Third-Party Risk in 2026: Are Your Vendors Your Weakest Link?

Описание: Third-Party Risk in 2026: Are Your Vendors Your Weakest Link?

As supply chains become more digital, global, and AI-enabled, third-party risk is now a board-level resilience issue. This panel brings together senior leaders in operational risk, cybersecurity, privacy, and governance to share how organizations can move beyond checkbox compliance and build defensible, resilient vendor risk programs that stand up to regulatory and real-world scrutiny.


Key Points:

How to align regulatory, security, and privacy requirements into a practical third-party risk framework
What effective vendor oversight looks like beyond annual assessments
How to demonstrate real due diligence before, during, and after a third-party incident


Distinguished Panelists:

Sharvind Appiah is a global cybersecurity and governance leader with over 20 years of experience as a CISO and security executive across multinational organizations. He has designed and led multi-year cybersecurity and risk programs for companies across Europe and beyond, combining deep technical expertise with strong board-level governance and strategy. Sharvind is currently Managing Partner at Shawne Applebee International.

Ruth Mary Calamba is a senior operational risk and resilience leader with over 20 years of experience across global financial institutions. She currently heads Head of Operational and Resilience Risk at UnionBank of the Philippines and previously held regional leadership roles at HSBC, NAB, and Deloitte. Ruth specializes in embedding resilience, governance, and High Reliability Organization principles across complex, regulated environments.

Jay-Ar Garcia is a privacy, information security, and risk management leader with over 20 years of experience across highly regulated and multi-jurisdictional environments. He has led enterprise governance programs spanning financial services, fintech, BPO, and e-commerce, with deep expertise in global privacy and security regulations including GDPR. Jay-Ar holds multiple certifications across audit, security, and data protection disciplines.

Neil Templeman is a cybersecurity executive, investor, and advisor with more than 15 years of experience across government, critical infrastructure, and large enterprises. He currently leads Sovtech, operating at the intersection of cybersecurity innovation and social impact. Neil has worked closely with major organizations including many of the ASX top 50 organisations, bringing a pragmatic, ecosystem-wide view of third-party and supply-chain risk.

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