Agenda

Mark is the Global Brand Director at Chartis and has over 30 years’ experience in global capital markets, consulting and associated technologies focusing on risk management, front and middle office platforms and data management. Prior to Chartis he has held executive roles in large global financial institutions, consultancies and FinTechs in various positions including platform and software development, solution architecture, large scale program management, vendor selection and implementation and strategy development and execution. With a background covering front, middle and back office Mark brings a holistic view of business, technology and regulatory issues across the enterprise and how these issues can be addressed by leveraging appropriate technology solutions.  His primary focus has been risk technology and includes leading the global teams for risk technology at RBS Capital Markets and AIG, Middle office and front office technology teams at Barclays Capital, extensive consulting experience with major consulting organizations including EY and Deloitte together with extensive vendor experience including time at both Algorithmics and Misys (now Finastra). Mark has an MA from Oxford University and is Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Since joining SG in 2009, he has held a range of positions.  Currently, he is the Chief Data Officer, SG Americas, with responsibility for data management and governance within the Region.  This function is responsible for implementing the requirements of BCBS 239, establishing sound data governance framework that meets Group needs and local supervisory expectations, and creating a solid platform for the data to be leveraged for strategic business decisions. Prior to that, he headed up the Project Management Office for the SG US Transformation project.  SG roles before that included Deputy CFO of the Americas Region of their Corporate & Investment Bank and Head of Finance Offshoring in SG Bangalore. 

Prior to joining SG, Bala was with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) for fourteen years in a range of positions in Toronto and New York.  As Senior Vice President of the Wholesale North America Finance, he headed up the controllership function for CIBC’s World Markets and Treasury & Risk Management Strategic Business Units within North America. With a global team across Toronto and New York, he was responsible for establishing a SOX-compliant industry-leading Finance control environment as well as supporting the efficient execution of business initiatives and managing the Finance related US regulatory relationships during a very demanding period. Prior to that, he also had stints as the business-line controller for the Bank's US origination businesses (Corporate Lending, Investment Banking, Merchant Banking, Structured Finance, and High Yield), as well as the 2/ic to the Chief Accountant, with responsibility for consolidated financial, management and regulatory reporting at the corporate level.

Born and brought up in Mumbai India, Bala has a degree in mathematics from the University of Mumbai and holds professional accounting qualifications from both India and the United States.  He lives in Montclair, New Jersey is married with two children, and enjoys long-distance running.

Paddy Christie is a Governance, Risk and Control subject matter expert and leads Lloyds Banking Group’s Non-Financial Risk Technology strategy. Paddy has 12 years financial services experience leading teams across Business Transformation, Conduct Risk, Operations, and Investment Management. He has a proven track record of delivering complex risk management programmes and recently led the implementation of the company’s operational risk system. Paddy is driven to simplify and modernise non-financial risk by championing the use of data and technology. In his spare time, he enjoys outdoor pursuits and is an accomplished musician.  

Dr Paul Dongha is Head of Responsible AI and AI Strategy at NatWest Group, where he leads the development of ethical AI practices, ensuring systems align with regulation and best practice while embedding governance into risk frameworks.

Previously Group Head of Data & AI Ethics at Lloyds Banking Group, he co-chaired the bank’s Data & AI Ethics Board, built governance and technical guardrails, and led Lloyds’ generative AI strategy. He has also contributed to European AI policy through the EU’s AI4People forum.

A regular speaker at international AI conferences in the UK and US, including Harvard Business School, Dr Dongha holds a PhD in AI agent technology and brings over 24 years of senior technology leadership experience in financial services.

Subramanian 'Subbu' Annaswamy is an accomplished Technology Risk Executive with over 20 years’ experience driving enterprise risk transformation across global financial institutions. He has built and operationalised risk frameworks spanning cybersecurity, operational resilience, cloud and data risk, third-party oversight, and AI governance. Subbu has unified disparate risk functions into high-performing global organisations and implemented NIST/ISO/COBIT-aligned policies to strengthen cyber, infrastructure, and resilience oversight.

His career includes senior leadership roles at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, and BNY Mellon, where he led enterprise-wide risk and control transformation, operated across all three lines of defence, and built scalable practices that reduced exposure while enabling growth. He is a trusted partner to regulators and executives, aligning governance with strategic business outcomes.

Subbu is a frequent industry speaker and contributor on risk, resilience, third-party risk management, and responsible AI. He holds multiple certifications (CISA, CSQA, CAMS, CCSK) and completed Goldman Sachs’ Leadership Development Program at the Center for Creative Leadership.

Tejas Gathani is Director of Risk and Compliance – Transformation at Eastspring Investments, where he leads change management and risk initiatives to strengthen governance, compliance, and operational resilience across the organisation.

With over 20 years of experience in financial services, Tejas has held senior leadership roles across Asia and India, including Standard Chartered Bank, Deutsche Bank, ABN AMRO, and Deloitte. His expertise spans enterprise risk, compliance, internal audit, credit and market risk, third-party oversight, and AI and technology governance. At Standard Chartered, he managed large-scale risk programmes, including the implementation of SWIFT’s Customer Security Programme, while at Deutsche Bank he served as a subject matter expert for credit risk management across APAC. Earlier, he led audits in corporate finance, principal finance, and transaction banking, and advised global institutions on regulatory compliance and internal controls.

Tejas has built and led high-performing teams, delivered risk transformation programmes aligned to international frameworks (NIST, ISO, COBIT), and engaged extensively with regulators and senior executives to align governance with business outcomes. His career began with Deloitte, where he advised clients across industries on enterprise risk and internal controls, including an international secondment to Toronto.