Considering resilience, good practice in the Financial Services Sector

Financial regulators across the globe are currently considering the management and mitigation of concentration risks when it comes to the use of technology across the globe. The impact of recent outages in the SWIFT payment system and National Payments Corporation in India only serve to highlight the importance of maintaining high standards when it comes to dealing with disruption.

During this webinar, we'll hear from regulators and those involved in maintaining resilient systems in the FS sector who will share their insight and thoughts on what the current and future expectations are as well as good practice that can be employed to keep systems online and respond quickly and effectively when they're not.

Speakers will represent the following organisations:

Financial Conduct Authority (invited - TBC)

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Sarah Garrington, Head of Operational Resilience, Royal London

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Andy Thornley

Head of Financial Services, techUK

Andy joined techUK in August 2022 as Head of Programme – Financial Services. His role includes leading techUK’s work in building a greater understanding of the 'technological art of the possible' in order to apply it to the reform and evolution of financial systems.

Before joining techUK, Andy worked for a number of other bodies in the financial services sector, including the British Insurance Brokers’ Association, where in addition to owning policy and public affairs, he was also responsible for fostering InsurTech in the sector.

Andy has a degree in Human Biology and holds a Certificate in Insurance (Cert CII) qualification from the Chartered Insurance Institute. Outside of work, Andy is an avid cyclist and races competitively both on the road as well as the velodrome.

Email:

[email protected]

Twitter:

@AndrewThornley

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mr-andy-thornley/

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Ella Gago-Brookes

Team Assistant, Markets, techUK

Ella joined techUK in November 2023 as a Markets Team Assistant, supporting the Justice and Emergency Services, Central Government and Financial Services Programmes.  

Before joining the team, she was working at the Magistrates' Courts in legal administration and graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2022.  Ella attained an undergraduate degree in History and Politics, and a master's degree in International Relations and Security Studies, with a particular interest in studying asylum rights and gendered violence.  

In her spare time she enjoys going to the gym, watching true crime documentaries, travelling, and making her best attempts to become a better cook.  

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[email protected]

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