Christian Hunt

Human Risk Mitigator

Christian Hunt is the founder of Human Risk, a Behavioural Science led Consulting and Training Firm, specializing in the fields of Ethics & Compliance. He is the author of the new book Humanizing Rules: Bringing Behavioural Science to Ethics and Compliance, “a hands-on, rigorous examination of the management and mitigation of the risk posed by the behavior of people working in your organization.”

Christian was formerly Head of Behavioural Science at UBS — a role created specifically for him, following his pioneering deployment of it within Compliance. Christian joined the Firm in Compliance & Operational Risk Control, leading the function globally for UBS Asset Management and regionally for UBS Europe, Middle East & Africa. Prior to joining UBS, he was Chief Operating Officer of the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).  Christian also worked for Deutsche Bank, London in Investment Banking where he spent two years on secondment at the Panel on Takeovers & Mergers, the UK Takeover Regulator.

Christian began his career at Arthur Andersen working in regulatory and financial consulting. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales (ICAEW), an ICAEW Business Finance Professional, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and holds a Masters from the University of Oxford. He is a Member of the Global Association of Applied Behavioural Scientists (GAABS). Christian speaks and writes regularly about Behavioral Science and human risk and hosts and produces the Human Risk podcast.

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The Best Ways to Get Your Staff to Comply
In this keynote, former UK Banking Regulator turned Chief Compliance Officer and Human Risk expert Christian Hunt will explore the behavioral drivers of compliance—what makes our employees more or less likely to comply with our rules? Drawing on the findings of behavioral science, Christian will reveal some of the key motivators behind why people break rules and explore the principles that will allow us to design strategies that increase compliance. Hear from a speaker who specializes in making compliance topics surprisingly interesting and engaging, how you can foster a compliance culture that aligns with human nature, leveraging engagement, clear communication, and effective incentives.

Human Risk Mitigator