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# Keynote by Leigh-Ann Russel, CIO, BNY


- **Date:** Friday, Sep 25, 2026
- **Time:** 09:40–10:10 (30 min)
- **Room:** Mainstage
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America

## Speaker

### [Leigh-Ann Russell](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@leigh-ann-russell)

CIO & Global Head of Engineering at BNY


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- [From Boardroom to Build Pipeline: What AI Governance Actually Looks Like in Practice](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1947-from-boardroom-to) — Anita Ganti
- [The New Security Stack](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1890-the-new-security) — Javier Garza, Sagi Rodin, Andrea Muttoni, James Everingham, Kara Sprague

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