Philip Morris International

Acting as the primary responsible for first line of defense functions, I am currently leading PMI’s global cybersecurity program and BAU security/ compliance services across Product/ Device and Operations business units (covering Research & Development, Product Innovation, Product Engineering, Quality Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing Engineering Services, Manufacturing Solutions and Services, Supply Chain and Track & Trace Solutions).

I am currently overseeing the orchestration and delivery of a global Industrial/ OT cybersecurity program across all PMI factories, in alignment with ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards.

I am also in charge of designing and executing the cybersecurity program for Product to fortify “Device to Cloud” defense for smoke-free portfolio, which includes heated tobacco (IQOS), e-vapor, and oral smokeless products.

My current role, also acting as the global BISO and working closely with the CISO, is to bridge the gap between security and business interests, contributing to security awareness and overseeing the strategy implementation across all areas of the business units. As the cybersecurity champion for the business, my responsibilities span a wide range of activities (from project to BAU), including defining and prioritizing risk treatment strategy, developing capabilities across the cybersecurity value chain, orchestrating the execution of risk treatment activities, and embedding “security by design” across processes and technologies.

Global Head - Product and Operations Cybersecurity

HFS Research

Built and led the Digital Trust and Cybersecurity research practice. I successful managed to setup a global research team and delivered a wide range of initiatives for global service providers and enterprise clients. 

I don’t look at cybersecurity as a tech-only puzzle. My research agenda gravitates around two domains, augmentation and protection, and focuses on six core thematic research pillars: the remit and goals of the CISO in the hyperconnected world, reducing the IT risk and security skill gap, augmenting IT and security functions (across the 3 lines of defense) with intelligent solutions, trusting the cloud security environment, managing identity and access risks, and responding to modern security threats.

My custom research projects allowed me to work very closely with cybersecurity executives in Global 2000 enterprises. The goal of such projects was to provide data-driven analysis and strategic recommendations in areas such as ransomware, zero trust, digital identity, next generation SOC, cyber risk quantification, cloud security, Security-as-a-Service (SECaaS) models, GRC, Cyber Ranges, and security automation and orchestration.

Vice President & Practice Leader - Digital Trust & Cybersecurity/ Applied Automation

I was part of the Core Tech Strategy & Transformation Leadership Team in the capacity of Senior Director. Working closely with the CISO leadership team, my key objective was to build/design/operate a new global Cybersecurity and Control Governance function aimed at managing and governing cybersecurity risks across GSK corporate and business-unit specific areas.

Led the design, build and deployment of a global environment to manage privileged access across IT and OT environments (supported by CyberArk, SailPoint, Splunk and Imperva solutions).

Led the deployment of new breed of managed security services (looking beyond cybersecurity-centric services, delivered through traditional MSSP models, and deploying a more evolutionary model that unifies cybersecurity and compliance “by design”).

Designed the Cybersecurity Target Operating Architecture and Model for Haleon, the new consumer healthcare company.

Led the global Security Governance program with an “automation-first” mindset. I managed the deployment of advanced automation and monitoring mechanisms via different technological enablers (dedicated off-the-shelf solutions, custom build engine, RPA, Intelligent Automation, ML) to continuously monitor and measure the operating effectiveness of existing risks and controls.

Senior Director - Core Tech Strategy and Transformation

Director - Core Tech Strategy and Transformation

My role was to setup a global GRC function to manage risks and controls governing the most critical processes supported by global applications at GSK (such as the global ERP system, SAP, that supports all core operations from manufacturing to finance).  My initial goal was to support the deployment of security framework across all regions and implement a “GRC by design” template to ensure risk and compliance standardization across global and BU-specific IT and Business functions.

I have also led the design and deployment of one of the largest global Intelligent Automation programs across all GSK Business Units (including the implementation of a global Automation Centre of Excellence and enablement of regional scalable Automation Deliver Hubs).

Director - Global Applications and Development

Senior Manager - IT Advisory Services

Senior Manager - Risk Advisory Services

Manager - Technology Security and Risk Services

KPMG

Senior Consultant - IT Audit Services

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Ralph Aboujaoude Diaz

I know exactly how the smart stuff gets hacked so I choose to live like it is 1995 on purpose.

#technology #cybersecurity

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Global Head - Digital & Tech Governance, Risk, and Compliance @ Haleon

By far one of the most accurate and universal depiction of a workplace environment.

#technology #workplace

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The man who invented autocorrect should burn in hello. Go duck yourself! 

#technology #workplace

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Chief Strategy Officer

Elena Christopher is Chief Research Officer at HFS. Elena sets the strategic research focus and agenda for HFS Research, understanding and predicting the needs of the industry and ensuring our unique "analyst advisory" capabilities drive thought-provoking impact across enterprises and their associated emerging technology and services ecosystems. Elena also leads our industry research coverage, with specialization in banking and financial services.

Chief Research Officer (CRO)

Defining the market for best practices in IT and business process services and applied emerging tech for financial services.

Executive Research Leader - Financial Services

Senior Vice President - Research

Research Vice President - Industry Research & Robotic Process Automation

Conduent

Vice President, Strategy & Portfolio - Commercial Industries

Xerox

Ms. Christopher manages strategy and BPO portfolio for Xerox Services' Commercial Business Group. She works closely with sales and delivery to optimize offerings for commercial industries and to develop industry-centric solutions where there is clear need and opportunity.

Vice President - Strategy & Portfolio - Commercial Business Group

DTI Global

Ms. Christopher oversees DTI’s Risk & Compliance practice within its Knowledge Solutions division.  In this role, she has responsibility for ensuring the success of judgment-based solutions that enable organizations in regulated industries to achieve compliance.

Managing Director, Risk & Compliance Services

Mobius Knowledge Services

Elena oversees Mobius's offerings for the financial services industry. Mobius provides custom data services to Financial Services firms and Information Providers in the following areas:

Reference Data Services - Build, cleanse, enrich and maintenance services for data types such as legal entities, securities, addresses (company data) and corporate actions

Custom Data Services - We develop custom service solutions for your data challenges such as concordance, database management, exceptions management, data integration, staff augmentation etc

Vice President, Financial Services

Knovigate

We help users of knowledge services get the most out of their service relationships. Our platform enables service requests and delivery, allows for integrated multi-channel communication and collaboration, tracks and archives all steps of the request lifecycle, provides a searchable archive and also manages billing and account details. It provides a consistent interface for users and a wealth of structure on the back-end. It's the de facto management tool for the KPO industry.

Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer

Lead Discovery

I oversee the education vertical of an Internet marketing company. We assist schools in using the Internet to maximize their online student recruitment.

Director of Online Marketing - Education Vertical

OfficeTiger

VP, Research & Analytics

Gartner

Research Director

Dataquest

Research Manager

• Results-driven research and consulting professional specializing in development and execution of sourcing strategies
• An out-of-the-box thinker dedicated to process excellence and innovation
• More than fifteen (15) years of cross-industry experience assisting public and private-sector organizations with critical business decisions
• A unique mix of content expertise, business development savvy and operational excellence
• Global business savvy

Specialties: Outsourcing, onshoring, offshoring, development of sourcing strategies, business development, research operations, outsourcing implementation, outsourcing operations, research and analytics, risk management, supplier risk, regulatory compliance

Elena Christopher

In-person engagement. Top of my list for things #AI cannot replace. 

I already loved Kurt Vonnegut. So it goes. His envelope story is quite prescient. Dance humans, dance.  

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Kurt Vonnegut talking about when he tells his wife he’s going out to buy an envelope:

Oh, she says well, you’re not a poor man. You know, why don’t you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I’m going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope. I meet a lot of people. And, see some great looking babes. And a fire engine goes by. And I give them the thumbs up. And, and ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don’t know. The moral of the story is, is we’re here on Earth to fart around. And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And, what the computer people don’t realize, or they don’t care, is we’re dancing animals.

Growth leader | AI for impact | Professional services GTM | Research leader | Business builder

Getting recognized for Finance and Accounting services excellence = great.

Getting recognized for driving Finance & Accounting services excellence with #agenticAI and advanced technologies = the future.

Riju Vashisht Jinsook Han Sanjeev Vohra Shubhro Pal Lavi Sharma JOYITA BOSE Regina Sobieray Balkrishan "BK" Kalra Shirley Hung Michael Bowles Vignesh Kannan 

#AI #agentic #Finance #Financeandaccounting

Recognition like this reinforces the power of combining our 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 in agentic and advanced technology with deep finance expertise to drive measurable client impact. Proud to see our 𝗔𝗜 𝗚𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 and the Genpact 𝗔𝗣 𝗦𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲 called out as differentiators in how we’re modernizing finance operations. 👏

Open article: Genpact Named a Leader and Star Performer in Finance & Accounting by Everest Group by prnewswire.com

Genpact Named a Leader and Star Performer in Finance & Accounting by Everest Group

💡Fun fact - Genpact is a top tier Summit partner with Salesforce.  

Our super power is developing domain and industry-specific solutions with Salesforce like agentic order management. 

In the age of #agenticAI this means we build and orchestrate agents that work because we know the processes inside and out. 

Sanjeev Vohra and Namer Aljazrawi #DF25 fireside got to the heart of this.  

Process intelligence is not just data. It’s experience and context. This is how we make #AI deliver #ROI.

Futurist | Innovator | Technologist | People-first Leader

Greetings from San Francisco! I just wrapped a fireside chat with Namer Aljazrawi at Salesforce #DF25. 

With Salesforce releasing new and integrated Agentforce 360 platform and Genpact bringing process intelligence, the last-mile expertise, it’s a powerful combination driving business outcomes. Together, we can deploy Agentforce 360 to embed #AgenticAI directly into business workflows and unlock real value for our clients.
 
Our discussion centered on why process intelligence is the missing link for enterprises trying to scale agentic orchestration — and how agent-to-agent collaboration across ecosystems will transform the future of work. We also touched on the human side of autonomy — the leadership accountability, and people required to make it real.
 
As I just shared with #DF25 attendees, now is the time to be BOLD. We don't have to wait anymore. Lean in, move fast, learn fast. 

#GenpactOnIt #AutonomousEnterprise

Jinsook Han, Murat Aksu, Sanjeev Saxena, Ahmed Megahed ☁Pete Maki, Phil Samenuk

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