Webinar overview:

Financial services firms are accountable for their end-to-end resilience and must exercise controls and governance over third parties to combat the threat of systemic risk and disruption - not only to their own business, but to the wider financial ecosystem and society. 

Incidents such as the global technology failure in the UK in July highlight the pivotal role third parties play in the operations of FI’s (as well as other sectors), and their wider stakeholders. Under the ‘S’ and G’ in ESG, FI’s must navigate regulatory requirements, data security and privacy concerns, and consider other risks posed by third parties that may cause similar issues.

As a result, a growing number of financial institutions are starting to take a more holistic and proactive approach to third-party risk management and incorporating cyber security as well as data and technologies to transform their ESG and third-party risk strategy.

As part of this webinar, we will discuss:

  • The role of Third-Party Risk and ESG Compliance 
  • The rising role of cyber security in ESG and how companies are taking action 
  • Practical recommendations to accelerate the transition to proactive third-party risk management 

Top Speaker

Adam Avards

Adam Avards

Principal, Cyber and Third Party Risk, UK Finance

Adam Avards joined UK Finance in 2022 as Principal for Cyber and Third Party Risk. He leads UK Finance’s engagement on Critical Third Party regulatory...

Adam Avards joined UK Finance in 2022 as Principal for Cyber and Third Party Risk. He leads UK Finance’s engagement on Critical Third Party regulatory issues and chairs a number of industry forums and committees on Cyber Security, Cloud and Risk. Before joining UK Finance, Adam spent over 15 years within the UK’s Intelligence Community where he focused on security policy implementation and training.

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Sara de la Torre

Sara de la Torre

Head of Financial Services, UK, Dun & Bradstreet

Sara de la Torre is an Economist and entrepreneurial executive with extensive experience across fintech, bigtech, management and technology consulting...

Sara de la Torre is an Economist and entrepreneurial executive with extensive experience across fintech, bigtech, management and technology consulting in Banking & Payments, Asset Management and Insurance in the UK/ Europe. She is part of Tech UK’s FS Council, an industry expert and an author, with regular media presence and publications on evolving industry dynamics. 

As part of her role in Dun & Bradstreet, she is responsible for the strategy and market activity across Financial Services to collectively rethink the future and achieve differentiation with business resilience, digital enablement, sustainability leadership and value to the overall socio-economic apparatus.

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Jay DePaul

Jay DePaul

Chief Cybersecurity & Technology Risk Officer, Dun & Bradstreet

Jay DePaul is the Chief Cybersecurity & Technology Risk Officer at Dun & Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business decisioning data an...

Jay DePaul is the Chief Cybersecurity & Technology Risk Officer at Dun & Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics. In this role, Jay is responsible for leading and implementing a business-aligned security and risk strategy, ensuring that the company is prepared and diligent of cyber threats. He has a deep understanding of emerging trends within the rapidly evolving cyber landscape.


Jay has greatly contributed to strengthening Dun & Bradstreet’s cybersecurity infrastructure through the establishment of secure cloud formations and adoption throughout the company, as well as playing a pivotal role in fostering a robust DevSecOps culture, integrating security practices seamlessly into the development and operations processes.


Jay has been with Dun & Bradstreet for more than six years and has held various senior leadership roles. Prior to joining Dun & Bradstreet, Jay spent 20 years in key roles within the security and technology realm.

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Dun & Bradstreet

Dun & Bradstreet

Dun & Bradstreet combines global business data with regional and industry expertise to help clients make smarter decisions.We bring together milli...

Dun & Bradstreet combines global business data with regional and industry expertise to help clients make smarter decisions.

We bring together millions of data sources into a globally consistent view of over 520 million businesses, all underpinned by our unique identifier, the D-U-N-S number.

From the basics of foundational data management, to deep insights into third-party risk, who to trust and who to target, we’re here to help and have been for nearly 200 years.

Trusted by 90 per cent of the Fortune 500 to be their data partner, we also have alliances with leading technology providers such as Salesforce, Quantexa and Databricks – providing clients with the option to choose where and how they consume our data.

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Anyone working in:

  • Operations
  • Procurement
  • Compliance
  • ESG
  • Risk