25th Edition Third Party Risk Management for Financial Institutions
October 26 – 28, 2026 | Boston, MA, USA. Strengthen third-party risk management through scalable controls, AI-enabled oversight, and resilient governance to improve visibility, manage cyber and regulatory risk, and drive enterprise-wide value.
The GFMI 25th Edition Third Party Risk Management for Financial Institutions conference will explore how organizations are evolving third-party risk management to address growing regulatory scrutiny, escalating cyber threats, and increasingly complex vendor ecosystems. The program will examine practical approaches to building scalable controls, strengthening resilience, and aligning third-party risk management with broader enterprise objectives and business value. As AI adoption accelerates across organizations and supply chains, discussions will also focus on how AI can improve efficiency, monitoring, and decision-making, while addressing the governance and oversight challenges associated with third-party AI use. Through real-world case studies, expert-led panels, and interactive discussions, attendees will gain actionable insights into optimizing vendor risk assessments, improving cyber resilience, embedding stronger governance from onboarding onward, and developing more proactive, integrated, and resilient third-party risk management programs.
Topics Covered:
- Redesign TPRM governance models to strengthen regulatory alignment and enterprise oversight
- Balance outsourcing efficiency with concentration risk mitigation to fortify third-party resilience
- Strengthen vendor governance through tiering, risk committees, and escalation frameworks
- Drive stronger vendor governance with operational risk analytics
- Optimize TPRM effectiveness through risk culture and maturity frameworks
- Improve inherent risk assessments across third parties to achieve accuracy and adaptive oversight
Best Practices and Case Studies from:
- Vishal Thakkar, Chief Risk Officer, OCC
- Jennifer Petsu, Senior Vice President Head of Third Party Risk Management, Customers Bank
- Michael Washington, Managing Director Head of Operational & Model Risk Programs- Commercial Banking, Wells Fargo
- Jamie Sherman, Head of Third Party Risk Management, Ally
- Isabel Perez, Director, Enterprise Third Party Risk, USAA
- Ryan O Rorke, Head of Third Party Risk Management, Dollar Bank
Special discounts available to Private Banking members! For more information please contact: Stefanos Ioannou, Digital Media and PR Executive at stefanosi@marcusevanscy.com or visit: https://tinyurl.com/bdc8dj2c
