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Steve Marshall

Steve is an experienced developer of senior leaders with 30 years’ experience which covers organisation development, leadership, and strategy implementation, including training design. Steve held corporate roles in UK retail and global banking businesses covering UK, Asia, Middle East, and the Americas. His work has covered both the behavioural and technical aspects of leadership including sustainability, risk and creating economic value. He now works with leading business schools and leadership development companies as programme director, facilitator and subject expert in leadership and learning design, delivering course and module content online and on campus. Clients have included leading global brands in retail, manufacturing, financial services and logistics. His education is in Economics, Human Resource Management and he holds a Masters in Individual and Organisation Development, a strong foundation for programme design and executive learning.

Professor Kosowski is a research fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research and co-founder of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Centre for Excellence in Quantitative Finance. Robert's research interests include asset management, machine learning, asset pricing, derivatives and financial econometrics with a focus on hedge and mutual funds, performance measurement, asset allocation, business cycles and trading strategies. Previously he was Head of Quantitative Research at a £20 billion asset management firm and specialist adviser to the UK House of Lords. Professor Kososwki’s research has been published in the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal.

Enrico Biffis is Professor of Actuarial Finance at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Business School and Academic Director of its Centre for Climate Finance and Investment. His expertise spans risk analysis and asset–liability management for insurance and investment management, as well as climate risk analytics and data-driven tools for measuring and managing risk across asset classes. He has collaborated with major financial institutions, regulators, and international organisations, and has received multiple grants and awards for research on modelling and managing complex risks.

Jose Ribeiro

Seasoned CEO/Chairman, based in London, with a demonstrated history of working in financial services globally. Has been an executive board member in a variety of jurisdictions around the world (UK, EU, HK, China, Brazil, Bermuda and Singapore). Skilled in managing P&C and Life insurance companies as well as insurance brokers with a global footprint. Has a MSc in Applied Mathematics and an MBA in International Business Management. Jose is the Chairman of the Board at Starr Insurance Companies; Chairman of the Board at Yurtle and Senior Independent Director (SID) and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee at Hansard Global.

Rochelle Lucas

Rochelle has spent the last three years at the London Stock Exchange Group as the Chief Operating Officer, M&G; former Chief Risk Officer, London Stock Exchange Group. In these roles she is responsible for embedding risk management within the business, strengthening the operational risk process. This includes driving improvements in risk culture, managing financial and non-financial risk and managing governance at an Executive and Board level. This includes the Compliance process and controls needed to embed Risk Management across a complex organisation. Prior to joining LSEG, Rochelle was the Chief Control Officer for the Commercial Bank at HSBC. At HSBC, Rochelle built out the risk framework across several areas including third party, technology, cyber and model risk. Prior to that, Rochelle spent 15 years at Goldman Sachs in London, Bangalore, Sydney, and New York, with leadership roles in Operational Risk, Internal Audit, and program delivery.

Dr. Gbemi Oluleye is Associate Professor in Sustainable Market Mechanisms at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Grantham Institute. With extensive consultancy experience, she has advised global clients including the World Bank, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Schneider Electric, Scottish Power, BP, Skydiamond and the OECD, bringing professional industry insights. Her work equips financial institutions, and corporates to manage climate risk, understand carbon markets, and carbon-linked market mechanisms, assess carbon value at risk, and guide investment decisions in climate mitigation, sharing practical information. She also supports organisations in accelerating clean technology uptake and aligning transition strategies with long-term competitiveness.

Christian Pedersen

With 25 years advising CEOs, CFOs, CROs, CTOs, and regulators across financial services, trading, energy, and government sectors in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, he supports professionals working at global scale. His expertise spans risk & compliance (ERM, credit, operational, technology risk, AML), strategy & transformation (business model redesign, M&A, tech-enabled change), finance & treasury (risk-adjusted performance, stress testing, capital/liquidity optimisation), governance, and regulatory affairs. His work also includes Compliance advisory and training, supporting professionals who need to develop practical skills. Formerly a senior leader at Accenture and Oliver Wyman, he has built practices, led major transformations, and driven regional growth. Christian holds a PhD in Finance and MPhil in Economics from Cambridge, as well as an MSc in Mathematics and the top BSc Economics of his year from LSE. Now advisor to a boutique consultancy, several FinTechs and aspirin

Zbigniew Kominek

Zbigniew Kominek is the Managing Director, Head of Finance at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London. He is responsible for financial and operational planning, financial policies, budget and financial reporting. Zbigniew joined the EBRD in 2003 and worked in several roles in the Office of the Chief Economist and the Risk Management department, including as the Director, Risk Policy and Analytics in charge of quantitative risk models, model validation, stress testing, risk data analysis and risk policy framework, and support for risk-related projects. Prior to joining the EBRD, he worked as an economic consultant on regulation of network utilities and competition issues in the UK. Zbigniew holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Leicester (UK), master degrees in Finance and Quantitative Analysis from the Warsaw School of Economics (Poland) and an MBA from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago.

Markos Daskalakis

Markos is a seasoned executive with 20+ years in Internal Audit, Risk Management, Business Controls, Finance, and Accounting. His career spans senior leadership at Deloitte, NatWest, and JPMorgan across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He has advised Boards and Audit Committees on governance, risk oversight, and strategic alignment, and currently leads a portfolio career as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit Committees. He lectures internationally, helping senior professionals translate complex risk frameworks into practical strategies through structured training and case-based learning, across short course formats online and in person, focusing on study techniques and practical assessment. Markos is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, a Certified Internal Auditor (IIA, USA), a Certified Information Systems Auditor (ISACA, USA), and holds a Master's in Civil and Environmental Engineering from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø College.

Panagiotis Angeloudis

Panagiotis leads the Transport Systems & Logistics Laboratory (TSL), which focuses on autonomous systems, multi-agent modelling and network optimisation for freight distribution and passenger transportation. His team develops high-performance, scalable models to support the safe and efficient deployment of autonomous mobility systems, including AVs and drones. He serves on the UK Department for Transport’s Maritime 2050 Expert Panel and has advised governments, consultancies and major corporations worldwide. At 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, he leads a research team of over 15, directs the MSc in Transport and Data Science, and holds several leadership roles across transport, robotics and security science. He is also an Associate Editor of the Journal of Maritime Policy and Management and a member of the US Transportation Research Board Committee on Ports and Channels.