MetricStream, the global market leader in AI-first connected governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), today confirmed the speaker lineup for its 14th Annual GRC Summit, June 2–3, 2026, at the Royal Garden Hotel, London.
The roster now includes previously announced keynote speaker Parmy Olson, the award-winning Bloomberg columnist and author of the 2024 FT Business Book of the Year, alongside MetricStream Co-Founder & Vice Chairman Gaurav Kapoor and CEO Marc Levine. Together, they will explore the Summit’s defining theme: The Power of AI and Resilience.
Senior GRC leaders from across industries and regions will discuss the emerging trends in GRC, Enterprise Risk, Operational Risk, Regulatory Compliance, Audit, and the adoption of governed AI, including harnessing AI agents and generative AI for building digital operational resilience, transforming audits, and moving from periodic, siloed risk and compliance to continuous, connected risk intelligence.
Confirmed Speakers
- Libby Denchfield, GRC Chief Platform Officer, and Head of GRS & Transformation for OTCR, Standard Chartered
- Terri Duhon, Board Director, Risk Chair, Wise, Rathbones, Morgan Stanley Intl
- Patrick Simonnet, Chief Audit Executive, Bank of China USA
- Sakari Lehtinen, Chief Audit Executive, OP Pohjola
- Imad Aldhfiri, Chief GRC Officer, Aramco Digital
- Jacob Holmehave, Head of Group Risk Office, Nordea
- Lucy da Piedade, Head Group Controls Office, Deutsche Bank
- Simon Turner, Head of Security Governance & Compliance, BT Group
- Nathan Jones, Vice President Audit – Centre of Excellence, Shell
- Tetiana Isaieva, Head of Compliance EEMEAIS, Roche
- Samer Jannoun, Head of Regional Ethics & Compliance, Special Oversight, Meta
- Fabien Robichon, Head of Compliance analytics and innovation, Zurich Insurance Group
- Kishan Majithia, Executive Director, JP Morgan Chase
- Janos Kuhn, Global Head of Compliance & Business Integrity, VOIS
- Ben Rowsell, Head of Enterprise and Operational Risk, Nationwide Building Society
- Keith Davies, Group Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, Admiral Group Plc
- Neil Donnelly, Group Chief Compliance Officer, Allied Irish Banks (AIB)
- Thoralf Knuth, Chief Data Protection Officer, Bosch
- Marta Luaces Calpe, Head of Audit Europe, LATAM & Africa, AXA
- Marta Majtenyi, Director of Information Security Office, Norsk Hydro
- Sophie Dupré-Echeverria, Head of Group Risk & Compliance, International, AustralianSuper
- Leticia Lucas, Head of Internal Audit, European Stability Mechanism
“The caliber of this year’s speaker lineup tells you where GRC is heading. When Chief Risk, Compliance, and Audit Officers from the world’s leading banks, insurers, and global enterprises all come to the same room to discuss AI, it’s because it has moved from a tooling conversation to a leadership one — reshaping how their organizations are simplifying GRC and amplifying outcomes,” said Manu Gopeendran, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Marketing, MetricStream.
About GRC Summit London 2026
Now in its 14th year, the GRC Summit is the industry’s premier gathering for governance, risk, and compliance professionals. The June 2–3 event at the Royal Garden Hotel in London will bring together hundreds of C-suite executives and GRC practitioners for keynote addresses, expert panels, interactive workshops, and customer success stories. The Summit is themed around The Power of AI and Resilience, reflecting the defining challenge facing organizations in 2026.
Additional speakers will be announced in the coming weeks. Register now for two power-packed days.
All opinions and knowledge shared are those of the speakers, who are industry-renowned experts, and do not represent or relate to any organization or firm.
MetricStream simplifies Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) with purpose-built AI-first Risk, Compliance, Audit, Cyber GRC, Third-party Risk, and Resilience products on a single low-code / no-code GRC cloud platform. Trusted by over 1 million GRC professionals across 35+ countries, our industry-specific products and AI agents help businesses successfully manage audits, avoid compliance violations and fines, reduce risk exposure, and strengthen resilience. MetricStream is headquartered in San Jose, California, with operations and offices around the globe. Learn more at www.metricstream.com.
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