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SIO Forum: Networking for Operations Professionals Purpose  The SIO Operations Forum exists to enable practitioners within financial services to connect with colleagues from across and beyond the sector around areas of shared interest.  The forum seeks to promote a sense of community where colleagues can share best practice and explore issues facing them, their organisations and the industry as a whole. Frequency of Meetings  Approximately 8 meetings in a year as well as an annual networking social event. Venue  Meetings will be hosted in central venues in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Format of Meetings  A mix of technical presentation and peer discussion aimed to provide opportunity to learn and network. Organising Committee  The forum will be managed by an organising committee comprised of practitioners from SIO’s network. Current committee membership includes:  Vida Rudkin & Sharon Shaw (co-chairs)  Pardeep Cassells  James Forbes  Elspeth Henderson  Alan Thornburrow

SIO Forum: Upcoming Events 21 st January, Glasgow: Culture and Behaviour Starting the year with a look at culture and behaviour in Financial Services organisations  Explore whether Risk Culture exists, or whether this is simply an iteration of Organisational Culture.  Examine the impact of leadership and the leadership actions on culture and behaviours  Consider the regulatory focus on culture, in for the form of accountability (for example, through the Senior Manager Regime) 18 th February, Edinburgh: Cyber Security Cyber Security - how can we protect our organisations in an increasingly online world? 21 st April, Glasgow: Regulatory Change A cross-industry discussion panel sharing thoughts and ideas on the impact of Regulatory Change on our organisations  What is the true impact of regulatory change on resource and workloads?  How is the industry managing the speed and volume of change?  What can we learn from the implementation of recent regulatory changes?  Thoughts on effective introduction of upcoming change by organisations 19 th May, Edinburgh: Leveraging Third Party Vendors A two way overview of Third Party Vendors  The client : how best to manage and utilise the performance and capabilities of third party organisations, with a specific focus on Custodians and Brokers  The Third Party Vendor : how Third Party Vendors can support clients, and work in partnership to sustain and evolve performance The rest is up to you! We want your input on topics you want to discuss.

SIO Forum: Staying Connected  SIO Website: Events page  Find details of all events  Online sign-up to events  LINK IN to Scottish Investment Operations   YOU TUBE Scottish Investment Operations channel