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Risky Women® is a global network connecting, celebrating and championing women in risk, regulation and compliance. Want to share a hot topic or suggest a speaker? Email your host anytime at info@riskywomen.org or JOIN US at https://www.riskywomen.org/
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Episodes
Top Compliance Priorities 2024
2/6/2024
In this episode of Risky Women Radio, host Kimberley Cole kicks off Series 7 by discussing the predictions for 2024 in the field of risk regulation and compliance. She is joined by Carol Beaumier and Bernadine Reese from Protiviti, who share their insights on the compliance environment over the past decade and the evolving role of the Chief Compliance Officer.
They highlight the key priorities for 2024, including the need for proactive risk assessment, horizon scanning, managing digital risks, effective compliance monitoring, and adapting to changing resourcing needs. The discussion emphasizes the importance of staying ahead of emerging issues and adopting a holistic approach to compliance in order to navigate the external and internal challenges that lie ahead. This episode provides valuable insights for risk and compliance professionals to effectively address the evolving compliance landscape in the year ahead.
SHOW NOTES
00:01 Compliance predictions for 2024 with industry experts
05:36 Importance of internal and external factors
11:42 Lessons learned (or not)
19:05 Next 10 years and technology evolution
Duration:00:24:15
Complexity of Compliance APAC: Debra Au
12/6/2023
Jenny Wong of Protiviti and Debra Au, Head of Legal for DBS Hong Kong, explore the complexity of the compliance landscape in APAC as part of the Protiviti 2023 Top Risk Report.
SHOW NOTES
00:01 Compliance landscape and career journey
04:42 Regulatory challenges and adapting to technological changes in APAC
10:02 Compliance function evolution and AI adoption in finance
16:48 Leadership and overcoming stereotypes
Duration:00:23:29
Strategic Risk: Star McDade
12/1/2023
Kimberly Dickerson of Protiviti and Star McDade, SVP for Audit Services at USAA, discuss moving from activity based work to a more value added model and how to shift the mindset to an advisory audit role.
SHOW NOTES
00:01 Adding value in risk and assurance profession
04:09 Risk management and business strategy alignment
08:45 Risk assessment, emerging risks, and third-party partnerships in the insurance industry
16:26 Risk management career paths and advice for young professionals
22:19 Career paths, challenges, and growth in the accounting industry
26:36 Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace culture
Duration:00:33:18
Exploring DAO: The Future of Governance & Compliance with Chrissy Hill
10/12/2023
Kimberley Cole interviews Chrissy Hill, general counsel at Parity Technologies. The episode explores the concept of DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations) and their impact on governance and compliance in the rapidly evolving landscape of blockchain, Web3, and the metaverse.
Show Notes
03:19 Career Journey
07:42 Working with Tony Blair: Merging commercial and charitable assets
10:17 Lessons in agility and fundamental skills for career success
11:24 Web3 space and regulatory challenges
18:32 Exploring the cutting edge of governance and compliance with DAOs
29:56 How do you prepare for the future?
Get transcript and Join Risky Women: https://www.riskywomen.org/2023/10/podcast-s6e9-exploring-dao-the-future-of-governance-and-compliance-with-chrissy-hill/
Duration:00:42:08
Conduct Unbecoming: Emma Parry
9/20/2023
Kimberley Cole speaks with Emma Parry of Novafin Consulting about her journey from banking COO to conduct risk and culture advisor – what’s trending in tech, regulators and how to use your transferable skills.
Emma Parry is a C suite and board advisor with broad international investment banking experience. Following a successful career in financial services working for firms such as HSBC, and JP Morgan Chase, she is now building a portfolio career with a specialist focus on conduct risk. Emma has held various roles from COO to program management to leading global client service teams through to conduct and product governance. Her client base includes regtechs, fintechs, wholesale banks and occasionally law firms as an expert witness.
Show Notes
01:16 Career Journey
03:51 Transferable Skills
14:39 Regtech Investment Trends
16:53 Technology Trends
17:47 Conduct Regulator Trends
20:02 Key Takeaways for Conduct Risk
Transcripts, membership & more > https://www.riskywomen.org/2023/09/podcast-s6e8-conduct-unbecoming-emma-parry/
Duration:00:26:46
How to be a CRO: Jennifer Geary
9/6/2023
Kimberley Cole speaks with Jennifer Geary, a 25-year veteran of the Risk industry, about her handbook for the modern Chief Risk Officer - practical advice, and skills you can bring into your own role as a CRO.
Jennifer Geary has over 25 years of experience in finance, technology, risk and legal, across diverse industries from financial services to not-for-profit. She has been Managing Director, EMEA for a software company, and COO and CRO for a number of fintechs. She has also worked in major banks such as Santander and Barclays, and was also COO for Save the Children UK. She is author of a range of business books. Her first book was "How to be a Chief Operating Officer” and she followed up last autumn with "How to be a Chief Risk Officer", and has just launched “How to be a Chief People Officer”, a collaboration with a HR professional.
SHOW NOTES
02:03 Career Journey
05:00 Doing Good for Social Good
10:00 Jennifer's 3 Books: How to be a COO, CRO, CPO
13:20 3 Pillars: Culture, Strategy & Execution. 6 Risks: Strategic, People, Tech, Financial, Operational & Sustainability
22:57 How to Keep Yourself Ahead of the Game
Transcripts and membership info: https://www.riskywomen.org/2023/09/podcast-s6e7-how-to-be-a-cro-jennifer-geary/
Duration:00:31:37
Talent Management in Risk: Sarah Olthoff
8/10/2023
Tonya Hummers, Managing Director at Protiviti, speaks with Sarah Olthoff, Senior Vice President and Chief Business Risk Officer at Discover, about talent management, the nature of work, and the skills risk roles need most.
Sarah K. Olthoff serves as a Senior Vice President of Business Risk Programs at Discover Financial Services. In this role, Sarah is responsible for development, implementation, and oversight of the business risk management program across the enterprise. This program include the Business Risk Offices that directly support Discover’s business units as well as centralized risk management functions that enable consistent and effective execution of risk activities, such as Change Management, Issue Management, and Risk Reporting. Prior to this role, Sarah served as VP, Internal Audit overseeing the Regulatory Compliance Audit Program, which provides independent assurance around regulatory compliance and financial crimes risk.
Show Notes
01:57 Career Journey
03:51 Culture at Discover
08:58 Who are your role models?
10:54 Resiliency in the workplace
15:57 Skills needed in talent
25:53 Differences between talent market and tech market
Get transcript and join our network: https://www.riskywomen.org/2023/08/podcast-s6e6-talent-management-in-risk-sarah-olthoff/
Duration:00:34:03
Regulator Series: Grovetta Gardineer from OCC
4/20/2023
Maryann Kennedy speaks with the Senior Deputy Comptroller for Bank Supervision Policy at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Grovetta Gardineer, about the regulatory priorities in current economic environment.
Grovetta Gardineer is the Senior Deputy Comptroller for Bank Supervision Policy at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). In this role, Ms. Gardineer directs the formulation of policies and procedures for the supervision and examination of national banks and federal savings associations, chairs the agency’s Committee on Bank Supervision, and serves on the OCC’s Executive Committee. She oversees the units for policy related to credit risk, market risk, operational risk, and compliance risk, as well as the units responsible for international banking and capital policy, accounting policy, and community affairs.
Maryann Kennedy joined Protiviti from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), where she was most recently the Senior Deputy Comptroller for Large Bank Supervision.
Show Notes
02:50 Career Journey
06:20 Key responsibilities of a senior deputy comptroller
18:50 Do US and Europe have the same root cause of the financial crisis?
21:55 What are examiners doing on the ground as a result?
24:22 How do you and your staff think about the next risks?
27:33 Talent across the industry
31:33 How to employ different mentoring strategies
Duration:00:35:15
Amplifying ESG Business Value: Anna-Marie Slot
3/29/2023
Kimberley Cole speaks with Anna-Marie Slot on how companies can and should embed ESG into core business strategies and why risk professionals are uniquely placed to drive that change. Anna-Marie is the first global sustainability ESG partner for Ashurst and a finance partner as well. She brings a unique combination of legal, finance and ESG expertise which enables her to partner with other business leaders committed to leading a future focused sustainable organizations. Anna-Marie has developed and led the firm’s ESG strategy across practices and industries through engagement with clients and internally as Ashurst’s first Chief Sustainability Officer.
Show Notes
01:57 Career Journey
10:35 What Businesses Have to Focus On Now
15:32 Organizational Structure and Where Risk Works
18:24 Ashurst’s ESG Ready Digital Tool
22:12 What are the Sustainability Data Gaps?
30:22 What the Best Companies are Doing Ahead of Regulations
Transcript and more: https://www.riskywomen.org/2023/03/podcast-s6e4-amplifying-esg-business-value-anna-marie-slot/
Duration:00:36:08
Future Fit Organisations & Managing Culture Risk: Juliet Bourke
3/16/2023
Kimberley Cole speaks with Juliet Bourke on board composition and best practices for creating future fit organisations with diversity of thought and culture change.
Dr Juliet Bourke is an award winning author, speaker and advocate for diversity. She was a former Human Capital Partner at Deloitte leading Deloitte’s Diversity and Inclusion Consulting agenda. She continues to work with global clients to create cultural change through a focus on leadership, high performing teams, and diversity & inclusion. She has over 25 years’ experience in human capital, management, and law. Her latest book, entitled ‘Which two heads are better than one?: The extraordinary power of diversity of thinking and inclusive leadership’, is in its second edition and helps leaders understand how to systematically create diverse thinking and take team performance to the next level.
SHOW NOTES
01:28 Career Journey
13:09 Future Fitness of Boards
18:31 Risks of not Having Diversity of Thinking on Boards
22:19 What Gets in the Way of Board Best Practices?
24:25 Who is leading the way?
29:24 Key Takeaways for Risky Women
Get transcript and subscribe to newsletter: https://www.riskywomen.org/2023/03/podcast-s6e3-future-fit-organisations-managing-culture-risk-juliet-bourke/
Duration:00:34:46
Top Compliance Priorities 2023
2/27/2023
Kimberley Cole speaks with Carol Beaumier and Bernadine Reese from Protiviti. We’re thrilled that they are back again to talk about the top of mind compliance priorities for 2023.
Show Notes
03:29 Examples of the risks in the uncertainty category
07:14 Technology trends that will impact compliance
09:54 Financial Crime compliance
12:23 How to keep compliance teams motivated
14:12 Advice to chief compliance officers in 2023
17:01 What will compliance departments look like in 10 years?
Transcipt & links to reports: https://www.riskywomen.org/2023/02/podcast-s6e2-top-compliance-priorities-2023/
Duration:00:19:30
Communications Compliance: Stacey English & Susannah Hammond
2/1/2023
Kimberley Cole speaks with Stacey English and Susannah Hammond of Theta Lake about the risks modern communication platforms bring, recent regulatory actions, and what you can do to be compliant without turning off features in Zoom, Microsoft Teams, RingCentral!
Show Notes
02:04 Career Journeys
08:37 Top Skills for the Ultimate Compliance Professional
17:19 How the Way We Communicate Has Changed
22:20 Privacy & Data Security
27:46 Using Emojis
31:05 Biggest Takeaways from Communications Risk Report
Transcripts and more: https://www.riskywomen.org/2023/02/podcast-s6e1-communications-compliance-stacey-english-susannah-hammond/
Duration:00:39:46
The 3 I's of Risk: Rahmat Amanullah
12/8/2022
Kimberley Cole talks with Rahmat Amanullah, Director South Asia at Control Risks, about intelligence, investigations and integrity in risk and what we can learn from some of the world's most complex sectors like pharmaceuticals and alcoholic beverages.
Show Notes
01:29 Career Journey
16:30 The 3 I's of Risk: Intelligence, Investigations and Integrity
23:01 Lessons from India's Alcoholic Beverage Industry
34:44 Why Business Schools Need to Teach Risk & Compliance
39:07 Rants & Revelations
Transcripts & Subscribe: https://www.riskywomen.org/2022/12/podcast-s5e10-the-3-is-of-risk-rahmat-amanullah/
Duration:00:43:03
How Children Have Made Me A Better Compliance Leader: Lauren Munfa
11/30/2022
Denis Camilo, Risk and Compliance Director at Protiviti, talks with Lauren Munfa, Head of Americas Investment Bank C&ORC at UBS, about how much her parent management training translated to running a large compliance program.
SHOW NOTES
00:51 Career Journey
03:58 Top Skills for Risk Management
08:05 The Importance of Immediate and Consistent Rewards
15:49 How to Give an Effective Command
21:26 How Root Cause Analysis Applies at Home and in the Office
Transcripts and subscribe to newsletter: https://www.riskywomen.org/2022/11/podcast-s5e9-how-children-have-made-me-a-better-compliance-leader-lauren-munfa/
Duration:00:28:06
Taking Control: Rupal Patel
11/16/2022
Kimberley Cole talks with Rupal Patel, Head of Data Insights & Risk Intelligence at Acin and Founder of Women in Risk and Control, about moving operational risk from a solely qualitative discipline to a data led one and why connection and networks are key!
Show Notes
01:51 Career Journey
12:46 Biggest Risks
20:53 Women in Risk and Control
27:51 Acin & Op Risk Ahead
46:50 Rants & Revelations
Transcripts and more: https://www.riskywomen.org/2022/11/podcast-s5e8-taking-control-rupal-patel/
Duration:00:56:01
Risk Analytics: Ximena Zambrano
10/27/2022
Shaheen Dil, Senior Managing Director of Protiviti, in conversation with Ximena Zambrano, Senior Vice President and Head of Model Validation at Wells Fargo on the evolution of risk analytics and technological advances in data science (AKA are machines taking over?)
Show Notes
03:37 Career Journey
07:08 Key Risks Ahead
10:21 Advanced Analytics & Unintended Consequences
20:02 New Skills Needed
25:42 Advice for Successful Leaders
Transcript & more on risk > https://www.riskywomen.org/2022/10/podcast-s5e7-risk-analytics-ximena-zambrano/
Duration:00:29:02
The Lucky Laundry: Nathan Lynch
10/12/2022
Kimberley Cole talks with our first Risky Man Nathan Lynch, a regulatory intelligence professional and author of The Lucky Laundry. They discuss the real world outcomes of financial crime, the status of Australia and how compliance and risk professionals are critically important to prevention.
SHOW NOTES
01:41 Career Journey
12:04 The Lucky Laundry Book
16:56 Australia Situation & AUSTRAC
29:06 Role & Skills for AML Pros
36:05 Rants & Revelations
41:55 Recommendations
Transcript and more: https://www.riskywomen.org/2022/10/podcast-s5e6-the-lucky-laundry-nathan-lynch/
Duration:00:44:38
Stop Fixing Women: Catherine Fox
9/28/2022
Kimberley Cole talks with Catherine Fox, award winning journalist and author of Stop Fixing Women, about diversity risk and the need to invest in women. This is the first of our Risk Radar Series which takes a 360 degree view of risks facing leaders, everyone from boards to management teams and individuals.
Show Notes
02:24 Career Journey
09:28 Key Gender Diversity Issues
12:13 What Does Merit Really Mean
14:29 Lean Out
19:21 Stop Fixing Women
28:12 Rants & Revelations
32:01 Recommendations
sign up: https://www.riskywomen.org/2022/09/podcast-s5e5-stop-fixing-women-catherine-fox/
Duration:00:34:25
Privacy & Security at Zoom: Lynn Haaland
9/9/2022
Christine Halvorsen, Managing Director of Protiviti, talks with Lynn Haaland, Zoom’s Chief Compliance Ethics and Privacy Officer, and Deputy General Counsel. They discuss everything from how Lynn joined Zoom only weeks before COVID-19 pandemic changed the world and Zoom to the next big challenges ahead in privacy and cybersecurity compliance.
Show Notes
01:55 Career Journey – Joining Zoom at Start of COVID-19
11:01 Advice for Startups Moving into Growth Mode
16:58 Biggest Privacy & Compliance Challenges Ahead
33:39 ESG & ERM Strategy
42:45 Measuring Success
48:24 Public Private Partnership
Transcript, video and more: https://www.riskywomen.org/2022/09/podcast-s5e4-privacy-security-compliance-at-zoom-lynn-haaland/
Duration:00:51:20
Privacy & Security at Zoom: Lynn Haaland (video)
9/9/2022
Christine Halvorsen, Managing Director of Protiviti, talks with Lynn Haaland, Zoom’s Chief Compliance Ethics and Privacy Officer, and Deputy General Counsel. They discuss everything from how Lynn joined Zoom only weeks before COVID-19 pandemic changed the world and Zoom to the next big challenges ahead in privacy and cybersecurity compliance.
SHOW NOTES:
01:55 Career Journey – Joining Zoom at Start of COVID-19
11:40 Advice for Startups Moving into Growth Mode
18:16 Biggest Privacy & Compliance Challenges Ahead
36:04 ESG & ERM Strategy
46:24 Measuring Success
52:38 Public Private Partnership
Transcripts and more: https://www.riskywomen.org/