RiskMinds International

  • Dates:

    Monday 17 November 2025 - 20 November 2025

  • Location:

    INTERCONTINENTAL O2 (London, UK)

Join us at RiskMinds International 2025, the world’s leading risk management event for financial institutions.

This four-day conference brings together more than 1,200 senior risk professionals and 300+ CROs and C-suite executives from over 60 countries to explore the future of risk management.

We are proud to be a sponsor once again and will be present at the booth RM31, and a speaking presentation in the Credit Risk stream on Day 3.

This year’s agenda will feature 330+ expert speakers from top financial institutions, including HSBC, Mizuho, NatWest, ABN AMRO, Nomura, and the London Stock Exchange. Attendees will engage in closed-door discussions, interactive Q&As, specialist summits, and high-level networking events.

RiskMinds offers a unique opportunity to connect with the most influential voices in risk, exchange ideas on pressing challenges, and gain insights into the evolving regulatory landscape, model risk, AI, and technology resilience.

Come join our session

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November 20, 11:45

Adapt or Be Disrupted: Credit Risk in the Age of GenAI

Paolo Vareschi
Paolo Vareschi
Director
Isabella Pozzi
Isabella Pozzi
Manager

Generative AI is reshaping how organizations approach credit risk—creating opportunities for automation and insight, but also introducing new risks and limitations. In this session, we will discuss:

  • GenAI’s disruptive potential in credit risk

  • How risk leaders can strategically adapt while retaining essential human expertise

  • The balance between innovation and governance in building future-ready risk functions

This presentation will provide practical perspectives for CROs, risk managers, and senior executives on how to leverage GenAI responsibly while ensuring strategic impact and resilience....

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Session

Speaker

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Meet Our Team

Dilbagh Kalsi
Partner
Traded risk, financial risk
Martin Ruf
Partner
Non-financial risk and compliance
Sebastian Marban
Partner
Financial crime prevention, credit risk, GenAI, model risk management
Paolo Vareschi
Director
Isabella Pozzi
Manager
Steffen Pang
Director
Dilbagh Kalsi
Partner
Traded risk, financial risk

Dilbagh leads Zanders’ risk advisory practice in the UK. He specializes in helping financial institutions enhance their methodologies, analytics and processes to better identify, quantify and manage risk.
With 25 years of experience, Dilbagh has worked both as a practitioner — leading several derivatives trading desks at banks and hedge funds — and as a consultant, developing risk frameworks and analytics for clients. He holds a degree in Natural Sciences (Physics) from the University of Cambridge.

Martin Ruf
Partner
Non-financial risk and compliance

Martin leads the groupwide non-financial risk practice area at Zanders.
He has been advising financial service providers on risk management issues since 2006, with a primary focus on non-financial risk. Martin holds a Diploma in Business Administration from the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Mergers and Acquisitions from the University of Münster.

Sebastian Marban
Partner
Financial crime prevention, credit risk, GenAI, model risk management

Sebastian is a partner at Zanders, specializing in financial crime prevention, credit risk, and generative AI.
He holds a PhD in Econometrics and Operations Research and brings more than a decade of experience in modeling and leadership roles across banking and financial risk management. With a strategic mindset, strong problem-solving abilities, and a sharp client focus, he consistently drives and delivers innovative projects while successfully leading the Benelux risk advisory team.
Sebastian is fluent in Dutch and English and has basic proficiency in German and Spanish.

Paolo Vareschi
Director
Isabella Pozzi
Manager
Steffen Pang
Director
  • Dates:

    Monday 17 November 2025 - 20 November 2025

  • Location:

    INTERCONTINENTAL O2 (London, UK)

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