Why should you attend?

An extensive two-day Congress focusing on topical areas within both Fraud and Financial Crime. The Congress will focus on keeping pace with growing attacks and complex regulatory changes.  Featuring presentations, panel discussions and insights from more than 20 industry professionals, this is the forum for like-minded professionals to network, exchange ideas and advance their knowledge.

Key highlights

  • AML ACT :
    Developing an implementation roadmap for upcoming AML Act
  • CYBERSECURITY:
    Enhancing cyber defences to protect against evolving threats including ransomware
  • CRYPTOCURRENCY:
    Navigating crypto exchanges and setting appropriate risk appetite
  • SCAMS:
    Reviewing the wide variety of scam tactics and ways to stay ahead
  • SANCTIONS :
    Navigating the evolving sanctions regime and leveraging technology to identify sanctions evasion
  • GEOPOLITICAL RISK:
    Reviewing the impact of global geopolitical volatility on financial crime
  • CHECK FRAUD:
    Mitigating risk of check fraud and capturing early to minimize losses
  • AI & MACHINE LEARNING:
    Benefits of AI and machine learning in internal programs and leveraging for prevention

Hear from subject matter experts and industry thought leaders

An engaging and interactive agenda spread across 2-days

Gain a holistic overview and deep dive into the fraud and financial crime landscape. Listen in on presentations, panel discussions and live Q&As.

Listen in as subject matter experts share their knowledge

Hear from 20+ knowledgeable industry professionals and gain a well-rounded view of key industry challenges and solutions.

7+ hours of available networking opportunities

Continue conversations beyond the auditorium at a range of networking opportunities, including breakfast, lunch, and complimentary drinks reception.

Key speakers

Dave Wildner Managing Director BNY Mellon will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events with a talk on sanctions

Dave Wildner
Managing Director
BNY Mellon

Brian Siegal Global Head of Fraud Risk Barclays will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events - speaking on AI

Brian Siegal
Global Head of Fraud Risk
Barclays

Deepthi Machavaram Global Head of Digital Financial Crimes, Compliance Advisory Morgan Stanley will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Deepthi Machavaram
Global Head of Digital Financial Crimes, Compliance Advisory
Morgan Stanley

Vikas Tandon Global Head Institutional Client Group (KYC) Operations Control Citi, will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Vikas Tandon
Global Head Institutional Client Group (KYC) Operations Control
Citi

Milana Salzman Managing Director and Associate General Counsel MUFG will be speaking at CeFPro's financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Milana Salzman
Managing Director and Associate General Counsel
MUFG

Brendan Purcell Senior Director, Fraud Detection TIAA will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress

Brendan Purcell
Senior Director, Fraud Detection
TIAA

Mike Greenman Chief Counsel, Financial Crimes Legal US Bank will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Mike Greenman
Chief Counsel, Financial Crimes Legal
US Bank

William Voorhees Head of Enterprise Fraud Truist Financial will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

William Voorhees
Head of Enterprise Fraud
Truist Financial

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James De Rugeriis
Antiboycott Compliance Officer
Wells Fargo

Erika Alders Managing Director and Managing Counsel, Head of US Regulatory Legal State Street will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Erika Alders
Managing Director and Managing Counsel, Head of US Regulatory Legal
State Street

Session previews and related insights

Get an insight of what to expect from the Congress with our past and present speaker session previews.

Reviewing the wide variety of scam techniques and ways to stay ahead

Reviewing the wide variety of scam techniques and ways to stay ahead Raj Dasgupta, Senior Director, Global Advisory, BioCatch Below is an insight into what can be expected from Raj's session at Financial Crime 2024 {{ vc_btn: title=Find+out+more+about+CeFPro%27s+Financial+Crime+USA+2024&style=outline-custom&outline_custom_color=%23d51224&outline_custom_hover_background=%23d51224&outline_custom_hover_text=%23ffffff&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cefpro.com%252Fforthcoming-events%252Ffinancial-crime-usa }} The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the thought leader as an

Reviewing changes under corporate transparency act & beneficial ownership

Reviewing changes under corporate transparency act & beneficial ownership Sheri Levine-Shea, Counsel, Financial Crime Legal, Barclays Below is an insight into what can be expected from Sheri's session at Financial Crime USA 2024 {{ vc_btn: title=Find+out+more+about+Financial+Crime+USA&style=outline-custom&outline_custom_color=%23d51224&outline_custom_hover_background=%23d51224&outline_custom_hover_text=%23ffffff&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cefpro.com%252Fforthcoming-events%252Ffinancial-crime-usa%252F }} The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the thought leader as an individual, and are not

Managing the global geopolitical environment

Managing the global geopolitical environment Hunter Kreger, VP, FIU Deputy OFAC Officer, Atlantic Union Bank Below is an insight on managing the global geopolitical environment and managing fast-moving sanctions regimes provided by Hunter ahead of his session last year at Fraud and Financial Crime USA 2023. {{ vc_btn: title=Find+out+more+about+our+2024+Financial+Crime+USA&style=outline-custom&outline_custom_color=%23d51224&outline_custom_hover_background=%23d51224&outline_custom_hover_text=%23ffffff&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cefpro.com%252Fforthcoming-events%252Ffinancial-crime-usa%252F }} The views and opinions expressed in

Authentication strategies and the use of biometrics

Authentication strategies and the use of biometrics Rick Swenson, Managing Director Fraud Strategy and Governance, TIAA Below is an insight on authentication and biometrics provided by Rick ahead of his session last year at Fraud and Financial Crime USA 2023. {{ vc_btn: title=Find+out+more+about+our+2024+Financial+Crime+USA&style=outline-custom&outline_custom_color=%23d51224&outline_custom_hover_background=%23d51224&outline_custom_hover_text=%23ffffff&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cefpro.com%252Fforthcoming-events%252Ffinancial-crime-usa%252F }} The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the

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Agenda

8:00 – 8:50

Registration and breakfast

8:50 – 9:00

Chair’s opening remarks

9:00 – 9:45

AML ACT – PANEL DISCUSSION
Developing an implementation roadmap for upcoming AML Act

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  • Understanding the best way to implement AML A into programs
  • Establishing priorities and reviewing tweaks that need to be made to programs
    • Integrating priorities whilst staying compliant
  • Reviewing the potential impact of national priorities
  • Understanding what processes will come out in the official guidance
  • Understanding how to access the new database
  • Reviewing future changes on the horizon
Vikas Tandon Global Head Institutional Client Group (KYC) Operations Control Citi, will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Vikas Tandon, Global Head Institutional Client Group (KYC) Operations Control, Citi

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Gregory Calpakis, BSA/AML Reform Program Manager & Information Security Officer, OCC tbc

9:45 – 10:20

CTA & BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Reviewing changes under corporate transparency act & beneficial ownership

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  • Reviewing how FinCEN will now collect information to help identify beneficial owners
  • Communicating requirements and timelines to legal entities
  • Ensuring organizations can rely on the registry and updating it on a regular basis
  • Reviewing the status of CTA and how effective this could be for financial institutions
  • Understanding the beneficial ownership registry and how to use it
  • Contradictions brought with the beneficial ownership registry and the beneficial ownership rule
Sheri Levine-Shea Counsel, Financial Crime Legal Barclays will be speaking at CeFPro Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Sheri Levine-Shea, Counsel, Financial Crime Legal, Barclays

10:20-10:50

Morning refreshment break and networking

10:50-11:25

AML AND OFAC OBLIGATIONS 
Responding to cybercriminals when ransomware attacks hit financial institutions customers 

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  • Relevant regulatory guidance from OFAC and FinCEN on cyber ransom events
  • What are a financial institution’s obligations when it becomes aware of a ransomware attack on a customer
  • How to conduct adequate diligence on a ransom payment
  • Tension between customer priorities during a cyber-attack and financial institution responsibilities
Mike Greenman Chief Counsel, Financial Crimes Legal US Bank will be speaking at CeFPro's financial crime congress | CeFPro Events

Mike Greenman, Chief Counsel, Financial Crimes Legal, US Bank

11:25-12:10

CYBERSECURITY AND RANSOMWARE – PANEL DISCUSSION
Enhancing cyber defences to protect against evolving threats including ransomware

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  • Integrating the right systems to prevent cyber crimes
  • Recruiting relevant expertise in the bank
  • Investing in infrastructure and technology to ensure systems are not vulnerable
  • Having preventative controls in place to mitigate cyber risk
  • Synchronising approach with other industries to reduce impact to the bank
  • Managing ransomware attacks that could pay sanctioned individuals
  • Identifying ransomware attacks and reporting to law enforcement
  • Building a robust business continuity plan around attacks
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Mandar Rege, Managing Director, Operational Risk Management – Technology and Cybersecurity, Citi

Katherine Cobb SVP, Manager, CSOC Defensive Team Zions Bancorp will be speaking at CeFPro's financial crime congress \ CeFPro Events

Katherine Cobb, SVP, Manager, CSOC Defensive Team, Zions Bancorp

12:10-12:45

DATA
Enhancing data programs & developing analytical insights

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  • Getting internal data into one format so that all teams can view
  • Leveraging internal data for transaction monitoring and KYC reviews
  • Streamlining methods used to collect data and translating this into one understandable format
  • Ensuring data is accurate to feed upstream processes
  • Identifying guidelines to facilitate data sharing amongst institutions
  • Making meaningful use for data analytics
  • Building an operational system that can collect meaningful data
    • Reducing cycle times and making systems more agile
Kai Schrimpf Managing Director, Head of Monitoring and Screening Controls Morgan Stanley will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Kai Schrimpf, Managing Director, Head of Monitoring and Screening Controls, Morgan Stanley

12:45-1:45

Lunch break and networking

1:45-2:30

CRYPTOCURRENCY – PANEL DISCUSSION
Navigating crypto exchanges as they are unregulated and setting appropriate risk appetite

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  • Mitigating risks with unregulated exchanges
  • Understanding the acceptable use of Crypto
  • Managing different types of Crypto exchange when FI’s don’t hold Crypto wallets
    • Reviewing the risk framework around this and understanding what to tolerate
  • Understanding when to file a SAR with Crypto exchanges
  • Building strong KYC programs around different exchanges
  • Enhancing due diligence around Crypto exchanges
  • Educating customers around Crypto investments
  • Working with Crypto exchanges across different jurisdictions and level of maturity
  • Managing and monitoring Crypto exchanges as a non-traditional transaction
    • Implementing automation and innovation
Milana Salzman Managing Director and Associate General Counsel MUFG will be speaking at CeFPro's financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Milana Salzman, Managing Director and Associate General Counsel, MUFG

Deepthi Machavaram Global Head of Digital Financial Crimes Compliance Advisory Morgan Stanley will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Deepthi Machavaram, Global Head of Digital Financial Crimes Compliance Advisory, Morgan Stanley

Oleg Pobereyko Special agent/Project Leader J5/OECD IRS Criminal Investigation will be speaking at CeFPro's financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Oleg Pobereyko, Global Special Agent/Project Leader J5/OECD, IRS Criminal Investigation

2:30-3:05

APP FRAUD
Techniques to manage authorized push payment and social engineering scams

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  • Protecting vulnerable customers
  • Tracking transactions to recover money
    • Increased use of bitcoin to reduce recoverability
  • Technology to detect APP fraud
    • Behavioural biometrics to monitor activity
  • Identifying and educating vulnerable customers
  • Updates and changes in APP fraud landscape
William Voorhees Head of Enterprise Fraud Truist Financial will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

William Voorhees, Head of Enterprise Fraud, Truist Financial

3:05-3:40

DIGITAL AND REAL TIME PAYMENTS
Integration of digital and real time payments and emerging adequate controls to identify fraud instantly

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  • Understanding how the regulators view digital payments
  • Protecting customers from fraud and scams
    • Ensuring appropriate privacy is in place
  • Educating consumers to understand potential risks with digital payments
  • Reviewing who assumes liability when digital payment apps are used
  • Adding more scrutiny around transferring personal information across different parties
  • Having strong privacy regulations and controls in place to decrease data being leaked
  • Moving faster with payments due to regulations
    • Identifying where the regulators are moving to

3:40-4:10

Afternoon refreshment break and networking

4:10-4:45

IDENTITY THEFT
Reviewing tactics in identity theft and setting appropriate controls to manage potential attacks

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  • Updating the CIP and due diligence processes
  • Increased identity theft with more online banking
  • Identifying people digitally as banks grow online channels
  • Having appropriate checks in place without alienating customers
  • Leveraging technologies to catch fraud whilst giving an easy online experience
    • Staying compliant with regulations
  • Reducing information and data that is compromised
  • Ensuring customers are legitimate at account opening

4:45-5:20

SCAMS
Reviewing the wide variety of scam tactics and ways to stay ahead

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  • Increased impersonation from fraudsters to customers
    • Leveraging tools to prevent customer manipulation
  • Educating customers to prevent losses to scams
  • Detecting scams made through generative AI
  • Monitoring internally for suspicious activity
    • Asking questions around overseas transactions
  • Monitoring account activity
Brendan Purcell Senior Director, Fraud Detection TIAA, will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Brendan Purcell, Senior Director, Fraud Detection, TIAA

5:20-5:30

Chair’s closing remarks and drink’s reception

5:30

End of day one

8:00 – 8:50

Registration and breakfast

8:50 – 9:00

Chair’s opening remarks

9:00 – 9:45

SANCTIONS – PANEL DISCUSSION
Navigating the ever evolving sanctions regime and leveraging technology to identify sanctions evasion

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  • Detecting sanctions evasions through the use of payment mechanisms
  • Reviewing what is being done internally with current sanctions regimes
  • Staying on top of Sanctions that are coming out
  • Navigating across different sanctions regimes
  • Identifying if legitimate trades will end up aiding Russian military
  • Sharing information across financial institutions to identify trends
  • Detecting sanctions circumvention attempts
  • Leveraging public private partnerships to discuss outgoing threats
  • Reviewing red flags in transactions to identify sanctions evasion
    • Understanding Tri-Seal publication
  • Staying abreast of current events and updates
  • Listing active sanctions and sharing this across the business
    • Leveraging technology to relevant information
Imtiaz Hussain Managing Director and Deputy Chief Auditor BNY Mellon will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Imtiaz Hussain, Managing Director and Deputy Chief Auditor, BNY Mellon

Erika Alders Managing Director and Managing Counsel, Head of US Regulatory Legal State Street will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Erika Alders, Managing Director and Managing Counsel, Head of US Regulatory Legal, State Street

Kevin R. Puvalowski Senior Deputy Superintendent – Consumer Protection and Financial Enforcement New York State Department of Financial Services will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Kevin R. Puvalowski, Senior Deputy Superintendent – Consumer Protection and Financial Enforcement, New York State Department of Financial Services

Kristine Cang Cuesta Head of US-BSA/AML & Sanctions Compliance BBVA will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime congress | CeFPro Events

Kristine Cang Cuesta, Head of US-BSA/AML & Sanctions Compliance, BBVA

9:45-10:20

GEOPOLITICAL RISK
Reviewing the impact of global geopolitical volatility on financial crime

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  • Reviewing the potential implications from Russia & Ukraine
  • Ensuring policies and activities are updated for as the geopolitical situation evolves
  • Managing and monitoring controls over software providers
  • Managing business functions when there is an aggressive pace to win business
  • Partnering with businesses within rules set within the institution
  • Less profit margins causing reduced budget for fraud and financial crime teams
  • Potential of increased fraud in economic downturn
    • Staying ahead of potential attacks with less budget
Dave Wildner Managing Director BNY Mellon will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Dave Wildner, Managing Director, BNY Mellon

10:20-10:50

Morning refreshment break and networking

10:50-11:25

KYC
Enhancing KYC processes to capture changes at a client level

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  • Managing KYC digitally through blockchain technology
    • Picking up differences regionally
  • Leveraging blockchain technology to be used as a self settlement tool
  • Logging client information on a ledger to be able to verify information instantly
  • Updating client information regularly
  • Leveraging external data providers to be able to keep up
  • Getting client information in a timely manner without damaging the relationship
  • Making clients comply and provide relevant information
Brian Borawski SVP, BSA Business Liaison Officer M&T Bank will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Event

Brian Borawski, SVP, BSA Business Liaison Officer, M&T Bank

11:25-12:00

AUTHENTICATION
Developing authentication practices to stay ahead of technology innovation

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  • Authenticating clients and subsequent transactions for that client relationship
  • Validating client information against government databases
    • Filling voids in sharing of information
  • Keeping pace with the speed of data and investing in technology
  • Ensuring the right person is being authenticated at onboarding
    • Having consistent information sources
  • Educating vendors and bankers on proper authentication
    • Increase in use of deepfakes to impersonate
  • Overcoming challenges posed by authentication with increased use of AI
  • Utilizing biometrics to have stronger controls in place
Brian Siegal Global Head of Fraud Risk Barclays will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Brian Siegal, Global Head of Fraud Risk, Barclays

12:00-12:35

CHECK FRAUD
Mitigating risk of check fraud and capturing early to minimize losses

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  • Encouraging customers to use alternative payment methods
  • Having controls in place to identify counterfeit checks
  • Integrating technology to help catch check fraud
  • Training staff to identify counterfeit checks
  • Identifying cloned information made through technology
    • Deepfakes & ChatGPT
  • Proactively identifying check fraud to avoid clients falling victim
  • Stopping account opening fraud to deposit the checks into
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Victor Cardona, Senior Vice President, BSA Officer, Golden State Bank
Senior Executive,
Golden State Bank

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Senior Executive, US Postal Service

12:35-1:35

Lunch break and networking

1:35-2:20


COMPLIANCE PROGRAM – PANEL DISCUSSION
Delivering a compliance program and demonstrating value add to board and management

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  • Driving a compliance program to be more business friendly
    • Showing that it is not just a cost center
  • Presenting the money received is being used in an effective way to drive business
  • Investing and expanding a compliance program
  • Delivering trending and fraud exposure to senior leaders
    • Providing the most impactful data
  • Building a case to implement new detection and prevention tools to prevent fraud
James De Rugeriis Antiboycott Compliance Officer Wells Fargo will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

James De Rugeriis, Antiboycott Compliance Officer, Wells Fargo

Jared Wong Executive Director, Americas Head of Investment Management Financial Crimes Morgan Stanley will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Jared Wong, Executive Director, Americas Head of Investment Management Financial Crimes, Morgan Stanley

2:20-2:55


TECHNOLOGY
Reviewing emerging technology and how this could improve the quality of programs internally whilst reducing cost

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  • Reviewing complexities around collaboration with virtual asset service providers and incorporating cryptocurrencies into strategy
  • Developing more efficient and advanced programs
  • Leveraging technology to improve efficiency and quality of programs
  • Reviewing technology available to help reduce false positive alerts
  • Adapting technology systems to deal with emerging threats
  • Balancing costs and legacy infrastructure
  • Moving technology platforms to be more agile to keep up with the evolving threats
  • Considering different risk areas when designing new technology
    • Building in the agility and adaptability to change with trends
  • Understanding the changing technological landscape whilst being at the forefront
  • Leveraging tools whilst staying compliant with regulatory requirements
  • Implementing controls to identify accounts opened with fraudulent info or synthetic ID’s
  • Integrating controls to protect customers from scams as techniques become more widespread and sophisticated

2:55-3:30


BUSINESS EMAIL COMPROMISE
Reviewing continued approaches to business email compromise to stay ahead

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  • Increased phishing emails with ChatGPT
    • Knowing when these are fraudulent
  • Protecting clients credentials to stop data being compromised
  • Educating customers on what to look for in phishing emails
  • Monitoring accounts to look for unusual activity
  • Reviewing how business email compromise attacks could evolve with ChatGPT
  • Investing in defence tools

3:30-4:00

Afternoon refreshment break and networking

4:00-4:35

PONZI & PYRAMID SCHEMES
Staying ahead of the rise in ponzi & pyramid schemes and identifying them in a timely manner

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  • Reporting schemes in a suspicious activity report
  • Implementing an effective risk based approach to counteract schemes
  • Having an effective transaction monitoring system and using this to identify schemes
  • Reviewing patterns in payments
  • Spending time when onboarding business customers to process the investment scheme
  • Distinguishing between ponzi and pyramid schemes
  • Identifying potential reputational and financial fallout
Giancarlo Berrocal SVP – Operational Risk Management Citi will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Giancarlo Berrocal, SVP – Operational Risk Management, Citi

4:35-5:10

AI & MACHINE LEARNING 
Exploring the benefits of AI & Machine learning in internal programs and seeing how this can be leveraged to prevent fraud and financial crime

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  • Leveraging AI & Machine Learning to develop more efficient and advanced programs
  • Reviewing where robotics can be leveraged in a program
  • Leveraging technology to improve efficiency and quality of programs
  • Understanding how AI & Machine Learning can help with investigations
    • Drafting SARs using AI & Machine Learning
  • Overcoming the challenge of being heavily regulated being able to roll out technology at a faster pace
  • Exploring AI tools that can prevent fraud and financial crimes happening in real time
  • Understanding the regulators expectations of strengthening governance frameworks around AI
  • Reviewing potential ethical implications around AI
  • Implementing AI into programs to identify any challenges
  • Implementing generative AI
    • Reviewing how generative AI has changed processes
  • Governing AI appropriately with the correct checks
  • Leveraging AI to reduce manual tasks and cost
  • Implementing AI to prevent and detect fraudulent activity
  • Identifying tools and best practices to protect generative AI driven fraud
  • Implementing new systems to fight new AI driven fraud schemes
    • Leveraging sophisticated data and analytics techniques
  • Putting controls in place to vet AI internally
Sudharshan Narva Director, Data Analytics Internal Audit TIAA will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Sudharshan Narva, Director, Data Analytics Internal Audit, TIAA

5:10-5:20

Chair’s closing remarks

5:20

End of Congress

Speakers

Erika Alders Managing Director and Managing Counsel, Head of US Regulatory Legal State Street will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Erika Alders
Managing Director and Managing Counsel, Head of US Regulatory Legal
State Street

Giancarlo Berrocal SVP – Operational Risk Management Citi will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Giancarlo Berrocal
SVP – Operational Risk Management
Citi

Brian Borawski SVP, BSA Business Liaison Officer M&T Bank will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Event

Brian Borawski
SVP, BSA Business Liaison Officer
M&T Bank

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Gregory Calpakis
BSA/AML Reform Program Manager & Information Security Officer
OCC

Kristine Cang Cuesta Head of US-BSA/AML & Sanctions Compliance BBVA will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime congress | CeFPro Events

Kristine Cang Cuesta 
Head of US-BSA/AML & Sanctions Compliance
BBVA

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Victor Cardona
Senior Vice President, BSA Officer
Golden State Bank

Katherine Cobb SVP, Manager, CSOC Defensive Team Zions Bancorp will be speaking at CeFPro's financial crime congress \ CeFPro Events

Katherine Cobb
SVP, Manager, CSOC Defensive Team
Zions Bancorp

Mike Greenman Chief Counsel, Financial Crimes Legal US Bank will be speaking at CeFPro's financial crime congress | CeFPro Events

Mike Greenman
Chief Counsel, Financial Crimes Legal
US Bank

Imtiaz Hussain Managing Director and Deputy Chief Auditor BNY Mellon will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Imtiaz Hussain
Managing Director and Deputy Chief Auditor
BNY Mellon

Sheri Levine-Shea Counsel, Financial Crime Legal Barclays will be speaking at CeFPro Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Sheri Levine-Shea
Counsel, Financial Crime Legal
Barclays

Deepthi Machavaram Global Head of Digital Financial Crimes Compliance Advisory Morgan Stanley will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Deepthi Machavaram
Global Head of Digital Financial Crimes Compliance Advisory
Morgan Stanley

Sudharshan Narva Director, Data Analytics Internal Audit TIAA will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Sudharshan Narva
Director, Data Analytics Internal Audit
TIAA

Oleg Pobereyko Special agent/Project Leader J5/OECD IRS Criminal Investigation will be speaking at CeFPro's financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Oleg Pobereyko
Special agent/Project Leader J5/OECD
IRS Criminal Investigation

Brendan Purcell Senior Director, Fraud Detection TIAA, will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Brendan Purcell
Senior Director, Fraud Detection
TIAA

Kevin R. Puvalowski Senior Deputy Superintendent – Consumer Protection and Financial Enforcement New York State Department of Financial Services will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Kevin R. Puvalowski
Senior Deputy Superintendent – Consumer Protection and Financial Enforcement
New York State Department of Financial Services

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Mandar Rege
Managing Director, Operational Risk Management – Technology and Cybersecurity
Citi

James De Rugeriis Antiboycott Compliance Officer Wells Fargo will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

James De Rugeriis
Antiboycott Compliance Officer
Wells Fargo

Milana Salzman Managing Director and Associate General Counsel MUFG will be speaking at CeFPro's financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Milana Salzman
Managing Director and Associate General Counsel
MUFG

Kai Schrimpf Managing Director, Head of Monitoring and Screening Controls Morgan Stanley will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Kai Schrimpf
Managing Director, Head of Monitoring and Screening Controls
Morgan Stanley

Brian Siegal Global Head of Fraud Risk Barclays will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Brian Siegal
Global Head of Fraud Risk
Barclays

Vikas Tandon Global Head Institutional Client Group (KYC) Operations Control Citi, will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Vikas Tandon
Global Head Institutional Client Group (KYC) Operations Control
Citi

William Voorhees Head of Enterprise Fraud Truist Financial will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

William Voorhees
Head of Enterprise Fraud
Truist Financial

Dave Wildner Managing Director BNY Mellon will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Dave Wildner
Managing Director
BNY Mellon

Jared Wong Executive Director, Americas Head of Investment Management Financial Crimes Morgan Stanley will be speaking at CeFPro's Financial Crime Congress | CeFPro Events

Jared Wong
Executive Director, Americas Head of Investment Management Financial Crimes
Morgan Stanley

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  • Breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks
  • Drinks reception at the end of day-1
  • Q&As, panel discussions, and audience participation technology

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Registration includes breakfast, refreshment breaks, lunches, the drinks reception at the end of day-1, full access to the sessions and exhibition area. Presentations from the sessions are also available via our post-event website, available on CeFPro Connect under Course Materials once the Congress has taken place.

Where can I find the Congress documentation and speaker presentations?

All registered attendees will receive an email with access to documentation and speaker presentations after the Congress*. We will work with our presenters to include as many presentations as possible on our App during the Congress.

* Please note that our speakers often have to gain permission from their relevant compliance departments to release their presentations. On rare occasions compliance may not allow presentations to be distributed.

Will breakfast, lunch and refreshment be provided?

Yes. As with all of our events, the Center for Financial Professionals will be providing brilliant coffee, breakfast, lunch, refreshments, and smaller bites during the networking breaks.

Are there any rules on dress code?

Business attire is requested. The Congress is a formal opportunity to network with like-minded professionals and to gain knowledge from the industry’s finest risk management experts.

Register

Register for Fraud & Financial Crime USA and join the likes of 150+ industry professionals and subject matter experts looking to engage in meaningful conversation and discuss the latest sector developments and challenges.

Register before November 17 to take advantage of our launch rate.

Need assistance with your registration? Get in touch with us via email below, or call us on +1 888 677 7007.

Launch rate | Nov 17

Representing a financial institution or government body
$699

E.g. Bank, Insurance company, Asset manager, Regulator

Representing an information or service provider
$1399

E.g. Consultant, Vendor, Executive search firm, Law firm

*To qualify for the preferential ‘early bird’ rates, registration must be received by the close of the ‘early bird’ working day, and payment can be made at the time of registering, or up to a week after registration is made an invoice sent. CeFPro reserves the right to increase rates should payment be delayed significantly. For Group Rates to be valid, the whole group must register at the same time, though names can be changed at any time up to the event at no additional cost. Should a delegate register at a rate that is inaccurate, CeFPro reserves the right to issue an additional invoice for the outstanding amount.

A 2-in-1 conference experience

By registering to attend Fraud & Financial Crime USA, you will also gain complete access to Advanced Model Risk USA which will be held in the same venue! Take advantage of this unique opportunity to pick and choose which sessions you want to engage in across two events, all for the price of one.

With 2 conferences taking place in one venue and over 40 sessions to listen in on. Get your team on board and take advantage of our group booking offers – Buy 4, get the 5th for free!

Advanced Model Risk

Enhancing modeling techniques in an advancing technological landscape.

Center for Financial Professionals launches its third annual Advanced Model Risk Congress in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Come and join us on March 12-13, 2024, to enhance your modeling techniques and advance your knowledge to take back to your team.

As the technological landscape continues to evolve, it is critical to advance your modeling techniques to ensure best practice in your organization. Advanced Model Risk USA is the go-to congress to build on your professional development with our 7+ hours of networking opportunities and carefully curated agenda of industry thought leaders.

Key highlights

  • BLACK BOX MODELS:
    Increasing transparency to understand Black Box methodologies
  • LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS:
    Aligning Large Language Models with traditional model risk frameworks
  • BIAS AND EXPLAINABILITY:
    Managing toxic results of AI/ML and Large Language models
  • QUANTIFYING MODEL RISK:
    Enhancing model portfolios to quantify model risk
  • PERFORMANCE MONITORING:
    Ongoing performance monitoring to establish model risk management
  • MACHINE LEARNING:
    Developing AI/ML into model risk management programmes
  • AI GOVERNANCE:
    Defining best practice of AI/ML models
  • CLIMATE RISK:
    Defining climate risk into modelling portfolio

Key speakers

Agus Sudjianto EVP, Head of Corporate Model Risk at Wells Fargo will be speaking at CeFPro's Advance Model Risk Congress | CeFPro events

Agus Sudjianto
EVP, Head of Corporate Model Risk
Wells Fargo

Roderick Powell SVP, Head of Model Risk Management Ameris Bank will be speaking at CeFPro's Advanced Model Risk Congress | CeFPro Events

Roderick Powell
SVP, Head of Model Risk Management
Ameris Bank

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Julia Litvinova
Managing Director, Head of Model Validation and Analytic
State Street

Manoj Singh Managing Director, Model Risk Officer Bank of America will be speaking at Advanced Model Risk 2024 | CeFPro Events

Manoj Singh
Managing Director, Model Risk Officer
Bank of America

Xiangyin (Jane) Zheng Audit Director BNY Mellon will be speaking at Advanced Model Risk 2024 | CeFPro Events

Xiangyin (Jane) Zheng
Audit Director
BNY Mellon

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Stephen Hsu
SVP, Head of Model Risk Management
Pacific Western Bank

Rodanthy Tzani Head of Model Risk Management New York Life Insurance Company, will be speaking at Advanced Model Risk 2024 | CeFPro Events

Rodanthy Tzani
Head of Model Risk Management
New York Life Insurance Company

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Ankur Goel
SVP, Head of Consumer and Fraud Modelling
PNC

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Arthur Robb
Managing Director – Head of Model Risk Management
TIAA-CREF

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Janet Shand
Director, Model Risk Management
NYCB