2015 Conference

Connecticut Risk Management Conference 2014

The Many Faces of Enterprise Risk Management

Join us at the 3rd annual Connecticut Risk Management Conference which has been designed to focus on Enterprise Risk Management and its very diverse challenges. This conference will bring together professionals engaged in risk management,senior management, and regulators, as well as faculty members and students in UConn’s MS in Financial Risk Management (MSFRM) Program.

This conference, organized by UConn’s highly successful MSFRM graduate degree program is being sponsored by the University of Connecticut’s School of Business and the University of Connecticut’s School of Law.

When & Where:

March 20, 2015
8:00 am – 9:00 am — Breakfast & Networking
9:00 am -3:45 pm — Program

UConn Stamford Campus
Gen Re Auditorium
1 University Place
Stamford, CT
Directions
*Free parking available in UConn parking garage

Pricing:

$200.00 for general attendees
$100.00 for CFA members
$100.00 for MSFRM Alumni

* Breakfast and lunch are included

Partial List of Panelists/Speakers

Thomas Sullivan, Associate Director, Federal Reserve, Board of Governors
John Elliott, Dean, UConn School of Business
Patrick Amon, Former Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on Information Security (ISIS) at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne and former Managing Director at Global Risk Management Advisors
Daniel Bley, Executive VP, Chief Risk Officer, Webster Bank
John Bonora, SVP Chief Risk and Chief Credit Officer, First County Bank
David Chaves, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI
Shawn Dahl, Principal, Risk Advisory Services & National Leader, Enterprise Risk Management, McGladrey LLP
Robert Easton, Executive Deputy Superintendent, NY Dept. of Financial Services
Tom Farrish, Partner, Day Pitney
Dipayan Ghosh, Technology Policy Advisor, Office of Science and Technology, The White House
Robert Glasser,  Director, Aon Risk Solutions 
Stephen Gruppo, EVP & Chief Risk Officer,
TIAA-CREF
Andrea Kersken, Sr. Director, Enterprise & Financial Risk Management,
IBM
Peter Kochenburger, Executive Director, Insurance Law Center,
UConn School of Law
Susan Mangiero, Managing Director, 
Fiduciary Leadership, LLC
Jim Mello, Research Director, CEB Risk Management Leadership Council,
 CEB
Mark Reiss, Senior Director, Enterprise Risk Management, 
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc
Ann Rodriguez, Head of Enterprise Risk,
GE Capital
Jacob Rosengarten, Chief Risk Officer,
XL Group
Damon Vocke, President,
Gen Re
Lizabeth Zlatkus, Board Director, Legal & General

Conference Agenda

Registration and Breakfast (8:00-9:00 AM)

Session #1 (9:00-10:00)—“ERM: The Big Picture”

Panel Discussion covers: Risk Culture and Appetite, creating an ERM framework, the importance of Financial Risk Management

Daniel Bley, Executive VP, Chief Risk Officer, Webster Bank
Stephen Gruppo, EVP & Chief Risk Officer, TIAA-CREF
Jacob Rosengarten, Chief Risk Officer, XL Group
Ann Rodriguez, Head of Enterprise Risk, GE Capital (Moderator)

Session #2 (10:00—11:00)—“Operational Risks: from Cyber to Systemic”

Panel Discussion covers: strong focus on Cyber Risk (risks and impact of cyber attack NOT cyber prevention technology)

John Bonora, SVP Chief Risk and Chief Credit Officer, First County Bank
Shawn Dahl, Principal, Risk Advisory Services & National Leader, Enterprise Risk Management, McGladrey LLP
Dipayan Ghosh, Technology Policy Advisor, Office of Science and Technology, The White House
Patrick Amon, Former Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on Information Security (ISIS) at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne and former Managing Director at Global Risk Management Advisors (Moderator)

Break  (11:00-11:15)

Session #3 (11:15-12:15)—“Cyber Risk, Insurance and Corporate Governance”

Panel Discussion led by UConn School of Law and will focus on two issues: (1) insurers as a source of cyber risk and the role of ERM and corporate governance in addressing it, and (2) cyber insurance as a tool to manage cyber security and risk

Robert Easton, Executive Deputy Superintendent, NY Dept. of Financial Services
Tom Farrish, Partner, Day Pitney
Damon Vocke, President, Gen Re
Peter Kochenburger, Executive Director, Insurance Law Center, UConn School of Law (Moderator)

Lunch (12:15-1:00)

Keynote Speaker (1:00-1:30-approx)

Thomas Sullivan

Associate Director

Federal Reserve, Board of Governors

“The evolution and assessment of ERM in financial institution supervision and regulation.”

Break (1:30-1:45)

Session #4 (1:45-2:45)— “Non-ethical Behavior vs. Enforcement”

Panel Discussion covers: the need for “model regulators”, instilling ethics in culture, compliance, fraud, etc.

David Chaves, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI
Robert Glasser,  Director, Aon Risk Solutions 
Susan Mangiero, Managing Director, Fiduciary Leadership, LLC
Lizabeth Zlatkus, Board Director, Legal & General (Moderator)

Break (2:45-3:00)

Session #5 (3-4:00)—“The Future of ERM”

A panel discussion on key future trends in enterprise risk management and risk management in general.

Andrea Kersken, Sr. Director, Enterprise & Financial Risk Management, IBM
Mark Reiss, Senior Director, Enterprise Risk Management, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc
Jim Mello, Research Director, CEB Risk Management Leadership Council, CEB (Moderator)

Additional topics/talks being sought.  Please submit topics to Jud Saviskas: jud.saviskas@business.uconn.edu

Networking (4:00-4:30)

 

Thank You to Our Sponsors

McGladreyXL Group

 

NOTE: Conference sponsors being considered.  Please write to Chinmoy Ghosh to be considered:  Chinmoy.ghosh@business.uconn.edu 

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