About the Risk Annual Summit

For protection and profit - using derivatives and risk management in the changing landscape and a world of uncertainty

To mark Risk magazine's 25th anniversary in 2012, Risk is launching the Risk Annual Summit, tailored to address the key challenges impacting the European risk management market in 2012.

The event will bring together more than 250 leading financial and economic luminaries, C-level bankers, regulators, political leaders, renowned academics and opinion leaders.

At a time when the importance of effective risk management has been sharply brought into focus and with so many important and fundamental changes taking place in the world of derivatives, it is critical that you stay ahead of the curve and learn about new market developments and regulatory changes sweeping the industry at the moment.

The Risk Annual Summit will supply incisive viewpoints in credit, market, liquidity risk management and best-practice tips for professionals involved with the derivatives industry at leading investment and regional banks, exchanges, hedge funds and asset management firms.

Speakers include

GUEST SPEAKER Aaron Brown, Chief Risk Officer, AQR
GUEST SPEAKER John Gieve, Former Deputy Governor for Financial Stability, Bank of England
Godfrey Bloom, MEP, Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, European Parliament
Patrick Pearson, Head of Unit, Financial Markets Infrastructure, European Commission
Laurent Clerc, Director Financial Stability, Banque de France
Philip Best, Chief Risk Officer, Threadneedle Investments
Lewis O'Donald, Global Chief Risk Officer, Nomura Holdings
Manoj Bhaskar, Head of Market Risk Methodology and Regulatory Modelling, HSBC

Join us to discuss topics including...

How new regulation will impact your organisation and how best to prepare for it; OTC derivatives, Basel III, CRD IV
The latest quantitative research from top quants
Crisis management in volatile times
Sovereign risk and the current state of play in the Eurozone
Central counterparties
Optimal management of model risk

How to balance risk and return in a portfolio

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