We are happy to announce that AdaptiveGRC will take part in the 20th Annual Banking Operational Risk Management Summit, which will be held in Vienna and brings together banking and risk professionals from across Europe to discuss the most pressing challenges in operational risk, compliance, and resilience.
On the first day of the summit,18 February at 15:10, Jan Anisimowicz, our Head of Efficiency & Innovation , will deliver a presentation focused on one of today’s most critical risk areas: third-party compliance and vendor risk management.
About the presentation
Title: Raiders of the Lost Compliance: Indiana Jones’ Approach to Third-Party Compliance and Risk Management
In today’s highly interconnected ecosystem, financial institutions rely heavily on third-party vendors to deliver critical services. However, this dependence comes with growing exposure to regulatory, operational, cyber, and reputational risks. Vendor management is no longer a procurement task—it is a core component of enterprise risk management that directly affects all three lines of defence.
During the session, Jan Anisimowicz will explore how organizations can move beyond checklist-driven, manual approaches and adopt a strategic, risk-based model for managing third-party risk—one that strengthens visibility, accountability, and control effectiveness across the organization.
Key topics covered in the presentation:
- Third-party vendors as a major source of operational, regulatory, and reputational risk
- The role of all three lines of defence in effective vendor risk management
- Why third parties remain one of the most common causes of serious cyber incidents and data breaches
- How manual processes create blind spots—and how a risk-based approach helps eliminate them
We look forward to engaging discussions in Vienna and to sharing practical insights on how banks can strengthen their third-party risk and compliance frameworks in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
See you at the summit!