Risk and Compliance Conference

Navigating Enterprise Transformation Through AI, Governance, and Strategic Risk Management

The conference will open with a keynote address from ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols, setting the stage for the most pressing issues shaping the risk and compliance environment today. This opening session also launches a conference-long case study that will evolve over the next three days, allowing participants to explore how risk and compliance considerations play out across the enterprise in real time.

Conference Focus

This comprehensive conference addresses critical challenges facing risk and compliance professionals as business transformation accelerates and AI adoption reshapes banking operations. Through expert presentations, interactive sessions, case studies, and peer collaboration, participants explore modernizing governance frameworks, integrating AI responsibly, managing third-party risks, strengthening credit and operational resilience, and positioning risk and compliance as strategic business partners.

Key Topics Covered

• AI Integration and Governance: AI adoption across banking operations, responsible implementation, agentic AI systems, model risk management, and embedding AI into enterprise risk frameworks

• Modernized Risk and Compliance Governance: Transforming governance models, refreshing risk assessments and KPIs/KRIs, positioning compliance and risk as strategic business partners

• Third-Party and Vendor Risk Management: Fintech partnerships, vendor lifecycle management, AI-driven third-party risks, cloud migration, Banking as a Service oversight

• Credit and Financial Risk: Credit risk perspectives, mortgage lending and AI applications, credit scoring evolution, credible challenge frameworks

• Operational Resilience and Technology Risk: Payment rail resilience, cybersecurity frameworks, technology risk taxonomy, data governance for analytics

• Compliance Program Evolution: CRA program transformation, fair and responsible banking, consumer reporting developments, complaint intelligence, debanking considerations

• Fraud and Security: Fraud prevention, identity verification, scam tactics and defenses, electronic payments convergence

• Regulatory Environment: MRA framework changes, state regulatory landscape, regulatory reset navigation, supervisory expectations

• Leadership and Communication: Building bridges across stakeholders, effective influence without authority, leadership in complex environments

• Mergers and Strategic Initiatives: M&A risk and compliance considerations, strategic partnership evaluation

Conference Experience

This multi-day conference combines keynote addresses, expert panels, case studies evolving throughout the event, interactive learning labs, live demonstrations including scam baiting by Kitboga, guided discussions, audience polling, and peer exchange sessions. Programming includes both recorded sessions and off-the-record discussions encouraging candid conversation on sensitive governance topics.

What to Expect

This comprehensive conference delivers practical frameworks, real-world scenarios, and actionable strategies for navigating enterprise transformation amid accelerating AI adoption, evolving regulatory expectations, and shifting risk landscapes. Through expert presentations, interactive sessions, and extensive peer collaboration, participants gain tools for modernizing governance, strengthening risk management, positioning compliance as strategic partner, and building resilience across credit, operational, cyber, and technology risk domains while preparing for the next era of global regulatory challenges.