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Brad Carr
Executive, Geopolitical Risk
National Australia Bank
Brad Carr is the Executive for Geopolitical Risk at National Australia Bank (NAB), leading the bank’s analysis and engagement on geopolitics and emerging risk themes, and the delivery of solutions to support the resilience of customers and the wider Australian economy.
Brad previously led NAB’s Innovation and Digital Governance functions, and before that was Managing Director of Digital Finance at the Institute of International Finance (IIF) in Washington, leading programs on digital identity, data policy, cloud, artificial intelligence, and digital assets. Brad led the IIF’s advocacy on the Basel III capital reforms, as well as a global review of banks’ credit risk modelling practices. Brad also hosted the IIF’s ‘FRT’ and ‘NAB Digital Next’ podcasts.
His qualifications include a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Western Australia, Masters in Science & Technology Commercialization from the University of Adelaide, Certificate in Futurist Studies from the University of Houston, and he is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is also a Fellow of the Salzburg Global institute.
Speaking At
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3:30–5:00pmTue 17 NovPublic-Private RoundtableRoundtable Room 3Invite-Only
Sovereignty & Resilience
Strengthening Financial System Resilience Against Emerging Risks, From Quantum to Frontier Models
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Brad CarrExecutive, Geopolitical RiskNational Australia Bank
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Chris GowerExecutive Director, Cross-Industry RiskAPRA
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Sigal MandelkerRibbit Capital
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Tom MuttonExecutive Director of Payments Innovation & FintechBank of England
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Ziqing AngHead of Policy, APACTRM Labs
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Dr. Andrzej GwizdalskiCo-founder & Chairman, ResearcherWestern Australia Web3 Association, UWA, GFTNModerator
About this session
Financial system resilience used to mean strong network security and clear regulation. Both are getting stronger — payment networks are tightening technical standards, and regulators are building oversight of critical infrastructure and third-party risk.
But the newest emerging risks don't fit neatly into either category, from quantum computing, which will eventually break the cryptography most financial infrastructure still relies on, and frontier AI models, which threatens to reshape both sides of the security equation — generating fraud that exploits trust and speed, and finding and exploiting technical vulnerabilities faster than traditional defenses were built to handle. Both demand action well before the risk fully materializes. This session brings together infrastructure providers, technology firms, and regulators to discuss what's still missing from how the industry prepares for risks that haven't fully arrived yet.
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