Samantha Kappagoda, Chief Economist of Risk Economics, and Independent Director of the Credit Suisse Funds was a speaker on Board Governance Under Uncertainty at NACD Summit 2025, on October 12-15, 2025 in Washington DC.

At the invitation of NACD, Samantha organized and moderated the panel Board Governance Under Uncertainty: It’s the Economy …., a session covering a range of current boardroom topics, including geopolitics and uncertainty, financial market volatility and macroeconomic trends, tariffs, as well as board governance, agility, adaptability and composition.  Samantha’s fellow panelists were the following:

• Evelyn Dilsaver: Board Member, Somnigroup International (SGI), Health Equity (HQY), QuidelOrtho (QDEL), PACS Group (PACS), and Bailard REIT
• Christine Gorjanc: Board Member, Polestar and Forward Air; Juniper Networks (previous)
• Nichelle Maynard-Elliott: Founder and CEO, Dunamis Transaction Advisors; Independent Director, Xerox (XRX) and Lucid Group (LCID)

Samantha also participated in the invitation-only roundtable discussion: AI in the Boardroom. 

Samantha previously served as faculty at the NACD Master Class on Technology and Innovation Oversight in April 2025, and as a panelist for the Top-10 ranked Blind Spots in the Boardroom at NACD Summit 2024. NACD has been the premier association for board directors for over 45 years, with approximately 24,000 members serving over 1,750 boards, with over 20 chapters across 35 locations. The NACD Summit is an annual event that convenes approximately 1,500 corporate directors and other governance professionals.

Samantha Kappagoda serves as an Independent Director / Trustee, Nominating Committee Chair, and Audit Committee Member of Credit Suisse Funds, which are comprised of closed-end funds (NYSE: DHY and CIK) and open-end funds investing in commodity, high yield and credit strategies. She is also Chief Economist and Co-Founder of Risk Economics^®, Visiting Scholar at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences NYU, advising research activities at RiskEcon^® Lab for Decision Metrics @ Courant Institute, and a Member of the Business Board of the Governing Council at the University of Toronto.

About Risk Economics, Inc.
Risk Economics^® specializes in economic analysis of risk and liability. It provides advisory services at the intersection of commercial business-process engineering and risk engineering with a particular focus on coupling commercial reinsurance and financial technology, through the rigorous application of agent-based, demographic, and statistical methodologies to microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis. The RiskEcon^® client roster is diverse and includes governmental and quasi-governmental agencies, global insurance and reinsurance firms, leading law firms, technology firms, global banking institutions, asset management firms, multinational corporations with interests in natural resources, commodities, and energy, as well as government agencies and regulators. For additional information, please visit https://riskeconomicsinc.com/.

Samantha Kappagoda, Chief Economist of Risk Economics, and Independent Director of the Credit Suisse Funds was invited to speak on AI Governance at the 2025 NYU Directors Academy on October 9-10, 2025, participating in the panel Governance of AI and Emerging Technology Risk. The panel was moderated by Joseph Facciponti, Executive Director of NYU Law PCCE Institute. Samantha’s fellow presenters were: 

• Sheila Bangalore: Board Member, Games Global and StoneAge Water Blast Tools
• Virginia Gambale: Managing Partner, Azimuth Partners; Chair, Nutanix; Director, Virtu Financial, Evertec, 10x Banking, Consumer Edge
• Jonathan Martin: Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Meta

Samantha was previously a speaker at NYU Law Directors Academy in 2024 and 2023, as well as the NYU Law 2025 Spring Conference: Managing Effective Ethics and Compliance Programs in a Changing Regulatory Landscape.

Samantha Kappagoda serves as an Independent Director / Trustee, Nominating Committee Chair, and Audit Committee Member of Credit Suisse Funds, which are comprised of closed-end funds (NYSE: DHY and CIK) and open-end funds investing in commodity, high yield and credit strategies. She is also Chief Economist and Co-Founder of Risk Economics^®, Visiting Scholar at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences NYU, advising research activities at RiskEcon^® Lab for Decision Metrics @ Courant Institute, and a Member of the Business Board of the Governing Council at the University of Toronto.

About Risk Economics, Inc.
Risk Economics^® specializes in economic analysis of risk and liability. It provides advisory services at the intersection of commercial business-process engineering and risk engineering with a particular focus on coupling commercial reinsurance and financial technology, through the rigorous application of agent-based, demographic, and statistical methodologies to microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis. The RiskEcon^® client roster is diverse and includes governmental and quasi-governmental agencies, global insurance and reinsurance firms, leading law firms, technology firms, global banking institutions, asset management firms, multinational corporations with interests in natural resources, commodities, and energy, as well as government agencies and regulators. For additional information, please visit https://riskeconomicsinc.com/.

Samantha Kappagoda, Chief Economist of Risk Economics, and Independent Director of the Credit Suisse Funds was a speaker on AI Governance at the WCD Global Institute 25^th Anniversary conference on October 5-7, 2025 in Chicago. She participated in a plenary fireside chat titled Generative AI at the Board Level, alongside the following fellow presenters:

• David Fisher: Global Audit Incubation Hub Leader, KPMG US
• Anne Zavarella: Co-Leader, KPMG Board Leadership Center, KPMG US

Samantha previously participated in the panel GenAI/Technology Risk & Audit Committee Oversight for WCD in March 2025. Women Corporate Directors (WCD) is the world’s largest membership organization and community of women corporate board directors. A 501(c)(3) foundation, WCD is a trusted community of directors serving on more than 8,500 public and private boards around the world.

Samantha Kappagoda serves as an Independent Director / Trustee, Nominating Committee Chair, and Audit Committee Member of Credit Suisse Funds, which are comprised of closed-end funds (NYSE: DHY and CIK) and open-end funds investing in commodity, high yield and credit strategies. She is also Chief Economist and Co-Founder of Risk Economics^®, Visiting Scholar at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences NYU, advising research activities at RiskEcon^® Lab for Decision Metrics @ Courant Institute, and a Member of the Business Board of the Governing Council at the University of Toronto.

About Risk Economics, Inc.
Risk Economics^® specializes in economic analysis of risk and liability. It provides advisory services at the intersection of commercial business-process engineering and risk engineering with a particular focus on coupling commercial reinsurance and financial technology, through the rigorous application of agent-based, demographic, and statistical methodologies to microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis. The RiskEcon^® client roster is diverse and includes governmental and quasi-governmental agencies, global insurance and reinsurance firms, leading law firms, technology firms, global banking institutions, asset management firms, multinational corporations with interests in natural resources, commodities, and energy, as well as government agencies and regulators. For additional information, please visit https://riskeconomicsinc.com/.

Samantha Kappagoda, Chief Economist of Risk Economics, and Independent Director of the Credit Suisse Funds was a speaker on AI and Cyber at Torys Canada on September 25, 2025. She participated in the panel Lessons from the Last Big Thing: How Cyber Lessons Inform AI Oversight, along with Molly Reynolds, partner at Torys and Jodi Butts, from Watson Board Advisors, as part of the Torys series “AI for Business Leaders”.

As board priorities continue to evolve and expand with constant technological, social and political developments, headlines may encourage directors to approach each new issue as unprecedented. This panel sought to draw parallels between AI governance and oversight of cybersecurity, particularly with regards to opportunities and risks.

Torys LLP is a Canadian international corporate law firm, founded in 1941, with offices in Toronto, Calgary, New York, Montreal and Halifax. The firm acts for a wide range of commercial clients and financial institutions in Canada, the United States, and globally.

Samantha Kappagoda serves as an Independent Director / Trustee, Nominating Committee Chair, and Audit Committee Member of Credit Suisse Funds, which are comprised of closed-end funds (NYSE: DHY and CIK) and open-end funds investing in commodity, high yield and credit strategies. She is also Chief Economist and Co-Founder of Risk Economics^®, Visiting Scholar at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences NYU, advising research activities at RiskEcon^® Lab for Decision Metrics @ Courant Institute, and a Member of the Business Board of the Governing Council at the University of Toronto.

About Risk Economics, Inc.
Risk Economics^® specializes in economic analysis of risk and liability. It provides advisory services at the intersection of commercial business-process engineering and risk engineering with a particular focus on coupling commercial reinsurance and financial technology, through the rigorous application of agent-based, demographic, and statistical methodologies to microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis. The RiskEcon^® client roster is diverse and includes governmental and quasi-governmental agencies, global insurance and reinsurance firms, leading law firms, technology firms, global banking institutions, asset management firms, multinational corporations with interests in natural resources, commodities, and energy, as well as government agencies and regulators. For additional information, please visit https://riskeconomicsinc.com/.