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Anne Leslie is Cloud Risk and Controls Leader for EMEA at IBM Cloud. She has over 18 years of experience in international roles in banking and related technology businesses, spanning the intersection of digital transformation, information security, governance, risk and compliance, and regulatory policy-making. Since joining IBM, her focus has been on accompanying European financial institutions in securely accelerating their journey to public Cloud and transforming their operating models to keep pace with a dynamic external environment. Widely known for her public speaking, Anne regularly contributes her thought leadership to industry conferences and working groups on topics related to public cloud and AI in financial services, operational resilience, cybersecurity, and hybrid warfare. A recognized trusted advisor, she has a proven ability to orchestrate outcome-oriented dialogue on complex industry issues by cultivating positive relationships across diverse stakeholder groups. Bilingual in French and English, Anne holds an Executive MBA from HEC Business School in Paris, a CISM in Information Security Management from ISACA, a CCSP in Cloud Security from (ISC)?, as well as multiple security platform certifications.