Diana Higgins

Strategic Advisor

Based in London, Diana Higgins is a corporate risk executive and governance advisor with extensive experience in global regulated markets, including commodities and derivatives trading, at Intercontinental Exchange, Drax, Novion and Centrica. She has managed global risk portfolios, chaired derivatives committees and engaged directly with global regulators on market structure, risk frameworks and supervisory reviews.

She is the author of Portfolio Compression, a book on advanced risk methodologies in trading and financial markets. Alongside her corporate career, Diana has been a long‑standing leader and founder of Uniandinos UK, a thriving alumni network that supports community initiatives, global entrepreneurship and career development across the Colombian diaspora.

At the London Colombian Film Festival, Diana aims at building bridges between the financial and corporate sectors, and the creative industries. She believes cinema connects people to their stories, identities and shared humanity, and sees LCFF as a powerful platform to bring cultural expression and corporate engagement closer together.