SPEAKERS
Dr. Helen Belopolsky
Dr. Helen Belopolsky is HSBC’s Global Head of Geopolitical Risk. Helen previously held a variety of strategic roles with HSBC in Compliance and Risk in Asia and the Middle East. Helen holds a doctorate in international relations from the University of Oxford focussing on Russian foreign policy, and is a published author. Prior to joining HSBC, she spent a number of years working in public safety and security functions within the Government of Canada. Most recently, she was responsible for providing strategic analysis of Russia and Central Asia to the Canadian Prime Minister and the National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister at the Privy Council Office of Canada. Helen has also deployed to Afghanistan and has worked for the Canadian Embassy in Moscow.