KEN HACKSHAW

Ken Hackshaw is the Managing Director and Lead Consultant at KH Business Consulting Limited (KHBC) as well as the Founder and President of the Caribbean Risk Management Academy (CRMA) and the Chief Executive Officer of the Trinidad and Tobago Risk Management Institute (TTRMI). He is also the Senior Lecturer of the International Certificate in Enterprise Risk Management (IC:ERM) – a program developed by Mr. Hackshaw and offered by the CRMA in collaboration with the UWI Cavehill Sagicor School of Business and Management.

His international career spans 23 years working in New York, USA and London, England, in the fields of Operational Risk Management, International Operations and Business Process Re-engineering. He has held various senior executive positions including Senior Risk Analyst, Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, N.Y.; Vice President, Deutsche Bank, N.Y. & London; and Vice President, Electronic Data Systems (EDS), N.Y.

After gaining extensive experience internationally, Mr. Hackshaw established the KH Business Consulting Ltd. in 2010 (KHBC) and the Trinidad and Tobago Risk Management Institute in 2012 (TTRMI), in the Caribbean. Mr. Hackshaw later founded the Caribbean Risk Management Academy (CRMA), a US registered company, in 2020 with regional relationships and partnerships in Risk Management.

Mr. Hackshaw currently serves on the Board of Directors of the St. Vincent Co-operative Bank Limited and the Advisory Board of Shomea (A non-for-profit association created by specialized doctors aiming to change the status quo in Sub-Saharan Africa).

Mr. Hackshaw holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management, a Diploma in Law, and a Certificate of Higher Education in law from the University of London and advanced training and certification in Operational Risk Management, International Securities Processing and Project Management. He has also completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Risk Management and Strategic Thinking from Stanford University.

DR KAREN HARDY

Dr. Karen Hardy is the CEO and Chief Risk Officer of Strategic Leadership Advisors LLC. Dr. Hardy is a scholar-practitioner, having built an Enterprise Risk Management solution across 12 bureaus from the ground up at the U.S. Department of Commerce (a $7B cabinet-level agency) impacting 47,000 employees. Her program and operation was cited by GAO as a leading practice across government. As the Deputy Chief Risk Officer, Dr. Hardy was the first to hold this position at the Department, created its first Risk Profile and policy, and established the role of 12 bureau Risk Management Officers. Dr. Hardy was recruited by OMB in 2014 to serve as the Senior Advisor for Risk Management, working side-by-side with the U.S. Controller in establishing ERM policy across federal government. She is an original contributing author of the revised July 2016 OMB Circular A-123 and is the original author of ERM language included in OMB Circular A-11.

Dr. Hardy is seen as a visionary and master influencer in the field. She has a long history and commitment to the development and adoption of risk management across industries. She wrote the first research paper on the subject of ERM in government for the IBM Center for the Business of Government in 2010. In 2015-2017, she was selected to serve as a member of the COSO ERM Advisory Board. In 2014, she received the Most Promising New Textbook Award for her book “Enterprise Risk Management: A Guide for Government Professionals. It reached #6 on the Amazon Risk Management Top 100 List.

Dr. Hardy is a founder and Board Vice President of the Association of Federal Enterprise Risk Management and received the ERM Hall of Fame Award in 2017. She recently delivered a branded talk on Embracing Chaos at the Harvard University School of Education. Her Flip This Risk podcast was named as one of the Top 50 Podcasts to listen to in 2021 by Thinkers360. She is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute and the recipient of two Bronze Medal Awards. Dr. Hardy received her Doctorate in Organizational Leadership and Human Resource Development from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Outside of work, Dr. Hardy supports social causes through film and co-produced a 4-time EMMY Award winning documentary on Veterans with PTSD. The film also won a Telly Award.

ANTHONY SUBERO

As the former President and CEO for Hitachi Systems Security, Canada, Anthony Subero had executive oversight for the Operations of the Group, inclusive research and development, while ensuring the Group complies with the relevant legislative requirements, risk management, policies and procedures, to achieve organizational strategic objectives. Mr. Subero sits on the Board of Directors of Hitachi Systems Security Inc. and Hitachi Systems Security- Europe.

Mr. Subero has accumulated over 20 years of experience at senior and/or executive management level and over 35 years of experience in the banking industry. Prior to this current position, He was the Chief Risk Officer of a leading financial institution in the Caribbean. He specializes in Strategic Planning, Operations Management, Business Process Re-Engineering, Enterprise Risk Management, IT Operations, Operational Risk Management, Project Management, IT Security, Business Continuity Management, Corporate Security, Anti- Money Laundering Compliance, and Internal Audit.

Mr. Subero holds a master’s degree specializing in Leadership and Innovation, from the Lord Ashcroft International School of Business, UK. He also holds a Diploma and Higher Diploma from the Institute of Management Information Systems, UK, an Executive Diploma in Business Management from, Institute of Business, Trinidad; a Certificate in Strategic Project Management from the University of Florida; Project Management Professional (PMP) accreditation from the Project Management Institute, USA, and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) accreditation from ISACA, USA.

Mr. Subero also sits on the several advisory Boards the areas of Risk Management and Security and Public Safety. He also develops and lectures on accredited project management programs of the Project Management Institute, and Enterprise Risk Management at the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business, Trinidad and Tobago.