Former Deloitte Partner and BRAVE Pioneer
Emma is a Pioneer at Brave and former Big 4 Partner and a Non-Executive Director with over 25 years’ experience supporting boards, audit and risk committees, and executive teams in navigating complex and rapidly evolving risk environments. Her background spans strategic risk, enterprise risk management (ERM), resilience, governance, internal controls, assurance and transformation, with leadership roles across EMEA, Australia and the United States.
Emma has built and scaled high-performing risk practices, shaping pragmatic and forward-thinking strategies that balance value protection with value creation. Her expertise spans strategic risk, enterprise risk management, organisational resilience, governance, internal controls, assurance and transformation, with leadership experience across EMEA, Australia, and the United States. She is recognised for her thought leadership and for driving innovative approaches in the risk and resilience space.
In addition, Emma is a Senior External Adviser to Resilience First, the UK’s leading not-for-profit business network setting the standard for organisational resilience, an Ambassador for Risky Women, a global network connecting, celebrating and championing women in governance, risk and compliance, a NED at Bath Spa University, and a Teaching Fellow at the University of Bath, where she designs and delivers the Risk Management module of the MBA programme.

My Sessions
Would the Board Miss You? What NEDs Really Need from Risk Leaders
#RISK Stage | Wednesday, 11th November 2026, 11:20am - 11:50am

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