Agenda

  • AML
  • Enterprise Fraud Management
  • KYC & Identity Risk
  • Case Management/Technology
  • Trade & Communication Compliance
  • Capture and Archive
Breakfast | Tech & AI Exchange | Solutions Showcase
8:00 - 9:00 AM

NICE Actimize CEO Address
Shape the Future | A New Era of Fraud & FinCrime Prevention
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Main Plenary | Trinity
Craig Costigan, CEO, NICE Actimize
Chad Hetherington, GVP and Head of Product, NICE Actimize
Applying Predictive Technology to Increase AML Efficiencies
10:30 – 11:30 AM
Main Plenary | Trinity
Brad Corry, Director of Product Management, AML, NICE Actimize
Matthieu Goutet, Principal Product Manager and AML SME, NICE Actimize
Colin Whitmore, NatWest Group
Manuel Lackus, UBS

Financial crime is a continual battle between good and evil with criminals continually adapting to evade detection. The AI age is reshaping how we fight financial crime, giving financial institutions the tools to accurately detect illicit flows of funds and suspect parties. Learn how AI is changing the landscape in tackling financial crime and understand the future potentail of this technology.

Beyond Reimbursement: Taking the Fight to APP Fraud
10:30 – 11:30 AM
Beaumont
Joe Bristow, Product Director & Fraud SME, NICE Actimize
Christos Barkas, Head of Fraud Detection Services Division, Eurobank
Fabian Gonser, Product Owner for Payment Fraud Detection and Analytics, UBS
Alex Somerwell, Ask Silver
Chris Farrow, UK Finance

This panel discussion will explore the significant implications of the UK Payment Systems Regulator's (PSR) new fraud liability changes regarding Authorized Push Payment (APP) fraud. Going beyond the mechanics of reimbursement, our expert panellists will examine proactive approaches to combat the evolving scams and social engineering threat landscape.

pKYC: What it Really Means
10:30 – 11:30 AM
Bartholomew
Simon Lee, Executive Director, UBS
Natalie Gjertsen, EMEA FSI Risk & Compliance Leader, Infosys
Caroline Murphy, Director of Product Marketing, Client Onboarding & KYC, NICE Actimize

What is perpetual KYC, and can it truly transform how institutions manage customers and risks? Explore the true essence of perpetual KYC and see how placing the ‘p’ at the core of KYC programs can provide real-time risk assessments of customers while enhancing the customer experience. In this panel discussion, discover how leading banks are moving from static periodic reviews to dynamic risk-based perpetual KYC.

The Compliance Imperative: Integrating Intelligence in an Era of Global Disruption
10:30 – 11:30 AM
Harpley
Annegret Funke, Senior Manager, PwC
Rupert Pearson, Regional Head of Financial Crime Technology, Operations and Data Governance, MUFGe
Tony Clark, CEO, NextWave
James Bell, Director, Professional Services, NICE Actimize

The current, volatile global landscape is sending shockwaves across the Financial Services industry, with divergent regulations in critical areas such as Artificial Intelligence and Sanctions regimes. Financial Institutions face these multi-faceted challenges precisely when regulatory requirements, cost-effectiveness demands, and complexity of financial crime typologies are higher than ever experienced before. This session will address these issues and discuss the requirement for a holistic approach that makes extensive use of data sources. The session will also cover the wider use of NexGen tools that accelerate operations and enhance decision-making. It's time for financial institutions and solution providers to tighten their relationships, define strategic roadmaps and work more collaboratively.

Trade & Communications Compliance: Staying Ahead of the Curve
10:30 – 11:30 AM
Sidney
Lee Garf, General Manager, Compliance, NICE Actimize
Jonathan Lappage, CAPCO

As regulations evolve and enforcement intensifies, firms must proactively adapt their compliance strategies. This session explores emerging trends and best practices for mitigating risk across trade and digital communications. Gain insights from industry leaders on staying compliant, reducing risks and leveraging technology to enhance controls.

Insights from Legislators and Financial Crime Prosecutors:
What the Banks Need to Know
11:30 – 12:30 AM
Main Plenary | Trinity
Adam McLaughlin, Global Head of Financial Crime Strategy and AML SME, NICE Actimize
Debbie Price, Deputy Head, Crown Prosecution Service
Nate Webb, National Crime Agency
Kevin Newe, Head of Illicit Finance threats, HMRC

We rarely get insights into the workings of law enforcement and the prosecution services when investigating, charging and prosecuting transnational organized crime. Hear from the source what the criminals are up to, the challenges we face in prosecuting the criminals and recovering their illgotten gains. Understand how your role fits into the bigger picture and what you can do to help prosecute criminals, preventing financial crime.

Lunch | Tech & AI Exchange | Solutions Showcase
12:30 - 1:30PM

Dismantling Mule Accounts and Networks:
Stop the Illicit Flow of Funds and Prevent the Fraud
1:30 – 2:30 PM
Trinity
Anurag Mohapatra, Director of Product Management and Fraud Strategy, NICE Actimize
Gareth Dothie, Head of Investigations and Intelligence for the Domestic Corruption Unit, City of London Police
Tony Sales
Anil Gopaul, Head of Economic Crime Innovation, Nationwide Building Society

Mules are a challenge across the financial sector, enabling fraud and other predicate crimes such as drug dealing and human trafficking. This session explores the intersection of AML and Fraud Prevention and how to build a holistic mule detection framework.

Future FinCrime Tech Stacks: Modernizing Legacy Systems
1:30 – 2:30 PM
Harpley
Gilles Alis, General Manager, Case Management, NICE Actimize
Paul Fenton, Director of Forensic Technology, Deloitte
Efim Dimenstein, CTO and Chief Architect, NICE Actimize

Future FinCrime Tech Stacks: Modernizing Legacy Systems explores how financial institutions can modernize their siloed, outdated systems with the next generation of fraud and AML defenses. Learn how modern tech—spanning data orchestration, AI/ML and cloud—enables faster detection, scalable efficiency and proactive risk management. The session shows how to stay agile, simplify operations and outpace evolving threats at any stage of your modernization journey.

The Changing Landscape of Digital Communications Governance and Archiving
1:30 – 2:30 PM
Sidney
Steven Logan, Director of Product Management for Communications Compliance, NICE

Leading firms are rethinking their approach to data governance and surveillance. This session examines emerging data archiving and monitoring challenges, and best practices for managing risk across communication channels. Learn how to build a resilient compliance framework that ensures data security, and regulatory alignment in a shifting landscape.

Geopolitical Risk Impact on Sanctions
2:30 – 3:30 PM
Trinity
Michael Barrett, Vice President, General Manager, AML, NICE Actimize
James Grant, Global Head of Sanctions, Banking Circle
Oliver Chapman, UK Head of Sanctions & Embargoes, Société Générale
Paige Berges, Principal Counsel, Sanctions Counsel

Global instability and rising geopolitical tensions have led to a surge in sanctioned entities and increased regulatory scrutiny. New legislation—such as instant payment regulations—and growing attention to secondary sanctions and evasion are pushing organizations to adapt quickly. Join us to explore how leading institutions are responding and what to expect from the future sanctions landscape.

Integrated Threat Intelligence: Where Cyber and Payment Protection Converge
2:30 – 3:30 PM
Beaumont
Freddy Arthur, EMEA Fraud Strategy Leader, NICE Actimize
Eward Driehuis, VP of Fraud Engineering, ThreatFabric
Shajhan Ali, Infosys
Paddy O’Keefe, Virgin Money

The rise of digital channels and instant payments has led to the convergence of fraud and cyber threats. Fraudsters are increasingly exploiting social media and the dark web to execute complex fraud schemes. This session will explore how fraud and cyber teams can collaborate to utilize dark web insights and Open Source Intelligence, creating unified response protocols that effectively bridge the gap between cybersecurity incidents and fraud attempts.

Perfecting the Balance:
Risk Management vs Customer Experience and the role of KYC
2:30 – 3:30 PM
Bartholomew
Tamsin Bury, CLM Subject Matter Expert, JJCFinTech
James Travis, UK COO, Westpac Banking Corporation
Ben Marsh, Global Head of Client Lifecycle Management, NICE Actimize

This session showcases how institutions can achieve robust KYC compliance with less friction. Panelists will share real-world use cases that enabled FIs streamline their KYC processes - reducing onboarding times and friction for low-risk customers, while tightening scrutiny for high-risk from real-world use cases. Attendees learn how to make KYC processes faster, smarter and more customer-friendly, all while satisfying regulatory obligations.

Intelligent Investigations:
AI-Driven Case Management & Automation
2:30 – 3:30 PM
Harpley
Preeda Rajasekaran, Principal Product Manager, NICE Actimize
Nick Vitchev, Fraud & Financial Crime Lead, Chartis
Robert Dawson, PIB Insurance

Intelligent Investigations: AI-Driven Case Management & Automation shows how next-gen AI accelerates every step of the investigative process—unifying data, prioritizing alerts, and automating manual tasks to free investigators for deeper analysis. Learn how agentic AI streamlines collaboration, ensures consistency, and shortens resolution times.

From Detection to Prevention:
The Evolution of Misconduct Controls
2:30 – 3:30 PM
Sidney
Joey Avniel, Senior Product Manager, Analytics and Platform Compliance, NICE
Cromwell Fraser, Head of Financial Markets Compliance, NICE Actimize
Munib Ali, Partner, AlixPartners

As financial crimes grow more sophisticated, firms must move beyond detection to proactive prevention—while also meeting rising expectations for regulations like Consumer Duty. Learn how firms are enhancing surveillance with behavioral analytics, customizable models and more in order to ensuring fair outcomes for customers while staying ahead of financial crime threats.

Keeping Your Unified Communications Strategy Compliant
2:30 – 3:30 PM
Prescot
Chad Billing, Senior Consultant, NICE Actimize
Colin Alisson, Product Manager, IPC

Firms face increasing challenges in ensuring compliance and security across new collaboration platforms. This session will explore the complexities of enabling these tools for collaboration and enhanced communications, while maintaining regulatory adherence.

Networking | Tech & AI Exchange | Solutions Showcase
3:30 - 3:45 PM

Data Privacy & Collaboration – Cracking the Information Sharing Dilemma
3:45 – 4:45 PM
Trinity
Adam McLaughlin, Global Head of Financial Crime Strategy and AML SME, NICE Actimize
Nick J. Maxwell, Head of the Future of Financial Intelligence Sharing, RUSI
Helen Murphy, Principal, Avyse Partners
Ahsan Afzal, Director, Financial Crime Operations, Commerzbank

Information sharing is widely recognized as a powerful weapon against financial crime, yet it has long faced data protection concerns and unclear regulatory guidance. With growing global focus and new legal developments, such as the upcoming launch of Article 75 in Europe and recent legislative changes in the UK, are we at a turning point? Join leading experts as they unpack these changes and what they mean for your organization.

AI Battlegrounds: Defeating Deepfakes and Synthetic Identities
3:45 – 4:45 PM
Beaumont
Anurag Mohapatra, Director of Product Management and Fraud Strategy, NICE Actimize
Paul Boksma, Mitek
Michael Alwin, Intelligence Analyst, Cifas
Rahul Puniani, Product Owner for Fraud Prevention, Swedbank

This eye-opening discussion reveals how criminals and bad actors are leveraging AI to exploit and evade FI controls with realistic synthetic identities and deepfakes, challenging KYC and Fraud Prevention teams. This session will cover topics including liveness detection, biometric authentication and behavioral analytics to enhance onboarding security.

Smarter, Faster, Compliance: The future of Financial Crime investigations
3:45 – 4:45 PM
Harpley
Luis Mora-Silva, Director, Financial Crimes Forensic Team, KPMG
Francisco Mainez, Principal Business Consultant, NICE Actimize

The growing complexity of financial crime investigations is a global challenge—and one that financial institutions and solution providers continue to grapple with, often with mixed results. Today’s operations face overwhelming volume, variety and velocity, demanding smarter, faster solutions that keep costs under control while meeting ever-evolving regulatory expectations. This session explores how leading institutions are stepping beyond conventional methods—moving past simply adding tech or headcount—and instead adopting integrated, multidimensional strategies. We’ll examine how the right blend of data management, policy design, streamlined processes, AI-powered technology and targeted staff training is shaping the future of compliance investigations. Discover how collaboration, innovation and a reimagined investigative approach are redefining what’s possible in financial crime prevention.

Transforming Market Abuse Surveillance with Artificial Intelligence
3:45 – 4:45 PM
Sidney
Joey Avniel, Senior Product Manager, Analytics and Platform Compliance, NICE

With growing data volumes and more sophisticated manipulation tactics, firms must enhance their market abuse surveillance capabilities. Traditional surveillance methods are often limited in their effectiveness, struggling to keep pace with the sophistication of modern market manipulation techniques. Join us for an impactful session as we explore how Actimize Intelligence powering SURVEIL-X, can more accurately and efficiently detect insider trading, spoofing and other abuses. Learn how to move beyond rules-based detection and maintain the explainability regulators are looking for.

One Archive, Every Channel: Merging eComms, Voice and Beyond
3:45 – 4:45 PM
Prescot
Simon Matthews, JP Reis
Matt Caine, Vice President, Global Compliance, NICE

Managing eComms and voice data in separate silos continues to create challenges for IT, surveillance and investigations teams. As regulators demand a holistic view of communications, firms are integrating voice capture with eComms to enhance oversight. This session explores a real life case study of a bank’s journey of unifying data in order to ensure compliance and drive real business impact.

Closing Keynote
Fireside Chat with Lord Darroch, Former British Ambassador to the US
4:45 - 5:30 PM
Main Plenary | Trinity
Lord Darroch, Former British Ambassador to the US
Networking Reception | Tech & AI Exchange | Solutions Showcase
5:30 PM