The Assembly
Canada

November 6 - November 7, 2024
Toronto, Canada
11 ACAMS Credits

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    The Good Fight

    Canada is working tirelessly to improve its AML landscape and better protect its economy from illicit financial activity. The country has doubled down on its quest for AML reform, made apparent by the recent fines against some of its largest banks for noncompliance, as well as the many government-created entities to fight money laundering. This year’s program offers expert guidance and practical insight on how Canadian AML professionals can continue the fight against financial crime.

     

    Join us on Nov 6-7, 2024, for a deep dive into the current state of Canada’s AFC landscape – whether it’s the creation of the new federal beneficial ownership registry and its impact on the Canadian compliance community, the 5-year Parliamentary Review of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations (PCMLTFA) or preparing for FATF’s Mutual Evaluation of Canada. Additionally, the country’s top AML experts will address critical issues currently affecting compliance professionals such as all things fraud, the latest financial crime trends including romance scams and pig butchering, the convergence between sanctions and AML, technology’s role in both facilitating and combating financial crime, and more.

    Canada by the Numbers
    40+

    Expert Speakers

    11

    ACAMS Credits

    13

    Curated Sessions

    2

    Days of Training and Networking

    Top Sessions
    Fraud 2.0: Keeping Up with ‘Pig Butchering’ and Other Emerging Scams
    Something New: The Federal Beneficial Ownership Registry
    Crash Course: The Convergence of Sanctions and AML
    How It’s Going: A Progress Report Two Years Post Cullen

    Program

    The program is listed in Eastern Time, and is subject to change.

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    Special Presentation Speaker

    Public Safety Canada

    Cinthya Rebaza
    Director, Serious and Organized Crime Policy, Law Enforcement Directorate
    Public Safety Canada

    Keynote Speakers

    Jerome Beaumont Profile Image

    Jérôme Beaumont
    Executive Director
    EGMONT Group
    Andrea Gacki

    Andrea Gacki
    Director
    Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
    Sarah Paquet

    Sarah Paquet
    Director and Chief Executive Officer
    Financial Transactions and Report Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)

    Speakers and Task Force

    Safiya Adenekan Bio Photo

    Safiya Adenekan, CAMS
    Chief Compliance Officer
    Cash App and Afterpay Canada
    Slava Akselrud Bio Photo

    Slava Akselrud
    AML Subject Matter Expert, Americas
    NICE Actimize
    Safeena Alarakhia

    Safeena Alarakhia
    Director, Financial Crimes Governance
    Finance Canada
    Stephen Alsace Bio Photo

    Stephen Alsace
    Global Head, Economic Sanctions
    Royal Bank of Canada
    Noah Arshinoff Bio Photo

    Noah Arshinoff
    Policy Counsel
    Federation of Law Societies of Canada
    Kieran Beer

    Kieran Beer, CAMS
    Chief Analyst, Director of Editorial Content
    ACAMS
    Kathleen Finn Bell Bio Photo

    Kathleen Finn Bell, CAMS
    Director - AI, Machine Learning and AML Model Development
    BMO Financial Group
    John Boscariol

    John Boscariol
    Partner, Leader of the International Trade and Investment Law Group
    McCarthy Tetrault
    James Cohen

    James Cohen
    Senior Director, Industry Practice Lead
    Moody’s
    Valerie Dahan Bio Photo

    Valerie Dahan
    Detective Constable, Financial Crimes Unit-Asset Forfeiture Unit
    Toronto Police Service
    Michael Donovan Bio Photo

    Michael Donovan, CAMS
    Senior Vice President, Chief AML Officer
    CIBC
    Female Silhouette

    Alison Fitzgerald
    Partner
    Bennett Jones
    Chris Ghenne

    Christopher Ghenne, CAMS
    Global Lead for Banking / Compliance Solutions
    SAS
    Male Silhouette

    Alejandro Gonzalez, CAMS
    Director, AML Policy, Training & Issues Management | AML Office
    BMO Financial Group
    Jessica Li Guild Bio Photo

    Jessica Li Guild
    Managing Director, Head of Front-line Financial Crimes and Fraud Risk Analytics
    TD Bank
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    Jessica Gunson
    Intelligence Researcher
    Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
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    Lisa Harpley
    Director, Financial Crime Program, Operations and Intelligence
    Coast Capital Savings
    Craig Hicks Bio Photo

    Craig Hicks
    Civilian Criminal Investigator and Senior Forensic Accountant
    RCMP
    Laura Houlihan

    Laura Houlihan, CAMS
    Chief Compliance Officer
    Cybrid
    Andrew Jensen Bio Photo

    Andrew Jensen
    Managing Director, Global Head of Sanctions & ABC
    TD Bank
    David Lee Bio Photo - Scotiabank

    David Lee
    Director, Global AML/ATF Policy Development
    Scotiabank
    Trevor Loke Bio Photo

    Trevor Loke
    Executive Director
    Transparency International Canada
    Herbert Mazariegos

    Herbert Mazariegos
    Chief Global Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
    TD Bank Group
    Rick McDonell

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

    John Murison, CAMS
    Vice President, Financial Intelligence Unit Enterprise Anti-Money Laundering
    CIBC
    Josée Nadeau

    Josée Nadeau
    Co-Founder
    McDonell-Nadeau Consultants
    Scott Nathan

    Scott Nathan
    Managing Director, Global Head of AML Strategy, Systems, and Transformation
    TD Bank
    Daniel Polar

    Daniel Polar, CAMS
    Director of Market Planning, Financial Crime Compliance
    LexisNexis Risk Solutions
    Sharon Polsky Bio Photo

    Sharon Polsky
    President
    Privacy and Access Council of Canada (PACC)
    Christine Ring

    Christine Ring, CAMS
    VP, AML Advisory, Canada and the Caribbean
    Royal Bank of Canada
    Female Silhouette

    Adriana Iglesias Romero
    Senior Manager, Payments Compliance & Operations
    Wealthsimple
    Adam Schabes

    Adam Schabes
    Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer
    BMO
    Matthew Shannon

    Matthew Shannon
    Senior Economist
    Department of Finance Canada
    Jackie Shinfield

    Jacqueline Shinfield
    Partner
    Blake, Cassels & Graydon
    Efren Sosa Bio Photo

    Efren Sosa
    Synthetic Opioid Subject Matter Expert
    INL Mexico
    Male Silhouette

    Insp. Nick Souccar
    Officer in Charge of Federal Policing Criminal Operations, Serious and Organized Crime
    Canadian Integrated Response to Organized Crime
    Neil Sternthal Bio Photo

    Neil Sternthal
    Chief Executive Officer
    ACAMS
    Craig Timm Bio Photo

    Craig Timm
    Senior Director of Anti-Money Laundering
    ACAMS

    Hotel and Accommodation

    The Westin Harbour Castle
    1 Harbour Square
    Toronto, ON M5J 1A6
    Canada

    A block of rooms has been reserved at a special rate for this conference. Due to high demand, we recommend that you book as early as possible. This preferential rate is available until October 15. Book your group rate for ACAMS - The Assembly Canada 2024.

    Please Note: The night of November 7th is sold out in the ACAMS group block, however, you may reserve this night separately at www.marriott.com or call 1-888-627-8559. In order to ensure that you're in the same room for the duration of your stay, please mention to the agent at check-in that you have back-to-back reservations, and they will link these together.

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