Exploring emerging threats, regulatory reform and the future of economic crime prevention.
The Academy will host a full-day symposium featuring two concurrent streams. The industry stream will include keynote presentations and panel discussions led by experienced professionals, providing practical insights and perspectives from across the sector, while the research stream will explore current research and emerging evidence across criminology, ICT, finance, and accounting in the area of economic crime.
In the age of AI, Financial crime typologies are changing faster than the controls built to detect them. Artificial intelligence has lowered the cost of deception and lifted the volume of scam and laundering activity reaching Australian institutions. At the same time, the AML/CTF reforms have widened the regime and brought new obligations for existing and incoming reporting entities. The Scams Prevention Framework will impose further duties on banks and their counterparts.
The Economic Crime Risk Symposium gives regulators, law enforcement, industry and academia a day to exchange views and hear from experts in the field.
Exchange views and hear from experts
Industry Stream
- Understand the impact of AI on financial crime
- Prepare for upcoming AML/CTF reforms
- Hear directly from regulators and law enforcement
- Explore emerging threats across the Pacific region including proliferation financing
- Network with compliance, risk and finance professionals
Research Stream
- Hear about cryptocurrency, cybercrime, scams and emerging financial crime trends
- Explore AI, analytics and innovative approaches to fraud detection and compliance
- Understand governance, regulation and anti-money laundering frameworks
- Examine organisational misconduct, fraud risk, audit quality and corporate accountability
Industry Stream
Keynotes
- Transnational Crime in the Pacific
- Proliferation Financing
- Navigating Insider Threats in the Age of AI and Digital Finance
- TD Bank Case Study
Panels
- Regulatory Trends
- The Impact of Generative AI on Fraud and Scams
- Risk Management
Opening Keynote
Hilda Sirec APM
Deputy Commissioner, National Security Investigations
Australian Federal Police
Deputy Commissioner Hilda Sirec has been a member of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for over 20 years; commencing her career in uniform policing and working in various policing roles both locally and on overseas deployment. In a dynamic and uncertain environment Deputy Commissioner Sirec bring a leadership centred on people and an unrelenting focus on protecting vulnerable communities. Deputy Commissioner Sirec proudly holds the role of Co-Champion for the AFP Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Network, advocating and supporting people from all backgrounds thrive in a healthy and inclusive workplace culture.
Additional Guest Speakers
Shaun Mawdsley, Research Analyst, New Zealand Financial Intellignece Unit
Pierre Skorich, Industry Adjunct
Carlo Nastasi, Special Agent, Internal Revenue Service- Criminal Investigation
Tess Ogle, Head of Financial Crime Risk Stewardship, HSBC
Craig Robertson, Industry Adjunct
David Shannon, Deputy Executive Secretary, Asia/ Pacific Group on Money Laundering
Conor McGarrity, Partner, BDO
Louis de Koker, Professor La Trobe Law School
Nancy La Vigne, Dean School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University