risk Americas 2026 | Day 1 | May 19 Where Risk Meets Return: Increasing profits through effective regulation, innovation, and risk management New York City | 19-20 May 2026 08:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee 08:45 Chair’s Opening Remarks KEYNOTE SESSIONS 09:00 Understanding Global and U.S. Economic Outlook in an Era of Stagflation and Policy Uncertainty Assessing whether the U.S. faces stagflation, soft landing, or structural slowdown Tariffs, trade policy, and the shifting nature of globalization under the new administration Impact of evolving monetary policy, political pressure, and Fed independence Stress scenarios: how credit quality, liquidity, and consumer demand interact Lessons from 2025 for positioning balance sheets ahead of volatility 09:45 The Regulatory and Supervisory Landscape for 2026 and What It Means for Market Stability Basel Endgame capital and leverage implications Expected liquidity reform and intraday exposure monitoring How deregulation and political turnover reshape supervisory expectations Integrating regulatory change into enterprise strategy and risk appetite Understanding the implications for compliance, treasury, and board oversight 10:30 Morning Refreshment Break & Networking

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Non-Financial & Operational Risk GRC 11:00 Bringing Governance, Risk and Compliance Together to Create an Integrated Control Framework -

Merging governance, risk, and

AI & Model Risk AI 11:00 Making AI Work in Practice and Scaling from Pilot to Enterprise Adoption -

compliance into unified decision-making -

profitability

deployment Change-management

Linking financial controls, NFR

lessons for embedding AI

and strategic risk under one

responsibly -

Creating dashboards linking

Managing transition from

level accountability and

structure

capital, liquidity and

experimentation to scaled -

BSM 11:00 Integrating Capital, Liquidity and Funding for a Unified Balance Sheet Strategy

compliance and finance

Addressing renewed boardoversight expectations

Real use cases within risk,

Balance Sheet Management & Treasury

resistance and skill-set

regulatory actions and

barriers

GEOPOLITICS 11:00 Assessing the Political and Regulatory Landscape Ahead of the 2026 Election -

Aligning treasury, finance and Translating regulatory metrics

agencies -

Preparing compliance strategies for multiple

Lessons from 2025 market volatility

Anticipating leadership changes across supervisory

into commercial decisioning -

Projecting how policy shifts will reshape financial regulation

risk incentives

Overcoming internal

Governance lessons from recent

Market & Global Trends

outcomes -

Managing uncertainty around fiscal and monetary direction

enforcement trends

PANEL DISCUSSION 11:35 Embedding Accountability and Conduct Culture Throughout the Organization -

Translating tone-from-the-top

PANEL DISCUSSION 11:35 Managing Model Risk for AI and Machine Learning with Greater Transparency and Control -

into measurable outcomes -

Designing incentive structures

opaque and adaptive models -

Meeting regulatory

Positioning portfolios amid

Hedging and asset-liability

documentation and validation

strategies under persistent

Managing conduct risk in a

expectations

volatility

Sustaining engagement once remediation fatigue sets in

Embedding AI into existing

MRM frameworks -

Ensuring ongoing oversight throughout the model lifecycle

PANEL DISCUSSION 11:35 Embedding Geopolitical Scenarios into Enterprise Risk and Capital Planning -

uncertain rate trajectories

that reinforce ethical behaviour looser regulatory environment

Establishing controls for

PANEL DISCUSSION 11:35 Managing Interest-Rate Volatility and Portfolio Duration in a Changing Policy Cycle

impacting markets -

Aligning rate views with earnings objectives

Evaluating tariff and supplychain implications

Assessing duration risk within deposits and securities

Mapping global flashpoints

Integrating geopolitical variables into stress testing

Strengthening contingency planning

RESILIENCE 12:20 Strengthening Operational Resilience Through People, Process and Partnerships -

GEN & AGENTIC AI 12:20 Agentic AI Risk Governance -

with a risk and compliance Framework

Re-engineering the three-lines model to embed risk within

operations -

Enhancing workforce capability through scenario testing and cross-training

Examination of Agentic AI Risks

Regulatory Adaptation: regulatory developments

transformation programmes

Incorporating intraday analytics

Supervisory attention on nonbank leverage build-up

Applying behavioural modelling to improve stress realism

Evaluating data opacity and contagion channels

exposures and deposit-flight

and vendor ecosystems -

Anticipating regulatory updates

PRIVATE CREDIT 12:20 Understanding Systemic Risk and Growth Dynamics in Private Credit and Shadow Banking

on liquidity measures

Implementation Case Studies Guidance on responding to

Integrating resilience into

Focus on Controllability and Third-Party Risk

LIQUIDITY RISK 12:20 Advancing Liquidity Risk Management Through Behavioral and Intraday Analytics

Strategic responses from traditional lenders

Aligning liquidity buffers with

Potential regulatory convergence with funds

client behaviour

Measuring the return on investment in resilience initiatives

12:55 Lunch Break and Roundtable Discussions BUSINESS CONTINUITY 1:55 Redefining Business Continuity and Crisis Preparedness for Complex Multi-Hazard Events -

Designing next-generation

AI FLUENCY 1:55 Developing AI Fluency and Workforce Readiness Across the Organization -

continuity plans for cyber, geopolitical and liquidity shocks -

Embedding AI fundamentals

Defining usage policies and monitoring for responsible

crisis playbooks

deployment -

fluency between data science

and third parties

and risk teams

endured 2025 disruptions

Building trust and confidence among non-technical staff

into business planning

Evaluating partnership opportunities between banks

Managing cost of funds and Integrating treasury insights

Comparing return profiles and risk transmission channels

and funds

transfer-pricing frameworks -

Exploring regulatory responses to non-bank credit expansion

Exploring secured, repo and synthetic financing

11:35 Navigating the Growth of Private Credit and Alternative Financing Models

Building diversified, stable funding structures

Enabling cross-functional

recovery across internal teams Insights from institutions that

into risk and control training

Table-top simulations and live Coordinating response and

TREASURY & FUNDING 1:55 Optimizing Treasury and Funding Strategies to Balance Cost and Resilience

Understanding liquidity and valuation challenges in private markets

PANEL DISCUSSION 2:30 Turning Risk Culture and Appetite into Measurable Business Discipline -

PANEL DISCUSSION 2:30 Improving Data Quality, Traceability and Lineage to Strengthen Model Reliability

Converting culture assessments

quality metrics and

Aligning appetite statements

traceability

with business-line KPIs and

growth targets -

Balancing risk tolerance and

Using RCSA evolution to

Integrating liquidity, credit and

PANEL DISCUSSION 2:30 Keeping Ahead of Financial Crime and Sanctions in a Fragmented Global Environment -

capital scenarios

Managing real-time data

Using AI to accelerate scenario

Moving beyond compliance to

Benchmarking governance

Enhancing collaboration across

Embedding AI into AML and KYC monitoring

strategic insight -

Responding to cross-border enforcement collaboration

design and computation

Linking data lineage to model validation confidence

landscape

flows while containing cost

profitability in a deregulated -

Establishing robust data-

into actionable data points

PANEL DISCUSSION 2:30 Enhancing Stress Testing to Strengthen Enterprise-Wide Resilience

Identifying emerging typologies in trade and digital channels

functions

Strengthening alignment between financial crime and

maturity across peers

reputation risk

enhance transparency and accountability

3:15 Afternoon refreshment break ENTERPRISE RISK 3:45 Building a Holistic Enterprise View of Risk Across All Functions -

Integrating credit, liquidity,

Applying innovative validation

operational and compliance

techniques for machine-

assessment

learning models

Leveraging AI to unify risk data

ENTERPRISE STRESS TESTING 3:45 Expanding the Scope of Enterprise Stress Testing -

Exploring broader impacts of

Considering impacts to Liquidity and Capital

and enable real-time visibility

automation for continuous

Contingency Plan triggers and

Translating disparate reports

testing

Actions

Anticipating regulator

Case studies of successful

expectations for explainability

convergence projects

and control -

FRAUD 3:45 Preventing Fraud in an AIEnabled Economy -

Geopolitical Events

Leveraging synthetic data and

into a single institutional view -

MODEL VALIDATION 3:45 Modernizing Model Validation for the AI Era

Assessing impacts to Business Strategies and Initiatives

Assessing operational

Aligning validation resources

readiness of key capabilities (

with model complexity

i.e. Settlement, Sanctions, Third Party Risks, Cyber)

Understanding convergence of fraud, cyber and AML risk

Deploying machine-learning for early detection

Managing synthetic identity and social-engineering threats

Coordinating industry and lawenforcement responses

FIRESIDE CHAT: INFOSEC 4:20 Managing Data Privacy, Cyber Resilience and Digital Ethics in a Connected Ecosystem -

Protecting data integrity while

MODEL GOVERNANCE 4:20 Learning from Big Tech to Scale Model Governance and Monitoring -

MRM maturity with technology

Balancing AI advancement with

peers

privacy and ethical

considerations -

Comparing financial-sector

enabling innovation

Strengthening collaboration

through standardised

Preparing for supervisory

production -

programmes

Understanding the U.S.

DEREGULATION 4:20 Evolving Compliance Practices for a Deregulated but Politically Sensitive Market -

implementation path -

Adjusting RWA strategies to

Balancing optimisation with Aligning regulatory and

Ensuring agility amid policy oscillation

supervisory scrutiny -

Reconciling fewer formal rules with greater scrutiny

protect competitiveness

Avoiding pilot paralysis

between CISOs and risk leads scrutiny of digital-ethics

Lessons in lifecycle monitoring and retraining

BASEL ENDGAME 4:20 Adjusting to Basel Endgame and Evolving Capital Adequacy Requirements

Monitoring state-level and international divergence

economic capital frameworks

Defining meaningful compliance success metrics

Building agile governance that scales with AI demand

REGULATION

AI REGULATION

ALM AUTOMATION

INNOVATION

4:55 Supervisory Expectations for NFR Programs in 2026 and How Firms Can Get Ahead

4:55 Preparing for Global AI Regulation and Supervisory Expectations

4:55 Integrating ALM Strategy & Automation for Margin Preservation

4:55 Driving Innovation in Financial Products While Balancing Risk and Return

Insights from regulators on

Reviewing the global

Modelling deposit behaviour

regulatory landscape for

and duration with real-time

governance trends

financial AI

analytics

Addressing weaknesses

Anticipating the

Automating liquidity monitoring

observed in recent

documentation and

through dashboards and

examinations

transparency to needed

intraday data

Building proactive, forward-

ensure AI systems are safe

looking risk identification

and legal

processes

control effectiveness and

Evaluating resilience maturity post-implementation -

Implementing necessary

Building agile, data-driven

documentation and controls

teams through fintech

to establish audit readiness

partnership

Mapping forthcoming AI legislation and preparing for cross-border supervision of AI governance

5:30 Chair’s Closing Remarks and Networking Drinks Reception

Reviewing evolution of synthetic repo, SRT and structured credit

Embedding control frameworks in product-development cycles

Applying AI to forecasting, hedging, and funding decisions

Balancing speed-to-market with risk oversight

Exploring investor appetite and transparency demands

Risk Americas 2026 | Day 2 | May 20 Where Risk Meets Return: Increasing profits through effective regulation, innovation, and risk management New York City | 19-20 May 2026 08:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee 08:45 Opening Remarks KEYNOTE SESSIONS 09:00 Using AI in Risk Management to Separate Hype from Practical Opportunity Reviewing how firms are applying AI beyond proof-of-concept Understanding where AI delivers measurable return versus operational noise Building controls and accountability for algorithmic decisioning Re-defining the risk professional’s role in an AI-augmented environment 09:45 Managing Strategic Risk Amid Regulatory Shifts and Changing Market Expectations Balancing risk appetite and growth in a deregulated but uncertain landscape Anticipating supervisory priorities for the next 12–18 months Integrating strategic and operational risk for enterprise resilience Building board-level oversight that links regulation, innovation and profitability

10:30 Morning refreshment break and networking

Non-Financial & Operational Risk

AI & Model Risk

11:00 Strengthening Risk Accountability and Ownership Across the Three Lines of Defense

11:00 Managing Model Risk for AI Governance and Machine Learning with Greater Transparency and Control

Embedding clear ownership from first-line to board

Aligning accountability

matters for lending or

structures Addressing skill gaps and overlapping responsibilities

Practical approaches for measuring effectiveness of the

11:00 FIRESIDE CHAT: Reviewing Credit Quality and Market Exposures as Macroeconomic Conditions Tighten -

problem and why opacity

frameworks with incentive -

Understanding the "Black Box"

Balance Sheet Management & Treasury

Preventing algorithmic bias via

Defining the necessary human

Monitoring early warning Integrating credit data into

Adjusting underwriting

re-orientation -

Identifying sectors most exposed to deglobalisation risk

Evaluating capital-flow and FXvolatility trends

Incorporating trade and political dynamics into stress

standards for late-cycle risk

scenarios

automated AI decisions -

Assessing macroeconomic implications of supply-chain

liquidity and capital forecasting

oversight roles within

model

Assessing corporate, consumer

indicators across portfolios

active auditing systems -

11:00 Understanding the Impact of Deglobalization and Onshoring on Financial Markets

and CRE credit trends

investment decisions. -

Market & Global Trends

Managing the risk of AI mistakes and hallucinations

11:35 Developing Regulatory Readiness for Non-Financial Risk Reviews -

Understanding current

Applying machine learning to

supervisory focus and testing

expand scenario coverage and

expectations

realism

Preparing documentation,

synthetic data to stress

Conducting internal mock-

portfolios -

11:35 Addressing Commercial Real Estate Refinancing and Portfolio Concentration Risk -

Measuring performance of AI-

Quantifying exposure to highrisk sectors and maturities

Combining historical and

evidence and data narratives reviews to identify weak points -

11:35 Integrating AI and Stress Testing to Enhance Scenario Design and Forecasting

Evaluating collateral quality

Creating a feedback loop

traditional methods

management

lenders -

reporting

Incorporating physical and transition risk into capital

Aligning results with governance and board

Understanding insurancewithdrawal implications for

Considering regulatory expectations for CRE risk

business teams

regions -

and geographic distribution -

Assessing concentration of assets in climate-sensitive

declines and refinancing gaps

driven stress tools against -

Stress testing for valuation

early between audit, compliance and

11:35 FIRESIDE CHAT: Managing Climate and Environmental Risk as Insurers and Investors Re-price Exposure

planning

Leveraging data for portfolio heat-mapping and disclosure

PANEL DISCUSSION 12:10 Enhancing Third-Party and Outsourcing Governance for Endto-End Resilience -

Moving beyond vendor risk to

PANEL DISCUSSION 12:10 Evolving Model Validation Practices for Next-Generation Models -

validation for adaptive and

Applying proportionate

self-learning systems

oversight to critical and non-

critical providers -

Managing continuous

ecosystem risk management

Managing concentration and

around explainability and bias

portfolios

control

Aligning capital allocation with

PANEL DISCUSSION 12:10 Exploring Digital Assets and Payments Innovation as Risk and Opportunity -

plausible stress outcomes -

stablecoin rules -

Embedding reverse-stress testing into strategic planning

model criticality and

and contracts

complexity

Evaluating tokenised payments and settlement options

Prioritising resources based on

requirements into procurement

Assessing operational and counterparty risks in crypto

Balancing shareholder return with prudence and optionality

Tracking progress toward U.S. market-structure and

Testing interconnected risks across credit, liquidity and rates

Understanding expectations

geographic risk in supplier Integrating resilience

Using challenger models and parallel runs for benchmarking

PANEL DISCUSSION 12:10 Optimizing Balance Sheet Resilience Through Scenario Planning and Capital Buffers

Implementing effective control frameworks

12:55 Lunch break and roundtable discussions 1:55 Building a Stronger Risk Culture Through Communication and Leadership Visibility -

1:35 Third Party Risk Management in the Era of Artificial Intelligence Examining how AI is reshaping outsourcing models, vendor

Translating risk strategy into

institutions

Encouraging transparency and -

Tracking cultural change

Evaluating green funding obligations

Addressing heightened Applying AI-enabled analytics

regulatory risk around ESG claims -

Linking sustainability goals to cost of capital and investor

third-party due diligence, and

relations

Turning regulatory efficiency into business advantage

Using risk insight to support growth and innovation

Managing reputation and

and automation to enhance ongoing monitoring

instruments and disclosure

regulatory expectations

through surveys and qualitative feedback

Identifying emerging AIdomains

appropriate risk behaviours

PROFITABILITY 1:35 Profit Through Prudence and the Role of Risk in Driving Commercial Value

allocation

specific third-party risk

Training leaders to model

Integrating climate and sustainability data into asset

ecosystems in financial

levels challenge within teams

relationships, and third-party

relatable messaging for all -

1:35 Embedding ESG and Sustainability Metrics into Treasury and Funding Decisions

Reframing risk functions as strategic partners

Encouraging board-level ownership of risk intelligence

PANEL DISCUSSION 2:30 Using Scenario Analysis to Prepare for Emerging Operational Risks -

Designing forward-looking

PANEL DISCUSSION 2:30 Creating Enterprise Model Inventories and Risk Taxonomies for Greater Transparency -

recalibration of liquidity

functional threats

and validation status

coverage and NSFR

Linking scenario testing to

Reviewing capital planning

risk tiers and dependencies

frameworks under Basel

Enabling portfolio-level

Endgame evolution

planning across technology,

concentration risk

regulators on model-based

Using inventory insights to drive

approaches

Turning scenario outcomes into

prioritisation and resource

concrete mitigation actions

planning

Adapting roles and frameworks

3:15 Operationalizing AI Risk Management Frameworks and Lifecycle Oversight -

Integrating AI risks into the

3:15 Re-imagining Treasury Operating Models for Digital Speed and Strategic Insight -

Implementing automation and predictive analytics in daily

Management (ERM) taxonomy

liquidity management

Establishing automated and

Consolidating systems for real-

incident reporting and root-

manual continuous monitoring

cause analysis

thresholds for key AI

Embedding risk control in

performance metrics

teams combining risk, data and

Developing specific Risk and

technology

teams for AI-driven

(RCSA) questions for data

professionals for a digital

environments

provenance and model

environment

Designing specialized compliance training for the first line of defense

into planning -

Aligning business strategy with risk appetite and metrics

Using board engagement to bridge risk and performance dialogue

Monitoring reputation and policy risk in dynamic markets

3:15 Managing Digital Transformation and Technology Change Without Creating Hidden Vulnerabilities -

Balancing innovation velocity with control strength

Addressing obsolescence, technical debt and data

Building cross-functional

Control Self-Assessment

emerging-risk identification

time visibility and decisioning

Preparing operational-risk

explainability

Integrating strategic and

feedback into funding strategy

innovation -

Integrating supervisory

existing Enterprise Risk

Using automation to improve

PANEL DISCUSSION 2:30 Embedding Strategic Risk Practices to Support DecisionMaking and Long-Term Resilience

Enhancing dialogue with

to support agile delivery and

product and technology design -

oversight of model

3:15 Positioning Operational Risk Functions for the Next Wave of Digital Transformation

Tagging AI and ML models with

Coordinating response finance and HR

Preparing for potential

capture ownership, purpose

assessments

scenarios for complex, cross-

capital and liquidity -

Developing inventories that

PANEL DISCUSSION 2:30 Adapting Capital and Liquidity Strategies to Evolving Supervisory Expectations

migration risk -

Coordinating risk oversight during large-scale

Re-training treasury

transformations

Establishing clear ownership of end-to-end technology risk

3:50 Afternoon Refreshment Break

CLOSING KEYNOTES 16:20 The Future of Risk Management in an Integrated and Innovative World What risk leadership will look like by 2027 and beyond Redefining value creation through integrated risk thinking Balancing AI, governance and profitability in decision-making The evolution of the Chief Risk Officer as a strategic business partner 16:50 Redefining the Purpose of Risk Leadership in 2026 Elevating risk functions as commercial strategists Balancing profitability, trust and compliance Leveraging data, AI and human judgement for foresight The evolving profile of tomorrow’s Chief Risk Officer

5:20 Chair’s Closing Remarks & End of Risk Americas 2026!