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Managing Interconnectivity Across Risk Categories and Establishing a Holistic View of Risk
Jul 19, 2024
Sabeena Ahmed Liconte
Sabeena Ahmed Liconte, Head of Legal & Chief Compliance Officer, Americas, ICBC Standard Bank Group

  • Embrace a culture of risk-consciousness across all levels, ensuring resilience in the face of operational challenges like cyber threats and vendor management.

  • Harness AI and real-time monitoring tools to fortify risk management frameworks, mitigating vulnerabilities posed by legacy systems and third-party dependencies.

  • Foster cross-jurisdictional partnerships and interdepartmental synergy to unify risk management strategies, ensuring cohesive oversight and compliance across international operations.

Sabeena Ahmed Liconte Bio

Sabeena Ahmed Liconte serves as Head of Legal and Chief Compliance Officer, Americas to ICBC Standard Bank Group (“ICBC Standard”), including its SEC-registered broker-dealer, ICBC Standard Securities Inc., and its CFTC-registered introducing broker, ICBC Standard Resources (America) Inc. Prior to joining ICBC Standard, Sabeena’s previous professional experience included serving as Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer to the US investment banking division of Bank of China International. She also served as Futures & Derivatives Counsel to E*TRADE Financial Corp., including E*TRADE Clearing Corp. and E*TRADE Securities Corp.; and worked for the Office of General Counsel at Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated, the Division of Enforcement at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Bank of New York Mellon’s Legal Division and the Securities Fraud Prosecution division of the Attorney General’s Office for the State of New Jersey. Sabeena is a licensed attorney with a Juris Doctor from the St. John’s University School of Law. She also completed a visiting year at Fordham University School of Law. In addition to her law degree, she holds a Master of Arts in International Relations from Columbia University and, paying homage to her Canadian roots, a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Political Science from the University of Toronto. She also serves as a member of the Executive Committee to the Futures Industry Association’s Law and Compliance Division; a member of Chief; an advisory board member of the Center for Financial Professionals FinTech Advisory Group; the Diversity Chair of the American Bar Association’s Business Law Committee – Futures and Derivatives Law Subcommittee; and a Co-chair of the New York City Bar Association’s (“NYCBA”) AI Task Force on National Security and Foreign and Comparative Law Committee, and a member of NYCBA’s Derivatives and Futures Committees.

Sabeena Ahmed Liconte