Join us at the SAS Model Risk & AI Governance Connection
A dedicated forum bringing together regulators, industry leaders and practitioners to explore the future of responsible AI and model risk management. As financial services navigate rapid innovation, evolving regulatory expectations and increasingly complex AI‑driven systems, this in‑person event offers a unique opportunity to gain practical insight, hear from leading experts, and connect with peers shaping the next chapter of MRM and AI governance.
Join us on 12 May to explore emerging risks, best practices and actionable frameworks that enable organisations to innovate with confidence while strengthening trust, transparency and accountability.
This is a complimentary, in‑person event — secure your place by completing the registration form below.
Sessions
- 10.00am – 11.00am:
Registration, Tea, Coffee & Pastries
- 11.00am – 11.10am:
Welcome & Introductions
Terisa Roberts, Global Director - Risk, Fraud & Compliance, SAS
- 11.10am – 11.50am:
Keynote: Model Risk Management for AI & ML: PRA Insights and Expectations under SS1/23
The Bank of England join us to share current supervisory thinking on the risks emerging from AI and machine learning adoption — and what “good” model risk management looks like under SS1/23. Drawing on CRO roundtables with PRA‑regulated firms, this session highlights where practices are diverging and the controls that matter most for safe, scalable AI.
Jonathan Taylor, Head of Quantitative Analytics & Model Risk Management, Bank of England & PRA
Diederick Potgieter, Risk Specialist, Bank of England & PRA
- 11.55am – 12.25pm:
Keynote: Global trends in MRM & AI Governance regulations.
Terisa Roberts, Global Head of Risk Modelling, Decisioning & Governance, SAS
Chris Brophy, Global Lead – MRM & AI Governance, SAS
- 12.30pm – 1.30pm:
Networking Lunch
- 1.30pm – 2.15pm:
Panel: Governance by Design - Embedding AI in the First Line (1LoD)
As AI continues to rapidly evolve, this panel will explore how organisations can balance innovation with strong governance by embedding AI oversight directly into First‑Line processes—ensuring robust controls, clear accountability and trustworthy decision‑making at scale.
Moderator:
Chris Brophy, Global Lead – MRM & AI Governance, SAS
Panellists:
Dr Iain Brown, Global Head of Data Science - FS, SAS
Grazia Rapisarda, Global Head of Model Risk Governance, Nomura
- 2.15pm – 2.30pm:
Afternoon Break
- 2.30pm – 3.15pm:
Panel: Real time and Continuous MRM – the future of MRM and where it’s going.
Explore how Financial Services can shift to “always-on" MRM—governing at the speed of AI adoption to ensure continuous confidence, through automation, near real-time monitoring controls and dynamic governance processes.
Moderator:
Muzammil Shabudin, Head of Risk Solutions Advisory – Northern Europe, SAS
Panellists:
Chris Arthur-McGuire, Senior Manager – Model Risk Oversight, Yorkshire Building Society
Rob Smith, Partner, KPMG
- 3.15pm – 3.45pm:
SAS Session: Beyond the Human Loop: AI Governance Frameworks for Sustainable Innovation in Finance.
Explore how financial institutions can govern AI systems—conventional, generative, and agentic—at scale. The session will unpack global regulatory shifts like the EU AI Act, the evolving role of human oversight, and the integration of GenAI into risk frameworks.
Terisa Roberts, Global Director - Risk, Fraud & Compliance, SAS
- 3.45pm – 4.00pm:
Closing Remarks
Terisa Roberts, Global Director - Risk, Fraud & Compliance, SAS
- 4.00pm – 6.00pm:
Networking Drinks & Nibbles