Irina Samoylova Kunces, CAMS is a Risk, Control and Compliance SME with over 15 years of global Risk, Control, and Financial Crime Compliance experience in Corporate and Institutional Banking, and Retail and Mortgage industry with Standard Chartered, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Santander. Prior to arriving to Australia, Irina was a Regional Head of Financial Markets, Corporate Finance and Client Segments within Financial Crime Advisory with Standard Chartered Bank.

Currently, Irina serves as a Managing Director of NewEra Business Consulting Pty Ltd and a Co-Founder and Board Director of Global GRC Alliance, a group of highly specialised experts providing clients with a one-stop-shop solution for all their governance, risk and financial crime compliance needs, across the domestic and global financial sector.

Irina is an ACAMS Executive Board Member and Co-Programming Director for Australasian Chapter. Prior to that, Irina served close to 4 years on the Board of ACAMS New York Chapter.

Irina CAMS certified and holds International Diploma in Anti-Money Laundering from Manchester Business School joined program with International Compliance Association, as well as a Specialist Certificate in Anti-Money Laundering Risk in Correspondent Banking, and in process of CAMS-AUDIT certification. Irina recently has been nominated and awarded Excellence in Finance - Leadership award in Dubai at Global Finext Conference.