ACAMS Las Vegas Conference

Virtual Doors Open

Registration Desk Open

Exhibit Hall Open

Networking Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

GENERAL SESSIONS

Welcome Remarks

Scott Liles, Chief Executive Officer, ACAMS

Keynote Address with Q&A

Moderator:

Dr. Justine Walker, Head of Global Sanctions and Risk, ACAMS

PANEL DISCUSSION

Regulatory Roundtable: Oversight Agency Leaders Dissect AML Trends and Issues

• Examining regulatory initiatives such as FinCEN National Priorities and AMLA to detail shifting compliance expectations and outline appropriate responses by affected institutions
• Analyzing regulatory trends for non-bank entities including FinTech, crypto and NFTs to identify potential systemic AML risks and review potential regulatory resolutions
• Reviewing progress of effectiveness standard to assess achievement of regulatory goals and outline ramifications such as accelerated transition toward tech-driven AML systems 

Moderator:

Kieran Beer, CAMS, Chief Analyst, Director of Editorial Content, ACAMS

Presenters:

Lisa D. Arquette, CAMS, Associate Director, Anti-Money Laundering and Cyber Fraud Branch, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Omer Meisel, Vice President, National Cause and Financial Crimes Detection Programs, FINRA

Jay Song, Director of the Office of Compliance, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) 

Suzanne Williams, Deputy Associate Director, Federal Reserve Board

Networking Break in Exhibit Hall

Special Presentation with Q&A

Networking Lunch for Main Conference Attendees

AML Knowledge Luncheon - Luncheon Presented by Workfusion

AML Knowledge Luncheon - Luncheon Presented by Quantexa

Moderator:

Clark Frogely, Global Head of KYC Solutions, Quantexa

Presenter:

Marta Michael Carpenter, Executive Director, Standard Chartered Bank

Scott Nathan, Managing Director, Citigroup

AML Knowledge Luncheon - Luncheon Presented by TigerGraph

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

FINTECH

What We Do and Don’t Know About Regulating Crypto

• Reviewing President Biden’s executive order on digital assets to discern potential regulatory issues and responses such as mitigating systemic risks exploring a US CBDC
• Comparing potential benefits of regulation such as greater stability and acceptance vs. risks such as stymied innovation and migration of crypto activity to less-regulated jurisdictions
• Surveying jurisdictions initiatives to regulate crypto and detailing FATF’s guidance on a risk-based approach to virtual assets to assess global challenges for standardizing oversight 

Presenters:

Vikas Agarwal, Financial Crimes Unit Leader, Cyber, Risk and Regulatory, PwC US

Clark Flynt-Barr, Senior Policy Advisor, Chainalysis

Amelia Childress, Chief Compliance Officer, Block

Grant Rabenn, Associated General Counsel - Financial Crimes Legal, Coinbase 

REGULATORY TRENDS

Asked and Answered: A Guide to Inter-Institutional Info Sharing Using 314(b) Requests

• Detailing requirements to utilize 314(b) safe harbor provisions such as prior FinCEN notification, designating 314(b) contacts and creating policies to safeguard shared information
• Reviewing key components of effective information requests such as detailed entity identification, reason for inquiry and relevant data such as suspicious transaction timelines
• Analyzing practical benefits of 314(b) exchanges such as enhancing risk assessments, strengthening investigations and supporting SAR filing or account exiting decisions

Moderator: 

Monique L. Johnson, CAMS, CAMS-Audit, Audit Project Manager – Regulatory Compliance, U.S. Bank

Panelists:

Jessica Dubensky, Managing Director, Global Head of Intelligence and Analytics, MUFG

Dan Stipano, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

SANCTIONS

Sanctioned Strategies for Strengthening Sanctions Compliance

• Quantifying sanctions risks in areas such as business lines, geographic footprint and PEP exposure to prioritize institutional vulnerabilities and needs are resourced appropriately
• Assembling required IT such as AI-driven analytics and machine learning to achieve proficiency in areas such as SDN/OFAC screening, sanctions evasion detection and alert triage
• Reviewing recent developments such as OFAC’s guidance on sanctions compliance for virtual currencies and first sanction of a crypto mixer to detail and anticipate emerging trends

Presenters:

Jim Dinkins, President, Thomson Reuters Special Services LLC

Ali Rathod-Papier, Director, Head of Financial Crime Policy, Brex

James Sayko, Financial Crimes Leader, Corporate and Investment Banking, Wells Fargo

Edward Starishevsky, Global Head of Sanctions and Anti-Corruption, American Express

FRAUD AND INVESTIGATION

Protect Your Elders: Fighting Financial Abuse of Seniors and Vulnerable Populations

• Partnering with law enforcement, social service agencies and community organizations to develop staff awareness of elder fraud risks such as romance or Social Security scams
• Creating monitoring protocols for at-risk populations to detect and escalate red flags such as power-of-attorney changes or atypical financial transfers for caregivers or relatives
• Formalizing SAR filing systems for suspected elder financial exploitation and regularly reviewing guidance of FinCEN, CFPB and others to keep EFE prevention protocols robust

Presenters:

Michael Bruno, Anti-Money Laundering Program Manager, United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS)

Rebecca Keithley, National Program Manager, Supervisory Special Agent, Elder Justice Initiative Co-Coordinator, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Meryl Lutsky, Vice President and General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, T&M USA, LLC 

Kara Suro, Managing Director, Fraud Risk Management, Charles Schwab

KNOWLEDGE SESSION

Counterparty Data: Three Proven Use Cases for Anti-Financial Crime - Presented by Verafin

• Exploring how counterparty data reduces false positives and prioritizes higher-risk activity with payee risk analysis for improved detection of Business Email Compromise and fraud schemes
• Understanding how counterparty data provides context to customer relationships for confident and quick decision-making to expedite AML alert reviews and investigations
• Examining how counterparty data uncovers previously unknown connections in criminal networks enabling consortium-based collaborative investigations to provide more actionable intelligence to law enforcement

Presenter:

Brendan Brothers, Co-Founder, Product Specialist, Verafin 

KNOWLEDGE SESSION

The Data Quality Imperative for AML: Removing the Noise - Presented by Precisely

• Understanding the existing and upcoming compliance mandates that impact your AML processes
• Identifying the six critical metadata components for more effective and efficient transaction monitoring and screening
• Optimizing matching and linking best practices for greater efficiencies across systems

CONFERENCE INTERACTIONS - Fireside Chat

Presented by Bottomline

CONFERENCE INTERACTIONS - Innovations

Presented by Nice Actimize

Networking Break in Exhibit Hall - Courtesy of Blockchain Intelligence Group

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

FINTECH

The Innovators’ Dilemma: Creating AML Frameworks for FinTech’s Unique Risks

• Conducting organizational risk assessment to detail discrete challenges of FinTech entities such as client verification, high-speed transactions and evolving regulatory landscapes
• Developing written AML controls with components such as designated BSA officers, alert responses and SAR filing protocols to establish expectations for compliance discipline
• Engaging stakeholders in areas such as training on regulatory expectations and AML to embed a culture of compliance that incentivizes both innovation and risk-based decisioning

Moderator:

Melissa Strait, CAMS, Chief Compliance Officer, Coinbase

Presenters:

James A. Candelmo, CAMS, Chief BSA, AML Sanctions Officer, PNC

Nicole Kitowski, CAMS, Chief Risk Officer, Executive Vice President, Associated Bank

Jacqueline Sanjuas, Chief Compliance Officer, Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) Citigroup

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships to Counter the Financing of Cyber Terrorism

• Outlining ways emerging technologies such as Web3, the metaverse and alternative social media platforms can be weaponized by hacktivists and rogue states to facilitate cyber terrorism
• Surveying how tech developments such as DeFi and the Dark Web enable anonymous and pseudonymous transfers and impede identifying and investigating terrorist financing flows
• Analyzing public-private partnerships and initiatives such as information sharing to detail best practices for working jointly to detect and disrupt funding for cyber terrorists and extremists

Presenters:

Christopher Conroy, Executive Assistant District Attorney, Senior Advisor to the Investigation Division, New York County District Attorney’s Office 

Peter Sullivan, FBI Counterterrorism Division, Senior Financial Private Sector Outreach Liaison, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

SANCTIONS

Uncharted Waters: Navigating the Unique Sanctions Risks of Complex Global Supply Chains

• Detailing sanctions risks tied to the global complexity of supply chains  such as changes in suppliers or trade routes to mitigate issues such as transactions with prohibited persons, entities or jurisdictions 
• Analyzing the inter-relationship between sanctions, ESG and responsible business conduct, including how this is shaping the management of indirect risks such as violations of OFAC’s 50% rule to develop beneficial owner controls and the mapping of higher risk exposure 
• Outlining the major sanctions trends impacting supply chains, including implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, the provision of ‘clear and convincing’ evidence on the absence of forced labor, and the balance of obligations between importers, banks and financers  

Moderator:

Dr. Justine Walker, Head of Global Sanctions and Risk, ACAMS

Presenter:

Rachel Fiorill, Of Counsel – National Security and Sanctions, Morrison & Foerster’s National Security Practice

DATA MANAGEMENT

Conduct Unbecoming: Can Behavioral Analytics Help Fight Financial Crime?

• Analyzing how behavioral analytics strengths in areas such as targeting anomalous activity, reducing false positives and predicting criminal threats to identify AML applications
• Understanding limitations and potential risks in an AML context such as algorithmic bias and data security to preserve client privacy and confidentiality of information
• Converging behavioral analytics with legacy rules-based systems to create hybrid systems that leverage value of both models in detecting and disrupting criminal activity

Moderator:

Clyde Langley, Managing Director, Financial Crimes Risk Management, Charles Schwab

KNOWLEDGE SESSION

Presented by Abrigo

KNOWLEDGE SESSION

Human Trafficking Red Flags: Where to Find Them, and How to Use Them - Presented by RedCompass

• Using red flags and intelligence resources to address FinCEN's National AML Priorities - starting with Human Trafficking
• Integrating specific red flags and sources of intelligence into AML platforms to identify signs of Human Trafficking
• Running investigations into Human Trafficking using keywords, red flags and external intelligence in persona driven models

CONFERENCE INTERACTIONS

Presented by alessa

CONFERENCE INTERACTIONS

Presented by BAE Systems

Networking Break in Exhibit Hall - Courtesy of Refinitiv, an LSEG Business

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

FINTECH

Blockchain Reactions: Managing Financial Crime Risks of Distributed Ledgers

• Charting growing blockchain-driven developments such as NFTs and Decentralized Finance to identify defenses for unique risks such as fraud and lack of intermediary oversight
• Adapting KYC/CDD and monitoring to mitigate unique risks of VASPs and crypto assets such as potential roles involving illicit fiat conversions and ransomware schemes
• Developing response plans for crypto alerts such as corroborating KYC/CDD data and deploying blockchain forensics to resolve red flags such as potential terrorist financing activity

Moderator:

Craig Timm, AML Leader

Presenters:

James Sayko, Financial Crimes Leader, Corporate and Investment Banking, Wells Fargo

Melissa Strait, CAMS, Chief Compliance Officer, Coinbase

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

Rock SARs: Law Enforcement SAR Review Teams, Harmonious Public-Private Partnering

• Explaining processes of law enforcement SAR review teams to detail benefits of multi-agency analysis of suspicious activity reports such as identifying those meriting greater scrutiny
• Utilizing SAR review teams to foster proactive outreach to financial sector through SAR feedback, addressing common challenges and detailing data most useful to law enforcement
• Evaluating current trends and typologies emerging from SAR team reviews and detailing best practices for producing SAR narratives of optimal value to law enforcement investigators

Moderator:

Meryl Lutsky, Vice President and General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, T&M USA, LLC 

Presenters:

James A. Candelmo, CAMS, Chief BSA, AML Sanctions Officer, PNC

Steve Gurdak, CAMS Initiative Manager, Northern Virginia Financial Initiative, Washington/Baltimore HIDTA 

COMMUNITY BANK SPOTLIGHT

Community Institution Focus: Mitigating Risks of Banking Higher-Risk Clients

• Consulting with business lines and senior management to develop risk appetite standards and identify potential opportunities involving high-risk entities or sectors
• Developing controls for onboarding and managing high-risk entities such as enhanced due diligence, client transparency requirements and regular reviews to keep risk profiles current
• Formalizing alert escalation and investigation protocols to ensure conformity with risk tolerances and take additional actions such as SAR filing or accounting exiting as warranted

Moderator:

Victor R. Cardona, CAMS, Senior Vice President, BSA Officer, Golden State Bank

Panelists:

Monique L. Johnson, CAMS, CAMS-Audit, Audit Project Manager – Regulatory Compliance, U.S. Bank

Erik Vingelen, CAMS, Senior Vice President, Director of Financial Crime Risk Management, BSA/AML/OFAC Officer, Banner Bank

Amy M. Wotapka, CAMS, Vice President, BSA Officer, First American Bank  

DATA MANAGEMENT

AML Data: Quality Is Job 1

• Conducting data quality assessment of for key compliance stakeholders to identify and rectify issues such as inadequate information, systemic duplication and false alert proliferation
• Establishing controls for assessing quality of externally acquired data to ensure accuracy, determine potential limitations and define its role in achieving AML objectives
• Creating management protocols such as naming data stewards and collaborating with business lines and IT leaders to ensure ongoing monitoring and maintenance of data quality

Presenters:

Nicole Kitowski, CAMS, Chief Risk Officer, Executive Vice President, Associated Bank

Melissa Leeds, CAMS, Vice President, Global AML Risk and Scorecard Metrics, Citigroup 

Ted Sausen, Subject Matter Expert, AML, NICE Actimize

KNOWLEDGE SESSION

Presented by Quantifind

KNOWLEDGE SESSION

Presented by Accenture

CONFERENCE INTERACTIONS

CONFERENCE INTERACTIONS

Networking Cocktail Reception

Virtual Doors Open

Registration Desk Open

Exhibit Hall Open

Networking Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

GENERAL SESSIONS

Opening Remarks and ACAMS Awards Ceremony

Keynote Address with Q&A 

Moderator:

Kieran Beer, CAMS, Chief Analyst, Director of Editorial Content, ACAMS

Arresting Insights: Law Enforcement Leaders on Transforming Financial Crime-Fighting

Learn what leaders of law enforcement agencies are seeing and foreseeing, doing and pursuing, as the battle against financial crime grows ever-more complex. This high-level briefing features senior executive level law enforcement leaders who’ll share the transformations their agencies are undergoing in response to financial crime’s fast-evolving landscape. Join us for this authoritative panel offering a front-row seat for viewing AFC’s future.

Moderator:

Lauren Kohr, Senior Director, AML-Americas, ACAMS

Presenters:

Steve K. Francis, Acting Executive Associate Director, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)

Jim Lee, Chief, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI)              

Aaron G. Tapp, Section Chief, Financial Crimes Section, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Networking Break in Exhibit Hall - Courtesy of Refinitiv, an LSEG Business

Web3 To Get Ready: Rebooting AML/AFC for the Next ‘Net

• Contrasting Web3 and Web 2.0 to identify key differences such as blockchain-driven decentralization, reduced role of intermediaries and private control of user data
• Analyzing effective controls for unique Web3 AML/AFC issues in areas such as due diligence, cross-border regulatory coordination and beneficial ownership verification
• Exploring how building components such as digital IDs and cryptographic public safety networks into Web3 architecture could deter human trafficking and other crimes

Moderator:

Joby Carpenter, Global SME – Cryptoassets and Illicit Finance, ACAMS

Networking Lunch for Main Conference Attendees

AML Knowledge Luncheon - Presented by Deloitte

AML Knowledge Luncheon - Presented by FinScan

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

FINANCIAL CRIME CASE STUDIES

Crypto-Cons: Analyzing Typologies of Recent Virtual Currency Criminal Cases

• Reviewing how crypto trading platform BitMEX utilized lax AML and assistance in obscuring client identities to enable transactions with darknet markets and unregistered MSBs
• Detailing alleged methods of Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan such as “chain-hopping” bitcoin and high-volume automated trading to launder proceeds stolen from Bitfinex
• Examining investigative procedures of law enforcement such as decryption of virtual currency wallets and blockchain forensics to identify evolving anti-financial crime practices

Moderator:

Rick McDonell, Former Executive Secretary, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Executive Director, ACAMS

Presenter:

Heithe Janke, Unit Chief – Virtual Asset Exploitation Unit, Criminal Investigative Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

REGULATORY TRENDS

AMLA 2020 Vision: Clear-Eyed Insights on the Impact of the AML Act of 2020

• Evaluating progress of AMLA objectives such as enhancing effectiveness of anti-financial crime efforts through initiatives such as greater information sharing and PPPs
• Examining development status of beneficial ownership registry to details its potential — and challenges — in combatting financial crimes such as laundering proceeds of corruption
• Reviewing practical implications of AMLA’s regulatory mandate to foster use of “innovative methods, processes and new technologies” to enhance compliance with BSA

Presenters:

Vasilios P. Chrisos, CAMS, Advisory Board Member, ACAMS 

Kelly Cooper, CAMS, Senior Vice President, Citigroup 

Dan Stipano, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

TECH TRENDS

AML Nonstop: How Perpetual KYC Can Strengthen Oversight

• Detailing concept of Perpetual KYC to highlight benefits of tech-driven systems such as enhanced efficiencies of labor and capital and robust detection and resolution of AML red flags
• Analyzing key elements of PKYC such as acquiring staff expertise, clarifying desired outcomes and vetting potential vendors to ensure support of risk appetites and tolerances
• Developing conversion plan to establish system management structures, ensure staff training across enterprise and facilitate cohesive and effective transition to PKYC oversight

Moderator:

Shilpa Arora, Senior Director, Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Portfolio Solutions, ACAMS

Presenters:

Samantha Samuel, Director, Global Investigations and Compliance, Guidehouse

Rebecca Schauer Robertson, CAMS-Audit, Senior Vice President, Director Financial Investigations Unit, Atlantic Union Bank  

MSBs

Making Change: MSB Compliance Strategies for the New Era of Financial Services

• Reviewing recent MSB industry report on AML/CTF to analyze best practices in areas such as business-specific risk assessment/management, internal controls and staff training
• Analyzing CSBS’s Model Money Transmission Modernization Act to detail regulatory trends in areas such as multi-state harmonization of MSB licensing, regulation and supervision
• Utilizing AML tools such as formalized internal information sharing to strengthen illicit activity detection, assist law enforcement agencies and facilitate stronger banking relationships

Moderator:

Colby Adams, Managing Editor, ACAMS moneylaundering.com  

Presenters:

Anthony Luis Rodriguez, CAMS, Compliance Executive, USEND

Bernard Williams Jr, CAMS, Director, Global Head of AML Compliance Governance and Compliance Training, eBay

KNOWLEDGE SESSION

Presented By LexisNexis

KNOWLEDGE SESSION

Understanding Crypto Exposure:  Data, Risks, and Mitigation - Presented By CipherTrace

• Identifying your institution’s crypto exposure with on- and off-chain data
• Assessing risks posed by direct and indirect crypto activity
• Mitigating risks to protect your institution and customers from crypto-related fraud

CONFERENCE INTERACTIONS

Connection Corner

Want to expand your professional network? Then join like-minded colleagues at this networking session. Connection Corner brings together members of specific niches from across the highly diverse AML universe for contact creation, casual conversation and informal exchanging of ideas and interests. There’s no agenda, and the sole learning goal is the names of new friends. Meet them at Connection Corner.

CONFERENCE INTERACTIONS

Connection Corner

Want to expand your professional network? Then join like-minded colleagues at this networking session. Connection Corner brings together members of specific niches from across the highly diverse AML universe for contact creation, casual conversation and informal exchanging of ideas and interests. There’s no agenda, and the sole learning goal is the names of new friends. Meet them at Connection Corner.

Networking Break in Exhibit Hall

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

FINANCIAL CRIME TRENDS

Fighting Fentanyl At Home and Abroad: Best AML Practices to Combat Synthetic Opioids

• Reviewing transnational drivers of fentanyl epidemic such as Asia-to-Mexico precursor chemical exports, use as adulterant in other narcotics and high profits due to extreme potency
• Teaming with law enforcement and social service agencies to stay current on local trends such as overdoses from fentanyl-laced drugs and in-market organized criminal networks
• Analyzing recent case studies to identify emerging fentanyl distribution systems such as use of emoji drug codes on social media to strengthen monitoring and resolution of red flags

Moderator:

Gregg Fields, CAMS, Content Analyst, ACAMS 

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

"Left of Boom” Public-Private Partnerships: Beating Criminal Typologies to the Punch

• Applying law enforcement’s “left of boom” concept to enhance usage of tools such as 314(a) and (b) and spur cross-sector sharing of emerging risks revealed in threat assessments
• Employing “left of typology” methods at PPPs to hinder criminal typology development with near real-time sharing of intelligence and financial information and proactive monitoring
• Addressing challenges in operationalizing PPPs such as cultural, technological and reputational barriers to create governance frameworks that meet all legal and regulatory dictates

Moderator:

Clyde Langley, Managing Director, Financial Crimes Risk Management, Charles Schwab

Presenters:

Jeffrey L. Cannon, Special Agent in Charge, Washington Field Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Tyler Reynolds, Senior Director, Enterprise Financial Crimes, U.S. Bank 

TECH TRENDS

Tech It To the Next Level: Using AI, Machine Learning and Other Tools To Strengthen AML

• Analyzing strengths and limitations of various advanced technologies such as natural language processing and negative news screening to identify potential roles in AML oversight
• Assessing risk management priorities and complexities in areas such as beneficial ownership and sanctions to ensure selected tech solutions are appropriate and cost-effective
• Formalizing staff training of new technologies and conducting post-integration audits to verify quality of results and detect and correct systemic deficiencies as warranted

Moderator:

Hue Dang, CAMS-Audit, Global Head of New Ventures, Senior Asia Pacific Leader, ACAMS

Presenters:

Melissa Leeds, CAMS, Vice President, Global AML Risk and Scorecard Metrics, Citigroup 

Rock Magleby-Lambert, Model Risk Senior Manager, Senior Vice President, PNC Bank

Jas Randhawa, Global Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Airwallex

Grant Vikers, Head of Financial Crime Strategy, WorkFusion 

DATA MANAGEMENT

Data-Driven AML Systems: The Right Information Makes the Strongest Foundation

• Identifying data requirements and crafting data management models to design metrics-based AML systems that enhance threat identification and reduce alert response times
• Utilizing data-driven analytics and other technologies to more efficiently perform AML functions such as manual risk assessments and minimize friction points in compliance systems
• Incorporating responses for data-generated alerts and threats into controls to optimize value of data-based systems while meeting regulatory expectations for AML effectiveness

Moderator:

Megan Hodge, Executive Compliance Director, BSA/AML Officer, Ally 

Presenter:

Michelle Frasher, PhD, CAMS, Senior Director, Financial Crime Compliance Practice Lead, Moody’s Analytics

Kate Salottolo, Global Head of AML and Brand Risk Management, PayPal

KNOWLEDGE SESSION

How to Catch an Oligarch: Using Advanced Technology Tools to Fight Financial Crimes - Presented By Thomson Reuters

• Modernizing your due diligence to avoid onboarding clients with problematic associations
• Developing protocols to identify risk within your existing client portfolio
• Utilizing the latest technologies to conduct comprehensive investigations when red flags arise including best practices around leveraging adverse media, global beneficial ownership records, social media and more

Moderator:

Andrew Pellington, Senior Director, Thomson Reuters

Presenter:

Gabe Hidalgo, Esq. CAMS, Managing Director, FTI Consulting

Irene Kenyon, Director of Risk Intelligence, FiveBy Solutions

KNOWLEDGE SESSION

Presented By TRM Labs

CONFERENCE INTERACTIONS

Connection Corner

Want to expand your professional network? Then join like-minded colleagues at this networking session. Connection Corner brings together members of specific niches from across the highly diverse AML universe for contact creation, casual conversation and informal exchanging of ideas and interests. There’s no agenda, and the sole learning goal is the names of new friends. Meet them at Connection Corner.

CONFERENCE INTERACTIONS

Connection Corner

Want to expand your professional network? Then join like-minded colleagues at this networking session. Connection Corner brings together members of specific niches from across the highly diverse AML universe for contact creation, casual conversation and informal exchanging of ideas and interests. There’s no agenda, and the sole learning goal is the names of new friends. Meet them at Connection Corner.

Networking Break in Exhibit Hall

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

NON-BANK INSTITUTIONS

Pay to Play: Game Plans for Tackling Risk Management Issues of Sports Betting

• Surveying sports betting following Supreme Court’s PASPA decision to detail AML issues such discordant state regimes, new gambling products and rapid sectoral growth
• Identifying risks of online and app-based sports betting such as fraud and illicit funds conversion to identify AML solutions such as enhanced onboarding, KYC and monitoring
• Analyzing gaming trends such as esports growth, bitcoin betting and memorabilia NFTs to anticipate AML challenges for sports betting going forward and develop pro-active oversight

Presenters:

Vasilios P. Chrisos, CAMS, Advisory Board Member, ACAMS

Amy McCane, Director of Compliance, Deputy, AML Officer, Resorts World Las Vegas

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

Two-for-One Deal? Organizing Public-Private Partnerships to Combat Organized Retail Crime

• Charting Organized Theft Group actors such as boosters, fences and diverters and detail benefits of collective actions by law enforcement, retailers and FIs such as information sharing initiatives
• Analyzing PPP case studies such as Operation King of Thieves for best practices in areas such as awareness training, curating useful data for law enforcement and filing SARs with targeted key words
• Detailing the nexus between ORC illicit proceeds and transnational crimes such as human trafficking, narcotics smuggling and terrorism to strengthen oversight and investigations going forward

Moderator:

Lauren Kohr, Senior Director, AML-Americas, ACAMS

Presenters:

Raul Aguilar, Deputy Assistant Director, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)

Ben Dugan, President, National Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail (C.L.E.A.R.)

Kevin Toth, CAMS-FCI, AML Senior Manager, Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Capital One 

TECH TRENDS

Chapter and Verse on Web3 and the Metaverse: Fighting Financial Crime Risks

• Outlining Web3 and metaverse basics to detail risks such as ID theft, hacking, fraud and oversight challenges including pseudonymity, nascent regulation and lack of intermediaries
• Surveying global efforts to mitigate Web3 and metaverse risks in areas such as trade-based money laundering, sanctions evasion and potential terrorist financing schemes
• Reviewing potential Web3 opportunities for countering financial crime through activity such as network activity monitoring, digital forensics and enhanced data auditing

Presenters:

Joshua Blazer, Esq., CAMS, Chief BSA/AML Officer, SoFi

Amelia Childress, Chief Compliance Officer, Block

Jas Randhawa, Global Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Airwallex

DATA MANAGEMENT

Seeing the Big Picture: How Data Visualization Can Strengthen AML

• Reviewing how data visualization translates information into graphical representations to detail uses in AML such as enhancing detection of suspicious trends, patterns or activities
• Building linear narratives from data visualization that enhances comprehension of information and facilitates collective vision of risk mitigation issues, goals and solutions
• Understanding concepts such as data ingestion and structuring to ensure visualization is comprehensive and supports AML needs and functions of constituencies across enterprise

Moderator: 

Dr. William Scott Grob, CAMS-FCI, CGSS, Director - Research and Analysis, ACAMS

Presenter:

Bill Heys, Product Lead, AML, Verafin

KNOWLEDGE SESSION

Presented By Refinitiv, an LSEG Business

KNOWLEDGE SESSION

Networking Cocktail Reception

Virtual Doors Open

Registration Desk Open

Exhibit Hall Open

Networking Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

GENERAL SESSIONS

Opening Remarks

Special Presentation with Q&A

Late Edition with ACAMS: The Newest News Compliance Professionals Can Use

As ACAMS members know, there are no slow news days in the AML world. But the reality is, the Las Vegas program is published months before the event itself — and a lot can happen in the interim. So we’ve saved this spot, to provide up-to-the-minute coverage of AML topics so hot, and compliance news so fresh, it hasn’t even happened yet. While we don’t yet know the subjects we’ll be covering, we can confirm our authoritative panelists will go beyond the headlines to deliver the inside scoop. Any questions? Good — they’re taking them.

Moderator:

William D. Langford, CAMS, Executive Officer, Global Head of Financial Crimes Compliance & Chief Compliance Officer for the Americas, MUFG  

Presenters:

Howard R. Fields, Senior Vice President / Group Head – AML, Trade Sanctions and Export Controls Compliance Counsel, Mastercard

Markus E. Schulz, Global Head of Change Management Financial Crimes Compliance, ING

Networking Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

Ukraine and You: Strategies to Comply With Sanctions Against Russia and Hidden Oligarch Wealth 

• Exploring the wide-ranging measures targeting Russian oligarchs and globally held assets, such as bank account restrictions, the global ‘REPO Taskforce’ and similar national and multilateral efforts, as well as moves to support the reconstruction of Ukraine
• Examining key challenges, including mitigating the risks of sanctions evasion, the effective identification of beneficial ownership, and operationalizing the 50% rules and related guidance on higher risk exposure 
• Understanding management of blocked funds and mapping the implications of potential new powers to forfeit and re-distribute sanctioned assets, including anticipated legal challenges

Moderator:

Dr. Justine Walker, Head of Global Sanctions and Risk, ACAMS

Presenters:

Jessica Barlett, Global Head of Financial Crime Legal, Barclays

John E. Smith, Co-head, Morrison & Foerster’s National Security Practice

Closing Remarks