ACAMS Australasia Conference
Thank you for making #ACAMSAustralasia 2022 a success.
For AML and AFC professionals in Australasia, 2022 brought plenty of change. The sanctions landscape kept evolving, with increased focus on cybercrime and new government measures that significantly widened the scope of Australian human rights sanctions legislation. Money launderers continued to adopt new technologies as quickly as they are developed, challenging financial institutions and law enforcement agencies to keep up.
For these reasons and more, the 2nd ACAMS AML & Anti-Financial Crime Conference–Australasia was a must-attend event for compliance professionals. Don’t miss next year’s opportunity to further your knowledge and skills and to stay ahead of financial crime threats.
Top Sessions
Australasia by the numbers
Days of networking and learning
Expected attendees
Expert speakers
ACAMS Credits*
*ACAMS members automatically receive up to 18 ACAMS credits for attending this event; 12 credits for the main conference, 6 credits for the pre-conference seminar. CAMS preparation seminars are complimentary with registration for the in-person event and purchase of the CAMS package. Attendees must register for the CAMS preparation seminar separately by emailing us at apac@acams.org.
Program
The program is listed in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) and is subject to change.
| 8:00 - 9:00 |
CAMS Examination Preparation Seminar Check-in (Separate registration required.) |
| 9:00 -17:00 |
CAMS Examination Preparation Seminar Led by CAMS-certified instructors, the CAMS Examination Preparation Seminar reviews critical information in an easy-to-follow format that prepares you to sit for the CAMS Examination. Benefit from this interactive study session as AML experts walk you through core content areas and practice questions. To register for a live-preparation seminar please contact apac@acams.org. Instructor: Aub Chapman, CAMS-Audit, Director, Aub Chapman Consulting Services |
| 8:00 - 17:30 |
Registration Desk Open |
| 8:00 - 18:30 |
Exhibit Hall Open |
| 8:00 - 9:00 |
Networking and Welcome Refreshments in Exhibit Hall |
| 9:00 - 9:10 |
Welcome Remarks Scott Liles, Chief Executive Officer, ACAMS |
| 9:10 - 9:55 |
Keynote Address with Q&A Nicole Rose, PSM, Chief Executive Officer, AUSTRAC Moderator: Kieran Beer, CAMS, Chief Analyst, Director of Editorial Content, ACAMS |
| 9:55 - 11:00 |
Regulatory Trends Roundtable
Moderator: Sharon Campbell, Executive General Manager, Financial Crime Operations and Transformation, National Australia Bank Presenters: Gavin Coles, Australian Chapter Board Advisory Board, ACAMS Hue Dang, CAMS-Audit, Global Head of New Ventures | Senior Asia Pacific Leader, ACAMS David Shannon, Director, Mutual Evaluations, Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) Secretariat |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Networking and Refreshment Break |
| 11:30 - 12:30 |
Risk Management: What’s New for 2022?
Moderator: Jeremy Moller, Senior Advisor - Risk Advisory, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia Presenters: Hue Dang, CAMS-Audit, Global Head of New Ventures | Senior Asia Pacific Leader, ACAMS Yogesh Kulkarni, CAMS, General Manager, Financial Crime, Regulatory Compliance, Privacy and Fraud Risk Audit, Commonwealth Bank Brad Nichols, CAMS, Head of Regional Compliance, Asia Pacific, Moneygram International |
| 12:30 - 13:30 |
Networking Luncheon - Courtesy of LexisNexis |
| 13:30 - 14:30 |
Environmental Crime, From Foresting to Fishing
Moderator: Todd Harland, CAMS, Senior Manager, AML Risk & Assurance, The Star Entertainment Group Presenters: Bubba Cook, Western and Central Pacific Tuna Programme Manager, WWF Kim Downs, CFE, ACFE, Senior Manager Enterprise Fraud Risk Management, ANZ Olivia Tyler, Managing Director, Edge Environment Australia & New Zealand |
| 13:30 - 14:30 |
KNOWLEDGE SESSION Australia and New Zealand: The Value of a Financial Crime Utility in AML/CTF Outcomes - Presented by NICE Actimize
Moderator: Jeremy Moller, Senior Advisor - Risk Advisory, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia Presenters: Neil Jeans, Principal Consultant, Initialism Damian Matich, CAMS, Client Engagement, Australia & New Zealand, APAC Financial Crime SME, NICE Actimize Caitlin Tanumyroshgi, Head of Financial Crime Intelligence, ANZ |
| 14:30 - 15:30 |
Financial Crime 2022: Emerging Trends and Typologies
Moderator: Dr. Nathan Newman, Executive Intelligence and Risk Assessment, National Australia Bank (NAB) Presenters: Stephen Dametto, Commander Counter Terrorism, Australian Federal Police Tom McNally, Head of AML Solutions – APAC, Quantexa Vandhna Narayan, Group General Manager Compliance, BSP Financial Group Limited |
| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Networking and Refreshment Break |
| 16:00 - 17:00 |
Sanctions: The Cost of Conscience
Moderator: Jeremy Moller, Senior Advisor - Risk Advisory, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia Presenters: Gail Carter, Group Sanctions Officer, Director, Westpac Group Cameron Mitchell, Head of Geopolitical Risk, ANZ Andrew Walter, First Assistant Secretary of the Regulatory Legal Division, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| 17:00 - 17:05 |
Key Takeaways / Closing Remarks Aub Chapman, CAMS-Audit, Director, Aub Chapman Consulting Services |
| 17:05 - 18:05 |
Networking Reception - Courtesy of Chainalysis |
| 8:00 - 17:20 |
Registration Desk Open |
| 8:00 - 16:00 |
Exhibit Hall Open |
| 8:00 - 9:00 |
Networking and Welcome Refreshments in Exhibit Hall |
| 9:00 - 9:05 |
Opening Remarks Kieran Beer, CAMS, Chief Analyst, Director of Editorial Content, ACAMS |
| 9:05 - 9:50 |
Keynote Address with Q&A David Shannon, Director, Mutual Evaluations, Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) Secretariat Moderator: Kieran Beer, CAMS, Chief Analyst, Director of Editorial Content, ACAMS |
| 9:50 - 10:50 |
The Crossroads of Crypto and Criminality
Moderator: Aub Chapman, CAMS-Audit, Director, Aub Chapman Consulting Services Presenters: Caroline Bowler, Chief Executive Officer, BTC Markets Joby Carpenter, Global SME – Cryptoassets and Illicit Finance, ACAMS Ben Jafari, Regional Director – ANZ, ComplyAdvantage Wayne Plumridge, Sgt. Cyber Crime Squad, State Crime Command, NSW Police Department |
| 10:50 - 11:20 |
Networking and Refreshment Break |
| 11:20 - 12:20 |
ESG Focus: Modern Slavery, Global Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation
Moderator: Aub Chapman, CAMS-Audit, Director, Aub Chapman Consulting Services Presenters: Matthew Friedman, Chief Executive Officer, The Mekong Club Serena Grant, Head of Business Engagement, Walk Free at Minderoo Foundation Brad Moult, Head of Projects, ICMEC Australia Wendy Ward, Vice President, International Oversight – APAC: Global Financial Crime Compliance, American Express |
| 12:20 - 13:20 |
Networking Luncheon |
| 13:20 - 14:20 |
APG Typologies Project: Money Laundering of Proceeds of Tax Crimes
Moderator: Gary Hughes, Barrister, Britomart Chambers, Auckland, New Zealand
Presenter: Gavin Raper, Deputy Director, ICRG & Typologies, Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) |
| 13:20 - 14:20 |
KNOWLEDGE SESSION Keeping Pace with Change: Cross-border Payments and Compliance - Presented by Identitii
Moderator: Clare Rhodes, Head of Marketing and Sales, Identitii Presenters: Jeremy Moller, Senior Advisor - Risk Advisory, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia Luke Raven, Senior Money Laundering Reporting Officer, Cabital John Rayment, Chief Executive Officer, Identitii |
| 14:20 - 15:20 |
Not Just a Game: Money Laundering Through Gambling
Moderator: Armina Antoniou, CAMS, Group EGM Financial Crime Risk (MLRO), Crown Resorts Presenter: Jeff Gough, Director, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) Devan Naidoo, Head of Financial Crime Risk, Tabcorp Dr. Catherine Ordway, Assistant Professor, Sport Integrity Research Lead, University of Canberra Jason Whybrow, Director Sports Wagering and Competition Manipulation, Sport Integrity Australia |
| 15:20 - 15:50 |
Networking and Refreshment Break |
| 15:50 - 16:50 |
Lessons From Recent Enforcement Actions Gary Hughes, Barrister, Britomart Chambers, Auckland, New Zealand Alex Elith, Director of Enforcement, AUSTRAC Sonja Marsic, PSM, Senior Executive Lawyer, AGS |
| 16:50 - 17:00 |
Closing Remarks & Conference Takeaways Kieran Beer, CAMS, Chief Analyst, Director of Editorial Content, ACAMS |
Pricing
Please log in to view entitled rates for members/non-members from the public or private sectors. Prices displayed include early bird discounts and are only available for a limited time. See pricing schedule below for upcoming rates.
Special pricing may be available for Enterprise members and groups of 3 or more. Please contact apac@acams.org for further details.
Click here to read the ACAMS Australasia Health and Safety Guidelines
Pricing Schedule
Member |
Non-Member |
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Early Bird save US$150 by April 20, 2022 |
US$1,145 | US$1,345 |
Early Bird save US$100 by May 20, 2022 |
US$1,195 | US$1,395 |
Private Sector Standard Rate |
US$1,295 | US$1,495 |
Public Sector Flat Rate |
US$995 | US$1,195 |
Speakers & Task Force
Speakers
Sponsors and Exhibitors
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Knowledge Session Sponsor
Networking Reception Sponsor
Exhibitors
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Venue
The Fullerton Hotel Sydney,
No. 1 Martin Place, Sydney,
New South Wales, 2000, Australia
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FAQ
What you may want to know about ACAMS Australasia
Yes. Continuing professional development is a cornerstone of professionalism for everyone in financial crime prevention. Attendees will earn up to 12 ACAMS credits, which will be applied to your profile two weeks after the event.
Yes. A certificate will be sent via email two weeks after the event.
Please get in touch with our customer service team apac@acams.org we’d be happy to help.
Please note the confirmation email can take a couple of hours to be sent. We also recommend that you check your spam folder. If you still have not received it, please get in touch with apac@acams.org we’d be happy to help.
If you have a product or service that our community should be aware of, we’d like to help make that happen. Contact Andrea Winter (awinter@acams.org) for more details.
Because of privacy regulations, we can’t release the names of attendees. If you want to know who else is attending, why not join in the conversation on social media in the days and weeks before the symposium – use #ACAMSAustralasia to connect with other attendees.
ACAMS members receive special prices at all our events. We also offer a special Public Sector price and group packages. Contact your ACAMS Account Manager, or info@acams.org for more details.
ACAMS considers the health and safety of all those on-site at the 2022 ACAMS Australasia Conference as our priority.
ACAMS is offering in-person attendance at the 2022 ACAMS Australasia Conference in Sydney, Australia in compliance with local government orders permitting such gatherings at this time. Under the guidelines and requirements from the Australian Government Department of Health, the Fullerton Hotel Sydney, and the New South Wales (NSW) COVID-19 Public Health Order, regardless of vaccination status guests and conference attendees are no longer required to wear masks indoors and do not have to scan the QR code for Covid Safe check in. All attendees and staff are expected to fully comply with applicable safety precautions, such as staying home if exhibiting signs of illness. Sanitization stations will be available throughout the meeting space.
Effective 30 April 2022, all travellers regardless of vaccination status
- Must get a COVID-19 rapid antigen test within 24 hours of arriving in NSW (and can stop self-isolating once they receive a negative result from this test).
Currently NSW does not have any restrictions involving gatherings under 1,000 attendees. However, if hospitalization rates rise, NSW could re-instate capacity limits, which could impact the number of attendees permitted at the 2022 ACAMS Australasia Conference. If this were to occur, you would be notified as to the status of your registration. If state or local capacity restrictions require ACAMS to reduce the number of attendees at the 2022 ACAMS Australasia Conference, and you are unable to attend the event in person, you will be able to transfer your pass to the next in-person event. Refunds will not be available.
If you test positive for COVID-19 during or after the conference, please contact Judy Jurado (JJurado@acams.org). They will provide your information to the local health department to support any contact tracing efforts. In accordance with local health department requirements, ACAMS will comply with any contact tracing and/or notification protocols if we are notified that any attendee has tested positive for COVID-19.
To view the Fullerton Hotel Sydney health and safety policy please visit their website. To view the rules for travelers arriving in New South Wales visit their website. To check if you are fully vaccinated, please visit the ATAGI or Australian Government website as other countries may have different definitions of what it is to be fully vaccinated.
ACAMS 2022 Australasia Conference passes are non-refundable. Pass holders may request a pass transfer to another person, colleague or client up until June 10, 2022.
Covid-19 Policy: At the discretion of ACAMS, pass holders will receive a full or partial refund of a conference pass if the pass holder is unable to attend the in-person event, at any time, in Sydney because the pass holder has been diagnosed with Covid-19 or if government-issued travel restrictions are in place during the event dates. If a pass holder is unable to attend because of the Covid-19 illness, ACAMS reserves the right to request proof of a positive diagnosis. If a pass holder has been potentially exposed to someone who is positive for COVID-19, a pass transfer to a future in-person event can be made.
Pass holders will only be entitled to a refund of your conference pass if you are unable to attend the in-person event in Sydney because you have been diagnosed with Covid-19 or if government-issued travel restrictions are in place during the event dates. If you are unable to attend because of the Covid-19 illness, ACAMS reserves the right to request proof of a positive diagnosis. If you have been potentially exposed to someone who is positive for COVID-19, you can request to transfer your pass to a future in-person event.
Government-issued travel restrictions include:
- The country/state that you live in closes its borders to travel
- The country/state you live in issues advice not to travel to Sydney, Australia
- The country/state you live in has imposed an unavoidable quarantine on return from travel
- There is an unavoidable quarantine on arrival in Sydney, Australia
- There is a further lockdown phase in the country/state you live in that prevents you from leaving your home except for essential requirements
In the event New South Wales announces a return to Covid-19 restrictions, ACAMS will abide by local government and Australian Government Department of Health. Due to new limited seating your conference pass may be subject to change to the next in-person event. Seats will be allocated based on time of purchase.
If the state of New South Wales’s governing body imposes a new restriction that prohibits ACAMS from holding an in-person event you will be able to transfer your pass to the next in-person event. Refunds will not be available.
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Recap
Stay tuned for highlights from #ACAMSAustralasia 2022
Our 2021 Australasia Conference Highlights
