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CONFERENCE-AT-A-GLANCE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2007
8:00 – 9:00 Check-in for CAMS Examination Preparation Seminar
9:00 - 16:30 CAMS Examination Preparation Seminar (you must register separately for the exam preparation seminar in order to attend)



WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2007
7:00 - 17:30 Registration
8:00 - 8:45 Breakfast
8:45 - 9:00 Opening Remarks
9:00 - 10:15 GENERAL SESSION:
Implementation Countdown: How to Successfully Comply with the European Union’s 3rd Money Laundering Directive

Speakers:
Herbert Zammit Laferla, Phillipe Pelle, Anne Chris Visser, Jane Ogden

Moderator:
David Clark, CAMS

10:15 - 10:45 Refreshment Break
10:45 - 12:00 GENERAL SESSION:
The Building Blocks of a Successful Risk-Based AML Programme

Speakers:
Roland Guennou, Mark Outhwaite, Philip Robinson

Moderator:
Richard Small

12:00 - 13:15 Lunch Sponsored by NetEconomy
13:15 - 14:15 GENERAL SESSION:
Walking the Fine Line Between AML Compliance and Data Protection - Keeping Customers and the Government Content

Speakers:
David Clark, CAMS and Philip Robinson

Moderator:
Richard Small

14:15 - 14:30 Switch Rooms
14:30 - 15:45 BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Workshop
First-Rate Techniques for Conducting AML Investigations

Speakers:
Jennifer Hanley, CAMS and Nicoletta Grilli

Seminar
Practical Solutions to The Wire Transfer Dilemma

Speakers:
Miriam Ratkovicova, Rick Small

Moderator:
Gregory Calpakis, CAMS

Round Table
International Asset Recovery Efforts: How They Affect the Compliance Officer’s Job

Speaker:
Jack Smith, CAMS

Round Table
Striving for AML Perfection through Effective Quality Assurance

Speaker:
Jane Ogden

Round Table
Handle with Care: Monitoring Offshore Accounts

Speaker:
Mark Outhwaite

15:45 - 16:15 Refreshment Break
16:15 - 17:30 BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Workshop
Speaking the Same Language: Writing STRs that Translate into Investigative Leads

Speakers:
Luigi Licari, CAMS and John Mair

Seminar
Fortify your AML Foundation by Building an Internal FIU from the Ground Up

Speakers:
David Clark, CAMS and Pat O’Sullivan

Moderator:
John Pyrik, CAMS

Round Table
Russia: Acceptable Risk or Compliance Headache?

Speaker:
Simon Dilloway

Round Table
How much is too much? Responding to Information Requests from Government Agencies

Speaker:
Mark Outhwaite

Round Table
The PEP Next Door: AML Policies for Domestic Political Figures

Speaker:
Anne Chris Visser

17:30 - 18:30 Cocktail Reception sponsored by Bankersalmanac.com
7:00 - 17:30 Registration
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2007
7:00 - 17:30 Registration
8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast Sponsored by World-Check
9:00 - 10:15 GENERAL SESSION:
How to Mine the Treasures of the Internet to Meet Your AML Responsibilities

Speaker
John Pyrik, CAMS

10:15 - 10:45 Refreshment Break Sponsored by SIDE International
10:45 - 12:00 GENERAL SESSION:
The Lessons That Terrorist Financing Cases Teach

Speakers:
Simon Dilloway, Clyde Langley, John Pyrik, CAMS

Moderator:
David Clark, CAMS

12:00 - 13:15 LUNCH Sponsored by Norkom
13:15 - 14:15 GENERAL SESSION:
How the Extraterritorial Reach of U.S. Laws and Regulations May Be Kept at Bay

Speakers:
Roland Guennou, Jane Ogden, Rick Small

Moderator:
Gregory Calpakis, CAMS

14:15 - 14:30 Switch rooms
14:30 - 15:45 BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Workshop
Customer Identification: The Name Game

Speakers:
Roland Guennou and Jennifer Hanley, CAMS

Seminar
Capture, Prioritize, Document: The Keys to Transaction Monitoring

Speakers:
Patric Marshall and Henri Quintard

Moderator:
Luigi Licari, CAMS

Round Table
International Asset Recovery Efforts: How They Affect the Compliance Officer’s Job (repeated)

Speaker:
Jack Smith, CAMS

Round Table
Striving for AML perfection through effective Quality Assurance (repeated)

Speaker:
Steve Hancock

Round Table
Handle with Care: Monitoring Offshore Accounts (repeated)

Speaker:
Mark Outhwaite

15:45 - 16:15 Refreshment Break
16:15 - 17:30 BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Workshop
Tailor-made: Controlling Internal Risks by Customizing Training to Fit Employee Profiles

Speakers:
David Clark, CAMS and Steve Hancock

Seminar
Managing the AML Risks of Corporate Customers

Speakers:
Walter Loher, CAMS and Jane Ogden

Moderator:
Roland Guennou

Round Table
Russia: Acceptable Risk or Compliance Headache? (repeated)

Speaker:
Simon Dilloway

Round Table
How much is too much? Responding to Information Requests from Government Agencies (repeated)

Speaker:
Pat O'Sullivan

Round Table
The PEP Next Door: AML Policies for Domestic Political Figures (repeated)

Speaker:
Michael Zeldin

17:30 - 18:30 Wine and Cheese Reception Sponsored by SAI Global
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2007
8:00 - 12:15 Registration Open
8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
9:00 - 10:15 BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Workshop
To Bank or Not to Bank: The PEP Dilemma

Speakers:
Stephen Hancock and Patric Marshall

Seminar
Preventive Care: Immunize Your Institution from New Laundering Schemes

Speakers:
Clyde Langley and John Mair

Moderator:
John Pyrik, CAMS

Round Table
Complying with the New Payment Services Directive: What's the Bottom Line?

Speaker:
Herbert Zammit Laferla

Round Table
Reducing False Positives and Catching the Dangerous Ones: Managing Sanctions and Watch Lists

Speaker:
Pat O’Sullivan

10:15 - 10:45 Refreshment Break
10:45 - 12:00 GENERAL SESSION:
Unmasking the Beneficial Owners Hiding Behind Corporate and Trust Devices

Speakers:
Nicoletta Grilli, Jennifer Hanley, CAMS, Walter Loher, CAMS, Rick Small

Moderator:
Roland Guennou

12:00 - 12:15 Closing remarks

12:30 -14:00

AML Knowledge Lunch - Sponsored by Deloitte
Please visit Deloitte at booth #35 for your admission pass
(Seating is limited to 50 people)