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RiskMinds International
16 - 19 November 2026
InterContinental O2London

Elena Pykhova
CEO and Founder at The OpRisk Company
Speaker

Profile

Elena Pykhova is an internationally recognised Operational Risk expert with over 30 years’ experience in financial services, known for challenging conventional thinking and helping organisations evolve Operational Risk for the next generation. She is the founder of The OpRisk Company and the Best Practice Operational Risk Forum, bringing together senior practitioners and regulators to advance the discipline.

Elena is the author of the bestselling Operational Risk Management in Financial Services, translated into Chinese, and delivers executive education for organisations including UK Finance, Euronext and the Institute of Internal Auditors. A former Director for Education at the Institute of Operational Risk, she is recognised for developing practical approaches that connect governance, strategy, decision-making and organisational resilience in an increasingly AI-enabled world.

Agenda Sessions

  • Beyond silos: Managing operational risk in a hyper connected world - How are risk officers building adaptive operational frameworks?

    , 14:55