Ambassador Wisner’s diplomatic career spans four decades and eight American presidents. He served as ambassador to Zambia, Egypt, the Philippines, and India during his extensive career in the State Department. As Foreign Affairs Advisor, Ambassador Wisner plays a pivotal role at the firm, leveraging his vast experience in the Middle East, India, Europe and Asia to assist the firm’s domestic and international clients. In addition to his role as ambassador to four countries, he has served as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and as Under Secretary of State for International Security Affairs. Ambassador Wisner was senior Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs from 1982 to 1986, a time of intense diplomatic engagement in Southern Africa. After graduating from Princeton University in 1961, Ambassador Wisner joined the State Department as a Foreign Service officer. His first post was in Algiers immediately after it won independence from France. He then went to Vietnam, where he spent four years at the apex of the war. Ambassador Wisner worked as a senior diplomat in Tunisia and Bangladesh before returning to Washington as Director of Plans and Management in the Bureau of Public Affairs. He joined the President’s Interagency Task Force on Indochina, the entity responsible for evacuating and settling nearly 1 million refugees and served as its Deputy Director. Later, as Director of the Office of Southern African Affairs, Frank Wisner worked closely with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to launch negotiations with Zimbabwe and Namibia. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice appointed Ambassador Wisner as the nation’s special representative to the Kosovo Status Talks in 2005 where he played a crucial role in negotiating Kosovo’s independence. Before joining the firm, Ambassador Wisner served as Vice Chairman of External Affairs for American International Group. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Squire Patton Boggs Foundation, which promotes the role of public service and pro bono work in the practice of law and the development of public policy.

James “Jim” S. Gilmore III recently served as President Donald Trump’s U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna, Austria. With the bipartisan support of Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, the U.S. Senate confirmed him as U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE on May 23, 2019. He was sworn in as Ambassador on June 25, 2019, and departed his post on January 20, 2021. Mr. Gilmore grew up in Richmond, Virginia, and in 1971, he enlisted as a volunteer in the U.S. Army after college and worked as a counter-intelligence agent in then-West Germany after intensive language training in German, in which he became fluent. In 1974, Gilmore was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal for Service to NATO. Gilmore graduated from the University of Virginia (UVA) and earned a B.A. degree in International Relations, Russian Area Studies. He then earned his law degree at the UVA School of Law. After serving his country and receiving his law degree, Mr. Gilmore was elected in 1987 as chief prosecutor for Henrico (hen-rye-co) County and then-Attorney General of Virginia in 1993. Mr. Gilmore became the 68th Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002. As Governor, he led extensive work in economic development including trade missions to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Gilmore has also traveled to Israel, Pakistan, Croatia, Austria, Czech Republic, Australia, and Peru. In May 2021 he toured battleground areas in Ukraine where Russian-sponsored separatists have been killing Ukrainians since 2014. More than 14,000 soldiers and citizens of Ukraine have been murdered since Russia’s 2014 invasion. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a frequent participant at the Center for the National Interest and has lectured at the Potomac Institute on homeland security and terrorism issues. From 1999 to 2003, Gilmore served as Chairman of the Congressional panel known as the “Gilmore Commission” to assess America’s capabilities to respond to a terrorist attack. In 2003, Gilmore was recruited to serve as chairman of the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors. He ran for the GOP nomination for president from July 2015 to February 2016. Since leaving office, he has served on eight corporate boards of directors. He is married to Roxane Gatling Gilmore and they have two adult sons and one granddaughter.

Paddy McGuinness is Senior Adviser at Brunswick Group counselling clients globally on crisis, resilience, risk and geopolitics. His personal focus is on technology and cyber issues and he works independently with investment funds and start ups on technical solutions to security problems. From 2014-18 he was the UK’s Deputy National Security Adviser leading on national crisis response to the hazards and threats in the National Risk Register and oversaw the UK’s National Cyber Security Programme. Pro bono Paddy is Chair of Trustees at St Joseph’s Hospice in Hackney and a Commissioner of the Oxford Internet Institute Commission on Elections and Technology (OxTec).

Robert was Director of GCHQ, the UK’s largest intelligence and cyber security agency, from 2014-17 and recently retired from Government after 20 years in national security roles, including Prime Minister’s Security Adviser.

He is now Executive Chairman for Europe of BlueVoyant, a global cyber security services company, and Senior Adviser at McKinsey & Co.

Robert established the UK National Cyber Security Centre in 2016, having been responsible for the UK’s first cyber strategy in 2009. While at No10 he also published the first National Risk Register for the UK in 2008. He is a leading authority on cyber security, cyber conflict and the application of technology in national security and writes regularly on cyber issues in the Financial Times.Robert is a Senior Fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center, the Institute of Engineering and Technology, and the Royal United Services Institute, and an Honorary Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford.

Maj. Gen. Charles Frank Bolden Jr. (USMC-Ret.) was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 12th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He began his duties as head of the Agency on July 17, 2009. 

At NASA, Bolden oversaw the safe transition from 30 years of Space Shuttle missions to a new era of exploration focused on full utilization of the International Space Station and space and aeronautics technology development. He led the Agency in developing a Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft that will carry astronauts to deep space destinations, such as an asteroid and Mars. He also established a new Space Technology Mission Directorate to develop cutting-edge technologies for the missions of tomorrow. The Agency’s dynamic science activities under Bolden include an unprecedented landing on Mars with the Curiosityrover, launch of a spacecraft to Jupiter, and continued progress toward the 2018 launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. 

Bolden graduated from C. A. Johnson High School in 1964 and received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. He earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical science in 1968 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps. In 1977, he earned a master of science degree in systems management from the University of Southern California.

Bolden’s 34-year career with the Marine Corps included 14 years as a member of NASA’s Astronaut Office. After joining the office in 1980, he traveled to orbit four times aboard the Space Shuttle between 1986 and 1994, commanding two of the missions and piloting two others. He retired from the Marine Corps in 2003 and was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in May 2006.

Ms. Anne Neuberger serves as NSA’s first Chief Risk Officer and a member of NSA’s Senior Leadership Team. As Chief Risk Officer, she is responsible for creating and maturing a methodology and processes to assess risk across NSA’s mission, and implementing an enterprise risk management process. Prior to her assignment as Chief Risk Officer, Anne served as the Director of NSA’s Commercial Solutions Center, responsible for NSA’s interface and partnerships with the private sector. Prior to that, she served as Special Assistant to the Director, NSA, for the Enduring Security Framework (ESF), building a deep and effective partnership between leading companies, the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, NIST and NSA, on initiatives across a broad set of technical and policy areas. In this capacity, Anne also led the Department of Defense’s Defense Industrial Base Pilot, defining the first policy and legal framework for government sharing of classified signatures and indicators with Internet Service Providers. Prior to ESF, Anne served on the U.S. Cyber Command Implementation Team which led the planning and standup of USCYBERCOM.

Prior to joining NSA, Anne served as the Navy’s Deputy Chief Management Officer and a Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Navy, with responsibility for guiding Navy enterprise IT programs. 

Anne first joined government service in 2007 as a White House Fellow, working for Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. The nonpartisan White House Fellows Program was founded in 1964 and is one of America’s most prestigious programs for leadership and public service.

Prior to joining government service, Anne was Senior Vice President of Operations at American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (AST), where she was responsible for directing operations, including dividend distributions, and complex mergers, and acquisitions processing, for approximately 2,000 publicly traded companies. Anne joined AST in 1994 as a software programmer, was promoted to the position of Chief Information Officer (CIO) in 2003 and Senior VP of Operations in 2005. As CIO, she led a team that designed and implemented systems to automate the granting and exercising of stock options as well as online share purchases and sales. As Senior VP of Operations, she managed the acquisition and integration of the corporate trust operations of Wachovia Bank, NA.

Anne earned a MBA, Beta Gamma Sigma and a Masters of International Affairs from Columbia University. She graduated from Touro College, summa cum laude, where she was awarded the Hannah Lander Award for Academic Excellence and a Merit Scholarship.

Over a 40-year career, Mr.Scott has shaped groundbreaking information technology solutions at some of the world’s most recognizable brands, including Microsoft, General Motors, VMware, and The Walt Disney Company. A cybersecurity and cloud computing pioneer, he has championed and executed strategies that have driven results from the corporate boardroom to the consumer’s living room, changing the way we think about modern data management and open-source advancements. Following a long tenure at Marriott, where he developed the first microcomputer-based forecasting tools and labor management and scheduling tools, he held executive roles at Sun Microsystems, Price Waterhouse, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. As the first chief information officer to manage corporate-wide IT at The Walt Disney Company, he upgraded the company’s infrastructure, developed enterprise-wide risk management and cybersecurity functions, and insured company-wide compliance with regulatory and risk issues. As CIO of Microsoft, he was responsible for all aspects of the company’s IT organization and enterprise digital supply chain, including Microsoft.com and partner-facing websites. In 2015, he was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as the third Chief Information Officer of the United States. During his tenure, he initiated a 30-day Cybersecurity Sprint and led the government response to a series of cyber intrusions, including an unprecedented breach of personnel data. he implemented a 21st-century approach to digital governance, promoted transparency and innovation, and established partnerships between the public and private sectors. Along the way, he navigated net neutrality policy, managed privacy issues arising from the Apple vs. the FBI legal case, and oversaw federal technology spending, including managing an $85 billion budget. Today, he leads the TonyScottGroup, offering cutting-edge enterprise strategy and solutions. He has a bachelor of science in information systems management from the University of San Francisco and a juris doctorate from Santa Clara University. He has been inducted into the CIO Hall of Fame by CIO magazine and is a two-time winner of FedScoop’s 50 “Golden Gov: Executive of the Year” award.

Axel P. Lehmann is a senior leader with more than 25 years of experience at Group Executive Board and Board of Director levels in globally leading bank and insurance companies. Axel has a proven ability to work collaboratively within a diverse, multicultural, and multidisciplinary organization. He has strong strategic, operational, risk leadership, crisis management, executive management and oversight capabilities.

He is IMD Executive in Residence and Affiliate Professor at University of St. Gallen (HSG), a Board member and Senior Advisor. He is former Chairman of Credit Suisse Group and former member of Board of Directors at UBS. He was also a member of Group Executive Board at UBS , where he served as Chief Operating Officer, joint President of Personal and Corporate Banking, and President Switzerland. He previously enjoyed a nearly 20-year career at Zurich Insurance Group, where he spent 14 years on its Group Executive Committee in various roles. These include responsibility for the insurers European and North American business, Group Chief Risk Officer with additional responsibilities for Group IT, Regional Chairman for Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Chairman of Farmers Group Inc. (LA).

He holds a master´s degree in business administration and economics, obtained his doctorate with an award-winning dissertation, and received habilitation in business administration and service management from the University of St. Gallen. He is also a graduate of the Wharton Advanced Management Program (AMP), University of Pennsylvania.

Lowell C. McAdam is chairman and chief executive officer of Verizon Communications, with responsibility for the operations of Verizon, including all business units and staff functions. In addition, he is chairman of the Verizon Wireless Board of Representatives.

McAdam succeeded Ivan Seidenberg as CEO on Aug. 1, 2011 and as chairman on Jan. 1, 2012.

From October 2010 until he assumed his current position, McAdam served as president and COO and had responsibility for the operations of the company's network-based businesses -- Verizon Wireless and Verizon Telecom and Business - as well as Verizon Services Operations. He was also responsible for the technology management and CIO functions.

Before that, McAdam held key executive positions at Verizon Wireless since its inception in 2000 and built the company into the industry's leading wireless provider, with the nation's largest, most reliable wireless voice and 3G broadband data network. He was president and CEO of Verizon Wireless from 2007 until being named COO of Verizon, and before that served as Verizon Wireless' executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Earlier, McAdam was president and CEO of PrimeCo Personal Communications, a joint venture owned by Bell Atlantic and Vodafone AirTouch. He also served as PrimeCo's chief operating officer, responsible for overseeing the deployment of the new company's customer service operations and all-digital network.

McAdam has also served as vice president-international operations for AirTouch Communications and was lead technical partner for cellular ventures in Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Italy, Korea and Japan. McAdam joined AirTouch as executive director of international applications and operations in 1993. From 1983 to 1993, he held various executive positions with Pacific Bell, including area vice president of Bay Area marketing and general manager of South Bay customer services.

McAdam is past chairman of the board of directors of the CTIA, the wireless industry trade association. He is a director of the National Academy Foundation, a partnership between business leaders and educators that helps high schools across the country establish and run technical and service academies to prepare students for college and careers. He is also co-chair of the CEO Council on Health and Innovation, which encourages the adoption of innovative strategies to improve employee health and the delivery of higher-quality, more cost-effective healthcare. In addition, he is a member of the Cornell University Board of Trustees.

He earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Cornell and a master's degree in business administration from the University of San Diego. He also spent six years in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps and became a licensed professional engineer in 1979.

Mr. Quigley is a retired partner and CEO Emeritus of Deloitte. Prior to retiring in June 2012, Mr. Quigley served as chief executive officer of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL, the Deloitte global network), from 2007 to 2011, and as chief executive officer of Deloitte LLP, the U.S. member firm of DTTL, from 2003 until 2007. He served as a trustee of the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation from 2012 until December 2017. Mr. Quigley also is chairman of the board of directors of Hess Corporation and a member of the board of directors of Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He previously was co-chairman of the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue, a member of the board of trustees of The German Marshall Fund of the United States, a director of the Center for Audit Quality, a trustee of the Financial Accounting Foundation, a member of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting, and a member of numerous committees of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Quigley earned a Bachelor of Science degree and an honorary Doctorates of Business from Utah State University and Bentley College.

Gillian Tett leads U.S. editorial operations across all platforms for the Financial Times. She writes weekly columns covering a range of global economic, financial, political and social issues. In 2015, Tett received an honorary doctorate from Lancaster University in the U.K., one of the top 10 British universities. In 2014, she was named columnist of the year in the British Press Awards and was the first recipient of the Royal Anthropological Institute Marsh Award. Her latest book, The Silo Effect, looks at the global economy and financial system through the lens of cultural anthropology.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a philosopher, scholar of randomness, essayist, risk-management expert, and former trader. He is known for a multidisciplinary approach to the role of the high-impact rare event. 

He is author of the New York Times bestseller The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, the revelatory book that explains everything we know about what we don’t know. In it, he defines a “black swan” as a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: it is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. He concludes that black swans underlie almost everything about our world, from the rise of religions to events in our own personal lives. He offers surprisingly simple tricks for dealing with black swans and benefiting from them, and changing the way we look at the world.

Previously, Taleb has held senior positions with major banks focusing on the trading and risk management of complex derivatives, and worked independently on the floor of the Chicago exchanges. He went on his own in 1999 and, until 2008, specialized in protecting portfolios against extreme events.

In addition to his other books and scholarly papers, Taleb is the author of the extremely popular Fooled by Chance: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets, which was named by Fortune as one of The Smartest Books of All Time. His books have more than a million copies in print, and are translated into 27 languages.

He is currently a visiting professor at the London Business School. He held among other positions that of the Dean's Professor in the Sciences of Uncertainty at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and taught derivatives modeling at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University. He has an MBA from Wharton and a PhD from the University of Paris.

The London Times has described Taleb as a “giant of modern thought… The hottest thinker in the world,” and GQ calls him “the most prophetic voice of all.”

Parmy Olson is a Bloomberg technology columnist covering AI, social media and regulation. Her book "Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT and the Race That Will Change the World,” won the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year award for 2024 and became a Sunday Times Bestseller. She was previously a technology reporter with the Wall Street Journal and Forbes and is also the author of “We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous and the Global Cyber Insurgency

Tim Harford is a world-renowned behavioural economist, award-winning Financial Times columnist, data detective and BBC broadcaster. Described as ‘Britain’s Malcolm Gladwell’ (and as ‘a genius at telling stories that illuminate our world’ by Gladwell himself), and by the New Statesman as ‘perhaps the best popular economics writer in the world’, Tim brings storytelling, humour, insight and intelligence to the world of data, work and statistics.

His long-running Radio 4 show and podcast More or Less looks at the truth behind the dubious statistics and manipulated figures making the news, whilst his Cautionary Tales podcast is a journey through stories of human error and its unexpected impact, with guests including Russell Tovey and Alan Cumming. He’s also presented the popular Fifty Things That Made The Modern Economy series (and wrote the accompanying books) and, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, he hosted How To Vaccinate The World. On television, he wrote and fronted Channel 4’s examination of the nation’s financial challenges in Skint: The Truth Behind Britain's Broken Economy.

Although he’s a ‘serious’ economist with a career spanning Oxford, Shell and the World Bank, Tim’s FT columns dwell on the economics of daily life and offers tongue-in-cheek solutions to readers’ problems. His first book The Undercover Economist, sold almost two million copies, and built on these themes. It was likened to Freakonomics in its explanation of everything from coffee shops to organised crime to development aid. He's since gone on to be one of the foremost writers on economics.

Tim’s other titles include: The Logic of Life which applies economic theory to the world to explain how rational (or otherwise) our decisions are; Adapt: Why Success Always Starts With Failure which shows how challenges of all types need to be tackled by learning to improvise and allowing for failure. Messy: How to Be Creative and Resilient in a Tidy-Minded World, considers why tidiness, organisation and predictability aren’t always the best environments to foster innovation and achievement; and How to Make the World Add Up: Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers, equips readers with the tools to understand and question the numbers that dominate headlines, and sometimes seem to confirm our own biases.

From why we might be misunderstanding the advantages and difficulties of AI (and what the history of technology can tell us about both) to how to identify and challenge misinformation. Why it’s so hard yet so important to learn from mistakes, how to deal with uncertainty, predict disasters and deal with flawed forecasting, Tim explores a fascinating world of behaviours, numbers and assumptions. Taking in everything from the military to game shows, aviation to ballet, he questions received wisdom, common sense, and statistical certainty. His accessible, easy style provides entertaining, thought-provoking insights relevant to every person and organisation. Tim is a member of Nuffield College, Oxford and continues to be an honorary fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. He’s a two-time winner of the Bastiat Prize for economic journalism and has been named Data Commentator of the Year, Economics Commentator of the Year, and has won the Society for Business Economists writing prize and the Royal Statistical Society prize for journalism.

One of the City of London’s best-known economists, Roger Bootle runs the consultancy, Capital Economics, one of the world’s largest independent economics consultancies, which he founded in 1999. Roger is also a Specialist Adviser to the House of Commons Treasury Committee and an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. He was formerly Group Chief Economist of HSBC and, under the previous Conservative government, he was appointed one of the Chancellor’s panel of Independent Economic Advisers, the so-called "Wise Men". In July 2012, it was announced that Roger and a team from Capital Economics had won the Wolfson Prize, the second biggest prize in Economics after the Nobel.

Roger Bootle studied at Oxford University and then became a Lecturer in Economics at St Anne’s College, Oxford. Most of his subsequent career has been spent in the City of London.

Roger has written many articles and several books on monetary economics. His latest book, The Trouble with Europe, published in May this year, has been widely acclaimed. It follows The Trouble with Markets, which analyses the deep causes of the recent financial crisis and discusses the threats to capitalism arising from it. Like his previous book, Money for Nothing, which correctly anticipated the financial crisis, it has been widely praised. It followed the success of The Death of Inflation, published in 1996, which became a best-seller and was subsequently translated into nine languages. Roger is also joint author of the book Theory of Money, and author of Index-Linked Gilts.

Roger appears frequently on television and radio and is also a regular columnist for The Daily Telegraph. In The Comment Awards 2012 he was named Economics Commentator of the year.

Eileen Fahey is Chief Risk Officer for Fitch Group. Appointed in June 2017, Ms. Fahey oversees Fitch Group's risk management function, which includes reviewing, monitoring and addressing the multitude of risks that can impact the group's performance and reputation.

Ms. Fahey and her team form the 2nd Line of defense for Fitch Group’s risks including credit, operational and compliance risks. The Chief Credit, Criteria and Compliance officers report to Ms Fahey.

Ms. Fahey joined Fitch Ratings in 1998, most recently serving as Chief Credit Officer, a role she held since 2015. In that capacity she managed a team of regional and group credit officers who oversaw ratings, quality assurance, credit market commentary and macro research. Prior to that, as Regional Credit Officer for the Americas, she played an important role in helping evolve Fitch’s credit policy in the wake of the global financial crisis.

Her nearly-20 year tenure at Fitch has included a variety of other roles including credit officer for the Insurance, Fund and Asset Manager, and REITs group, where she oversaw the development and application of credit rating criteria and participated in ratings committees. She joined Fitch as a credit analyst for the financial institutions group and subsequently managed the teams focused on investment and money center banks, and asset management firms.

Prior to joining Fitch, Ms. Fahey was a National Bank Examiner with the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), where she was a member of the multinational banking group, examining capital markets and trading operations of U.S. money center banks.

Ms. Fahey received a BA in business and economics from St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana, and has been a chartered financial analyst (CFA) charter holder since 1994.

George Smirnoff is Managing Director, Group Head of Operational Risk at Barclays. As its senior-most operational risk executive globally, George is delivering the future of operational risk management that is forward-looking and manages the complex interconnected risks across business, technology, functions, and legal entities.

George has been CISO at Comerica and Synchrony, a global executive in security and data at Morgan Stanley and EY, and served in multiple board/advisory roles with The Clearing House, Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council, and the Department of Homeland Security. Notably, he contributed significantly to the development of the Financial Services Cybersecurity Profile and is a recognized thought leader in cyber frameworks, regulatory harmonization, and privacy. George has extensive Board and Regulatory experience and holds a JD, MBA, and CISSP.

Klaus Moosmayer, Ph.D., has been Chief Ethics, Risk & Compliance Officer of Novartis since 2018. He is a member of the Executive Committee of Novartis. Mr. Moosmayer previously was chief compliance officer of Siemens AG, a position he held since 2014. During his 18year career at Siemens, Mr. Moosmayer also served as chief counsel compliance from 2009 to 2013, and as compliance operating officer from 2007 to 2009. Mr. Moosmayer received his doctor of jurisprudence from the University of Freiburg in Germany, and passed his first and second state examination in law in Germany. He is internationally recognized in the field of compliance. He serves as vice chair of the Business at OECD (BIAC) executive board and served as chair of its Anti-Corruption Committee from 2013 to 2020. He is co-founder and chair of the European Chief Compliance and Integrity Officers’ Forum; and co-chair of the B20 Integrity & Compliance Task Force under the G20 presidency of Saudi Arabia. He served as co-chair of the B20 Integrity & Compliance Task Force under the G20 presidency of Argentina in 2018, and as chair of the B20 Integrity & Compliance Task Force under the G20 presidency of Germany in 2017.

ARYA YARPEZESHKAN is a senior strategic and risk management professional with extensive experience in enterprise risk management, strategy development, financial analysis, business process improvement and operations. Arya serves as the Chief Risk Officer and Leader of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) function for AIG’s Global Specialty Insurance businesses. The group is accountable for the design and facilitation of AIG’s ERM framework across the Specialty Insurance operations and legal entities, including the effective management of all key insurance, market, credit, operational, and strategic risks. Prior to AIG, Arya has held Chief Risk Officer roles at Western World Insurance Group, The Navigators Group, Inc., and Tokio Marine – U.S. At Tokio Marine, Arya also led the Financial Planning & Analysis function. Arya began his risk management career at MasterCard International where he was instrumental in the development of the ERM initiative globally. Arya was responsible for the business transformation to a risk-centric culture, with the introduction of an internal capital model, risk-adjusted return metrics and a framework for evaluating new initiatives from a risk and return perspective. Prior to MasterCard, Arya held senior financial roles at Citigroup and Bank of New York. In his financial management roles, he was instrumental in several cross-functional efforts to streamline operations, develop profitability forecasting models and improve business returns. Arya has also spent time in strategic planning and operations roles within the manufacturing sector at Astec America and Maxwell Technologies. He completed his Masters in Accounting at Seton Hall University, his Masters in Banking at Mercy College, his M.B.A. at San Diego State University and his Bachelor’s at Kansas State University. He is passionate about leadership and continuously improving his craft as an ERM professional and Thought Leader. Arya is certified in Six Sigma, Project Management, Business Process Management, Business Continuity and The Balanced Scorecard.

Meredith joined Eli Lilly & Company in August 2018 as their Deputy Chief Information Security Officer and as of April 2019, she transitioned to the role of Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer for Lilly’s global information security program. Over her 26-year career, she has emerged as a strategic leader who is not just interested in processes, goals and objectives but most of all she is passionate about her greatest assets...her human capital. Her success has been attributed to her ability to manage large-scale complex programs that cross functional areas while advancing the skill sets of her team members. She is an active member of the Health Care Compliance Association and the International Association of Privacy Professionals where she has demonstrated her commitment to compliance by holding dual certifications in healthcare compliance and privacy. She is also certified as a HealthCare Information Security & Privacy Practitioner through the International Information System Security Certification Consortium, Inc. and a Certified Information Security Manager through the Information Systems Audit and Control Association. Meredith is passionate about empowering women and minorities to embark upon careers in technology especially in information security where those populations are not very well represented. She serves on several boards in support of that passion and she has a unique perspective she enjoys sharing with others. She has also served her community for 29 years through her Diamond Life membership in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She is a proud alumna of the University of Detroit Mercy where she received her Master’s in Health Services Administration and her Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems. She is also a proud alumna of Loyola Chicago School of Law where she received her Master’s of Jurisprudence in Health Law.

Mike Koenig is the global Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer for JBS. Prior to being named to this position, Mike was the Head of Ethics and Compliance for Pilgrim’s Pride.

For almost 25 years prior to joining Pilgrim’s, Mike represented and defended companies, individual executives, and public officials in federal and state criminal, civil and regulatory investigations and trials. In addition to private practice, Mike served as a federal prosecutor in the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Fraud Section, where he prosecuted a variety of white collar crimes, with a primary focus on corporate fraud.

Mike graduated from the University of Rochester and Georgetown University Law Center. He and his wife, Julie, have three children, and his favorite hobbies are running, reading, and anything sports-related.

James Downing is the Chief Compliance Officer of Jones Lang LaSalle Securities and Kensington Capital Advisers. Jim held similar roles at Morningstar, Aon, BMO Asset Management, and JP Morgan. Jim has 25 years experience with Investment Adviser, Investment Company and Broker Dealer compliance. Jim has his series 7, 24, 27, 52, 53, 99, and 63 from FINRA, a Master of Science in Accounting from Roosevelt University and a Juris Doctorate, with honors, from Taft Law School. Jim actively participates on several NSCP committees and was formerly the Chair of the Board. Jim is also the author of "The Fundamentals of Compliance" available at bookstores worldwide.

Marco is heading the Assurance department at Simens Energy since April 2023.

He has more than 25 years of experience in multi-national business environments having worked with large corporations and major consulting firms such as IBM, EY, Mubadala, and ABB in complex transformation and restructuring programs, internal audit, finance, and shared services implementation initiatives. Marco is an entrepreneurially spirited, pragmatic, and passionate manager with a track record for driving change and innovation, solving complex business problems within different sectors, creating positive relationships, developing talents, and fostering integrity and good spirit within the team.