AFB Practice Roundtable: UK Operational Resilience – Post-Implementation Review

This roundtable discussion, in partnership with EY, will provide an opportunity to review how AFB members met the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) operational resilience requirements, following the implementation deadline on 31 March 2025.

Why attend?

From 1 April 2025, firms are required to perform mapping and testing so they can remain within impact tolerances for each important business service. Firms must also have made the necessary investments to operate consistently within their impact tolerances.

Join your peers and hear from industry experts at EY, as we look at the ongoing challenge of maintaining operational resilience, as the market, regulatory focus and client demands evolve post-implementation.

Attendees will be invited to share their perspectives, draw upon the points raised and pose questions to the EY team and each other.

AFB will circulate an agenda and a series of questions in advance to those registered to attend. This will be used to guide the discussion.

Note: Capacity for the roundtable will be limited to 30 members, one person per member bank.

There will be refreshments and networking from 15:30 before the roundtable discussion starts at 16:00 and drinks and canapés after the discussion ends from 17:30 to 18:30.

Who should attend?

This roundtable is aimed at senior members of operations teams, specifically those responsible for meeting operational resilience requirements.

Facilitators

Jack Armstrong – Jack is a Partner in EY’s Financial Services Cyber and Resilience team, leading the UK Operational Resilience solution. Previously Jack led the Operational Resilience Strategy and Development team at the Bank of England, and prior to that has over 15 years consulting experience.

Will Packard – Will is a director in EY’s Financial Services Cyber and Resilience team. His main focus is helping financial services organisations embed operational resilience into their day-to-day activities. Prior to his career in consulting, Will worked for 22 years at a global bank, the majority of which was spent as a front office Chief Operating Officer (COO). He finished up as Chief of Staff to the UK CEO. Will helps financial services clients prepare for and respond to the crises and disruption they face.

Logistics

Fee:            Included in AFB membership (no fee)

Location:    EY, Canary Wharf, 25 Churchill Place, E14 5EY

Date           Thursday 8 May 2025

Time:          16:00 – 17:30 (arrival/ refreshments from 15:30,

                    drinks & canapés from 17:30   – 18:30)

If you would like to submit any questions that you would like the session to address, please send them to AFB at secretariat@foreignbanks.org.uk You will receive final event details a week before the event.