8:45 am to 8:55 am PST
Welcome And Opening Remarks
8:55 am to 9:15 am PST
Scrutinizing The Developing US Approach To Fraud In Financial Assets
In his role, he oversees FinTech due diligence, third party risk management, and works closely with bank partners on risk and regulatory matters. Prior to that, Mitchell led the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s FinTech group, advising policymakers and bank examiners on FinTech topics including cryptocurrency, FinTech lending, and neobanks. During this time, he also worked on FinTech research for the Federal Reserve’s emergency lending programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mitchell also worked as a large bank examiner within the Federal Reserve System, leading capital and stress testing programs for systemically important banks and focusing on topics such as capital, risk appetite, and enterprise risk management. Prior to the Federal Reserve, Mitchell was a risk advisory consultant with Ernst & Young, leading projects for financial institutions of all sizes.
Mitchell is an inactive CPA in the state of California. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, a Master’s in Accounting from the University of Virginia and a BS in Finance from the University of Florida.
9:20 am to 9:40 am PST
Reducing Risk with a Digital Workforce
- Learn how the “Great Resignation” has impacted financial crime compliance programs, and how to position your team for success in a tight labor market
- See how AI-driven automation organized as digital workers can effectively be “hired” to join operations teams
- Discover the three pillars of sustainable FinCrime Operations that lay the foundation for a business to be robust through every business cycle
Andy Bethurum, is a founding member of WorkFusion focused on leading our strategic customers in banking and financial services to achieve reduced cycle times, scaling automation, and end-to-end process change.
9:45 am to 10:05 am PST
Building and executing a digital strategy from the top
Sam is a financial crime prevention professional with over 15 years of practical experience in compliance. Sam holds a number of qualifications and is recognised as a subject matter expert in the field of financial crime.
Sam’s previous work experience includes working as MLRO, Data Protection Officer and CCO and Group Head of AML for various financial institutions, both offshore and in Europe. Sam also worked offshore for several years as the first legal counsel to the financial regulator in Guernsey and subsequently set up the financial crime division, overseeing the examination of a variety of financial institutions. She continues to maintain ongoing engagement with other regulators on financial crime matters.
Sam has extensive training experience in the field of financial crime prevention and corporate governance matters. She has most recently been involved in projects related to FenTech businesses, the use of RegTech to mitigate financial crime and list management relating to the screening of customers and third parties. Sam most recently worked with ACAMS Europe as its AML Director. Sam is recognised by ACAMS as a subject matter expert in sanctions and has co-authored a number of online certificate courses, facilitated working groups on 4/5AMLD in Europe and assistance in the development of white papers. Originally from Montreal, Quebec Canada, Sam holds a Bachelors of Public Administration, Law Degree, qualified as a barrister and solicitor and holds her Masters in Business, specialising in risk management.
Bill Ward joined First Republic in 2014 as Executive Vice President – Chief BSA/AML and Security Officer. He has over 30 years combined experience in law enforcement, corporate security, investigations, fraud prevention and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance, Economic Sanctions and Foreign Corruption. Prior to joining First Republic, Bill was the Executive Vice President, BSA/AML and Security Officer at Union Bank overseeing the Financial Crimes Risk Management program. He earned his BA from the University of Massachusetts and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program and Northwestern University’s School of Police Staff and Command.
Chris Stoneley is a highly qualified governance, risk management, and compliance program executive with extensive experience, and demonstrated effectiveness in designing, implementing, and leading Information Technology & Information Security practices through Audit and Global Risk Management programs for large financial institutions. He leverages a unique combination of information technology knowledge, analytical/intelligence skills, and practical financial services experience to drive innovative and effective governance, risk, and compliance solutions. Chris is currently CISO at Cathay Bank.
Sam is a financial crime prevention professional with over 15 years of practical experience in compliance. Sam holds a number of qualifications and is recognised as a subject matter expert in the field of financial crime.
Sam’s previous work experience includes working as MLRO, Data Protection Officer and CCO and Group Head of AML for various financial institutions, both offshore and in Europe. Sam also worked offshore for several years as the first legal counsel to the financial regulator in Guernsey and subsequently set up the financial crime division, overseeing the examination of a variety of financial institutions. She continues to maintain ongoing engagement with other regulators on financial crime matters.
Sam has extensive training experience in the field of financial crime prevention and corporate governance matters. She has most recently been involved in projects related to FenTech businesses, the use of RegTech to mitigate financial crime and list management relating to the screening of customers and third parties. Sam most recently worked with ACAMS Europe as its AML Director. Sam is recognised by ACAMS as a subject matter expert in sanctions and has co-authored a number of online certificate courses, facilitated working groups on 4/5AMLD in Europe and assistance in the development of white papers. Originally from Montreal, Quebec Canada, Sam holds a Bachelors of Public Administration, Law Degree, qualified as a barrister and solicitor and holds her Masters in Business, specialising in risk management.
Bill Ward joined First Republic in 2014 as Executive Vice President – Chief BSA/AML and Security Officer. He has over 30 years combined experience in law enforcement, corporate security, investigations, fraud prevention and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance, Economic Sanctions and Foreign Corruption. Prior to joining First Republic, Bill was the Executive Vice President, BSA/AML and Security Officer at Union Bank overseeing the Financial Crimes Risk Management program. He earned his BA from the University of Massachusetts and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program and Northwestern University’s School of Police Staff and Command.
Chris Stoneley is a highly qualified governance, risk management, and compliance program executive with extensive experience, and demonstrated effectiveness in designing, implementing, and leading Information Technology & Information Security practices through Audit and Global Risk Management programs for large financial institutions. He leverages a unique combination of information technology knowledge, analytical/intelligence skills, and practical financial services experience to drive innovative and effective governance, risk, and compliance solutions. Chris is currently CISO at Cathay Bank.
Sam is a financial crime prevention professional with over 15 years of practical experience in compliance. Sam holds a number of qualifications and is recognised as a subject matter expert in the field of financial crime.
Sam’s previous work experience includes working as MLRO, Data Protection Officer and CCO and Group Head of AML for various financial institutions, both offshore and in Europe. Sam also worked offshore for several years as the first legal counsel to the financial regulator in Guernsey and subsequently set up the financial crime division, overseeing the examination of a variety of financial institutions. She continues to maintain ongoing engagement with other regulators on financial crime matters.
Sam has extensive training experience in the field of financial crime prevention and corporate governance matters. She has most recently been involved in projects related to FenTech businesses, the use of RegTech to mitigate financial crime and list management relating to the screening of customers and third parties. Sam most recently worked with ACAMS Europe as its AML Director. Sam is recognised by ACAMS as a subject matter expert in sanctions and has co-authored a number of online certificate courses, facilitated working groups on 4/5AMLD in Europe and assistance in the development of white papers. Originally from Montreal, Quebec Canada, Sam holds a Bachelors of Public Administration, Law Degree, qualified as a barrister and solicitor and holds her Masters in Business, specialising in risk management.
Bill Ward joined First Republic in 2014 as Executive Vice President – Chief BSA/AML and Security Officer. He has over 30 years combined experience in law enforcement, corporate security, investigations, fraud prevention and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance, Economic Sanctions and Foreign Corruption. Prior to joining First Republic, Bill was the Executive Vice President, BSA/AML and Security Officer at Union Bank overseeing the Financial Crimes Risk Management program. He earned his BA from the University of Massachusetts and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program and Northwestern University’s School of Police Staff and Command.
Chris Stoneley is a highly qualified governance, risk management, and compliance program executive with extensive experience, and demonstrated effectiveness in designing, implementing, and leading Information Technology & Information Security practices through Audit and Global Risk Management programs for large financial institutions. He leverages a unique combination of information technology knowledge, analytical/intelligence skills, and practical financial services experience to drive innovative and effective governance, risk, and compliance solutions. Chris is currently CISO at Cathay Bank.
10:10 am to 10:30 am PST
Fraud to Friction: Challenges of a New Digital Climate
Financial services organizations have rapidly expanded their offerings and innovated to meet
growing consumer demands in the past years. An increased consumer reliance on digital
services have also raised expectations for businesses to meet security standards without
compromising user experience and keeping the bad actors out. With this, it has become clear
that online identity verification is essential for every digital service. In this session, Brian Krause, Vice President of Worldwide Revenue at Veriff, will discuss:
- Growth in Digital Service Consumption
- Customer Expectation of Friction and what defines it
- Evolution of Fraud in the new digital climate
Brian Krause is in charge of Veriff’s global revenue team, leading Veriff’s European and US-based sales teams in their quest of helping global businesses build trust with their customers online and prevent digital fraud. Brian is a technology industry professional with more than 15 years experience building and leading sales and business development teams. Prior to Veriff, Brian led the Americas expansion for biometrics developer Anyvision (now Oosto), as an initial team member heading up the company’s growth beyond Europe.
10:30 am to 11:00 am PST
Morning Coffee & 1-2-1 Meetings
11:00 am to 11:45 am PST
Interactive Roundtable Discussions
AML – Best Tech Showcase; AML – Top Criminal Trends; Social Engineering; Transaction Monitoring; AI & Automation; Data; Fraud Case Study Discussion; Ransomware; Insider Fraud; Account Opening Fraud
Table 1: Internal Monitoring of Fraud and Data Theft in the WFH World – Challenges faced and best practice and rising fraud and compliance trends
Bottomline Technologies
Speaker: Andrew Leon, Bottomline Technologies, Sales Executive
Table 2: AI & Automation
Speaker: Martin Rehak, CEO, Resistant AI
Table 3: Meeting the Sanctions Challenge
Speaker: Ryan Buttacavoli, Account Executive, WorkFusion
Table 4: Intro to Public Data and Graph Analytics in AML
Speaker: Ciaran Doyle, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Sayari
Table 5: Are users willing to share information for more secure services: Knowledge-based authentication methods vs modern identity verification solutions
- Onboarding
- Call Center
- IAM
- Account Takeover
- Step-up Authentication
Speaker: Brian Krause, Vice President, Veriff
Table 6: How, When, Where, and Why You Should Add Friction
Speaker: Patrick Moreau, Data Scientist, Inscribe
Andrew Leon is a technology expert and executive in Fraud and Financial Crime with over 20 years of experience, including time at Bank of America.
Martin is the CEO & Founder of Resistant AI, which applies machine learning and statistical techniques to make credit risk scoring, fraud detection, anti-money laundering and other financial decisions resilient to manipulation and attacks. A serial entrepreneur, Martin was previously CEO & Founder of Cognitive Security, which was acquired by Cisco in 2013 and became the basis of Cisco’s Cognitive Threat Analytics (CTA) team which provided advanced threat detection by analysis of network traffic for more than 25 million users worldwide. A passionate educator, Martin has been lecturing on cybersecurity at the Czech Technical University in Prague for the past 18 years. He holds an engineering degree from Ecole Centrale Paris and a Ph.D. in AI from CTU in Prague.
As an Account Executive at WorkFusion, Ryan is a trusted advisor who enables his customers to adopt and scale intelligent automation as a key component of their digital transformation strategy. Ryan’s background in Solutions Consulting has equipped him with deep product expertise that allows him to guide his customers towards use cases that are a good fit for automation and drive program objectives. Prior to joining WorkFusion, Ryan was a road warrior at Booz Allen Hamilton where he led software implementations for enterprise organizations. Ryan received his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers Business School and spends his free time cooking and traveling.
Ciaran P. Doyle first entered the financial crime technology space in 2008, and has held thought leadership, content and product marketing roles in organizations such as NICE Actimize, IBM Watson Financial Services, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, Fortent, and currently Sayari. In these functions, Ciaran helps organizations understand the role innovative technologies can play in their current financial crime prevention, anti-money laundering, and trade compliance programs – as well as providing perspective on industry and regulatory trends. He holds an MBA from Fordham University with a dual concentration in Marketing and Communications and Media Management.
Brian Krause is in charge of Veriff’s global revenue team, leading Veriff’s European and US-based sales teams in their quest of helping global businesses build trust with their customers online and prevent digital fraud. Brian is a technology industry professional with more than 15 years experience building and leading sales and business development teams. Prior to Veriff, Brian led the Americas expansion for biometrics developer Anyvision (now Oosto), as an initial team member heading up the company’s growth beyond Europe.
Patrick Moreau is a data scientist at Inscribe, the award-winning fraud detection and document automation solution for fintechs. He specializes in machine learning, deep learning, and developments in data science. Patrick previously worked in AI and analytics at Accenture and graduated from Trinity College with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Economics. He currently resides in Dublin, Ireland.
Andrew Leon is a technology expert and executive in Fraud and Financial Crime with over 20 years of experience, including time at Bank of America.
Martin is the CEO & Founder of Resistant AI, which applies machine learning and statistical techniques to make credit risk scoring, fraud detection, anti-money laundering and other financial decisions resilient to manipulation and attacks. A serial entrepreneur, Martin was previously CEO & Founder of Cognitive Security, which was acquired by Cisco in 2013 and became the basis of Cisco’s Cognitive Threat Analytics (CTA) team which provided advanced threat detection by analysis of network traffic for more than 25 million users worldwide. A passionate educator, Martin has been lecturing on cybersecurity at the Czech Technical University in Prague for the past 18 years. He holds an engineering degree from Ecole Centrale Paris and a Ph.D. in AI from CTU in Prague.
As an Account Executive at WorkFusion, Ryan is a trusted advisor who enables his customers to adopt and scale intelligent automation as a key component of their digital transformation strategy. Ryan’s background in Solutions Consulting has equipped him with deep product expertise that allows him to guide his customers towards use cases that are a good fit for automation and drive program objectives. Prior to joining WorkFusion, Ryan was a road warrior at Booz Allen Hamilton where he led software implementations for enterprise organizations. Ryan received his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers Business School and spends his free time cooking and traveling.
Ciaran P. Doyle first entered the financial crime technology space in 2008, and has held thought leadership, content and product marketing roles in organizations such as NICE Actimize, IBM Watson Financial Services, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, Fortent, and currently Sayari. In these functions, Ciaran helps organizations understand the role innovative technologies can play in their current financial crime prevention, anti-money laundering, and trade compliance programs – as well as providing perspective on industry and regulatory trends. He holds an MBA from Fordham University with a dual concentration in Marketing and Communications and Media Management.
Brian Krause is in charge of Veriff’s global revenue team, leading Veriff’s European and US-based sales teams in their quest of helping global businesses build trust with their customers online and prevent digital fraud. Brian is a technology industry professional with more than 15 years experience building and leading sales and business development teams. Prior to Veriff, Brian led the Americas expansion for biometrics developer Anyvision (now Oosto), as an initial team member heading up the company’s growth beyond Europe.
Patrick Moreau is a data scientist at Inscribe, the award-winning fraud detection and document automation solution for fintechs. He specializes in machine learning, deep learning, and developments in data science. Patrick previously worked in AI and analytics at Accenture and graduated from Trinity College with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Economics. He currently resides in Dublin, Ireland.
Andrew Leon is a technology expert and executive in Fraud and Financial Crime with over 20 years of experience, including time at Bank of America.
Martin is the CEO & Founder of Resistant AI, which applies machine learning and statistical techniques to make credit risk scoring, fraud detection, anti-money laundering and other financial decisions resilient to manipulation and attacks. A serial entrepreneur, Martin was previously CEO & Founder of Cognitive Security, which was acquired by Cisco in 2013 and became the basis of Cisco’s Cognitive Threat Analytics (CTA) team which provided advanced threat detection by analysis of network traffic for more than 25 million users worldwide. A passionate educator, Martin has been lecturing on cybersecurity at the Czech Technical University in Prague for the past 18 years. He holds an engineering degree from Ecole Centrale Paris and a Ph.D. in AI from CTU in Prague.
As an Account Executive at WorkFusion, Ryan is a trusted advisor who enables his customers to adopt and scale intelligent automation as a key component of their digital transformation strategy. Ryan’s background in Solutions Consulting has equipped him with deep product expertise that allows him to guide his customers towards use cases that are a good fit for automation and drive program objectives. Prior to joining WorkFusion, Ryan was a road warrior at Booz Allen Hamilton where he led software implementations for enterprise organizations. Ryan received his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers Business School and spends his free time cooking and traveling.
Ciaran P. Doyle first entered the financial crime technology space in 2008, and has held thought leadership, content and product marketing roles in organizations such as NICE Actimize, IBM Watson Financial Services, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, Fortent, and currently Sayari. In these functions, Ciaran helps organizations understand the role innovative technologies can play in their current financial crime prevention, anti-money laundering, and trade compliance programs – as well as providing perspective on industry and regulatory trends. He holds an MBA from Fordham University with a dual concentration in Marketing and Communications and Media Management.
Brian Krause is in charge of Veriff’s global revenue team, leading Veriff’s European and US-based sales teams in their quest of helping global businesses build trust with their customers online and prevent digital fraud. Brian is a technology industry professional with more than 15 years experience building and leading sales and business development teams. Prior to Veriff, Brian led the Americas expansion for biometrics developer Anyvision (now Oosto), as an initial team member heading up the company’s growth beyond Europe.
Patrick Moreau is a data scientist at Inscribe, the award-winning fraud detection and document automation solution for fintechs. He specializes in machine learning, deep learning, and developments in data science. Patrick previously worked in AI and analytics at Accenture and graduated from Trinity College with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Economics. He currently resides in Dublin, Ireland.
Andrew Leon is a technology expert and executive in Fraud and Financial Crime with over 20 years of experience, including time at Bank of America.
Martin is the CEO & Founder of Resistant AI, which applies machine learning and statistical techniques to make credit risk scoring, fraud detection, anti-money laundering and other financial decisions resilient to manipulation and attacks. A serial entrepreneur, Martin was previously CEO & Founder of Cognitive Security, which was acquired by Cisco in 2013 and became the basis of Cisco’s Cognitive Threat Analytics (CTA) team which provided advanced threat detection by analysis of network traffic for more than 25 million users worldwide. A passionate educator, Martin has been lecturing on cybersecurity at the Czech Technical University in Prague for the past 18 years. He holds an engineering degree from Ecole Centrale Paris and a Ph.D. in AI from CTU in Prague.
As an Account Executive at WorkFusion, Ryan is a trusted advisor who enables his customers to adopt and scale intelligent automation as a key component of their digital transformation strategy. Ryan’s background in Solutions Consulting has equipped him with deep product expertise that allows him to guide his customers towards use cases that are a good fit for automation and drive program objectives. Prior to joining WorkFusion, Ryan was a road warrior at Booz Allen Hamilton where he led software implementations for enterprise organizations. Ryan received his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers Business School and spends his free time cooking and traveling.
Ciaran P. Doyle first entered the financial crime technology space in 2008, and has held thought leadership, content and product marketing roles in organizations such as NICE Actimize, IBM Watson Financial Services, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, Fortent, and currently Sayari. In these functions, Ciaran helps organizations understand the role innovative technologies can play in their current financial crime prevention, anti-money laundering, and trade compliance programs – as well as providing perspective on industry and regulatory trends. He holds an MBA from Fordham University with a dual concentration in Marketing and Communications and Media Management.
Brian Krause is in charge of Veriff’s global revenue team, leading Veriff’s European and US-based sales teams in their quest of helping global businesses build trust with their customers online and prevent digital fraud. Brian is a technology industry professional with more than 15 years experience building and leading sales and business development teams. Prior to Veriff, Brian led the Americas expansion for biometrics developer Anyvision (now Oosto), as an initial team member heading up the company’s growth beyond Europe.
Patrick Moreau is a data scientist at Inscribe, the award-winning fraud detection and document automation solution for fintechs. He specializes in machine learning, deep learning, and developments in data science. Patrick previously worked in AI and analytics at Accenture and graduated from Trinity College with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Economics. He currently resides in Dublin, Ireland.
Andrew Leon is a technology expert and executive in Fraud and Financial Crime with over 20 years of experience, including time at Bank of America.
Martin is the CEO & Founder of Resistant AI, which applies machine learning and statistical techniques to make credit risk scoring, fraud detection, anti-money laundering and other financial decisions resilient to manipulation and attacks. A serial entrepreneur, Martin was previously CEO & Founder of Cognitive Security, which was acquired by Cisco in 2013 and became the basis of Cisco’s Cognitive Threat Analytics (CTA) team which provided advanced threat detection by analysis of network traffic for more than 25 million users worldwide. A passionate educator, Martin has been lecturing on cybersecurity at the Czech Technical University in Prague for the past 18 years. He holds an engineering degree from Ecole Centrale Paris and a Ph.D. in AI from CTU in Prague.
As an Account Executive at WorkFusion, Ryan is a trusted advisor who enables his customers to adopt and scale intelligent automation as a key component of their digital transformation strategy. Ryan’s background in Solutions Consulting has equipped him with deep product expertise that allows him to guide his customers towards use cases that are a good fit for automation and drive program objectives. Prior to joining WorkFusion, Ryan was a road warrior at Booz Allen Hamilton where he led software implementations for enterprise organizations. Ryan received his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers Business School and spends his free time cooking and traveling.
Ciaran P. Doyle first entered the financial crime technology space in 2008, and has held thought leadership, content and product marketing roles in organizations such as NICE Actimize, IBM Watson Financial Services, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, Fortent, and currently Sayari. In these functions, Ciaran helps organizations understand the role innovative technologies can play in their current financial crime prevention, anti-money laundering, and trade compliance programs – as well as providing perspective on industry and regulatory trends. He holds an MBA from Fordham University with a dual concentration in Marketing and Communications and Media Management.
Brian Krause is in charge of Veriff’s global revenue team, leading Veriff’s European and US-based sales teams in their quest of helping global businesses build trust with their customers online and prevent digital fraud. Brian is a technology industry professional with more than 15 years experience building and leading sales and business development teams. Prior to Veriff, Brian led the Americas expansion for biometrics developer Anyvision (now Oosto), as an initial team member heading up the company’s growth beyond Europe.
Patrick Moreau is a data scientist at Inscribe, the award-winning fraud detection and document automation solution for fintechs. He specializes in machine learning, deep learning, and developments in data science. Patrick previously worked in AI and analytics at Accenture and graduated from Trinity College with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Economics. He currently resides in Dublin, Ireland.
Andrew Leon is a technology expert and executive in Fraud and Financial Crime with over 20 years of experience, including time at Bank of America.
Martin is the CEO & Founder of Resistant AI, which applies machine learning and statistical techniques to make credit risk scoring, fraud detection, anti-money laundering and other financial decisions resilient to manipulation and attacks. A serial entrepreneur, Martin was previously CEO & Founder of Cognitive Security, which was acquired by Cisco in 2013 and became the basis of Cisco’s Cognitive Threat Analytics (CTA) team which provided advanced threat detection by analysis of network traffic for more than 25 million users worldwide. A passionate educator, Martin has been lecturing on cybersecurity at the Czech Technical University in Prague for the past 18 years. He holds an engineering degree from Ecole Centrale Paris and a Ph.D. in AI from CTU in Prague.
As an Account Executive at WorkFusion, Ryan is a trusted advisor who enables his customers to adopt and scale intelligent automation as a key component of their digital transformation strategy. Ryan’s background in Solutions Consulting has equipped him with deep product expertise that allows him to guide his customers towards use cases that are a good fit for automation and drive program objectives. Prior to joining WorkFusion, Ryan was a road warrior at Booz Allen Hamilton where he led software implementations for enterprise organizations. Ryan received his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers Business School and spends his free time cooking and traveling.
Ciaran P. Doyle first entered the financial crime technology space in 2008, and has held thought leadership, content and product marketing roles in organizations such as NICE Actimize, IBM Watson Financial Services, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, Fortent, and currently Sayari. In these functions, Ciaran helps organizations understand the role innovative technologies can play in their current financial crime prevention, anti-money laundering, and trade compliance programs – as well as providing perspective on industry and regulatory trends. He holds an MBA from Fordham University with a dual concentration in Marketing and Communications and Media Management.
Brian Krause is in charge of Veriff’s global revenue team, leading Veriff’s European and US-based sales teams in their quest of helping global businesses build trust with their customers online and prevent digital fraud. Brian is a technology industry professional with more than 15 years experience building and leading sales and business development teams. Prior to Veriff, Brian led the Americas expansion for biometrics developer Anyvision (now Oosto), as an initial team member heading up the company’s growth beyond Europe.
Patrick Moreau is a data scientist at Inscribe, the award-winning fraud detection and document automation solution for fintechs. He specializes in machine learning, deep learning, and developments in data science. Patrick previously worked in AI and analytics at Accenture and graduated from Trinity College with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Economics. He currently resides in Dublin, Ireland.
11:45 am to 12:20 pm PST
Speed Networking & 1-2-1 Meetings
12:20 pm to 1:15 pm PST
Networking Lunch
1:15 pm to 3:00 pm PST
AML Theatre
Chair's Welcome And Opening Remarks
Managing Risks And Improving KYC
Erika is ACAMS certified, Bachelor of laws, with a solid understanding of law and regulations, both in Canada and international jurisdictions, fully bilingual in English and Spanish, With specialities in: AML/ATF, Sanctions, Regulatory Compliance, international business/ contract law.
Document Fraud Data & Trends Every Modern Risk Leader Should Know for 2023
- The most common types of document fraud used in 2022
- Document fraud trends over time and what to expect in 2023
- How to effectively mitigate and detect document fraud
Patrick Moreau is a data scientist at Inscribe, the award-winning fraud detection and document automation solution for fintechs. He specializes in machine learning, deep learning, and developments in data science. Patrick previously worked in AI and analytics at Accenture and graduated from Trinity College with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Economics. He currently resides in Dublin, Ireland.
Data Governance and Transactional Compliance For A Digital Consumer
Fraud Theatre
Chair's Welcome And Opening Remarks
Risk less, grow more: ML-powered risk assessment
In the wake of a global crisis that has consumer wallets stretched and businesses forced into hibernation, the looming question of today is: how to mitigate risk and still pursue growth? “Low risk” and “frictionless experience” are considered mutually exclusive, but with breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), there’s very little reason that should still be the case. The answer to growth isn’t de-regulation or removing fraud prevention mechanisms; instead, it’s what the payments industry has historically always been very good at—innovation. In this session, Nash will discuss:
- How to mitigate risk and stop fraud without blocking growth opportunities
- Responsiveness at scale as a key differentiator
- Machine learning and risk assessment
Nash currently leads the product management and design teams for Paytm Intelligence (Pi), an ML-powered fraud detection decisioning engine. His focus is to continually improve the Pi product by making the next generation easier to use, powered by human-specified rules and machine learning, and design forward with the ability to author decision-making rules and understand their impact in the field. Prior to Paytm, Nash was in the consumer space, leading product management for Shoppers Drug Mart eCommerce and apps at Loblaw Digital. He was a core part of the leadership team that grew the business to a nine figure behemoth in five years. He also enjoys working with hardware and had an opportunity to work alongside a fantastic team to deliver the Ecobee3, an award-winning best in class smart thermostat. Before his foray into the consumer space, Nash worked at IBM for many years as a product manager and engineering leader, building integration tools for business users.
The Macro UX And UI Patterns Among Customers In Different Countries: Understanding The Role Of “Super Apps” In The Digital Payments Ecosystem
Artur is a highly experienced technology expert and thought leader recognised by Google (Google Developer Expert). Nine years of experience building b2b and b2c mobile and backend systems, both as an IC and as a technical manager. Master of Software Engineering, T-shaped in Product, Quality and People Management with the main focus on Software Development.
Currently, Artur works as a Director of Android Engineering at Squire. He started as a Software Engineer and helped the company to grow from Series A to Series D, first writing code by himself and then leading a team.
Artur loves to share his experience with others, giving talks on major tech conferences. So much, that any company he works for gets a Tech Talk club soon, growing new speakers!
The New Risks of Financial Automation
- The rise of process hacking and mass, serialized fraud
- What are synthetic money mules and robotic identities?
- Why current solutions are failing against such new threats
- Why FinCrime efforts should mimic zero-trust cybersecurity thinking
Martin is the CEO & Founder of Resistant AI, which applies machine learning and statistical techniques to make credit risk scoring, fraud detection, anti-money laundering and other financial decisions resilient to manipulation and attacks. A serial entrepreneur, Martin was previously CEO & Founder of Cognitive Security, which was acquired by Cisco in 2013 and became the basis of Cisco’s Cognitive Threat Analytics (CTA) team which provided advanced threat detection by analysis of network traffic for more than 25 million users worldwide. A passionate educator, Martin has been lecturing on cybersecurity at the Czech Technical University in Prague for the past 18 years. He holds an engineering degree from Ecole Centrale Paris and a Ph.D. in AI from CTU in Prague.
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm PST
Coffee & 1-2-1 Meetings
3:30 pm to 3:50 pm PST
Leveraging the power of OSINT for Proactive Threat Monitoring
The past year has radically changed priorities for financial crime professionals. New Russian sanctions, escalating competition with China, and first-of-their kind regulations demand greater scrutiny – not only of commercial transactions, but also the participants and the purpose. Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), utilized by government intelligence agencies, is now giving financial crime teams the ability to surface hidden connections using publicly available data and advanced graph analytics for proactive risk insight. This session will cover:
- Why financial crime teams need to adjust focus from transactions-in-isolation to the actors and participants initiating, underwriting, facilitating and receiving monetary flows
- What organizations can do to better assess the potential for criminality within a financial system using context and relationship networks
- How data and graph analytics can deliver deeper understanding and visibility into the business purpose and suitability of corporate entities as well as their investors and key personnel, for true network risk insight
Ciaran P. Doyle first entered the financial crime technology space in 2008, and has held thought leadership, content and product marketing roles in organizations such as NICE Actimize, IBM Watson Financial Services, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, Fortent, and currently Sayari. In these functions, Ciaran helps organizations understand the role innovative technologies can play in their current financial crime prevention, anti-money laundering, and trade compliance programs – as well as providing perspective on industry and regulatory trends. He holds an MBA from Fordham University with a dual concentration in Marketing and Communications and Media Management.
3:55 pm to 4:25 pm PST
Going Public Vs Keeping Private: How To Collaborate To Identify Fraud Trends And Tackle Cross-Industry Risks
Elizabeth (“Liz”) Slim, provides compliance consulting services specializing in anti-money laundering and financial crimes for financial service companies. Liz is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (“CAMS”) for 17 years with over 35 years specializing in bank operations, compliance, risk management and regulatory training at various community to mid-size financial institutions. For the past 15 years, Slim is an experienced Bank Secrecy (“BSA”) and Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) Officer managing a team of analysts that conduct fraud and money laundering investigations. She managed and had oversight responsibilities of the financial institution’s BSA and Sanctions program, BSA/OFAC risk assessments, transaction monitoring, government reporting, and training.
In 2009, Slim founded and currently serves as the chairperson of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (“ACAMS”) Southern California Chapter. She also participates in the ACAMS Education Task Force and CAMS Advanced Audit Certification programs. She was the ACAMS recipient of the 2013 Al Gillum Volunteer of the Year Award. Elizabeth has been an invited guest speaker at several national conferences on various topics related to anti-money laundering and financial fraud.
Ben Maxim joined MSU Federal Credit Union in 2007 and currently serves in a dual role as Chief Digital Strategy and Innovation Officer for MSUFCU and as Chief Technology Officer for MSUFCU’s wholly-owned CUSO Reseda Group. He is responsible for assessing emerging business trends and technologies, providing strategic direction for existing and future digital channels, and facilitating innovation throughout the Credit Union including leading their innovation center The Lab at MSUFCU. He is also responsible for the technology and product pillars of Reseda Group and its subsidiaries including Spave, Ever Green 3C, Foresight Group and M3 Group. Maxim began work initially as a Web Developer and in 2014, he became E-Commerce Manager before moving into roles including Assistant Vice President of Software Development. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and a professional certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship from Stanford University. Maxim was honored as Finopotamus’s 2022 Tekkie Awards Technologist of the Year
Mayank Johri , is Senior Vice President Data Analytics, Solutions and Delivery at First Republic Bank. Mayank has twenty five years of experience in risk and compliance, implementing Fraud and AML transaction monitoring/surveillance systems, models using advanced analytical techniques and statistics.
Kara Suro is Managing Director and Head of Fraud Risk Management responsible for governance and implementation of Schwab’s Fraud Risk Management Program, including orchestration of firm-wide fraud strategy prevention, detection, response, and reporting elements. In this role, Kara also oversees the surveillance and investigations teams responsible for providing enterprise-wide coverage relating to financial and cyber fraud against clients as well as fraud and regulatory violations associated with Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) using Schwab’s Advisor Services platform. Kara has a JD and was previously a securities attorney with Bingham McCutchen.
Elizabeth (“Liz”) Slim, provides compliance consulting services specializing in anti-money laundering and financial crimes for financial service companies. Liz is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (“CAMS”) for 17 years with over 35 years specializing in bank operations, compliance, risk management and regulatory training at various community to mid-size financial institutions. For the past 15 years, Slim is an experienced Bank Secrecy (“BSA”) and Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) Officer managing a team of analysts that conduct fraud and money laundering investigations. She managed and had oversight responsibilities of the financial institution’s BSA and Sanctions program, BSA/OFAC risk assessments, transaction monitoring, government reporting, and training.
In 2009, Slim founded and currently serves as the chairperson of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (“ACAMS”) Southern California Chapter. She also participates in the ACAMS Education Task Force and CAMS Advanced Audit Certification programs. She was the ACAMS recipient of the 2013 Al Gillum Volunteer of the Year Award. Elizabeth has been an invited guest speaker at several national conferences on various topics related to anti-money laundering and financial fraud.
Ben Maxim joined MSU Federal Credit Union in 2007 and currently serves in a dual role as Chief Digital Strategy and Innovation Officer for MSUFCU and as Chief Technology Officer for MSUFCU’s wholly-owned CUSO Reseda Group. He is responsible for assessing emerging business trends and technologies, providing strategic direction for existing and future digital channels, and facilitating innovation throughout the Credit Union including leading their innovation center The Lab at MSUFCU. He is also responsible for the technology and product pillars of Reseda Group and its subsidiaries including Spave, Ever Green 3C, Foresight Group and M3 Group. Maxim began work initially as a Web Developer and in 2014, he became E-Commerce Manager before moving into roles including Assistant Vice President of Software Development. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and a professional certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship from Stanford University. Maxim was honored as Finopotamus’s 2022 Tekkie Awards Technologist of the Year
Mayank Johri , is Senior Vice President Data Analytics, Solutions and Delivery at First Republic Bank. Mayank has twenty five years of experience in risk and compliance, implementing Fraud and AML transaction monitoring/surveillance systems, models using advanced analytical techniques and statistics.
Kara Suro is Managing Director and Head of Fraud Risk Management responsible for governance and implementation of Schwab’s Fraud Risk Management Program, including orchestration of firm-wide fraud strategy prevention, detection, response, and reporting elements. In this role, Kara also oversees the surveillance and investigations teams responsible for providing enterprise-wide coverage relating to financial and cyber fraud against clients as well as fraud and regulatory violations associated with Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) using Schwab’s Advisor Services platform. Kara has a JD and was previously a securities attorney with Bingham McCutchen.
Elizabeth (“Liz”) Slim, provides compliance consulting services specializing in anti-money laundering and financial crimes for financial service companies. Liz is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (“CAMS”) for 17 years with over 35 years specializing in bank operations, compliance, risk management and regulatory training at various community to mid-size financial institutions. For the past 15 years, Slim is an experienced Bank Secrecy (“BSA”) and Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) Officer managing a team of analysts that conduct fraud and money laundering investigations. She managed and had oversight responsibilities of the financial institution’s BSA and Sanctions program, BSA/OFAC risk assessments, transaction monitoring, government reporting, and training.
In 2009, Slim founded and currently serves as the chairperson of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (“ACAMS”) Southern California Chapter. She also participates in the ACAMS Education Task Force and CAMS Advanced Audit Certification programs. She was the ACAMS recipient of the 2013 Al Gillum Volunteer of the Year Award. Elizabeth has been an invited guest speaker at several national conferences on various topics related to anti-money laundering and financial fraud.
Ben Maxim joined MSU Federal Credit Union in 2007 and currently serves in a dual role as Chief Digital Strategy and Innovation Officer for MSUFCU and as Chief Technology Officer for MSUFCU’s wholly-owned CUSO Reseda Group. He is responsible for assessing emerging business trends and technologies, providing strategic direction for existing and future digital channels, and facilitating innovation throughout the Credit Union including leading their innovation center The Lab at MSUFCU. He is also responsible for the technology and product pillars of Reseda Group and its subsidiaries including Spave, Ever Green 3C, Foresight Group and M3 Group. Maxim began work initially as a Web Developer and in 2014, he became E-Commerce Manager before moving into roles including Assistant Vice President of Software Development. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and a professional certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship from Stanford University. Maxim was honored as Finopotamus’s 2022 Tekkie Awards Technologist of the Year
Mayank Johri , is Senior Vice President Data Analytics, Solutions and Delivery at First Republic Bank. Mayank has twenty five years of experience in risk and compliance, implementing Fraud and AML transaction monitoring/surveillance systems, models using advanced analytical techniques and statistics.
Kara Suro is Managing Director and Head of Fraud Risk Management responsible for governance and implementation of Schwab’s Fraud Risk Management Program, including orchestration of firm-wide fraud strategy prevention, detection, response, and reporting elements. In this role, Kara also oversees the surveillance and investigations teams responsible for providing enterprise-wide coverage relating to financial and cyber fraud against clients as well as fraud and regulatory violations associated with Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) using Schwab’s Advisor Services platform. Kara has a JD and was previously a securities attorney with Bingham McCutchen.
Elizabeth (“Liz”) Slim, provides compliance consulting services specializing in anti-money laundering and financial crimes for financial service companies. Liz is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (“CAMS”) for 17 years with over 35 years specializing in bank operations, compliance, risk management and regulatory training at various community to mid-size financial institutions. For the past 15 years, Slim is an experienced Bank Secrecy (“BSA”) and Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) Officer managing a team of analysts that conduct fraud and money laundering investigations. She managed and had oversight responsibilities of the financial institution’s BSA and Sanctions program, BSA/OFAC risk assessments, transaction monitoring, government reporting, and training.
In 2009, Slim founded and currently serves as the chairperson of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (“ACAMS”) Southern California Chapter. She also participates in the ACAMS Education Task Force and CAMS Advanced Audit Certification programs. She was the ACAMS recipient of the 2013 Al Gillum Volunteer of the Year Award. Elizabeth has been an invited guest speaker at several national conferences on various topics related to anti-money laundering and financial fraud.
Ben Maxim joined MSU Federal Credit Union in 2007 and currently serves in a dual role as Chief Digital Strategy and Innovation Officer for MSUFCU and as Chief Technology Officer for MSUFCU’s wholly-owned CUSO Reseda Group. He is responsible for assessing emerging business trends and technologies, providing strategic direction for existing and future digital channels, and facilitating innovation throughout the Credit Union including leading their innovation center The Lab at MSUFCU. He is also responsible for the technology and product pillars of Reseda Group and its subsidiaries including Spave, Ever Green 3C, Foresight Group and M3 Group. Maxim began work initially as a Web Developer and in 2014, he became E-Commerce Manager before moving into roles including Assistant Vice President of Software Development. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and a professional certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship from Stanford University. Maxim was honored as Finopotamus’s 2022 Tekkie Awards Technologist of the Year
Mayank Johri , is Senior Vice President Data Analytics, Solutions and Delivery at First Republic Bank. Mayank has twenty five years of experience in risk and compliance, implementing Fraud and AML transaction monitoring/surveillance systems, models using advanced analytical techniques and statistics.
Kara Suro is Managing Director and Head of Fraud Risk Management responsible for governance and implementation of Schwab’s Fraud Risk Management Program, including orchestration of firm-wide fraud strategy prevention, detection, response, and reporting elements. In this role, Kara also oversees the surveillance and investigations teams responsible for providing enterprise-wide coverage relating to financial and cyber fraud against clients as well as fraud and regulatory violations associated with Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) using Schwab’s Advisor Services platform. Kara has a JD and was previously a securities attorney with Bingham McCutchen.
4:30 pm to 4:50 pm PST
Cyber Threat Trends & Breach Prevention Guidelines
Elvis Chan is an Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) assigned to FBI San Francisco. ASAC Chan manages the field office’s Cyber Branch, which is responsible for cyber investigations, digital forensics, technical operations, community engagement, and public affairs. With over 17 years in the Bureau, he is a decorated agent who is recognized within the Intelligence Community as an election cybersecurity and cyberterrorism expert. ASAC Chan was the lead agent on significant cyber investigations and managed joint counterterrorism operations with domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies. Prior to joining the Bureau, ASAC Chan was a process development engineer in the semiconductor industry for almost 12 years. He holds two U.S. patents, presents at many technical and law enforcement symposiums, and published multiple articles in journals. ASAC Chan earned his bachelor’s degrees in chemical engineering and chemistry from the University of Washington and his master’s degree in homeland security studies from the Naval Postgraduate School.
4:55 pm to 5:25 pm PST
Using Tech And Innovation In The AML Ecosystem
Sam is a financial crime prevention professional with over 15 years of practical experience in compliance. Sam holds a number of qualifications and is recognised as a subject matter expert in the field of financial crime.
Sam’s previous work experience includes working as MLRO, Data Protection Officer and CCO and Group Head of AML for various financial institutions, both offshore and in Europe. Sam also worked offshore for several years as the first legal counsel to the financial regulator in Guernsey and subsequently set up the financial crime division, overseeing the examination of a variety of financial institutions. She continues to maintain ongoing engagement with other regulators on financial crime matters.
Sam has extensive training experience in the field of financial crime prevention and corporate governance matters. She has most recently been involved in projects related to FenTech businesses, the use of RegTech to mitigate financial crime and list management relating to the screening of customers and third parties. Sam most recently worked with ACAMS Europe as its AML Director. Sam is recognised by ACAMS as a subject matter expert in sanctions and has co-authored a number of online certificate courses, facilitated working groups on 4/5AMLD in Europe and assistance in the development of white papers. Originally from Montreal, Quebec Canada, Sam holds a Bachelors of Public Administration, Law Degree, qualified as a barrister and solicitor and holds her Masters in Business, specialising in risk management.
Andres Betancourt has more than 10 years of experience in compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) within the financial services industry including the Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal, Royal Bank of Canada and Grant Thornton LLP. As a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and Certified Financial Crime Specialist, Andres works in the Global AML Audit Centre of Excellence for Scotiabank, which assess the design and operational effectiveness of internal controls. This also includes adherence to bank policies and regulatory requirements, particularly those related to AML, anti-terrorist financing (ATF) and sanctions risk management.
Throughout his career, Andres worked with different financial institutions and advisory firms on regulatory compliance effectiveness reviews of reporting entities with operation hubs in multiple jurisdictions including Canada, the United Kingdom, U.S. and Australia. He also worked on AML and fraud investigations, FINTRAC reporting, regulatory AML remediations, quality assurance program design and testing, compliance training and strategy, Centre of Excellence processes and AML internal control audits.
Recently, Andres led and participated in centralized audits for governance, regulatory reporting (LCTR/EFTR), sanctions screening for 2nd Line functions, Trade Finance Canada & Mexico, KYC Review in LATAM, Global AML Transformation initiative and international banking regulatory audit reports (Colombia, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Caribbean and Central America).
John McVoy is the Director of Financial Crimes Risk Management at HTLF, which is a Bank Holding Company with over $18 Billion in Assets. John is an attorney with 15-years experience in BSA/AML, Fraud, Risk Management, and Compliance at financial institutions of all size, including US Bank, Baird, Associated Bank, and HTLF. John has his Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager, Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, and Certificate in Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Certifications. John lives in Asbury, Iowa.
Sam is a financial crime prevention professional with over 15 years of practical experience in compliance. Sam holds a number of qualifications and is recognised as a subject matter expert in the field of financial crime.
Sam’s previous work experience includes working as MLRO, Data Protection Officer and CCO and Group Head of AML for various financial institutions, both offshore and in Europe. Sam also worked offshore for several years as the first legal counsel to the financial regulator in Guernsey and subsequently set up the financial crime division, overseeing the examination of a variety of financial institutions. She continues to maintain ongoing engagement with other regulators on financial crime matters.
Sam has extensive training experience in the field of financial crime prevention and corporate governance matters. She has most recently been involved in projects related to FenTech businesses, the use of RegTech to mitigate financial crime and list management relating to the screening of customers and third parties. Sam most recently worked with ACAMS Europe as its AML Director. Sam is recognised by ACAMS as a subject matter expert in sanctions and has co-authored a number of online certificate courses, facilitated working groups on 4/5AMLD in Europe and assistance in the development of white papers. Originally from Montreal, Quebec Canada, Sam holds a Bachelors of Public Administration, Law Degree, qualified as a barrister and solicitor and holds her Masters in Business, specialising in risk management.
Andres Betancourt has more than 10 years of experience in compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) within the financial services industry including the Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal, Royal Bank of Canada and Grant Thornton LLP. As a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and Certified Financial Crime Specialist, Andres works in the Global AML Audit Centre of Excellence for Scotiabank, which assess the design and operational effectiveness of internal controls. This also includes adherence to bank policies and regulatory requirements, particularly those related to AML, anti-terrorist financing (ATF) and sanctions risk management.
Throughout his career, Andres worked with different financial institutions and advisory firms on regulatory compliance effectiveness reviews of reporting entities with operation hubs in multiple jurisdictions including Canada, the United Kingdom, U.S. and Australia. He also worked on AML and fraud investigations, FINTRAC reporting, regulatory AML remediations, quality assurance program design and testing, compliance training and strategy, Centre of Excellence processes and AML internal control audits.
Recently, Andres led and participated in centralized audits for governance, regulatory reporting (LCTR/EFTR), sanctions screening for 2nd Line functions, Trade Finance Canada & Mexico, KYC Review in LATAM, Global AML Transformation initiative and international banking regulatory audit reports (Colombia, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Caribbean and Central America).
John McVoy is the Director of Financial Crimes Risk Management at HTLF, which is a Bank Holding Company with over $18 Billion in Assets. John is an attorney with 15-years experience in BSA/AML, Fraud, Risk Management, and Compliance at financial institutions of all size, including US Bank, Baird, Associated Bank, and HTLF. John has his Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager, Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, and Certificate in Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Certifications. John lives in Asbury, Iowa.
Sam is a financial crime prevention professional with over 15 years of practical experience in compliance. Sam holds a number of qualifications and is recognised as a subject matter expert in the field of financial crime.
Sam’s previous work experience includes working as MLRO, Data Protection Officer and CCO and Group Head of AML for various financial institutions, both offshore and in Europe. Sam also worked offshore for several years as the first legal counsel to the financial regulator in Guernsey and subsequently set up the financial crime division, overseeing the examination of a variety of financial institutions. She continues to maintain ongoing engagement with other regulators on financial crime matters.
Sam has extensive training experience in the field of financial crime prevention and corporate governance matters. She has most recently been involved in projects related to FenTech businesses, the use of RegTech to mitigate financial crime and list management relating to the screening of customers and third parties. Sam most recently worked with ACAMS Europe as its AML Director. Sam is recognised by ACAMS as a subject matter expert in sanctions and has co-authored a number of online certificate courses, facilitated working groups on 4/5AMLD in Europe and assistance in the development of white papers. Originally from Montreal, Quebec Canada, Sam holds a Bachelors of Public Administration, Law Degree, qualified as a barrister and solicitor and holds her Masters in Business, specialising in risk management.
Andres Betancourt has more than 10 years of experience in compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) within the financial services industry including the Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal, Royal Bank of Canada and Grant Thornton LLP. As a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and Certified Financial Crime Specialist, Andres works in the Global AML Audit Centre of Excellence for Scotiabank, which assess the design and operational effectiveness of internal controls. This also includes adherence to bank policies and regulatory requirements, particularly those related to AML, anti-terrorist financing (ATF) and sanctions risk management.
Throughout his career, Andres worked with different financial institutions and advisory firms on regulatory compliance effectiveness reviews of reporting entities with operation hubs in multiple jurisdictions including Canada, the United Kingdom, U.S. and Australia. He also worked on AML and fraud investigations, FINTRAC reporting, regulatory AML remediations, quality assurance program design and testing, compliance training and strategy, Centre of Excellence processes and AML internal control audits.
Recently, Andres led and participated in centralized audits for governance, regulatory reporting (LCTR/EFTR), sanctions screening for 2nd Line functions, Trade Finance Canada & Mexico, KYC Review in LATAM, Global AML Transformation initiative and international banking regulatory audit reports (Colombia, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Caribbean and Central America).
John McVoy is the Director of Financial Crimes Risk Management at HTLF, which is a Bank Holding Company with over $18 Billion in Assets. John is an attorney with 15-years experience in BSA/AML, Fraud, Risk Management, and Compliance at financial institutions of all size, including US Bank, Baird, Associated Bank, and HTLF. John has his Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager, Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, and Certificate in Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Certifications. John lives in Asbury, Iowa.
5:25 pm to 5:30 pm PST
Chair's Closing Remarks & End of Conference
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm PST
Transform Finance North America West Coast - Networking & Drinks Reception
Join Us At The Conclusion Of All The Conference Content For A Few Drinks And Informal Networking.