Revolutionizing Risk Decisioning with AI and Gen AI

Sandra Sorza Hernandez is a Global Advisor for Risk Models and Decisioning at SAS, where she supports clients in understanding and implementing risk solutions while advising on best practices. With over 12 years of experience in the financial sector, Sandra has worked with companies across financial, telecommunications, and fintech industries, developing strategies that deliver significant business value.

Her expertise lies in developing analytical risk products, end-to-end risk modeling, and credit lifecycle management. Sandra has led the enhancement of risk analytics infrastructure for finance companies, including major banks, in LATAM, EMEA, and the US.

Sandra holds a Master of Science in Business Analytics from NYU. Passionate about data, analytics, and technology, she strives to create data-driven products that identify business opportunities and generate meaningful impact for her clients.

Sarah is the Principal Director of Applied Intelligence at Accenture, with over 25 years of risk management and operational experience gained through financial services positions and global consulting engagements across a variety of financial institutions.

Bryan Feierstein joined GARP in 2015 as part of the GARP Benchmarking Initiative team. Prior to that he spent 30 years as a risk practitioner on the banking and insurance sides along with several years working in the risk technology space.

Bryan recently co-authored a technical paper, "Calculating the Regulatory Surcharge for US G-SIBs" that steps through the mechanics of the regulatory capital buffer-setting mechanism using publicly available bank data.

Miles has recently taken on the Global partnering lead for Risk Management and Anti Financial Crime at SAS. Miles’ career at SAS started five years ago where he has led the Risk Management Advisory function across EMEA, although his journey with SAS began over 30 years ago, when he worked as a Statistician at Astra Zeneca. Beyond his pharmaceutical background, Miles has over 25 years of Financial Services expertise, having served multiple Banking Groups and Advisory Functions across the UK and International jurisdictions. His primary expertise lies in Risk Management (spanning the three lines of defense), complemented with leadership roles in Anti Financial Crime.