AI and Innovation to
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financial crime and anti-fraud
AI and Innovation to
effectively manage
financial crime and anti-fraud
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
Brian Siegal
Global Head of Fraud Risk
Barclays
Deepthi Machavaram
Global Head of Digital Financial Crimes, Compliance Advisory
Morgan Stanley
Vikas Tandon
Global Head Institutional Client Group (KYC) Operations Control
Citi
Milana Salzman
Managing Director and Associate General Counsel
MUFG
Brendan Purcell
Senior Director, Fraud Detection
TIAA
Mike Greenman
Chief Counsel, Financial Crimes Legal
US Bank
William Voorhees
Head of Enterprise Fraud
Truist Financial
James De Rugeriis
Antiboycott Compliance Officer
Wells Fargo
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
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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
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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
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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 |
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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
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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
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Milana Salzman, Managing Director and Associate General Counsel, MUFG |
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Deepthi Machavaram, Global Head of Digital Financial Crimes Compliance Advisory, Morgan Stanley |
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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
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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
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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
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Imtiaz Hussain, Managing Director and Deputy Chief Auditor, BNY Mellon |
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Erika Alders, Managing Director and Managing Counsel, Head of US Regulatory Legal, State Street |
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Kevin R. Puvalowski, Senior Deputy Superintendent – Consumer Protection and Financial Enforcement, New York State Department of Financial Services |
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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
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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
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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
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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 |
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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
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James De Rugeriis, Antiboycott Compliance Officer, Wells Fargo |
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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
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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
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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
Erika Alders
Erika Alders is a Managing Director and Managing Counsel at State Street and heads the Regulatory Legal team that provides advice on a broad range of regulatory topics including global sanctions, anti-money laundering, ESG, privacy, anti-tying, and compliance. Ms. Alders came to State Street in 2011 and has worked at the bank in both Boston and Frankfurt. Prior to her current role, Ms. Alders led the Global Realty Legal team, where she was responsible for all State Street real estate legal requirements. She also served as a director and corporate secretary for multiple State Street subsidiaries.
Before joining State Street, Ms. Alders was an Associate at Ropes & Gray, advising on both litigation and corporate matters. Her work included advising financial institutions on regulatory issues, government enforcement actions and investigations, civil and criminal litigation matters, and mergers and acquisitions.
Ms. Alders holds a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University and a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School. Ms. Alders is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts and the First Circuit. She is active in community service and has served on several local government boards and committees focusing on finance and law.
Giancarlo Berrocal
SVP – Operational Risk Management
Citi
Giancarlo Berrocal
Biography Coming soon
Brian Borawski
SVP, BSA Business Liaison Officer
M&T Bank
Brian Borawski
Biography coming soon
Gregory Calpakis
BSA/AML Reform Program Manager & Information Security Officer
OCC
Gregory Calpakis
Gregory Calpakis is the BSA/AML Reform Program Manager & Information Security Officer with Bank Supervision Policy at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. He is primarily responsible for the OCC’s implementation of the AML Act of 2020 and the Corporate Transparency Act. Gregory previously served as the OCC Compliance Team Lead at Citibank, focusing on the overall supervisory compliance activities and enforcement actions. He has over 25 years of compliance experience as a regulator, consultant, association executive, and banker. Gregory holds a BBA in Accounting from Hofstra University and an MBA in Finance and Management from Adelphi University.
Kristine Cang Cuesta
Head of US-BSA/AML & Sanctions Compliance
BBVA
Kristine Cang Cuesta
Victor Cardona is currently Senior Vice President, BSA Officer at Golden State Bank in Los Angeles, CA. Victor has been in banking since 2004, specializing in BSA/AML compliance since 2005. Victor is also the Director (private sector) of the El Camino Real HIFCA Coalition, a public-private partnership initiative with the HSI Los Angeles field office. Outside of the banking industry, Victor is an Adjunct Professor at Cal Poly Pomona where he teaches Forensic Accounting. Victor received his bachelor’s degree in accounting and his MBA in economic crime & fraud management. Victor attended the police academy before his banking career and attended the HSI Citizens Academy in Los Angeles. Victor has been CAMS certified since 2008 and currently serves as the ACAMS Southern California Chapter’s Co-Chair.
Victor Cardona
Senior Vice President, BSA Officer
Golden State Bank
Victor Cardona
Victor Cardona is currently Senior Vice President, BSA Officer at Golden State Bank in Los Angeles, CA. Victor has been in banking since 2004, specializing in BSA/AML compliance since 2005. Victor is also the Director (private sector) of the El Camino Real HIFCA Coalition, a public-private partnership initiative with the HSI Los Angeles field office. Outside of the banking industry, Victor is an Adjunct Professor at Cal Poly Pomona where he teaches Forensic Accounting. Victor received his bachelor’s degree in accounting and his MBA in economic crime & fraud management. Victor attended the police academy before his banking career and attended the HSI Citizens Academy in Los Angeles. Victor has been CAMS certified since 2008 and currently serves as the ACAMS Southern California Chapter’s Co-Chair.
Katherine Cobb
SVP, Manager, CSOC Defensive Team
Zions Bancorp
Katherine Cobb
Katherine Cobb managers the Cyber Incident Response team at Zions Bancorporation. She is responsible for actively improving the bank’s cyber incident response capabilities, developing and maintaining key risk indicators, and driving automation. Prior to this role, she managed the Enterprise Fraud department and was responsible for the fraud technology strategy and roadmap, fraud reporting and analytics. Before joining Zions, she managed the Treasury Management Department at Post Oak Bank.
Katherine is a Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Treasury Professional. When she isn’t working, she enjoys spending time with her husband three children, playing piano, and strategic board games.
Mike Greenman
Chief Counsel, Financial Crimes Legal
US Bank
Mike Greenman
Biography Coming soon
Imtiaz Hussain
Managing Director and Deputy Chief Auditor
BNY Mellon
Imtiaz Hussain
Imtiaz Hussain is the Deputy Chief Auditor at BNY Mellon responsible for Investment Management and Wealth Management, Human Resources and ESG, Global Compliance, and Audit Innovation & Analytics. His primary responsibilities include creation of Internal Audit strategy, and risk based annual audit plan; delivery of audit projects in a timely manner and within budget; and seamless operations of the Audit Function. Imtiaz is responsible for driving Audit’s Agile Transformation initiative, and sponsoring strategy for auditing ESG.
Imtiaz received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Slippery Rock University and completed his MBA in International Finance and Strategy from George Washington University. Imtiaz is a Certified Public Accountant and holds several certifications in the field of Banking and Project Management.
Sheri Levine-Shea
Counsel, Financial Crime Legal
Barclays
Sheri Levine-Shea
Biography coming soon
Deepthi Machavaram
Global Head of Digital Financial Crimes Compliance Advisory
Morgan Stanley
Deepthi Machavaram
Biography coming soon
Sudharshan Narva
Director, Data Analytics Internal Audit
TIAA
Sudharshan Narva
Sudharshan Narva is a seasoned data analytics leader with more than 22 years of experience in building end to end data driven solutions to combat fraud, waste and abuse. Narva worked in large healthcare organizations such as Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna-CVS, Pfizer etc., where he led and managed risk based proactive data driven initiatives to identify and target fraud, waste and abuse. Among the solutions Narva and his team operationalized were outlier & anomaly detection, behavioral fraud segmentation, control effectiveness measurement and predicting future fraud.
Narva presently leads TIAA’s Internal Audit Data Analytic team to support Internal Audits & Investigations and is leading an initiative to move the division from sample based audits/investigations to risk based full population testing & automation.
Narva is Industrial & Production Engineer, MBA major in Operations Research and Methods and CFE.
Oleg Pobereyko
Special agent/Project Leader J5/OECD
IRS Criminal Investigation
Oleg Pobereyko
Oleg Pobereyko is the Project Leader for the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) for the United States. The J5 is an alliance that aims to fight transnational tax crime and money laundering. The J5 is comprised of the IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Australian Tax Office (ATO), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), and Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD).
Mr. Pobereyko oversees the four J5 working groups, which provide operational and intelligence strategies and deliver impactful tax crime, money laundering, and cyber investigations. In addition, Mr. Pobereyko represents IRS-CI in Five Eyes Virtual Asset Group which collaborates with domestic and international law enforcement partners and governmental entities involved in cyber-related sanction matters.
Mr. Pobereyko began his career with the IRS:CI in 2010 as a Special Agent in Los Angeles, California, and has since held multiple leadership positions, including Supervisory Special Agent for the Western Cyber Crime Unit. He has received numerous awards of distinction for his investigative and leadership excellence.
Mr. Pobereyko holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island. Through his work, Mr. Pobereyko aims to combat transnational tax crime by increasing enforcement collaboration to gather information, share intelligence, conduct operations, and expand the capacity of tax crime enforcement officials.
Brendan Purcell
Senior Director, Fraud Detection
TIAA
Brendan Purcell
Biography coming soon
Kevin R. Puvalowski
Senior Deputy Superintendent – Consumer Protection and Financial Enforcement
New York State Department of Financial Services
Kevin R. Puvalowski
Biography coming soon
Mandar Rege
Managing Director, Operational Risk Management – Technology and Cybersecurity
Citi
James De Rugeriis
Biography coming soon
James De Rugeriis
Antiboycott Compliance Officer
Wells Fargo
James De Rugeriis
Biography coming soon
Milana Salzman
Managing Director and Associate General Counsel
MUFG
Milana Salzman
Biography coming soon
Kai Schrimpf
Managing Director, Head of Monitoring and Screening Controls
Morgan Stanley
Kai Schrimpf
Kai has been working in the Financial Crimes area for multiple international Banks for the last 20+ years.
In his current role as Global Head of Transaction Monitoring for UBS he is responsible for the operations and transformation of TM Risk mitigation.
This includes overseeing all UBS TM Models and their operation as well as implementing transformational monitoring solutions.
Prior to this Kai has been responsible for forensic investigations as part of a rapid response to FCC topics as well as involvement in strategic transformation of all pillars of the FCC world.
Brian Siegal
Global Head of Fraud Risk
Barclays
Brian Siegal
Biography coming soon
Vikas Tandon
Global Head Institutional Client Group (KYC) Operations Control
Citi
Vikas Tandon
Biography coming soon
William Voorhees
Head of Enterprise Fraud
Truist Financial
William Voorhees
Biography coming soon
Dave Wildner
Managing Director
BNY Mellon
Dave Wildner
Biography coming soon
Jared Wong
Executive Director, Americas Head of Investment Management Financial Crimes
Morgan Stanley
Dave Wildner
Biography coming soon
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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.
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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
Wells Fargo
Roderick Powell
SVP, Head of Model Risk Management
Ameris Bank
Julia Litvinova
Managing Director, Head of Model Validation and Analytic
State Street
Manoj Singh
Managing Director, Model Risk Officer
Bank of America
Xiangyin (Jane) Zheng
Audit Director
BNY Mellon
Stephen Hsu
SVP, Head of Model Risk Management
Pacific Western Bank
Rodanthy Tzani
Head of Model Risk Management
New York Life Insurance Company
Ankur Goel
SVP, Head of Consumer and Fraud Modelling
PNC
Arthur Robb
Managing Director – Head of Model Risk Management
TIAA-CREF
Janet Shand
Director, Model Risk Management
NYCB