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Speakers Bios

Cheryl Bruce
Cheryl Bruce is an Economic Adviser at the Commonwealth Secretariat and works in the International Finance and Capital Market section of the Economic Affairs Division. Her programmes focus on assisting member countries to meet standards set in Regulation and Supervision, Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism, and the International Financial Services sector. She also facilitates research and engages in dialogue aimed at bringing about policies that better reflect the concerns and challenges borne by small states and developing countries.

Cheryl has spoken at conferences and delivered training across Africa, Asia, the Pacific and the Caribbean, tailoring programmes to the specific needs of member countries. Training currently includes the delivery of workshops in Financial Literacy. She has also worked to bring about the formation of the Commonwealth Regulatory Network, which seeks to facilitate attachments and provide an exchange of expertise among commonwealth member countries.

Prior to joining the Commonwealth Secretariat, Cheryl worked as an Economist and Policy Adviser at the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago. She is also a trained teacher and taught at various levels of the education stream. Her qualifications include: MSc. in Finance and Financial Law; MSc. In Financial Management; BSc in Economics; and a Diploma in Teaching.

David Parody
David is currently the Chief Operations Officer for the Financial Services Commission in Gibraltar and very shortly to become its Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Prior to this role he was the Head of Banking Supervision.

He also sits as an ex-officio member of the Board of the Financial Services Commission.

His current role within the FSC includes the design and implementation of industry-wide AML/CFT practices which are supervised by the FSC encompasses “risk-based” themes from start to finish including the adoption of six statements of principles as the basis for all AML/CFT compliance.

David has also been the “engineer” of the FSC’s risk-based methodology which is used to supervise all types of financial services providers in Gibraltar.

David’s background is IT based with over 20 years experience as a regulator in a jurisdiction which has consistently scored highly in all independent evaluations against international standards.

David regularly lectures and provides training in a variety of areas using a very distinctive approach. He holds a Masters in Enterprise Management, is a Chartered Manager and a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.

He is also a trustee of the Gibraltar Heritage Trust and a professional photographer.

Mr Sam F Owori
He holds: a Masters Degree (with a Distinction) in Law and Employment Relations from University of Leicester, England, UK; MBA in Management from California Coast University, Santa Ana, California, USA; Post Graduate Certificate in Corporate Management from IMD Lausanne, Switzerland; and Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Harvard Business School, Boston, USA. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda and Director of Rotary International.

Mr Richard Wejuli-Wabwire
He holds an MBA from University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom. He is a practicing Lawyer, and possesses wide experience in Project Management, Change Management, Public Relations, Human Resource Management, Corporate Law and Corporate Finance from UK and in the Eastern Africa region. Currently, he is the Chief Executive Officer of CORA Consult and of PINE Consults. He has had extensive training in Corporate Governance at both international and national levels.

 

Mr Albert Oduman Okello, MP
He is Member of Parliament, Bukedea County, Uganda; Partner, Arlman & Partners Certified Public Accountants. He is an Accountant by profession and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK and a Certified Public Accountant of Uganda. He is a qualified auditor and practicing accountant in various public and private firms. He has extensive knowledge of corporate governance at both international and national levels.