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Converging the Three Lines of Defence:Building an AI-Enabled Risk Operating Model for Financial Services

Financial institutions operate risk management across three separate functions: Business operations (1st line), Risk & compliance oversight (2nd line), Internal audit (3rd line)

In most organisations these functions operate across fragmented processes, disconnected systems, and inconsistent data.

This fragmentation creates:

● Duplicated controls
● Slow regulatory response
● Inconsistent risk visibility
● High operational cost

At the same time, AI is rapidly entering financial services — yet many organisations struggle to deploy it safely in regulated risk processes.

This roundtable will explore how financial institutions can move toward a converged risk operating model, where the three lines of defence operate on shared processes, data, and controls — with AI embedded safely into the workflows that manage regulatory compliance and operational risk.

Embedding AI into structured processes enables governance, transparency, and measurable outcomes—critical requirements for regulated industries like financial services.

Financial Services Foundational

WHAT TO EXPECT

  • Meeting senior leaders across risk, compliance, and transformation to discuss:
  • How the three lines of defence should evolve
  • How institutions can respond faster to regulatory change
  • How AI can safely augment risk operations
  • What a modern risk operating model should look like.

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