Samantha Kappagoda, Chief Economist of Risk Economics, Inc. and Independent Director of Credit Suisse Funds, was invited to speak at the WomenExecs on Boards (WEoB) and DCRO Institute Risk Summit – The Age of Strategy Disruption: How Boards Can Navigate Turbulent Times summit, hosted by Baker McKenzie in New York City on October 15, 2024.
Samantha participated in a panel entitled AI and Emerging Technologies – The Impact on Strategic Planning Cycles. The panel was moderated by Curtis Stephens, Board Member of Carter Bankshares, and her fellow panelists were Jessica Poliner, President and CEO of relayr, and Sondra Radcliffe, General Manager at 3Shape.
The DCRO Risk Governance Institute is a non-profit collaborative educational initiative that provides risk governance expertise to the boardroom and C-level executives. DCRO was formed in 2008 as a collaborative effort to focus on the top-level governance of risk in practice, and is comprised of leading board members, chief risk officers, and other C-level officers whose jobs include a fiduciary responsibility for governance and risk management.
WomenExecs on Boards is a global network of women committed to ensuring women reach the boardroom and the C-Suite by demonstrating that diverse leadership improves corporate performance. WEoB positions their members to serve on corporate boards through networking, peer support, and education.
Samantha Kappagoda currently serves as an Independent Director / Trustee, Nominating Committee Chair, and Audit Committee Member of Credit Suisse Funds, which are comprised of two closed-end funds (NYSE: DHY and CIK) and six open-end funds investing in commodity, quantitative and high yield and credit strategies, as well as a Member of the Business Board of the Governing Council at the University of Toronto. She is also Chief Economist and Co-Founder of Risk Economics® and Visiting Scholar at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences NYU, advising research activities at RiskEcon® Lab for Decision Metrics @ Courant Institute.
