XapienCon
Agenda at a glance
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Morning
The reality of risk in a changing world
8:45 – 9:30
Registration and introductions
Tea, coffee, and a chance to meet peers before the day begins.
9:30 – 9:45
Opening remarks with Chris Green
Xapien CEO Chris Green sets the scene on why risk has changed, and what this means for compliance today.
9:45 – 10:40
Opening keynote with Graham Barrow
Financial crime expert and co-presenter of The Dark Money Files, Graham Barrow will shed light on the hidden risks that legacy approaches are vulnerable to, and how an oversight can become a crisis.
10:40 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30
Transformation stories
Learn how leading voices in law, compliance and education are tackling shared challenges and driving change:
- Russell Corn OBE – CEO at Fulcrum Diligence
- Dina Zelleke – Consultant, former due diligence leader at Harvard University
- Andrew Cheung – General Counsel at Pinsent Masons
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch and networking
Afternoon
Knowledge sharing
Learn about emerging risks and how global organisations are tackling them.
13:40 – 15:15
Industry perspectives
Interactive sessions, panels and discussions with representatives from across sectors, including a debate on the future of AI automation in due diligence.
- Peter van Veen – Board Member and Chair of Audit & Risk at Transparency International, Director of Corporate Governance & Stewardship at ICAEW
- Claire Murphy – Head of Business Intelligence at BP
- Laura Asioli – Deputy General Counsel at White & Case LLP
- Dr. Andrew Webb – Director of Research Assurance at King’s College London
- Camilla Fitzgerald – Philanthropy Manager at ClientEarth
- Aggie Osina – Director of Prospect Development and Gift and Data Services at The University of Cambridge
- Hugo Williamson – Partner at Control Risks
- Gavin Proudley – Head of Third Party Risk at Dow Jones
- Nicola Mollat – Partner, Forensic & Integrity Services at Ernst & Young LLP
- Michael Helmicki – Chief Commercial Officer at Mintz Group
15:15 – 15:30
Break
15:30 – 15:50
Due diligence, uncompromised
Xapien CEO Chris Green sets out our vision for the future of due diligence.
15:50 – 17:05
Closing keynote with Gregory Coleman
The FBI special agent who brought down ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ on the future of AI, compliance and risk.
17:05 – 17:15
Closing reflections – Chris Green
Key learnings from the day with Xapien CEO Chris Green.
17:15 – 19:00
Networking drinks
Continue the conversation with speakers and peers.