Are you thinking about launching or advancing a career in financial risk management? The skills and knowledge employers expect from their risk managers

GARP Global Association of Risk Professionals

Summary
How do today’s financial risk managers provide value for their organizations? How has the practice changed over the past four years where new and evolving risks — including climate change, disruptive technologies, and the global pandemic and its fallout — amplified the need for sound risk management practices? What are the skills and knowledge you need to shape and successfully navigate a risk career?

GARP’s Global Head of Certifications and Educational Programs, Bill May, and a panel of Certified FRMs will answer these questions and share insights from more than 1,500 financial risk professionals who completed GARP’s survey Global Practice Analysis 2021.

Join us to learn:

Key trends in the practice of financial risk management and how the industry has changed
Why risk professionals are in strong demand
How the FRM sets professionals apart with employers
How the FRM curriculum changes to impart the critical knowledge and skills required in a continually evolving industry
What you should know regarding exam registration
Don’t forget to prepare for the live Q&A so you can learn from these risk management experts. Whether you’re a risk practitioner looking to enhance your skills, a finance professional seeking to transition to a new career, or a student considering a future in financial risk management, this webcast is for you.

Agenda

11:00 - 11:05 am EDT: Welcome and Introductions
11:05 - 11:25 am EDT: Insights into the Industry: Results of the 2021 Global Practice Analysis with Bill May, GARP
11:25 - 11:45 am EDT: Panel discussion with FRMs
11:45 - Noon EDT: Audience Q&A

Speakers

Timothy Cuddihy
Managing Director, Financial Risk Management
DTCC
Timothy Cuddihy is a Managing Director for Financial Risk Management, supporting market and liquidity risk for DTCC’s regulated clearing agencies.He leads risk management, including the implementation of risk models, enhancing existing risk systems, counterparty surveillance, engaging market participants, working with regulators on DTCC’s business and risk approach, and developing risk management strategies.He is also responsible for developing, communicating, and ensuring adherence to DTCC’s risk policies and procedures.

Timothy has more than 30 years of risk management experience in financial services across multiple asset classes under various market conditions. His background includes benchmarking security prices, developing sound control and valuation analyses of high-risk businesses, and working closely with both regulators and external auditors.He also has advised senior management on financing alternatives, peak exposures, potential threats, and alternatives to mitigate risks.

Timothy holds a Master of Business Administration in finance and a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and statistics from Rutgers University.

Balaji Devarajan, FRM, CIA
Vice President
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Balaji Devarajan is a seasoned risk management professional with 14 years of experience. In his current role as a Vice President at JPMorgan Chase & Co. he is involved in the estimation of CECL reserves for the wholesale portfolio.

For 8 years Balaji was a risk management consultant for banks and financial institutions across various jurisdictions. His expertise includes risk modeling, reporting, policy, change management, and audit. He is a Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and holds the Sustainability and Climate Risk (SCR) certificate. Balaji teaches risk management to MBA students and is currently a Master Naturalist trainee.

Daniele Forni, FRM
Director - Portfolio Monitoring Transformation
HSBC
During his 12-year career, Daniele has worked at Deutsche Bank and HSBC in Italy, the U.K., and China. Currently he is the programme director for Wholesale Credit & Lending Portfolio Monitoring, delivering analytical and MI solutions for HSBC front line bankers and portfolio risk managers.

Daniele pursued a degree in International Relations and Languages (Chinese and English) at the Catholic University in Milan in hopes of working at the UN. But once numbers began to interest him more than dictionaries, he changed course and obtained a Master’s in Economics at the Warwick University.

After graduation Daniele began working at Deutsche Bank in the Credit Risk Department. Later he joined HSBC Group Credit Risk in London. During this period, he bulked up his data skills and obtained a number of qualifications — including the FRM — and completed several online coding courses and hackathons.

Following a stint in China for HSBC, Daniele came back to London in a new Programme Director role leading software and data science development in the credit risk space. He is responsible for regulatory and analytics projects and manages over 40 people across business and IT.

Binh Nguyen, FRM
Internal Auditor
Vietcombank
Binh Nguyen is an internal auditor at Bank of Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank), one of the largest banks in Vietnam. She has nearly ten years of experience in banking and finance including as Assistant to the Head of Wholesale Banking Division, Senior Officer in Business Finance, Strategic Analyst, Senior Risk Management Analyst, and Internal Auditor.

Binh worked in the market risk management department at Vietcombank for five years before moving to internal audit in April 2021. She holds a BSc in Economics from Foreign Trade University (Vietnam) and an MSc in International Banking and Finance from University of Strathclyde (U.K.). Binh is currently working on her second MSc Degree in Financial Engineering from WorldQuant University (U.S.).

William May
Global Head of Certifications and Educational Programs
GARP
Bill May is Global Head of Certifications and Educational Programs at GARP. Prior to joining GARP, Bill spent over 20 years in senior research positions at Fitch Ratings and UBS Wealth Management.He has worked for several buy-side and sell-side firms including Bank of America and Federated Investors as well as specialty firms like Andrew Kalotay Associates and Law and Economic Consulting Group.He began his career performing a variety of roles at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Bill holds a BS in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Stony Brook University; an MBA and an MA in Economics from Fordham University; an MS in Financial Engineering from the NYU Tandon School of Engineering; and an MS in Applied Statistics from Columbia University’s Teachers College, where he is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics.

Michael Sell (Moderator)
SVP, Global Head of Institutional Outreach and Business Development
GARP
Michael Sell is a Senior Vice President at GARP where he leads the Institutional Outreach and Business Development team. Michael has over 20 years of market experience in various roles, including credit and market risk management, structured products, and investment management. Before joining GARP he was the Operating Officer at an alternative investment fund and began his career at Citigroup where he was a Vice President and Credit Officer in the Global Derivatives Group.

Join us for this webcast:

How to Boost Your Career with the FRM®

Thursday, May 05, 2022
11am NY / 4pm London / 12am Beijing
60 Minutes

Are you thinking about launching or advancing a career in financial risk management? Do you want to hear from industry experts how the FRM can lead you on the road to professional success?

Register for the upcoming webcast “How the FRM Can Boost Your Career” to learn:
How the FRM will separate you from other job candidates
Why the demand for risk professionals is increasing
Key insights about the profession from GARP’s recently completed Global Practice Analysis 2021 survey of risk managers
The skills and knowledge employers expect from their risk managers
Whether you’re a current risk practitioner, a student or someone considering a career change, this webcast offers valuable information documenting how the FRM can help you begin or enhance your risk career. Register today and join us on May 5 at 11 am Eastern for this complimentary event. Find out how the FRM could be the key that unlocks your career potential.

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