GENERAL SESSIONS
Hear top AML experts share guidance and best practices related to the most critical and timely issues affecting compliance officers around the world. During the question and answer segments, get detailed answers to your most pressing challenges through direct communication with session leaders.
MAIN CONFERENCE DAY ONE
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
PLENARY SESSION
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION: Keeping Current with Regulatory Trends to Ensure Your Institution Remains Compliant
With a new administration comes a different set of priorities that can result in new legislation and added pressure from regulators. Understanding where Congress and regulators are focusing their attention will help you keep abreast of potential updates. What changes are you likely to see in the AML in the next year? What areas are regulators focusing on in their examinations? What are the latest trends in deficiencies? This panel of regulators and industry experts shares expected regulatory changes and evaluates trends in oversight that will ensure you’re prepared to meet future expectations.
Mary Ann Gadziala
Associate Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations
Securities and Exchange CommissionSheila Haney
Associate Director
Financial Industry Regulatory AuthorityJonathan Polk
Vice President, Bank Supervision Group
Federal Reserve Bank of New YorkJohn Wagner, CAMS
Director of BSA/AML Compliance
U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
PLENARY SESSION
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: Optimizing AML Controls Despite Cost Constraints
Though many compliance budgets have already been reduced, non-revenue producing departments continue to be the most susceptible to additional cutbacks. Unless you quickly identify strategies for creating a more efficient and effective compliance organization, your department may be next in line for painful cutbacks. What types of organizational changes can you make without compromising the quality of your program? In what areas can you increase efficiency? Attend this session and learn how seasoned compliance executives are maintaining the quality of their AML programs despite limited budgets and economic uncertainty.
Debra L. Bonosconi, CAMS
Senior Vice President of AML Compliance
HSBC Bank USARainer G. Hoerning, CAMS
Senior Compliance Officer and Vice President
Credit SuisseRichard A. Small
Vice President, Enterprise-Wide AML and Sanctions Risk Management
American ExpressDaniel Soto, CAMS
Compliance Managing Director, AML & BSA
Wachovia Corporation
MAIN CONFERENCE DAY TWO
Thursday, October 1, 2009
PLENARY SESSION
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION: Optimizing Compliance through the Integration of AML and Fraud Prevention
Today’s complex financial crime schemes cannot be detected without a flexible series of multi-dimensioned solutions working in tandem. One-dimensional, siloed risk management tactics are no longer sufficient to address the demands of global business relationships. This panel—comprised of compliance executives who have successfully combined their own AML and fraud surveillance—demonstrates ways to blend your own tools and initiatives to increase efficiency. Learn how to integrate case management processes, streamline investigations and expend fewer resources to achieve better results.
John J. Byrne, CAMS
Chairman
ACAMS Advisory BoardPeter Hazlewood
Managing Director- Group Legal, Compliance and Secretariat
DBS GroupKatherine M. Sikora Nelson
Global Compliance - Anti-Money Laundering; Chair Broker-Dealer AML Oversight Committee,
The Bank of New York Mellon
PLENARY SESSION
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: Improving the Detection and Reporting of Suspicious Trade-Based Transactions
The lack of automated trade transaction monitoring leaves AML professionals struggling with the best way to discover and report suspicious activity. How can you best determine which trade transactions are unusual and bear in-depth investigation, while avoiding disruption to legitimate trade? Learn how to analyze historical trade data and commodity prices to detect red flags and transmit the data law enforcement needs to facilitate an effective investigation. This session features case studies of trade-based SARs containing incongruous BSA information, which led to discovery of criminal proceeds commingled with legitimate funds.
Barry Koch, CAMS
Managing Director and Associate General Counsel
JPMorgan ChaseDaniel Wager
Director
New York High Intensity Financial Crimes Area
MAIN CONFERENCE DAY THREE
Friday, October 2, 2009
PLENARY SESSION
10:55 AM - 12:10 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: Keeping Current on the Latest Criminal Schemes to Protect Your Institution from Abuse
We are all too aware of the dangers posed by virtual currencies, mobile banking and other emerging technologies. But what are the solutions to deflect the money laundering and terrorist financing opportunities they present? This panel dissects recent real-world cases to illustrate the risks posed by the latest innovations in money laundering. Hear best practices to identify and monitor the latest criminal techniques. Walk away with immediate AML/CFT measures you can adopt to protect your organization from new threats and innovations.
John J. Byrne, CAMS
Chairman
ACAMS Advisory BoardMeryl Lutsky
Chief, Money Laundering Investigations Unit
New York State Attorney GeneralDaniel Wager
Director
New York High Intensity Financial Crimes Area
