Canada Leaders’ Network series | Agenda

November 18, 2026 | The Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto
Canada Leaders’ Network series | Agenda
The Canada Leaders’ Network series features a series of interactive, boardroom-style discussions covering the following key topics:
Leaders' Network
November 18, 2026
Toronto

AI governance & risk management

  • Establishing governance frameworks for AI and GenAI across financial institutions
  • Model validation, monitoring and explainability requirements
  • Managing regulatory expectations and emerging supervisory guidance
  • Balancing innovation, risk appetite and accountability
  • Building effective cross-functional oversight between risk, compliance, technology and business teams 
Chief risk officersHeads of model riskHeads of AI governanceChief data officersCompliance leadersRisk technology executives
Leaders' Network
November 18, 2026
Toronto

Adoption of AI in financial risk functions

  • Practical AI use cases across market, credit, liquidity and operational risk
  • Enhancing stress testing, forecasting and scenario analysis using AI
  • AI-powered risk monitoring and early warning indicators
  • Measuring ROI and operational efficiencies from AI initiatives
  • Integrating AI into existing risk operating models and workflows
Heads of riskMarket risk leadersCredit risk leadersOperational risk executivesChief data officersRisk analytics leaders
Leaders' Network
November 18, 2026
Toronto

Digital asset risk

  • Risk frameworks for digital assets, tokenized securities and stablecoins
  • Market, liquidity and counterparty risk considerations
  • Operational resilience, custody and cybersecurity challenges
  • Regulatory developments and institutional adoption trends
  • Managing risk across traditional and digital asset ecosystems
Heads of digital assetsMarket risk leadersTreasury executivesInnovation leaders Chief risk officersRisk technology executives
Leaders' Network
November 18, 2026
Toronto

Quantitative investment strategies (QIS) for institutional investors

  • Evolution of systematic and factor-based investment strategies
  • Governance and oversight of quantitative models
  • AI and alternative data in investment decision-making
  • Performance measurement, attribution and model transparency
  • Managing model risk, concentration risk and market regime changes
Chief investment officersPortfolio managersHeads of quantitative researchInvestment risk leadersAsset ownersPension fund executives
Leaders' Network
November 18, 2026
Toronto

Market volatility & market risk

  • Managing risk amid geopolitical uncertainty and macroeconomic shifts
  • Stress testing and scenario analysis for extreme market events
  • Liquidity challenges across fixed income, FX and derivatives markets
  • Measuring and managing concentration and correlation risk
  • Preparing risk frameworks for periods of sustained market volatility
Chief risk officersHeads of market riskTreasury leadersTrading risk executivesPortfolio risk managersBuy-side risk leaders
Leaders' Network
November 18, 2026
Toronto

Bank balance sheet management & ALM

  • Navigating higher-for-longer interest rate environments
  • Interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB)
  • Deposit behaviour, funding stability and liquidity management
  • Balance sheet optimisation and capital efficiency strategies
  • Stress testing and contingency planning for funding and liquidity shocks
Heads of treasuryALM leadersLiquidity risk executivesChief finance officersChief risk officersBalance sheet management teams

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