Virtual Event
AML & KYC APAC

Ammar Azizi joined Bank Muamalat Malaysia in 2020 in the role of Head of AML/CFT Audit and is responsible in developing and executing an integrated and long-term strategy to provide the Bank with an independent and objective AML/CFT assurance, ensuring that the Bank’s first and second lines of defense is meeting its internal policies, procedures, controls, and risk limits.

Prior to joining Bank Muamalat Malaysia, Ammar has worked with Hong Leong Bank Berhad, RHB Bank Berhad, Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad, and the Securities Commission Malaysia. In these organisations he ran and led Customer Due Diligence (CDD) operations, AML/CFT Transactions Monitoring and Financial Crime Compliance Investigation. Ammar’s breadth of experience in the AML/CFT field includes leading innovation such as initiating and heading a team in On-going Due Diligence (ODD) project, commencing post submission process of Suspicious Transactions Reports and the creation of a specialized team that connects financial intelligence gathered from various sources to investigate complex and unique AML/CFT cases.

Mr. Ammar Azizi earned his Bachelor in Finance (Hons) from MARA University of Technology Malaysia, Advanced Certification in AML/CFT from Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers and International Diploma in AML/CFT from University of Manchester (in association with International Compliance Association).

Chon Yoong has joined Ant Group as an AML & Sanctions Expert in 2021, focusing on international AML and Sanctions business governance.

He used to be working in Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) over ten years for several units including business finance, global digital alliances and global personal & preferred segment. He has been focusing on performance management, retail product value propositions, mobile payment initiative partnered with listed telecommunication company and cost optimisation initiatives throughout Retail Bank, Private Banking and SME Segment. The last role was to lead project, process and governance team for various risk exposures including AML, Sanctions, FATCA, CRS, Tax Compliance, Fraud Risk, Cyber Security, Data Privacy and Operational Risk. His main objective is to ensure mentioned risk exposures are mitigated with automated systems and better monitoring processes.

Prior to joining SCB, Chon Yoong has worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) over four years as an external auditor covering several listed groups of companies in oil & gas, pipe lining, construction and property development industries.

Dr Adrienne Heinrich received her M.Sc. degree in Information Technology and Electrical Engineering at the ETH in Zurich, Switzerland, and subsequently joined Philips Research in 2006. She obtained her PhD degree at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands in 2015. 

From 2012 to 2020, Adrienne has been leading AI and Machine Learning use cases for personal health and connected care products and services at Royal Philips. In 2020, she was appointed head of the AI Center of Excellence at UnionBank of the Philippines and is supporting UnionBank’s digital transformation journey. 

Hiroshi Ozaki, CAMS, Director, AML/CFT Policy Office, Strategy Development and Management Financial Services Agency, Japan Mr. Ozaki joined Financial Services Agency, Japan (“JFSA”) on February 1, 2018 as a Director of AML/CFT Policy Office which was newly established in the JFSA in February 2018 in order to enhance the control of risk of money laundering and terrorist financing (“ML/FT”) and establish a more effective regime to combat ML/FT in the Japanese financial industry. Prior to joining the FSA, Mr. Ozaki had been working for thirty years in private financial sector and public sectors in Japan and overseas. He was a General Manager of Financial Crime Prevention Department of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (“SMBC”) and began his career at the Mitsui Bank, currently SMBC, in 1988, where he served in various sections in domestic and overseas offices like New York, London and Dubai, in planning, marketing and compliance.

Mr. Ozaki earned his Master of Business Administration from Stern School of Business, New York University and Bachelor of Economics from the University of Tokyo, and he is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (“CAMS”). He is also the member of Japan Association of International Security and Trade, Chartered Member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan, and Certified International Investment Analyst. 

Lee joined HSBC in the UK in 1997 and has since held several IT roles in the UK, Brazil, India and Hong Kong. Lee has been based in Hong Kong since June 2010 where his most recent role has been as the Head of Financial Crime Risk IT for Asia Pacific, the largest and most important region for HSBC Group. In this role, Lee was responsible for rolling out the compliance systems that helped HSBC meet its Deferred Prosecution Agreement commitments. Lee was also appointed as the Global Head of Anti-Money Laundering Technology for HSBC at the beginning of January 2018, in addition to his regional role.

Atty. Mel Georgie Racela is the Executive Director and head of the operational arm of the AMLC, executing the AMLC’s vision and ensuring sustainable reforms for the Secretariat, since 2017. Prior to this, he has been with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas for 21 years, holding various positions in the areas of banking supervision, legal counselling, and litigation as well as financial investigation.

Atty. Racela contributed largely to legislative and regulatory framework developments, which filled critical gaps in the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) defense, such as Republic Act (RA) No.10927, known in local parlance as the casino law, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations; and RA No. 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, to name a few.

Further, under his supervision were the approval of the Second National Risk Assessment Report, which evaluated the overall threat and effectiveness of the Philippines’ AML/CTF mechanisms; and the approval of Executive Order No. 68 series of 2018 by the President, which embodies the country’s National AML/CTF Strategy (NACS).

He obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from San Beda College and his Accounting degree from De La Salle University. He also holds a Master of Laws degree in International Legal Studies from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC, USA, where he graduated as a Dean’s Lister.  

Imran is a member of the Financial CrimesUnit under INTERPOL’s Criminal Networks Sub-directorate. He is responsible for coordinating cases relating to financial crime investigations and asset recovery matters with INTERPOL’s member countries. He speaks at various international fora and collaborates closely with other international partners for projects in the field of financial crime.

Prior to his stint at INTERPOL, Imranhadmore than 10years’experiencewith the Singapore Police Force (SPF), particularly in the field of financial investigation and financial intelligence at the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD). He has taken on various postings at CAD, including with the Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office (the FinancialIntelligence Unit of Singapore), the International Cooperation Branch and the Inter-Agency Committee for the Financial Action Task Force’s Mutual Evaluation of Singapore. He was also appointed as a trainer with the Home Team School of Criminal Investigation.

Imran currently holds a bachelor’s degree of Business from the Nanyang Technological University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Financing Terrorism (AML/CFT) from the International Compliance Association(ICA).

Prabhakar is an experienced financial crime leader, and a Chartered Accountant with 20 years of experience in financial crime, fraud investigations and fraud risk management. In his current role at ANZ Bank, he is a Lead Advisor to the KYC Centre of Expertise and advises on all matters KYC related including remediation projects, transformation projects, technology changes and major initiatives across the Australian Retail and Commercial (AR&C) Division for ANZ Bank. He also leads a team that manages KYC escalations and is responsible for building workforce capability across the AR&C Portfolio.  

He has significant experience and a keen focus in harnessing the power of big data and technology in preventing, detecting and responding to the scourge of financial crime and fraud. Previously in his role as a Director at KPMG Forensic, he has led large teams in managing several complex and sensitive fraud / financial crime engagements subject to media and regulatory scrutiny. 

Olivia is currently the Director of Compliance & AML/CTF at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation based in Sydney. She is a seasoned compliance practitioner in the banking & finance industry holding professional qualifications: Dual-Qualified Lawyer (admitted in Australia, Hong Kong), Chartered Secretary, Chartered Governance Professional (FGIA FCG), LLM (European & Comparative Law), CAMS, CGSS, CFE, ACSI, IOC (UK).

She has a proven track record of proactive engagement with key financial services regulators and familiarity with cross-border regulations in the Asia-Pacific region: Australia (APRA, ASIC, AUSTRAC); Hong Kong (HKMA, SFC); Singapore (MAS).

Olivia is an advocate of global mindset with career footprint spanning international financial centres in Asia, Europe and Oceania including London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, Sydney, Amsterdam, Brussels.

Alexander R. Malaket, CITP, CTFP, GTP-E, is President of OPUS Advisory Services International Inc., Toronto, Canada, as well as Partner at ESG Validation Ltd., London, UK and Founding Partner, Prism Global Partners LLP, London, UK. Activities across the firms focus on trade, logistics and supply chain, trade-related financing and risk, as well as trade-related policy and international development, in addition to sustainability and ESG in trade, capital markets and policy. Alexander advises several FinTech start-ups around the world, and engages in top-level advocacy through the UN, the B20/G20 processes, the WTO and other organisations.

Alexander undertakes a range of advisory engagements from global strategy to technology, operating model and business case analysis to business process reviews, AML/CFT and financial crime compliance and related. Malaket has researched and authored thought leadership reports, program assessments and reviews, public and international policy reports and has participated in or chaired numerous international initiatives for industry bodies and other institutions.

Mr. Malaket is an internationally recognized expert, contributing regularly to industry publications. Alexander speaks and chairs panels at top-tier conferences and events around the world and is the author of “Financing Trade and International Supply Chains”, Gower/Ashgate Publishing, UK 2014 (now Taylor & Francis, UK).

Colin has recently joined BNY Mellon as Regulatory Product Manager. He is responsible for ensuring that all products within Asset Servicing are compliant with upcoming regulations and serve our client’s needs to meet the regulatory requirements, including MIFID II, GDPR, MMFR.

He represents the company on a number of RegTech Award panels and industry Event Advisory Boards, and helps to co-ordinate the BNY Mellon Tax & Regulatory Client Forum. This industry-leading event includes a number of RegTech panels and the creation of a regular BNY Mellon RegTech Forum.

Prior to joining BNY Mellon, Colin spent 4 years working at Barclays as Industry & Regulatory Engagement Lead for Data Management, working with RegTech and vendor solution providers to assess solutions to meet the upcoming Regulatory challenges. Previously, he was Global Product Manager for Omgeo CTM responsible for developing the product to meet all client and regulatory requirements. He has also spent time at a number of leading Investment Bank institutions, including Deutsche Bank, Nomura, and Goldman Sachs, across a broad range of Data Management, Client Service and project management roles.

Janthana is the CEO and Founder of Tapoly, the first on-demand insurance platform for the gig economy in Europe, and winner of Insurance Provider of the Year at the British Small Business Awards 2018. She is listed by Forbes as number 6 of the Top 100 Women Founders to watch, and is among the Top Ten Insurtech Female Influencers according to The Insurance Institute. Janthana is a chartered accountant and former internal audit director at top-tier investment banks.

As the Head of Fund Reporting and Regulatory Change, Deon is responsible for reporting fund data to clients, and for building client solutions around European and UK regulatory developments.

Deon believes that asset managers need to focus on cleaning their data and making it available to clients online. Clients want to see the underlying data that drives everything asset managers create for them – and providing this in a transparent and timely way, especially in the regulatory space, will be a winning strategy for any firm. He is also no 3 on the 2019 Empower Yahoo Finance ethnic minority future leaders list. Deon is chair of the LGBT+ Allies network which represents and brings together their LGBT community and allies.

Jacqui is an international web scientist recognised as one of the 100 most powerful UK entrepreneurs and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science in recognition of her international futurist work.

She is recognised as one of the Top Ten global IoT innovators and an independent industry analyst for the Internet of Things (IoT). She is one of 4 IoT leaders advising the European Commission on their citizen strategy in an IoT enabled Europe.

She is personally recognised as one of the UK’s most influential Women in Tech, one of the 34 IoT Influencers on Twitter, one of the 20 global entrepreneurs to watch, and a UK Smart City Leader. She was shortlisted for a Cyber Security industry award based on her European work and was invited to a speak in Davos on the future of the Cyber Security Industry.

She is globally recognised as a Smart City Tzar, smart cities are the future hubs of democracy in an IoT world. She is a Strategic Advisor to the UK Government on Smart Cities, Cities lead on Digital Built Britain and a Principal UK Expert lead for the British Standards Institute (BSI) international team for Smart Cities and AI.

She is one of the International Smart City experts advising the Chinese Government on their Smart City Programme.