AGENDA

 Please note all attendees will be given a personal agenda, which will be sent to you a few days before the event - please use that as your guide
Please do not print this to bring with you 

Day 1: 

Registration 9:00 - 9:50am Mezzanine 

Morning session

• 9:55 am - 10:05 am Mallard Suite

Welcome and Opening Remarks - Hosts, Graham Barrow & Ray Blake

Graham Barrow and Ray Blake, hosts of the hugely popular ‘Dark Money Files’ podcast, are two financial crime fighters with considerable experience in helping banks, regulators, tech providers, NGOs and other organisations grapple with criminal abuse of the financial system. 

• 10:10 am - 10:50 am Mallard Suite

Keynote Behavioural Science in Compliance - Christian Hunt - Author and Founder of Human Risk

Christian is a fascinating, engaging speaker and author, who really understands the Compliance and Fincrime community. We are honoured that he’ll be the opening keynote address at the FRC Leaders’ Convention. 

He was formerly MD at UBS where he was Head of Behavioural Science. Christian joined the Firm in Compliance & Operational Risk Control, leading the function globally for UBS Asset Management. Prior to joining UBS, he was COO of the UK Prudential Regulation Authority, a subsidiary of the Bank of England responsible for regulating financial services.

Alternative session if you prefer: Drake Suite 10:10am Cyber security leaders’ convection : Keynote - Milos Pesic, CISO, Accelleron Case Study: Our Cyber Security Journey

• 10:55 am - 11:40am Mallard Suite

Leadership Panel: Shaping a Stronger Culture: Leadership, Empowerment & Authenticity

This session is a fascinating peak behind the curtain into the way some of our industry’s most impressive leaders go about developing culture within their teams and their organisations. 

As everybody at the FRC Leaders’ Convention knows, it’s not easy to be a successful leader, so we have hand picked a few of our highly impressive leaders and asked them to share with us which ingredients make them excel at what they do, and the strategies they’ve found most successful in developing a culture that the entire organisation will buy into. 

• Jennifer Beattie - Head of Compliance & Conduct Risk, Consumer Credit - Lloyds Banking Group
• Sisieta Owen - Senior Director - Global Compliance Risk Management - UBS
• Emma Williams - Director of Risk & Compliance MLRO | Solicitor | Office of General Counsel - Simpson Thacher LLP
• (Moderated by)  Katarina Helde - MLRO, Head of Financial Crime Compliance - Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management

Alternative Leadership Panel if you prefer: Cyber Priorities for Leaders in 2025 10:55 - 11:40 - Drake Suite

• 11:45 am - 12:05 pm Foyer outside Mallard Suite

Tea & Coffee Refreshment & Networking Break

Mid-Morning Session: 

• 12:10 pm - 12.55pm Mallard Suite

'The Law Society's Money Laundering Task Force, On Tour' 

Same Same but Different. An alternative perspective on AML & Fincrime 

The Law Society’s Money Laundering Task Force has some seriously big hitters, and entertaining characters, within its ranks. The effervescent Emma WIlliams and the Godfather of Anti Money Laundering Michael Levi to name just two - this is going to be an intriguing viewpoint from some of the magnificent minds outside of financial institutes.

• 12.10 - 5.30 and all of day 2 Sandpiper Room

Join Oonagh Van Den Berg to be interviewed on her Raw Compliance Podcast (see Oonagh on the day or book via link in your event joining instructions)

• 12:10 pm - 12:55 pm Location: Lapwing  

Round Table Workshop Implementing AI: Overcoming Challenges in Regulatory Adherence. 

This is a Chatham House Rule deep dive discussion, hosted by Jason Shane,  Head of Strategy & Innovation, SymphonyAI Financial Services. With plenty of peer to peer learning and discussion in a small group setting. It promises to be an educational, and lively discussion, so please make sure you’re in the Lapwing room (just behind the main stage room) a few minutes before it starts. 

• 12:10 pm - 12:55 pm Location: Lapwing  

Round Table Workshop Smarter, Faster, Safer: AI’s Role in the Future of Financial Crime Prevention.

This is a Chatham House Rule deep dive discussion, hosted by Jack Sims, Global Head of Sales , Flagright with plenty of peer to peer learning and discussion in a small group setting. It promises to be an educational, and lively discussion, so please make sure you’re in the Lapwing room (just behind the main stage room) a few minutes before it starts.

• 12:10 pm - 12:55 pm Location: Lapwing  

Round Table Workshop Identity Verification in the Age of AI: Navigating the Next Frontier of Fraud  

This is a Chatham House Rule deep dive discussion, hosted by Simon Kingston Head of Partner Sales, EMEA, Jumio, with plenty of peer to peer learning and discussion in a small group setting.  It promises to be an educational, and lively discussion, so please make sure you’re in the Lapwing room (just behind the main stage room) a few minutes before it starts.

• 12:10 pm - 12:55 pm  AND 1:00pm - 4.30pm Mezzanine 

Informal Drop In Sessions with Experts /Individual technology update meetings / Peer to Peer networking with other attendees

There will also be short and relaxed technology providers meetings which are designed to keep you up to speed on some of the most crucial advances and innovations. Some 1-2-1 peer to peer networking and the opportunity to meet regulatory and fraud advisory experts on hand to bring any questions you may have for some free advice.  

Jon Charles, Regulatory Expert, Director, Grant Thornton 

Matthew Field - Head of The Fraud Advisory Panel  

Rebecca Craig - Solicitor Tenet / Fraud Advisory Panel

Oliver Hanmer - Head of Supervision and Compliance Monitoring, Payment Systems Regulator 

*please note that at some points in the day, one of them may be on a panel on stage 

• 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm The Swan Boardroom (half way along the corridor between Mallard Suite and Mezzane)

Workshop: The Cyber Dilemma

Immerse yourself in a mock live cyber security breach, and decision make your way through it as a team. No matter what your job role or organisation, this is going to be an eye opening,  fun and highly educational session. Enjoy it! 

• 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Lunch (provided) Restaurant downstairs

Afternoon Session:

• 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm Location: Lapwing  

Round table Workshop: Financial Crime Risk Management Technology Impacts in the New Divergent Regulatory and Political Landscape

This is a Chatham House Rule deep dive discussion, hosted by Graham Bailey, Chief Operating Officer  Quantifind with plenty of peer to peer learning and discussion in a small group setting. It promises to be an educational, and lively discussion, so please make sure you’re in the Lapwing room (just behind the main stage room) a few minutes before it starts.

• 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm Location: Lapwing  

Round Table Workshop : Complex client file remediations: what works?’

This is a Chatham House Rule deep dive discussion, hosted by Tom Devlin , Co-Founder, Chief Commercial Officer, KYC360  with plenty of peer to peer learning and discussion in a small group setting. It promises to be an educational, and lively discussion, so please make sure you’re in the Lapwing room (just behind the main stage room) a few minutes before it starts.

• 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm Location: Lapwing  

Round tables Workshop: How to Leverage Ai in Fraud Detection

This is a Chatham House Rule deep dive discussion, hosted by  Erik Dahlberg AI Expert  & Peter Grimvall Head of Expansion Modulai with plenty of peer to peer learning and discussion in a small group setting. It promises to be an educational, and lively discussion, so please make sure you’re in the Lapwing room (just behind the main stage room) a few minutes before it starts.

            2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Mallard Suite

‘Future of Compliance - Anticipating the next wave of regulation’

Gain valuable insights into the next wave of regulatory changes, exploring emerging trends, potential disruptions, Hear from this cross sector panel of experts on how their industries are managing and preparing for current and upcoming regulatory changes, 

Don't just react to regulation  – anticipate it, to proactively prepare your organisation to navigate the complexities of upcoming regulations.

• (Moderator) Jon Charles - Director, Financial Services Advisory - Grant Thornton 
• Oliver Hamner - Head of Supervision & Compliance Monitoring - PSR
• Alicja Hellak - Group Compliance Officer - BNP Paribas 
• Lisa Lee Lewis - Partner - Addleshaw Goddard LLP
• Dane Pedro - Head of UK Compliance & MLRO - Mollie 

• 2:50 pm - 3:35 pm Lapwing 

Round Table Workshop:  The Power of OSINT in Financial Crime Investigations - "How can Financial Institutes leverage OSINT to uncover hidden connections and enhance complex investigations"

This is a Chatham House Rule deep dive discussion, hosted by Sean Jones, Enterprise Account Executive, Blackdot  with plenty of peer to peer learning and discussion in a small group setting. 

It promises to be an educational, and lively discussion, so please make sure you’re in the Lapwing room (just behind the main stage room) a few minutes before it starts.

• 2:50 pm - 3:35 pm Location: Lapwing  

Round table Workshop: ‘Manipulation & Deception: Stopping Social Engineering Attacks’

This is a Chatham House Rule deep dive discussion, hosted by Lukáš Jakubíček, Lead Principal Solution Consultant , Threatmark  with plenty of peer to peer learning and discussion in a small group setting. It promises to be an educational, and lively discussion, so please make sure you’re in the Lapwing room (just behind the main stage room) a few minutes before it starts.

• 2:50 pm - 3:35 pm

Lapwing 

Round Table Workshop: Cost vs Compliance vs Deregulation

This is a Chatham House Rule deep dive discussion, hosted by Arun Banerjee Chief Revenue Officer AML Rightsource , with plenty of peer to peer learning and discussion in a small group setting. It promises to be an educational, and lively discussion, so please make sure you’re in the Lapwing room (just behind the main stage room) a few minutes before it starts.

• 2:50 pm - 3:35 pm Mallard

Guest Panel: The executive track, strategies for compliance & risk leaders to step up to senior board level

We welcome Andrew Greening who has compiled a panel of experts who will share their experiences, and offer actionable strategies for taking the skillset that is innate to risk leaders,  and how that can be utilised to take the next step to senior board level. 

The panel will also explore the most successful strategies to communicate with CEO’s and the board to ensure the most valuable outcomes. 

• Hosted and compiled by Andrew Greening, Managing Partner, Board & NED Practice, Greenings international
• Simon Haslam – Chairman Cashflows, formerly FTSE 250 CEO at Network International, Elavon, Citigroup, HSBC
• Ian Belsham – CRO Planet, formerly WorldPay, First Data, RBS
• Roland Maessen – CRO Kushki, formerly Worldline, Digital River, Global Collect

• 2:50 pm - 4.40 pm The Swan Boardroom (half way along corridor between Mallard and Mezzanine

Workshop  ‘From policy to presence: Elevating your personal impact and effectiveness' 

This session hosted by John-Paul Eaton and RIcky Virdee is designed to help Fincrime and Compliance professionals strengthen their personal impact and effectiveness by projecting confidence and credibility whilst standing out as a trusted authority in a highly competitive and fast moving industry. Participants will learn how to leverage their skills and unique qualities to inspire confidence in stakeholders, clients and colleagues. 

• 3:40 pm - 3:55 pm 

Tea & Coffee Refreshment & Networking Break

Late Afternoon Session:

• 4:00 pm - 4:40 pm Location: Mallard 

Panel:  The next stage of leveraging technology to drive innovation and efficiency

Technology is rapidly advancing, but there's always debate around how it should be used to best effect. We have pulled together some of the best minds in the industry who really understand technology and it’s application within financial risk and compliance teams - they will explore the most exciting advances as well as debate the most important questions around where and how it should be deployed for maximum benefit. 

• Adrianna Fabijanska - Global Head of Financial Crime Compliance – Investment Banking at ING  
• Meredith Beeston - Financial Crime Compliance Director, at ClearBank
• Leven Li - Chief Compliance Officer - at ANNA
• Ashley Clarke - Senior Vice President of Compliance - Citi 
• Moderated by: Olivia Shaw - Head of Compliance - Tribe Impact Capital
  

Alternative Panel if you prefer, 4.00 - 4.40 : "Beyond Malice: The Accidental Insider Threat" Drake Suite

• 4:00 pm - 4:40 pm Location: Lapwing

Round Table Workshop - Fortifying the Future of Cyber Defense: Real-Time Response to Digital Impersonation, fraud and ATO

This is a Chatham House Rule deep dive discussion, hosted by Ori Mazin Co-Founder and CRO // Ido Mazin Director of Strategic Accounts Memyco  with plenty of peer to peer learning and discussion in a small group setting. It promises to be an educational, and lively discussion, so please make sure you’re in the Lapwing room (just behind the main stage room) a few minutes before it starts.

• 4:00 pm - 4:40 pm   Location: Lapwing

Round Table Workshop - “Managing Counterparty Risk and Alternatives to Correspondent Banks

This is a Chatham House Rule deep dive discussion, hosted by Gary Palmer Founder, Chairman, President and CEO, Payall with plenty of peer to peer learning and discussion in a small group setting. 

It promises to be an educational, and lively discussion, so please make sure you’re in the Lapwing room (just behind the main stage room) a few minutes before it starts.

• 4:00 pm - 4:40 pm  Location: Lapwing

Round Table Workshop - Optimizing Transaction Monitoring with AI:  Rules-centric vs AI-centric Approaches in Financial Crime Detection"

This is a Chatham House Rule deep dive discussion, hosted by Jack Mills, Account Executive, Thetaray with plenty of peer to peer learning and discussion in a small group setting. 

It promises to be an educational, and lively discussion, so please make sure you’re in the Lapwing room (just behind the main stage room) a few minutes before it starts.

• 4:45 pm - 5:25 pm Mallard

Keynote Panel:  Global Threats, Local Impact: Tackling Financial Crime on the World Stage

This high powered panel is packed with leaders with vast experience of leading international agencies, think tanks, and global collaborations. Their viewpoints, observations and insights into the rapidly changing geopolitical landscape, the developing criminal operations around the world and the initiatives that are being put in place to crack down on them will make this session absolutely unmissable.

• Tim Tyler - Vice President, International Compliance Association, (Former Head of UK international Crime Bureau)
• Linda Hamilton - Executive Director, Financial Crime Operations, JP Morgan Chase (Former Deputy Director Organised Crime HMRC)  
• Chloe Cina, Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI (Former Head of Global Sanctions at Deutsche Bank)
• Kevin Newe - Assistant Director-Illicit Finance Threat Lead, HMRC

• 5:25 pm - 5:30 pm 

             Wrap up

• 5:30 pm 

            Check in 

• 6.30 pm - 7:00 pm 

             Networking Drinks Reception - Foyer Area Outside Mallard Suite 

• 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm

           The Leaders’ Dinner (and quiz) 

             Kindly sponsored by Flagright, AML Rightsource, Symphony AI, Quantifind & KYC Portal 

 Official end to day 1

Day 2: 

Optional Extra’s 

• Early Risers walk around the lake (depart 7.45am) Meet at Reception 7.40am (we will stick to footpaths but please wear suitable trainers or walking shoes and suitable clothing for the weather on the day)
• Early Risers Run (depart 7.45am) Meet at Reception from 7.40am (suitably attired for a run)
• Fellow Female Fighters of Financial Crime Breakfast Meet Up - Hosted by Nicole Bossieux no need to book or be an existing member, just drop in and say ‘Hello’. 8am - 9.15am 
• Hotel Gym open to guests 5am - 9pm

Arrive Mallard Suite for 9.25 

Morning Session: 

• 9:30 am - 9:45 am Mallard Suite 

Welcome Graham Barrow & Ray Blake and Update from Gareth Dothie

Quick update from Gareth Dothie- Head of Bribery & Corruption Investigations, City of London Police. On the new Domestic Corruption Unit department commissioned by the Home Office  

• 9:45 am - 10:30 am 

Mallard Suite 

Keynote- Andrew Marshall Hardy - Managing Director, Global Head of Fraud Risk- Wholesale Banking, HSBC

Data Science and Fraud: A Case Study in Innovation Leadership

In this unmissable talk, Andrew Marshall-Hardy will give a valuable insight into how data science is revolutionizing fraud prevention. He explores the transformative power of data-driven risk management, outlining the key elements for successful collaboration between data science and fraud teams. We'll delve into the practical steps, the inevitable challenges, and why human expertise remains the cornerstone of effective fraud detection.

• 10:35 am - 11:35 am  Mallard Suite

A live tour of The Dark Web 

Join us on a fascinating live tour of the dark web. Something that impacts most of our daily roles directly, but not something that all of us are willing to visit. Our thanks to Nisha Aubeeluck, our experienced guide from Decoded, who has kindly agreed to come to the FRC this year, and offer us an intriguing hour behind the curtain.
This is NOT to be missed! 

• 11:40 am - 11:55 am 

Tea & Coffee Refreshment & Networking Break

• 12:00 pm - 1 pm

20/20 session: 20 Tables, 20 Topics, 20 Minutes

Topic led, open discussion with like minded peers. Join the table with the topic you’d most like to discuss or ask your peers how they’re approaching things. 

So whether you’re desperate to share your knowledge on sanctions or ask others how they’re dealing with impersonation fraud - this is THE place to find your most wanted conversation among the array topics. The sessions will rotate on 20 mins. It could be noisy but we hope it will be fun and valuable.  

• 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm 

Lunch (provided)

Afternoon Session:

• 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm 

Keynote - The Dark Money Files Live Mallard Grebe

What will they have in store in this live episode exclusive to the FRC Leaders’ Convention? We’ll have to wait and see! Whatever it is…we know it’ll be straight out of the top drawer and absolutely brilliant. 

Alternative panel Session: 1.45 - 2.30 Technical Vulnerabilities specific to Financial Institutes - Signet & Warbler Suite

• 2.35 pm - 3:15 pm

Panel: FinCrime Trends 2025: Cross-Sector Observations & Insights

Technology is rapidly advancing, but there's always debate around how it should be used to best effect. We have pulled together some of the best minds in the industry who really understand technology and its application within financial risk and compliance teams - they will explore the most exciting advances as well as debate the most important questions around where and how it should be deployed for maximum benefit 

• Bernadette Smith - Deputy Chief Risk Officer & MLRO - Starling Bank
• Adam Shariat - Head of Financial Crime - Close Brothers Asset Management
• Asama Saba - Head of Business Acceptance - Simmons & Simmons LLP
• Rajitha Prabhakaran (D&G) Group Financial Crime Officer - Domestic & General Group Limited
• (Moderated by) : Matthew Tataryn - Director of Financial Crime Risk - Tide

Alternative Panel Session: 2.35 - 3.15 - Regulatory Changes Ahead and Common Practice That Will Be Affected - Signet & Warbler Suite

• 3:15 pm - 3:20 pm 

             Closing remarks 

• 3:20 pm - 3:45 pm
  Final networking, card swap and coffee for the road

*Please note all timings and talks are correct at the time of publication but are all subject to change