🎯 About the Inaugural Summit

The WGRCFP Inaugural Summit marks the official launch of a global initiative dedicated to advancing leadership, excellence, and collaboration across governance, risk, compliance, and financial crime prevention.

This first summit is intentionally focused. Not on doing everything at once, but on setting the tone.

At a time of heightened regulatory scrutiny, rapid technological change, geopolitical instability, and increasing expectations of accountability, organisations need more than frameworks and policies. They need strong judgement, inclusive leadership, and cultures that can hold under pressure.

WGRCFP exists to support exactly that.

This inaugural event brings together senior leaders, practitioners, emerging professionals, and allies to explore how women are shaping the future of GRC and financial crime prevention, and what that leadership looks like in practice.

💡 Why This Summit Matters

This inaugural event marks a strategic shift. It is designed to:

• Set a clear strategic direction for WGRCFP as a professional community
• Create a credible, inclusive space for leadership-level conversations
• Bridge technical GRC expertise with leadership, culture, and decision-making
• Inspire both established and emerging professionals across sectors
• Build momentum for a long-term, global WGRCFP programme of events, research, and collaboration

For organisations, it offers insight into the leadership capabilities required for the next phase of regulatory and risk maturity. For individuals, it offers connection, perspective, and a sense of shared purpose.

💡 Programme Overview

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Opening reflections on why governance, risk, and financial crime prevention matter now, and the purpose of WGRCFP as an inclusive, global initiative.

WGRCFP Overview and Strategic Focus

An introduction to WGRCFP, why it was established, and how professionals and organisations can engage through membership, events, research, and collaboration.

Keynote: The State of GRC and Financial Crime Prevention

A strategic keynote exploring emerging risks, regulatory trends, technology pressures, and what organisations must prioritise over the next 2–3 years.

Leadership Framing Keynote: Women Leading the Change

A short leadership keynote offering a systems and cultural lens on leadership under pressure and judgement in uncertainty.

Panel Discussion: Women Leading the Change in GRC and Financial Crime Prevention

A moderated conversation with senior leaders exploring real-world leadership challenges and career pathways.

Audience Q&A

Live and pre-submitted questions connecting insights across discussions.

Closing Remarks and Community Invitation

An invitation to engage with WGRCFP’s growing community and upcoming initiatives.

💡 Who Should Attend?

• Governance, risk, compliance, and financial crime professionals
• Chief Risk Officers, Chief Compliance Officers, Heads of Financial Crime
• Regulators, advisors, consultants, and policymakers
• Emerging leaders and early-career professionals
• Allies committed to inclusive and effective leadership

WGRCFP is inclusive and open to all professionals and allies who share its values.