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SPEAKERS (Listed in the order of appearance):
Monday, March 15, 2021
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Simone G. Vinocour
FWA President 2019-2021
Highly regarded for her product and markets knowledge and demonstrated
ability to build long-term relationships with clients, Simone Vinocour is a Financial
Advisor with a US brokerage firm, and the current President and Chair of the
Board of Directors of the FWA of New York, Inc. (FWA).
With over 20 years of progressive experience in helping multinational Fortune
500 corporate clients in the consumer products and retail, as well as
pharmaceutical and medical device industries achieve their financial goals, Simone is using these same skills to
provide wealth management services and solutions to a select group of individuals and families, corporate
executives and business owners to achieve theirs.
As a recognized leader in diversity and inclusion initiatives, she also is passionate about empowering women in
the financial services community and beyond to have the necessary skills for financial and professional success.
Simone has been actively involved in the Financial Women’s Association since 2002, having served as
President-Elect and Board Secretary previously. Prior roles served also include Co-Chair of the June 2017
Inaugural Summit (signature conference) and moderator of its and the 2018 Summit’s Global Capital Markets
panel. Simone co-chaired the FWA’s 2011 International Conference in Brazil, co-chaired the Global Agenda
Committee and served as Vice President for the organization prior to joining the Board. She continues to serve
as a mentor to rising talent within the industry.
Simone’s extensive global experience gives her insight into how global markets impact investors. Simone
obtained her MBA in Finance and International Management at New York University, Leonard N. Stern School
of Business, and her B.S. in Business Administration at Georgetown University where she studied marketing
and German. She additionally studied at Erasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management, completing
the International Management Program. She continued to live and work in banking in the Netherlands for six
years. Simone holds Series 7, 63, 66 and 79 certifications. With varying language proficiencies in Dutch,
German and French, she is adept in building relationships worldwide across all cultures.
Simone presently resides in New York City with her husband and two children. In her free time she enjoys
travel, jazz, and ballet. Simone also is on the Ministry Council of St. Ignatius Loyola parish in Manhattan and
serves as the parish’s Chair of its Interfaith Ministry.
FWA’s 4th Annual Summit - The Future is Now – The Age of Rapid Change in Finance Monday – Tuesday, March 15-16, 2021
Jean-Yves Fillion, CEO, BNP Paribas USA and Chairman, CIB
Americas
Jean-Yves Fillion is Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas USA, overseeing the
bank’s wholesale and retail activities in the United States, and Chairman of
Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) for the Americas.
Mr. Fillion has been with BNP Paribas for 36 years, 29 of which he has spent in
the United States between Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. He serves on the
Board of Directors of BNP Paribas USA and on the Boards of its subsidiaries: Bank
of the West Corporation and BNP Paribas US Wholesale Holdings, Corp for which he is Chairman of the Board.
He is also a Director of the Advisory Board of Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC), his alma mater. In line with
the Bank’s worldwide commitment to tennis, Mr. Fillion is a member of the Board of Governors for the
International Tennis Hall of Fame. A former member of the French National Sailing Team, he is an active
member of the New York Yacht Club and American Yacht Club.
Since joining the bank in 1984, Mr. Fillion has served the bank in a succession of executive positions. Previous
to his current role, he served as CEO of CIB Americas, COO of BNP Paribas Fortis and Co-Head of BNP Paribas’
CIB European Platform. Previous to those roles, he spent the bulk of his career in the US as Head of Client
Coverage in North America, Head of Structured Finance Americas, Head of Acquisition Finance and Head of
Media & Telecom Finance.
Mr. Fillion received a Master’s degree from Dauphine University and his MBA from HEC in Paris. He also
studied at the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University in Chicago.
Keynote 1
Women Leaders in Finance
Moira Forbes
EVP Forbes, Media & President & Publisher ForbesWomen
Moira Forbes is the Executive Vice President of Forbes, one of the world’s largest
media brands, where she is responsible for driving new business initiatives across
the company’s diverse media platforms and branding Forbes events worldwide.
Today, Forbes, which is synonymous with “success” in almost every country
around the world, engages 140 million people across every platform every month
– the most in its 103-year history.
Moira also serves as the President and Publisher of ForbesWomen, a multi-media content channel dedicated to
successful women in business and leadership which she founded in 2007. Moira oversees Forbes’ annual list of
the World’s Most Powerful Women and hosts "Success with Moira Forbes," an interview series spotlighting
dynamic changemakers and industry innovators. In 2013, Moira launched the annual Forbes Power Women’s
Summit and across Forbes’ global editorial platforms, she convenes preeminent thought leaders for timely
perspective and analysis around today’s most critical issues.
FWA’s 4th Annual Summit - The Future is Now – The Age of Rapid Change in Finance Monday – Tuesday, March 15-16, 2021
Ida Liu, CEO Citi Private Bank North America
Ida Liu is the Head of Citi Private Bank North America and a member of the
Private Bank Global Leadership Team. Ida has 22 years of experience in the
financial services industry with a proven track record of delivering results,
developing and executing strategy and building exceptional teams. Ida leads the
Private Banking activities in 25 offices across the United States and Canada and
delivers robust global, wealth management solutions to ultra-high net worth and
high net worth clients, family offices, global clients and foundations &
endowments. Ida and team are focused on deepening and acquiring new client
relationships and delivering firm wide Citi solutions. Additionally, Ida sits on the Citi Women Steering
Committee, Citi's global strategy to focus on the advancement of women. Prior to being named Head of North
America, Ida was Citi Private Bank's Global Market Manager for New York, and under her leadership, the New
York business experienced double-digit growth year after year.
Prior to being the Global Market Manager for New York, Ida founded Citi Private Bank's North America Asian
Clients Group. She started her career at Citi Private Bank in 2007 by launching and heading the Fashion, Retail
and Entertainment Group. Before joining Citi, Ida was at Vivienne Tam, a women's wear design house, where
she was Global Head of Sales, Marketing, Public Relations and Business Development. Prior to this, Ida spent
seven years in investment banking with Merrill Lynch's mergers and acquisitions, and technology, media and
telecommunications investment banking groups in New York and Hong Kong. She started her career in mergers
and acquisitions at BT Wolfensohn (now Deutsche Bank).
In 2020, the American Banker awarded Ida as one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance and Barron's
recognized Ida as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance. She also has been recognized as a
Crain's 40 Under 40, World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, Financial Times Top 100 Advisor and Top 50
Outstanding Asian Americans in Business. Additionally, Ida is a member of The Committee of 100 (ClOO) and
Young Presidents' Organization (YPO). She previously served as a Board Member for Wellesley College
Alumnae Association, Harvard Kennedy School Women's Leadership Group, Volunteers of America and as an
Advisor to Asia Foundation's Lotus Circle. Ida is a frequent contributor to Bloomberg TV, MSNBC and has been
a featured speaker at many industry events.
Ida holds a BA with honors from Wellesley College, a Merrill Lynch Executive MBA from The Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Kennedy School Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st
Century. She is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and conversant in Italian and Russian.
FWA’s 4th Annual Summit - The Future is Now – The Age of Rapid Change in Finance Monday – Tuesday, March 15-16, 2021
Session 1
Future of Work: The New Work Dynamics in a Post Pandemic Age
Technology is continuously advancing, and the pandemic has changed how we work. As we move into
a post-pandemic age, what will work look like in the future regarding its structure, location, and
interpersonal relationships?
Lynne Oldham
Chief People Officer, Zoom
Lynne is the Chief People Officer of Zoom, a NASDAQ 100 (ZM) company in hyper-
growth. She has been a key advisor to C Suite executives with 25 years of
demonstrated leadership experience driving profitable growth strategies for
startups, private and public companies - domestic and international - across a
variety of industries, including 10 years in investment banking. Joining Zoom just
prior to IPO in 2019, Lynne is navigating continued business scaling, and
employment engagement as well as safeguarding culture -- which is particularly
challenging during the pandemic.
Prior to Zoom, Lynne has held leadership roles with Televerde in Phoenix, AZ, Driscoll's in Watsonville, CA,
Suntrust Bank in Atlanta and BNP Paribas in NY, NY. She has been an agent of change in her career
transforming every aspect of Human Resources in the companies she has worked.
Lynne serves as Chair of the Board for Arouet Empowers, a 501(c)(3) serving current and formerly incarcerated
women to give them a second chance at life. She also serves on the advisory boards of Zoom Cares (Zoom's
charitable foundation) and Volition Capital Strategic Advisors IV Fund. Lynne holds a Juris Doctor from Seton
Hall University School of Law and a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Business Administration from State
University of New York, College at New Paltz.
Steve Hatfield (Interviewer), Global Future of Work Leader
Principal, Workforce Transformation,
Global Human Capital Executive Committee, Deloitte
Steve is a Principal with Deloitte Consulting and serves as the Global Leader for
Future of Work for the Firm. He has over 20 years experience advising Global
Organizations on issues of Strategy, Innovation, Organization, People, Culture,
and Change
He has advised business leaders on a multitude of initiatives including activating
Strategy, defining a preferred Future, addressing Workforce trends, implementing agile and resilient Operating
Models, and transforming culture oriented to growth, innovation and agility.
Steve has significant experience in bringing to life the ongoing trends impacting the future of work, workforce
and workplace.
Often, this involvement includes Strategy Development, Innovation Capability Building, Executive Meeting
Design & Facilitation, People and Workforce Strategy Development, and Large Scale Change Program Design &
FWA’s 4th Annual Summit - The Future is Now – The Age of Rapid Change in Finance Monday – Tuesday, March 15-16, 2021
Implementation. He draws on deep skills in Facilitation, Design Thinking, Organizational Behavior, Group
Process, and Culture Enablement to create breakthrough experiences for clients.
He is a regular speaker and author on the Future of Work, and is currently on the Deloitte leadership team,
shaping the research and marketplace dialogue on future workforce and workplace trends and issues.
Steve has a Masters in Social Change & Development from Johns Hopkins and an MBA from Wharton.
Session 2
The Economic Outlook for the EuroZone
Hear from a panel of experts from BNP Paribas on the drivers of the economies and financial markets
of the EU. The panel draws some perspectives on growth concerns, market indicators, and highlight
current expectations for the EU economies.
José Placido (Panel Introduction)
CEO of BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) Americas, BNP
Paribas
José Placido was appointed the CEO of BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional
Banking (CIB) Americas in September 2020.
Mr. Placido has over 20 years of financial services experience. Prior to his current
role, he was Global Head of Client Development for BNP Paribas Securities
Services and Global Head of the Financial Institutions Coverage (FIC) Group.
Before joining BNP Paribas in 2014 Mr. Placido was CEO of RBC Investor Services (RBC Dexia) from 2006-2013.
He held several senior positions during his tenure at Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), most notably as Executive
Vice-President of RBC Global Services from 2002-2006.
He served as Senior Vice President of RBC Institutional & Investor Services of Royal Bank of Canada from 1999-
2002. From 1996 to 1999, he served as Managing Director of RBC Global Investor Services based in London UK.
Mr. Placido began his career in institutional investor services when he joined Royal Trust Corporation of
Canada in 1988 in Montreal.
He has served as a Director of CLS Group Holdings AG and as chair for the Canadian Capital Markets
Association (CCMA).
Mr. Placido is a graduate of Montreal’s McGill University.
FWA’s 4th Annual Summit - The Future is Now – The Age of Rapid Change in Finance Monday – Tuesday, March 15-16, 2021
Heather Orrico (Moderator)
Managing Director, Co-Head of FXLM.COMM Americas, BNP Paribas
In March 2020, Heather Orrico became the Co-Head of FXLM.COMM in Global
Markets Americas, with responsibility to drive the sales strategy in the region
spanning North America, Latin America, institutional, and corporate clients. As
part of her management responsibilities, she is a member of the Global Markets
Americas Executive Committee and Global FXLM.COMM Executive Committee.
Prior to this appointment, Heather has held various sales management roles in
the NY since 2017. During this time, Heather led institutional sales teams covering FX, Local Market Rates, and
commodity products.
Heather was previously a member of the FXLM sales team in both London and NYC. In this capacity, she was
instrumental in uptiering BNPP’s relationships with both US and UK asset managers.
Heather joined the bank in 2012, as a member of the US real money FX sales team. As this team was in its
infancy, Heather was responsible for prospecting and bringing in asset managers as clients to build a new
franchise business.
Heather is passionate about women’s initiatives as exemplified by her membership in Women in Global
Markets Americas, Mixcity US, and the Parents and Caregivers BNG. Heather also plays an active role in
mentorship for young women across Global Markets.
Heather joined UBS Investment Bank as part of their graduate training program in 2007. Following her time at
UBS, Heather joined Morgan Stanley in 2009 to help build their presence with asset managers within their
foreign exchange and local markets business.
Heather graduated from Yale University in 2007 with a B.A. in Political Science. She was the Captain of the
2006-2007 Yale Field Hockey team. During her tenure at Yale she was named All-American, All Ivy League, and
received National Academic Honors. Heather currently is the Chair of the Fundraising Committee for the Yale
Alumni Association, which aims to close the fundraising gap between male and female athletic programs.
Olivia Frieser
Global Head Of Markets 360, Strategy & Economics, Global Markets,
BNP Paribas
Olivia is responsible for Markets 360, BNP Paribas’s Global Markets Research
division.
Her team is made up of Economists and Strategists across asset classes: Rates,
Foreign Exchange, Emerging Markets, Equity Derivatives, Commodities and
Credit, as well as across various locations in Europe, the Americas and Asia.
Olivia joined BNP Paribas in September 2007 and is based in London. At BNP Paribas, Olivia previously headed
the Global Credit Trading Desk Analysts and Strategy team and was the Senior Credit Analyst for European
banks.
FWA’s 4th Annual Summit - The Future is Now – The Age of Rapid Change in Finance Monday – Tuesday, March 15-16, 2021
She had previously spent nine years at Morgan Stanley in Fixed Income Research covering European banks and
insurance companies.
Prior to Morgan Stanley, she had worked in project finance in Germany (1994) and Malaysia (1995-1998) for a
German engineering company.
She holds a Master in Finance from Dauphine University, Paris.
Olivia is a member of the BNP Paribas Global Markets Management Committee, the Global Markets Client
Board and a founding & board member of Women in Global Markets UK.
S. Michael Koh
Head of Regulatory Strategy & Policy, BNP Paribas USA and CIB Americas
Michael Koh joined BNP Paribas USA in April 2019 as a Managing Director and
Head of Regulatory Strategy & Policy. He is responsible for developing the
regulatory strategy for U.S. operations and leading the Supervisory Relations,
Government Affairs, and the Public & Regulatory Policy teams. He is a member of
the BNP Paribas USA Executive Management Committee, the CIB Americas
Executive Committee, chair of the CUSO/IHC Regulatory Oversight Committee,
and the executive sponsor for the Americas IBOR Transition Program.
Michael has extensive experience leading and managing departments and teams in executing supervision of
both domestic and foreign firms across the full spectrum of size, complexity and issues in circumstances
ranging from business as usual to complex changes to crisis management.
Throughout his 26-year career at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Michael held various positions in Risk,
Policy and Relationship functions, most recently serving as Vice President and Department Head for a portfolio
of large banking organizations and intermediate holding companies of foreign banks. He served as a member
of the system-wide Large and Foreign Banking Organizations (LFBO) Management Group and as the Secretariat
Head for the Senior Supervisors Group, a forum for global GSIB supervisors.
Outside of the Bank, Michael serves on the boards of 2 independent schools.
Michael has a B.A. from Tufts University and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.
Anne van Riel
Co-head Sustainable Finance Capital Markets, Americas, BNP Paribas
Anne joined BNP Paribas in 2020 as Co-head of the Sustainable Finance Capital
Markets team covering the Americas region. She has led several transactions for
BNPP, including CMPC and Cemex’ Sustainability-Linked Loans, Suzano’s
Sustainability-Linked Bond and the Mercado Libre Sustainability Bond.
Prior to this position, she was the Head of Sustainable Finance for ING Capital in
the Americas where she originated and structured several sustainable finance
transactions including the Johnson Control Inc Sustainability Linked Loan, Xylem’s Sustainability Linked Facility
as well as Marfrig’s Sustainable Transition Bond.
FWA’s 4th Annual Summit - The Future is Now – The Age of Rapid Change in Finance Monday – Tuesday, March 15-16, 2021
Past experience includes origination roles within Project Finance in the Infrastructure and Natural Resources sectors in both North and South America, including the project financing for Minera Antucoya. She also worked in the Private Equity team for FMO, the Dutch Development Bank. FWA’s 4th Annual Summit - The Future is Now – The Age of Rapid Change in Finance Monday – Tuesday, March 15-16, 2021
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Simone G. Vinocour
FWA President 2019-2021
Highly regarded for her product and markets knowledge and demonstrated
ability to build long-term relationships with clients, Simone Vinocour is a Financial
Advisor with a US brokerage firm, and the current President and Chair of the
Board of Directors of the FWA of New York, Inc. (FWA).
With over 20 years of progressive experience in helping multinational Fortune
500 corporate clients in the consumer products and retail, as well as
pharmaceutical and medical device industries achieve their financial goals, Simone is using these same skills to
provide wealth management services and solutions to a select group of individuals and families, corporate
executives and business owners to achieve theirs.
As a recognized leader in diversity and inclusion initiatives, she also is passionate about empowering women in
the financial services community and beyond to have the necessary skills for financial and professional success.
Simone has been actively involved in the Financial Women’s Association since 2002, having served as
President-Elect and Board Secretary previously. Prior roles served also include Co-Chair of the June 2017
Inaugural Summit (signature conference) and moderator of its and the 2018 Summit’s Global Capital Markets
panel. Simone co-chaired the FWA’s 2011 International Conference in Brazil, co-chaired the Global Agenda
Committee and served as Vice President for the organization prior to joining the Board. She continues to serve
as a mentor to rising talent within the industry.
Simone’s extensive global experience gives her insight into how global markets impact investors. Simone
obtained her MBA in Finance and International Management at New York University, Leonard N. Stern School
of Business, and her B.S. in Business Administration at Georgetown University where she studied marketing
and German. She additionally studied at Erasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management, completing
the International Management Program. She continued to live and work in banking in the Netherlands for six
years. Simone holds Series 7, 63, 66 and 79 certifications. With varying language proficiencies in Dutch,
German and French, she is adept in building relationships worldwide across all cultures.
Simone presently resides in New York City with her husband and two children. In her free time she enjoys
travel, jazz, and ballet. Simone also is on the Ministry Council of St. Ignatius Loyola parish in Manhattan and
serves as the parish’s Chair of its Interfaith Ministry.
FWA’s 4th Annual Summit - The Future is Now – The Age of Rapid Change in Finance Monday – Tuesday, March 15-16, 2021
Keynote 2
Thoughts on the Markets – A Fireside Chat
Dan Barclay (Keynote Introduction)
CEO, BMO Capital Markets
Dan Barclay is CEO of BMO Capital Markets, where he is responsible for all of
BMO Financial Group’s interactions with corporate, government and institutional
clients in global markets. Prior to that, he served as co-head of the firm’s Global
Investment & Corporate Banking, including oversight of equity and debt
underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, mergers and acquisitions
advisory services and global trade and banking. He has over 29 years of
investment banking experience in a broad range of industries.
Mr. Barclay currently serves on BMO Financial Group's Executive Committee. He also serves as Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada and was recognized as a Champion of Change by
Women in Capital Markets. Mr. Barclay holds an MBA from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Science
from the University of Alberta.
Patti Domm (Interviewer)
CNBC Markets Editor
Patti Domm is a CNBC Markets Editor, responsible for news coverage of the
markets and economy. Prior to joining CNBC in 1999 as senior news editor, Patti
was the equities editor for the Americas at Reuters. She was also Wall Street
editor at Reuters - reporting on mergers, acquisitions and the Street. She also
edited three CNBC books on personal investing.
Patti is a Programming Committee Co-Chair of the FWA.
Rick Rieder
Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Blackrock
Rick Rieder, Managing Director, is BlackRock's Chief Investment Officer of Global
Fixed Income, Head of the Fundamental Fixed Income business, and Head of the
Global Allocation Investment Team. Mr. Rieder is a member of BlackRock's
Executive Sub-Committee on Investments, a member of BlackRock's Global
Operating Committee, and Chairman of the firm-wide BlackRock Investment
Council.
Before joining BlackRock in 2009, Mr. Rieder was President and Chief Executive Officer of R3 Capital Partners.
He served as Vice Chairman and member of the Borrowing Committee for the U.S. Treasury and is currently a
member of the Federal Reserve Investment Advisory Committee on Financial Markets.
Mr. Rieder currently serves on the Alphabet/Google Investment Advisory Committee and the UBS Research
Advisory Board. He was awarded the Global Unconstrained Fixed Income Manager of the Year for 2015 by
Institutional Investor, was nominated for Fixed Income Manager of the Year by Institutional Investor for 2014
FWA’s 4th Annual Summit - The Future is Now – The Age of Rapid Change in Finance Monday – Tuesday, March 15-16, 2021and was inducted into the Fixed Income Analysts Society Fixed Income Hall of Fame in 2013. Four of the funds
Mr. Rieder manages (Strategic Income Opportunities, Fixed Income Global Opportunities, Total Return, and
Strategic Global Bond) have been awarded Gold Medals by Morningstar.
From 1987 to 2008, Mr. Rieder was with Lehman Brothers, most recently as head of the firm's Global Principal
Strategies team, a global proprietary investment platform. He was also global head of the firm's credit
businesses, Chairman of the Corporate Bond and Loan Capital Commitment Committee, and a member of the
Board of Trustees for the corporate pension fund. Before joining Lehman Brothers, Mr. Rieder was a credit
analyst at SunTrust Banks in Atlanta.
Mr. Rieder earned a BBA degree in Finance from Emory University in 1983 and an MBA degree from The
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1987. He is a member of the board of Emory University,
Emory's Business School, and the University's Finance Committee, and is the Vice Chairman of the Investment
Committee. Mr. Rieder is founder and chairman of the business school's BBA investment fund and community
financial literacy program.
Mr. Rieder serves as Chairman and President of the Board of Education for North Star Academy's fourteen
Charter Schools in Newark, New Jersey, and is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Graduation
Generation Public School Collaboration in Atlanta. He is on the Board of the BlackRock Foundation, the Board
of Advisors for the Hospital for Special Surgery, and the Board of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Newark and Essex
County. Mr. Rieder formerly served on the Board and National Leadership Council of the Communities in
Schools Educational Foundation, and Trustee for the US Olympic Foundation. Mr. Rieder was honored at the
Choose Success Awards ceremony in Atlanta in 2015 for his dedication to public education in Atlanta through
CIS and Graduation Generation.
Session 3
Courageous Conversations
There continues to be glaring inequality for women across the financial industry. Data shows that
women’s experiences are far from equal in the workplace. This panel will address the dynamics of
lesser wages, lack of opportunity, and thoughts to better inclusion. Join us!
Jennifer Brown (Moderator)
Founder and CEO, Jennifer Brown Consulting;
Author, Inclusion: Diversity, the New Workplace & the Will to Change and How to
be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where
Everyone Can Thrive
Jennifer Brown is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, diversity and
inclusion consultant, and author. As the successful Founder and CEO of Jennifer
Brown Consulting (JBC), Jennifer is responsible for designing workplace strategies
that have been implemented by some of the biggest companies and nonprofits in
the world. Jennifer’s work in talent management, human capital, and intersectional theory has redefined the
boundaries of talent potential and company culture. DataBird Business Journal named Jennifer a Top Small
Business Female Executive in 2019, and peopleHum.com included Jennifer on their Power list of The top 200
thought leaders to follow in 2021.
FWA’s 4th Annual Summit - The Future is Now – The Age of Rapid Change in Finance Monday – Tuesday, March 15-16, 2021Jennifer envisions inclusive organizations where all of us can thrive. As someone who has experienced both the
advantages of privilege and the sting of stigma, Jennifer Brown is boldly redefining what it means to truly
belong—in the workplace, in our families, and in our communities. A dynamic keynote speaker, internationally
sought-after thought leader, and passionate social equality advocate, Jennifer shares her powerful and
unforgettable true story with audiences to help us challenge our assumptions—about ourselves, about
leaders, and others—and take inspired action today for a more inclusive tomorrow.
An acclaimed keynoter, Jennifer is the bestselling author of Inclusion: Diversity, The New Workplace and The
Will to Change and How To Be An Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone
Can Thrive, a shortlist winner of the O.W.L. Award, winner of the 2019 Nautilus Book Awards' Business &
Leadership category, and a top SABA 2020 Book Awards Audience Vote. Her popular podcast, The Will to
Change, appeared on Feedspot’s Top 15 Diversity And Inclusion Podcasts You Must Follow in 2020, and as
Host, Jennifer interviews leading CEOs, bestselling authors, and entrepreneurs about diversity, equity, and
inclusion and delivers focused content on how to create organizational change at any level.
Jennifer is a sought-after speaker and expert for leading research institutions such as the Mayo Clinic, as well
as multiple business schools, including Kellogg, Columbia Business School, the Owen GSB at Vanderbilt, and
University of Wisconsin. She currently serves as Executive in Residence for The University of North Texas’s
School of Public Health/MPHA program. Jennifer has spoken at many top conferences and events such as the
International Diversity Forum, the Global D&I Summit, the Forum for Workplace Inclusion, the NGLCC
International Business & Leadership Conference, the Out & Equal Workplace Summit, Emerging Women, SHE
Summit, Responsive, the Better Man Conference, INBOUND, ALTSummit, South by Southwest (SXSW), PBWC
(Professional BusinessWomen of California), The Pennsylvania Conference for Women and Texas Conference
for Women, and HR Transform. As a successful LGBT entrepreneur, Jennifer has been featured in media such
as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, AdWeek, Bloomberg Businessweek,
Forbes, Inc., CBS, and many more.
Alison Micucci
Senior Vice President – New York Life Direct
Alison Micucci is a Senior Vice President and head of NYL Direct, New York Life’s
direct-to-consumer life insurance business.
Most recently Ms. Micucci was head of Business Planning and Strategy, reporting
to New York Life’s President. In this role, she provided leadership and support of
strategic initiatives at the corporate level and was responsible for Internal
Consulting. She was instrumental in the integration of the transformation and
technology roadmap initiatives with New York Life’s broader business strategies.
Previously, Ms. Micucci headed New York Life’s Institutional Annuities business. Institutional Annuities includes
the Guaranteed Products, Structured Settlements and Stable Value businesses and generates approximately
$300 million in annual operating earnings.
Ms. Micucci joined New York Life Investment Management in 2002 serving in various roles such as, Managing
Director and Chief Compliance Officer; Head of Legal and Compliance; and Chief Administrative Officer of NYL
Investments Group, with responsibilities that included strategic planning, internal communications and NYL
Ventures.
Ms. Micucci has over 30 years of industry experience. Prior to joining New York Life, she was a Vice President
at Goldman Sachs Asset Management with management responsibilities over a range of investment adviser
FWA’s 4th Annual Summit - The Future is Now – The Age of Rapid Change in Finance Monday – Tuesday, March 15-16, 2021compliance areas. She also served as an enforcement attorney with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission and was an in-house attorney for Prudential Investments, providing legal support on investment
advisory issues.
Ms. Micucci received a BA from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA, where she graduated Phi
Beta Kappa, cum laude with a double major in Economics and Political Science and a JD from Western New
England College School of Law in Springfield, MA where she graduated cum laude and was a member of the
Law Review. She is admitted to practice law in New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.
Sonia Chaliha, Managing Director
BNY Mellon Corporate Trust – Global Head of Business Development
Sonia Chaliha is the Global Head of Business Development for Corporate Trust,
leading a dedicated team of sales professionals who are responsible for driving
new sales activities as well as expanding strategic client and segment
relationships for the Division in the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions. Prior to
her current role, Sonia ran the Latin American, Canadian and Cross-border
businesses for Corporate Trust. Sonia sits as part of the Issuer Services Executive
Council overseeing the Corporate Trust and Depositary Receipts businesses of
BNY Mellon. In addition, for the last eleven years, she has been the on the Board (prior Chair) for BNY Trust
Company of Canada and held equivalent chair and directorship for BNYM Mellon Mexican Bank entity, prior to
its sale.
She has over 20 years’ experience as a business leader in the global fixed income markets covering wide
ranging strategy, P&L, transaction structuring , business development and management as well as extensive
dealings with regulators in multiple jurisdictions. With special expertise in complex products and structured
finance, her career highlights include multiple landmark and innovative transactions as well as various
Sovereign and market-based restructurings. Sonia came to BNY Mellon as a result of an acquisition of a UK-
based investment management firm.
Sonia holds a Law Degree (LL.B) from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a Master’s
degree (LL.M) in International Trade Law as well as Solicitors’ professional qualifications.
Stephanie Sleeper, SVP, Senior Director - Head of Third Party Risk
Management, Citizens Bank
Stephanie Sleeper is an SVP and Head of Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) at
Citizens Bank, N.A. responsible for TPRM policy, due diligence and oversight of
third party risk management activity firm wide.
Stephanie began her banking career in 1994 in the Retail channel and has been
with Citizens for 17 years holding a variety of roles with increasing responsibility
in Compliance, Operations and Security & Risk.
She is a member of Citizens’ Business Services Operating Committee and Chair of the PRISM Multicultural
Business Resource group. Stephanie also sits on the Board of Foster Forward whose mission is to help kids in
foster care thrive.
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Session 4
Moving Forward: Stakeholder Capitalism - Reimagining Corporate Commitment to
Creating Sustainable Value
In August 2019, the Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs from U.S. top companies, released
its Statement on Corporate Purpose emphasizing that the purpose of a corporation is to deliver goods
and services in a manner that delivers value to and considers the interests of a range of stakeholders.
This panel will focus on trends and practices regarding stakeholder capitalism and ESG.
Holly J. Gregory, Partner, Corporate Governance, and Executive Compensation
Non-Profit Institutions, Sidley Austin LLP
Holly J. Gregory, co-chair of Sidley’s global Corporate Governance and Executive
Compensation practice, counsels publicly held, private and not-for-profit
corporations on the full range of governance issues, including governance
structure and culture, fiduciary duties, risk oversight, conflicts of interest, board
and committee structure, board leadership, special committee investigations,
CEO transitions, board audits and self-evaluation processes, shareholder activism
and initiatives, proxy contests, relationships with shareholders and proxy
advisory firms, compliance with legislative, regulatory and listing rule requirements and governance “best
practices.” She is frequently called on to advise boards regarding sensitive and unusual matters. While most of
the matters she works on are highly confidential, high-profile matters that are in the public record include
advising on governance and accountability mechanisms of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers (ICANN) to replace U.S. government oversight, and advising the Board of The Pennsylvania State
University on governance reforms.
Holly played a key role in drafting the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance and has advised the Internal
Market Directorate of the European Commission on corporate governance regulation, and the joint
OECD/World Bank Global Corporate Governance Forum on governance policy for developing and emerging
markets. She also drafted the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Key Agreed Principles of
Corporate Governance.
In addition to her legal practice and policy efforts, Holly has lectured extensively on governance topics,
including at events in Europe and Asia sponsored by the U.S. State Department, International Corporate
Governance Network (ICGN), The Conference Board, the NACD, Association of Corporate Counsel, Society for
Corporate Governance and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). The author of numerous articles on
governance topics, she writes the governance column for Practical Law: The Journal.
Holly recently completed her term as chair of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Corporate Governance
Committee. She is a former co-chair of the ABA’s Delaware Law and Business Forum, a former appointed
member of the Corporate Laws Committee where she served as co-editor of the Corporate Director’s
Guidebook (Sixth Edition). She chaired the ABA task force that delivered the Report on the Delineation of
Governance Roles & Responsibilities to Congress and the SEC in 2009. Holly serves on the ABA Business Law
Section Council, is a founding trustee and president of The American College of Governance Counsel and is a
member of The American Law Institute. She has served as an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School
and as a member of multiple NACD Blue Ribbon Commissions.
FWA’s 4th Annual Summit - The Future is Now – The Age of Rapid Change in Finance Monday – Tuesday, March 15-16, 2021Holly clerked for the Honorable Roger J. Miner, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. A summa
cum laude graduate of New York Law School and Executive Editor of its Law Review, Holly served on the Board
of Trustees of New York Law School from 2009 through 2011.
Holly is widely recognized for her work, including as: among the “100 Most Influential Players in Corporate
Governance” (NACD/Directorship 100), Directorship Magazine, 2019 and all prior years (13 years total); one of
“the best and brightest minds in the legal profession” in Ethisphere’s 2017 and 2015 Attorneys Who Matter;
the “Best in Corporate Governance” at Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Americas Women in Business Law
Awards 2016 and at the inaugural 2012 Awards; the leading practitioner in corporate governance law in the
Guide to the World’s Leading Women in Business Law (July 2010); a “Leading Practitioner in Corporate
Governance” in the International Who’s Who of Corporate Governance Lawyers, 2019 and prior years; a
“Thought Leader” in the Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders – M&A and Governance 2019 and a “leading
lawyer” in Corporate Governance in The Legal 500 US 2018 and prior years. In 2018, The National Law Journal
named Holly to its list of “White Collar, Regulatory & Compliance Trailblazers.” Among other things, Holly was
recognized for leading the team that counseled the global internet community on a new governance and
accountability structure for ICANN for the period to follow U.S. government oversight.
Judy Samuelson. Founder and Executive Director,
Aspen Institute Business and Society Program
Judy Samuelson. Founder and Executive Director, Aspen Institute Business and
Society Program Judy Samuelson is founder and executive director of the Aspen
Institute Business and Society Program and a vice president at the Aspen
Institute. She is the author of The Six New Rules of Business: Creating Real Value
in a Changing World. Signature programs under Judy’s leadership include a ten-
year campaign to disrupt Milton Friedman’s narrative about corporate purpose,
a multiyear dialogue to produce the Aspen Principles of Long-Term Value
Creation, and a partnership with Korn Ferry to rethink executive pay. She previously worked in legislative
affairs in California and banking in New York’s garment center and ran the Ford Foundation’s office of
Program-Related Investments. Samuelson writes regularly for Quartz at Work, is a Bellagio Fellow and a
director of Financial Health Network
Rina Kupferschmid-Rojas, UBS in Society – Head of Sustainable Finance
Rina is responsible for the Client strategy of UBS and Society Group worldwide,
previously Global Head of Sustainable Investing at UBS Global Wealth
Management,CIO. She was previously Managing Partner and CEO of ESG
Analytics, an environmental, social and governance-oriented investment
consultancy, and later Social Impact Director at MasterCard. She was an adjunct
Professor at Columbia University on Sustainable and Impact Investing and since
2013 has been one of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Young Global Leaders
and is member of the WEF expert network.
Rina was named in 2014 by Newsweek as one of the leading Women in Tech in NYC. Rina is founding member
of the New Innovators Council at the World Resources Institute and is Board Member at IamtheCode, a global
movement to teach girls and young women to code as a way to build their creative capacity and help them
realize their own potential. Rina founded in 2015 the Impact Lab for the WEF, a boot camp to identify ideas to
tackle global social challenges, having launched successfully more than 30 Global Initiatives. She is an Advisor
to the Sustainable Finance Professionals Network at Columbia University and a member of the B-20 Germany
FWA’s 4th Annual Summit - The Future is Now – The Age of Rapid Change in Finance Monday – Tuesday, March 15-16, 2021Climate Change Taskforce in 2016-2017 and B-20 Argentina Energy and Climate Change Taskforce 2018-2019.
Rina holds a MA from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland and Certificates on Innovating for Sustainability
and Corporate Performance from Harvard Business School and Certificates on Public Policy for the 21st
Century from the Harvard Kennedy School and Public Policy and Executive Education on Leadership from Yale
as well as an Energy Leadership Certificate from Princeton University . Rina is also member of the Women
Leadership Board at the Harvard Kennedy School and a Board Member of the Social Progress Index. She
started her Banking Career 29 years ago with an apprenticeship.
Kristi Mitchem, CEO, BMO Global Asset Management
Kristi Mitchem is chief executive officer and head of BMO Global Asset
Management (BMO GAM), BMO’s asset management division, where she leads a
team of investment professionals dedicated to delivering superior performance
across a range of asset classes including multi-asset, alternative and more
traditional exposure to listed fixed income and equities. BMO GAM has over $300
billion in AUM and is recognised as a world leader in ESG investing and corporate
engagement.
Prior to joining BMO in 2019, Ms. Mitchem served as the CEO of Wells Fargo Asset Management where she led
28 autonomous investment teams. She has more than 20 years of experience in roles related to asset
management, defined contribution pension plans and equities markets at State Street Corporation, BlackRock,
and Goldman Sachs.
Ms. Mitchem is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion. At State Street she was a driving force in
bringing to market a gender diversity index exchange-traded fund (ticker: SHE) designed to invest in U.S.
companies committed to advancing the roles women play in their management and on their boards.
Ms. Mitchem was named one of the Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business by the San Francisco
Business Times in 2018, as one of the Top Women in Asset Management by Money Management Executive in
2017, and as one of Treasury & Risk's Top 100 Influential People in 2008. She is also listed in several patent
filings focused around guaranteed income requirements.
Ms. Mitchem earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Davidson College, where she graduated
summa cum laude and was awarded First Honors. She earned a master's degree in business administration
from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she was an Arjay Miller Scholar. She is also a Fulbright
Scholar.
FWA’s 4th Annual Summit - The Future is Now – The Age of Rapid Change in Finance Monday – Tuesday, March 15-16, 2021Closing Remarks
Claudine Gallagher
Chief Human Resources Officer, CIB Americas, BNP Paribas
Claudine Gallagher is Head of Human Resources for CIB Americas. In this role, she
is responsible for leading overall human resources strategy and reinforcing the
firm's values in all aspects of the employee lifecycle. She oversees employee
relations, talent acquisition, leadership and development, diversity, equity and
inclusion initiatives, compensation and benefits, and HR operations.
She is a member of the CIB Americas Executive Committee and the Group Human
Resources Executive Committee. She has been honored by American Banker for the past five consecutive years
as one of the '25 Most Powerful Women in Finance.'
Claudine most recently served as Chief Conduct and Controls Officer for BNP Paribas USA and CIB Americas.
Claudine was with the Bank from 1995 to 2001 in Paris, Brussels and New York, where she was responsible for
the strategic development of the Bank's European custody and clearing business.
She then worked at JP Morgan for 10 years in a variety of senior management roles. In her most recent role,
she was global head of Depositary Receipts, a position she had held since 2006.
Claudine returned to BNP Paribas in 2012 as Head of North America for Securities Services, later becoming
Head of the Americas for the business. She was responsible for the strategic development of the region,
spearheading its client and product development, as well as its marketing initiatives.
Claudine is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Arts in French Literature and
Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance.
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