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Adrienne A. Harris
Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services

Adrienne A. Harris joined the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) in September 2021 and was confirmed as Superintendent on January 25, 2022.


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Andrea Enria
Former Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank (ECB)

Andrea Enria was Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) from 2019 to 2024. Before that he was the first Chairperson of the European Banking Authority from March 2011.


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Anna Bligh
Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Banking Association

Anna Bligh has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Banking Association since 2017. While working to strengthen bank culture and rebuild trust following the Hayne Royal Commission, Anna also drove the industry’s response to COVID-19.


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Bob Wigley
Chair of UK Finance

Bob Wigley is the Chair of UK Finance. Prior to this, he spent a career in finance, rising to be EMEA Chairman of Merrill Lynch and a member of the board of the Bank of England during the 2008 financial crisis.Bob Wigley is the Chair of UK Finance. Prior to this, he spent a career in finance, rising to be EMEA Chairman of Merrill Lynch and a member of the board of the Bank of England during the 2008 financial crisis.


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Bryan Stirewalt
Former Chief Executive of the Dubai Financial Services Authority

Bryan Stirewalt is a former Chief Executive of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), having worked at the agency for 14 years.


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Carine Smith Ihenacho
Chief Governance and Compliance Officer of Norges Bank Investment Management.

Carine Smith Ihenacho is the Chief Governance and Compliance Officer of Norges Bank Investment Management.


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Cecilia Skingsley
Head of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub

Cecilia Skingsley became Head of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub in September 2022. She is a member of the BIS’s Executive Committee. Previously, she held the position of First Deputy Governor of Sveriges Riksbank since November 2019.


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Charles Randell
Former Chair, UK Financial Conduct Authority

Charles Randell served as the Chair of the UK Financial Conduct Authority from 2018 to 2022. He was previously a member of the Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority since its founding in 2013.


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Chris Gower
Executive Director for the Cross- industry Insights Division of APRA.

Chris Gower is the Executive Director for the Cross- industry Insights Division of APRA. The division is responsible for risk analysis, insight and response, with the aim of identifying risks as they emerge and ensuring regulated entities respond appropriately.


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Colin Mayer
Emeritus Professor of Management Studies, Saïd Business School, Oxford University

Colin Mayer is an Emeritus Professor of Management Studies at Saïd Business School and a Visiting Professor at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford.


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Daniela Jaramillo
Head of Sustainable Investing for Australia at Fidelity International.

Daniela Jaramillo is Head of Sustainable Investing for Australia at Fidelity International. Prior to Fidelity, she was a senior responsible investment adviser at HESTA, one of Australia’s largest pension funds.


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Douglas W. Arner
Kerry Holdings Professor in Law, The University of Hong Kong.

Douglas W. Arner is the Kerry Holdings Professor in Law, an RGC Senior Fellow, and Associate Dean (Taught Postgraduate) of the Faculty of Law at The University of Hong Kong.


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Elise Bant
Professor of Private Law and Commercial Regulation.

Elise Bant is Professor of Private Law and Commercial Regulation at The University of Western Australia, a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law, and consultant to HFW Australia.


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Elizabeth Broderick
Principal of EB&Co

Elizabeth Broderick is an internationally recognised human rights expert, and Principal of EB&Co, a specialist consultancy focusing on high-level strategic consulting and transformation, particularly in the areas of gender equality, diversity, inclusion and cultural renewal.


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Elizabeth McCaul
Member of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank (ECB)

Elizabeth McCaul is a Member of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank (ECB). She joined the NY State Banking Department as First Deputy in 1995 and served as NY Superintendent of Banks from 1997-2003.


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Emily Erikson
Director of Fox International Fellowship and Professor of Sociology and the School of Management

Emily Erikson is the Joseph C. Fox Academic Director of the Fox International Fellowship and a Professor of Sociology and the School of Management (by courtesy). She has authored several books, most recently Trade and Nation: How Companies and Politics Reshaped Economic.


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Greg Baer
President and Chief Executive Officer at the Bank Policy Institute.

Greg Baer is the President and Chief Executive Officer at the Bank Policy Institute. Previously, he served as President of The Clearing House Association and Executive Vice President and General Counsel of The Clearing House Payments Company, the largest private sector payments operator in the United States.


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Henry Farrell
Professor of International Affairs at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

Henry Farrell is the SNF Agora Professor of International Affairs at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and the 2019 recipient of the Friedrich Schiedel Prize for Politics and Technology.


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Sir Keith Skeoch
Non-Executive Chairman of insurer QBE’s European Operations.

Sir Keith Skeoch is the former CEO of Standard Life Aberdeen (now-abrdn), and previously served as the Chair of the UK Financial Reporting Council from 2020 to 2021. He is now the Non-Executive Chairman of insurer QBE’s European Operations.


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Kevin N. Lala
Professor of Behavioural and Evolutionary Biology

Kevin N. Lala is Professor of Behavioural and Evolutionary Biology at the University of St Andrews, where he is a member of the Centre for Biological Diversity, the Centre for Social Learning and Cognitive Evolution, the Institute for Behavioural and Neural Sciences, and the Scottish Primate Research Group.


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Langley Sharp MBE
Past Head of the Centre for Army Leadership, British Army

Langley Sharp MBE is the former head of the Centre for Army Leadership, responsible for championing leadership excellence across the British Army.


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Margaret E. Tahyar
Head of the Financial Institutions practice, Davis Polk

Margaret E. Tahyar is Head of the Financial Institutions practice and a member of the Fintech team at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.


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Maria Ana Barata
Senior Policy Advisor for Prudential Policy & Supervision

Maria Ana Barata is a senior policy advisor to the European Banking Federation for Prudential Policy & Supervision


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Michael Muthukrishna
Associate Professor of Economic Psychology at the London School of Economics

Michael Muthukrishna is an Associate Professor of Economic Psychology at the London School of Economics.


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