Toronto Compliance & AML Conference

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🚀 We are super excited to invite you to a one-of-a-kind conference in Toronto! This is our first in-person conference, and it will be like nothing you have seen.

🌟 Join us for an immersive full-day experience with interactive discussions, insightful conversations, and invaluable networking opportunities.

🤝 We're proud to bring together some of the best industry leaders, regulators, and law enforcement authorities who will share their expertise and vision for shaping the future of AML/ATF compliance.

🎯 Key Areas of Focus:

→ Canada's AML/ATF Regime

→ Recent Regulatory Updates

→ Risk Assessment in Banks

→ Crypto Compliance

→ Risk Assessment at Banks

→ Law Enforcement Challenges

→ Financial Crime Risks in Credit Unions

→ FINTRAC Examination

and so much more!

Get your tickets today!

📅 September 14th

⏰ Conference: 8 am - 5 pm

🍷 Cocktail Reception: 5:30 pm - 8 pm

📍 1 Adelaide St E suite 1900, Toronto

🤝 Special thanks to our partner MNP and our gold and silver sponsors Minerva, LiveExShield, ManchesterCF Financial Intelligence, VirgoCX and KYC2020 for helping us make this conference affordable for everyone.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to this conference!

Agenda

September 14, 2023

Hall A

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Networking Breakfast and Registration

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

Opening Remarks

Steven Luckie (Partner, Financial Services Institutional Leader at MNP)

9:05 AM - 9:45 AM

Keynote: Modernizing and Strengthening Canada’s AML Regime

Nathalie Martineau (Regional Director of FINTRAC)

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Updates and Changes to Canada’s AML Legislation

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Coffee Break

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Risk Assessment in Banks

Stuart Davis (Executive Vice President, Internal Data Protection Management at Scotia Bank)

Cameron Field (Vice President at VIDOCQ)

Jennifer Arnold (Co-founder & CEO of Minerva)

Andres Betancourt (Senior Manager AML at Scotiabank)

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

FINTRAC Regulatory Obligations & Reporting

Asya Boskovic (Compliance Manager at FINTRAC)

Chaina Steinberg (Senior Financial Analyst at FINTRAC)

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Law Enforcement Challenges

Stephen Scott (Proprietor Investigator at S SCOTT (AML) and Security Consulting)

Valerie Dahan (Detective Constable - Financial Crimes Unit at Toronto Police Service)

David Coffey (Detective - Financial Crimes Unit at Toronto Police)

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Coffee Break

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Are you ready for RPAA?

Gabriel Ngo (Director, Enforcement, Retail Payments Supervision of Bank of Canada)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

FINTRAC Examination: Are you ready for the visit?

Charles Victor Gonzales (Former - Compliance Officer / AML CFT Examiner at FINTRAC)

Mondiu Jaiyesimi (Manager, AML Regulatory Compliance and Forensics at MNP)

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Closing Remarks + Prizes

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Cocktail Reception + Networking

Hall B

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Networking Breakfast & Registeration

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

Opening Remarks

9:05 AM - 9:45 AM

Keynote: Modernizing and Strengthening Canada’s AML Regime

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Updates and Changes to Canada’s AML Legislation

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Coffee Break

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Crypto compliance updates, trends and challenges

Lori Stein (Partner at McCarthy Tetrault LLP)

Amber D. Scott (Founder & CEO of Outlier Solutions Inc.)

Joseph Iuso, CAMS, CFCS (Global Regulatory Affairs at KYC2020 LLC)

Joe Tosti (Chief Compliance Officer at Kraken)

Sheereen Khan (Founder & CEO of Accelerated Risk Management Solutions Inc.)

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

FINTRAC Regulatory Obligations & Reporting

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Law Enforcement Challenges

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Coffee Break

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Financial Crime Risks in Credit Unions

Marcelle Dadoun (Principal, Program Design and Advisory at The AML Shop)

George De La Rosa (Chief Executive Officer at Luminus Financial)

Jeremy Nicholls (AVP, Fraud & Security at WFCU Credit Union)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

FINTRAC Examination: Are you ready?

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Closing Remarks + Prizes

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Cocktail Reception + Networking

Speakers

Nathalie Martineau

Regional Director of FINTRAC

Jackie Shinfield

Partner at Blakes

Stuart Davis

Executive Vice President, Internal Data Protection Management at Scotia Bank

Asya Boskovic

Compliance Manager at FINTRAC

Chaina Steinberg

Senior Financial Analyst at FINTRAC

Gabriel Ngo

Director, Enforcement, Retail Payments Supervision of Bank of Canada

Charles Victor Gonzales

Former - Compliance Officer / AML CFT Examiner at FINTRAC

Lisa Freeman

Independant Consultant

Stephen Scott

Proprietor Investigator at S SCOTT (AML) and Security Consulting

Mondiu Jaiyesimi

Manager, AML Regulatory Compliance and Forensics at MNP

Steven Luckie

Partner, Financial Services Institutional Leader at MNP

Valerie Dahan

Detective Constable - Financial Crimes Unit at Toronto Police Service

David Coffey

Detective - Financial Crimes Unit at Toronto Police

Jennifer Arnold

Co-founder & CEO of Minerva

Andres Betancourt

Senior Manager AML at Scotiabank

Catharine Dutt

Partner at MNP

Cameron Field

Vice President at VIDOCQ

Lori Stein

Partner at McCarthy Tetrault LLP

Amber D. Scott

Founder & CEO of Outlier Solutions Inc.

Joseph Iuso, CAMS, CFCS

Global Regulatory Affairs at KYC2020 LLC

Joe Tosti

Chief Compliance Officer at Kraken

Sheereen Khan

Founder & CEO of Accelerated Risk Management Solutions Inc.

Jeremy Nicholls

AVP, Fraud & Security at WFCU Credit Union

George De La Rosa

Chief Executive Officer at Luminus Financial

Marcelle Dadoun

Principal, Program Design and Advisory at The AML Shop

Souzan Esmaili

Founder & CEO of TCAE

Nathalie Martineau has been the Regional Director for FINTRAC’s Toronto Office and Major Reporter since November 2020.

She oversees the delivery of FINTRAC’s compliance activities for financial entities, money services businesses and securities dealers in the central region. She manages relationships with several provincial and federal regulators, and oversees bilateral information exchange with foreign supervisory authorities for the banking sector in Canada.

In this role, she supports the Centre’s public-private partnership and modernization efforts. Prior to joining FINTRAC, Nathalie was a Manager in the Culture and Conduct Risk Division at OSFI, where she led a team responsible for AML/ATF supervision of Federally Regulated Financial Institutions.

During her time at OSFI, she participated as a member of the Canadian Delegation to the FATF and worked as a short-term expert for the International Monetary Fund, providing technical assistance in AML/ATF supervision to countries in West Africa. Nathalie came to the public service with 8 years of experience working in financial crimes operations for Schedule I and II banks.

Jacqueline is co-lead of Blakes Financial Services Regulatory group. Her practice focuses on all aspects of regulatory compliance in the retail financial services and payments industry at both the federal and provincial levels.

She provides advice to regulated financial institutions and non-bank institutions, payday loan companies, money services businesses, foreign exchange dealers, mobile payments service providers, digital currency exchanges and others.

She has extensive experience providing advice in respect of Canada & anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing legislation as well as Canadian sanctions legislation.

Jacqueline also has particular expertise in the payment and card industry and provides advice to those involved in all aspects of these industries, including credit cards, stored value cards and virtual card issuers, issuers and exchangers of digital currency, e-wallet providers, payment solution providers, program managers,
payment processors, payment acquirers, payment networks and others involved in payment systems generally.

She also provides a wide range of advice on regulatory issues with respect to the development of new payment products and distribution networks and on regulatory compliance with respect to payment systems legislation and consumer protection legislation.

Jacqueline assists financial institutions in their dealings with the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada and assists regulated entities in their dealings with the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada.

She also acts for businesses and institutions in providing advice on compliance with the rules and by-laws of the Canadian Payments Association and codes of conduct of the Canadian Bankers Association.

Stuart Davis was appointed Executive Vice President, Financial Crimes Risk Management & Group Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer (CAMLO) in September 2020. In this role, he provides strategic direction for enterprise-wide Anti-Money Laundering/Anti-Terrorist Financing programs and the associated Financial Crime risks.

Stuart joined Scotiabank in 2019 as Global Head, Financial Crimes Risk Management, and has 30 years of progressive experience in leadership roles focusing on remediating, transforming and delivering risk management and compliance programs with a focus on anti-money laundering, sanctions, and financial crime prevention. Prior to joining Scotiabank, he was the Global Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer at Bank of Montreal, and previously Enterprise Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer and Bank Secrecy Officer at USAA Financial Services. He also held senior roles at First Data / Western Union Financial Services, Capital One, and Bank of America.

He is a global advocate on anti-money laundering and the prevention of human trafficking and child exploitation in the financial system having spoken at the UN, FATF and Vatican. He currently serves as co-chair of Finance Canada’s Advisory Committee on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing and Chair of the Canadian Banker’s Association subcommittee on Anti-Money Laundering. In 2019, Stuart was awarded the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) Professional of the Year, and currently serves as the co-chair of the Greater Toronto Chapter. He relocated to Canada with his family in 2013.

Asya Boskovic has been with FINTRAC since October 2014 working in various capacities within the Compliance Sector. She has extensive experience in delivering compliance activities within the Canadian financial industry, particularly in the banking sector. Most recently, she was appointed as a Compliance Manager within the Toronto Office bank teams with a focus on overseeing a team of regional compliance officers responsible for examining the banking industry against the Proceeds of Crime Money Laundering Terrorist Financing Act and Regulations. She also manages the portfolio relationships of major financial institutions and small-medium sized banks which includes providing strategic direction to the Centre on compliance monitoring approaches and engagement. In this capacity she also works on developing strategic partnerships with domestic and foreign regulators for the banking sector.

Previously, Asya held several AML/ATF roles working for a large financial institution as a financial crime expert. Notably, she became a subject matter expert in analyzing fraud related scenarios as well as ensuring the Bank was compliant with various sanction regulations.

Asya maintains a graduate certificate from Seneca College in Fraud Examination and Forensic Accounting as well as a Bachelor’s Degree with Honors from York University in Law and Society. She also obtained certifications with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE) and the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS).

Gabriel Ngo is the Director of Enforcement for Retail Payments Supervision. In this role, he leads the design and implementation of the enforcement framework for the Bank of Canada’s new supervisory mandate, including its administrative monetary penalty regime and the internal review process to be conducted by the Governor.

Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Ngo was a Senior Advisor with the Department of Finance Canada, where he developed a professional expertise in stakeholder and international relations, regulatory compliance, as well as administrative law. Mr. Ngo has done extensive work on financial sector policy issues, including combatting financial crimes, financial technology, digital identity, and cryptocurrencies. In this capacity, he represented Canada at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), and was Canada’s Head of Delegation to the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering.

Mr. Ngo holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Ottawa.

Lisa Freeman is an experienced compliance and risk professional having worked more than 20 years as a regulator, Chief Compliance Officer, Director, and trainer for multinational financial institutions and the Canadian federal government.

She has chaired compliance, anti-money laundering, and training
committees and was an internal director. In these roles, she has managed the risk of complex high-risk products and customer segments to create a competitive advantage. She also worked with MSBs and FinTech’s to develop their compliance programs that would allow them to service higher-risk business segments to further develop business growth and revenue.

As an audit examiner, she has worked extensively with executive and senior management to provide educational outreach on issues related to risk as part of her examination process to better ensure future business success and compliance with regulations.
Lisa holds a bachelor’s degree from Concordia University, a certificate in regulatory compliance and legal risk management for financial institutions from Osgoode Hall School of Law. She is also a certified anti- money laundering specialist (CAMS) and a certified commercial cannabis expert (CCCE).

Stephen Scott is a former member of the RCMP and consultant to the UNODC GPML in Southern Africa This has included in-person mentoring to law enforcement, customs, prosecutors and intelligence officers in Tanzania and online ML investigations training to countries in the Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network of Southern Africa (ARINSA).

Stephen worked in the RCMP Calgary Integrated Proceeds of Crime AML Team, INSET and the IMET JSIU where he managed and conducted money laundering, asset forfeiture, organized crime and terrorist financing investigations for 24 years. As a member of the RCMP IPOC AML Unit Stephen served as the FINTRAC liaison, CBSA contact and the “gatekeeper” to the Alberta Justice Civil Forfeiture program. He was a designer and facilitator on the RCMP Advanced and Basic Proceeds of Crime courses, was a member of the RCMP National Expert Witness Program in money laundering and proceeds of crime, as well as a facilitator at the Canadian Police College for the National Expert Witness training and Drafting Information to Obtain Search warrants courses.

In 2019/20, Stephen Scott served on contract as a sworn member of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service Bureau of Financial Investigations conducting international money laundering and asset forfeiture investigations.

Stephen is a licensed Private Investigator in Alberta and is currently contracted to firms that conduct, due diligence, background, OSINT and asset recovery investigations.

Mondiu is a member of MNP’s Forensics and Litigation Support team in Toronto. Mondiu manages MNP’s anti-money laundering (AML) portfolio in Ontario. He focuses on AML / anti-terrorist financing advisory services to help reporting entities reduce risk and remain in compliance with regulatory requirements.

Mondiu helps banks, credit unions, money services businesses, financial technology firms, accounting firms and payment services providers with their compliance program needs. This includes building AML programs, compliance effectiveness reviews, AML policy and program reviews, enhance due diligence and know your client projects, AML remediation validation audits, transaction monitoring, AML scenario testing, sanctions governance and risk assessment.

Prior to joining MNP, Mondiu gained extensive experience in AML, financial crime compliance and complex compliance investigations at two of Canada’s major financial institutions, a Big Four global consulting firm, an American global consulting firm, and three of the top four banks in the United Kingdom.

Mondiu earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in economics from the University of Lagos, Nigeria in 2007 and a Master of Science (MSc) in economics from the Surrey School of Economics, University of Surrey, UK in 2011. He is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Bitcoin Professional (CBP) and Financial Intelligence Specialist (FIS).

Steven Luckie is a Partner with MNP’s Consulting team and leads the Financial Services Institutions practice for the firm. Working out of the Toronto office, Steven works with banks, credit unions, insurers (property & casualty and life), asset managers, brokerages, and investment management firms, helping them create meaningful change and sustainable value.

Drawing on more than 25 years of experience, Steven delivers strategic advisory services, helps with revenue optimization, and designs and implements business transformation initiatives across multiple business domains. He takes the time to understand the business issues, relevant risks, and downstream implications and delivers strategies that take these into account.

Steven takes a pragmatic, people-centered approach to change, allowing him to focus on business priorities and facilitate agreement across multiple stakeholder groups. A coach and facilitator, he actively engages in implementing solutions that positively impact his clients, their people, and their customers and clients. Steven’s expertise has been leveraged across multiple industries. In addition to financial institutions, he has specific experience with clients in the telecommunications, software, technology, business services, retail, and industrial sectors.

Steven has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto, where he majored in psychology.

Detective Constable Valerie Dahan has been a member of the Toronto Police Service since 2001. Her policing career has been predominantly spent within the field of criminal investigation including a total of 12 years assigned to the Homicide Squad, the Street Crime Unit, the Criminal Investigation Bureau, the Divisional Fraud Office, and as a Field Intelligence Officer. Detective Constable Dahan regularly lectures at the Toronto Police College, the Ontario Police College, as well as the Canadian Police College on the topics of Fraud Investigations, Organized Crime, Elder Abuse, and Asset Forfeiture Investigations. Valerie also shares her expertise as a speaker at conferences and symposiums on the topic of Anti-Money Laundering.

In January 2015, Valerie transferred to the Financial Crimes Unit - Corporate Crime Section, where she was assigned to investigate organized, multi-jurisdictional, and complex Fraud cases. Since July 2020, Valerie has been assigned to the Asset Forfeiture Unit of the Financial Crimes Unit. The mandate of this unit is to identify, seize, restrain, and obtain forfeiture of proceeds of crime and offence-related property. The Asset Forfeiture Unit also investigates money laundering activities and generally provides a body of expertise for persons involved in the administration of justice.

David Coffey is a Detective for Toronto Police Service, and has been assigned to the Financial Crimes Unit since 2020. While at the FCU, Detective Coffey has been the Lead Investigator of a number of major fraud investigations including Project “Hydra”, an investigation into multiple occurrences of identity fraud and bank account takeovers, which resulted in multiple arrests and the 2021 Investigative Partnership Award from the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI).

Detective Coffey joined the TPS in 1999 and since then has spent the majority of his career in investigative units including divisional Criminal Investigative Units, Fraud offices and the Intelligence Unit. Before transferring to the FCU, Detective Coffey was responsible for and managed the Youth Services Bureau, as well as, the Fraud Unit at 14 Division, one of the city’s biggest and busiest divisions, located in downtown Toronto.

Detective Coffey has received extensive training in investigations involving Financial Crimes, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Child Abuse and Firearms, amongst others. He is experienced and trained in the production of Search Warrants and Production Orders, the use of Confidential Informants and in Advanced Interviewing techniques.

Detective Coffey is a fervent believer in the value of educating the public to make them aware of potential threats from fraudsters and providing best techniques on how not to be victimized. He feels strongly that the most impactful weapon in the war against fraud is knowledge and awareness.

Andres is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, Certified Financial Crime Specialist, Certified Blockchain Expert, and Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator, who works within AML Internal Control, International Banking for Scotiabank. Currently, responsible for the design, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of AML/ATF controls for International Banking business units through the oversight of implementation of technology to meet AML/ATF & Sanctions Policy objectives. Andres has over 15 years of experience in Internal Audit, Compliance, Monitoring & Testing, Regulatory Compliance Management and AML working within the financial services industry working on regulatory compliance effectiveness reviews, AML, E-13 assessments, remediation, quality assurance program design, training and strategy development, Centre of Excellence processes and AML audits in Canada and internationally (Colombia, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Cayman, TCI, Uruguay and Central America).

Catharine is a Partner in MNP’s Toronto office. A member of the firm’s Enterprise Risk Services group, Catharine provides risk management and internal audit advisory services to clients across a wide range of industries, specializing in global financial services.

Prior to joining MNP, Catharine was a senior audit executive at a global financial institution, focused on enterprise risk management, internal audit transformation and internal controls. She was also the chief audit executive for a U.S. national bank.

Most recently, she was a risk consulting practice leader for Canadian business and technology risk, internal audit and internal controls services. Catharine has worked with clients across a variety of sectors, including banking, insurance, government, municipalities, healthcare, telecommunications, and transportation.

Catharine approaches client issues by leveraging industry experience with emerging topics, including global function planning and operations, and advanced data analytics.

She is a frequent speaker on topics such as governance and control, strategic internal audit functions, and organizational culture and conduct risk.

She has supported her community as a board member with the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto and a member of the Finance, Investments and Property Committee of the board of Wilfrid Laurier University.

Originally from Toronto, Catharine earned a Master of Accounting (MAcc) from the University of Waterloo. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (CA) in 1998 and U.S. Certified Public Accountant (CPA, Delaware), qualifying in 1999. She also holds the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) (U.S.) designation, qualifying in 2012

Cameron is a Vice President with the Vidocq Group. He leads the firm’s Toronto operations where they consult on enhanced due diligence in private equity and M+A work, financial crime, money laundering, sanctions, regulatory risk and complex corporate investigations. Prior to that he worked in the AML team at BMO as the head of intelligence liaison and operational effectiveness. Prior to his career in the private sector he served 32 years with the Toronto Police Service and retired in 2017. He served in many roles including Officer in Charge of the Threat Assessment team, Investigative Training Team and the Corporate Crimes Unit. Cam holds a BA in Justice Studies, a MSc in Criminology and is a certified anti money laundering specialist. He speaks internationally and has published numerous articles and chapters on financial crime.

Lori Stein is Co-Head of McCarthy Tétrault’s Fintech Group and a partner in the firm’s Business Law Group, more specifically our Securities Regulatory and Investment Products Group in Toronto. Lori advises Fintech businesses, portfolio managers, dealers, investment fund managers and institutional investors on all aspects of Canadian securities regulation. Lori is at the forefront of the fast-paced digital asset space, guiding clients on how to manage legal and regulatory risks associated with crypto assets and blockchain infrastructure. She regularly engages with the Canadian Securities Administrators on behalf of crypto asset trading platforms and other Fintechs.

Lori helps clients obtain regulatory approval for innovative business strategies through applications for registration and exemptive relief under securities and derivatives regulation, and advises on day-to-day compliance issues, investigations, regulatory audits and strategic transactions.

Clients appreciate Lori’s ability to bring clarity to the complexities of the Fintech industry. At a time when innovative technologies in the digital asset ecosystem are rapidly outpacing the existing rules and regulatory framework, Lori is at the forefront of these discussions and has a thorough understanding of the relevant key legal issues.

Amber is a compliance geek with a passion for technology. After graduating from the University of Waterloo, Amber joined the compliance group at one of Canada’s largest insurers where she focused on the implementation of technology-based processes to streamline compliance. She has since worked in in-house roles with major securities firms and banks. Somewhere along the line, she added MBA, CBP, and a few other letters after her name.

Amber joined a boutique compliance consulting firm, then larger consulting firm, before getting frustrated enough with the status quo to launch Outlier Solutions Inc. (Outlier) in 2013. Outlier specializes in anti-money laundering (AML) and privacy compliance. The company is based on one of the premises of Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers: that to be really good at something you need a lot of practice (about 10,000 hours).

Each of Outlier’s team members has 10,000 hours or more of in-house (not consulting) compliance experience. Amber loves leading this team of entrepreneurial compliance badasses.

Joseph is a solutions-focused Co-founder & Business Development with more than 30 years of success across the IT, AML compliance, banking, financial services, e-commerce, digital currency, and identity industries. He has leveraged his extensive experience in support of the financial services and retail payments sectors to ensure optimal ROI.

Joseph holds and has held many leadership positions at companies including KYC2020, Payment Source, Bitbuy Technologies, UseMyServices, TEKchand LLC, ACHreturnsRX, RBC, JAWZ, CIBC, Interac, and IBM.

Joseph holds a Computer Systems Technology degree from Mohawk College as well as numerous certifications in Project Management, Technology, and AML Compliance. As a volunteer, he currently sits on the Canadian MSB Association board as the Executive Director and Director of Technology for friends of HMCS Haida. In the past he has held board positions with the Canadian MSB Association (Former Chairman and founding member), the Canadian Tandem Users Group, and the Canadian Association of Compaq Users, and various other technology and spiritual not-for-profit charities and associations.

Joseph firmly believes in freely giving back to the community that has provided and continues to provide him with so much support.

Sheereen is a purpose-driven Compliance executive with Global experience within the Financial Services sector. A business-centric leader with a 25+ year successful track record in helping firms execute the right strategy, solve complex problems, create cost-based regulatory solutions and obtain effective results with minimal risks.

Sheereen prides herself on implementing, advising, mentoring and the transfer of practical knowledge, tools and methods that enable firms to fast-track best results and successful outcomes. This is reflected in the successful implementation of Compliance strategies she has built. She is renowned by local and foreign regulators for the standards she brings to the table and has been invited by them to review international standards and regulations.

Sheereen is described by others as "a respected advisor, very personable, confident communicator, one who brings clarity to complex issues and has the astute ability to identify opportunities that were previously undiscovered”.

Jeremy Nicholls is the AVP, Fraud & Security at WFCU Credit Union, he is responsible for the day-to-day fraud operations, including developing and implementing their fraud prevention and detection strategy.

Jeremy has over 34 years’ experience in managing fraud, having spent 20 years in the British Police, as a Detective investigating serious fraud offences. In Canada, Jeremy has had a variety of roles including working for the Government as their primary Investigator for Mortgage Fraud in Alberta, and also as Senior Manager at one of Canada’s largest Credit Unions, where he developed and implemented the fraud prevention and detection strategy, which lead to significant reductions in losses for both the Credit Union and its Members.

Prior to joining WFCU, Jeremy worked for Everlink Payment Services Inc., where he was responsible for the operational oversight of their Fraud line of Business, which offered Credit Unions and Banks industry-leading and custom designed fraud solutions to enhance protection of their clients, customers and members.

George has close to 30 years of experience in the Credit Union system. Currently he serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Luminus Financial, a position he has held for almost 20 years. Since taking the position, the company’s assets have grown by over 600%. He also has the distinction of becoming one of the youngest Canadian Credit Union CEOs in 2005, whose leadership helped Luminus Financial receive various prestigious awards and recognitions including:

• Achievement in Marketing Excellence (AIME) Award – 2020
• Toronto Star Reader’s Choice Diamond Winner Award in the category of Professional Services Credit Union – 2019
• Concentra emPOWERING Your Communities Campaign Award in recognition of the organization’s contribution to the Filipino community through its Remit Now, Pay Later program – 2015
• Address a group of Latin American Credit Union executives from countries such as Mexico, Peru, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica, all which are members of the World Council of Credit Union – July 2012
• Achievement in Marketing Excellence (AIME) Award –2011
• Image Enhancement Golden Mirror Award from the Credit Union Executives Society (CUES) –2007
• Young Credit Union People Program (WYCUP) Scholarship – 2005

He has volunteered his time as a board of director or committee member within various organizations or committees including the Canadian Credit Union Association, The Credit Union Council, Credit Union Services Association (in Ontario), Ontario Government Relations Community of Practice with the Canadian Credit Union Association, Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) Industry Advisory Group, Ontario Credit Union Charitable Foundation, Ontario Credit Union Payday Lending Subcommittee, and AboutFace.

George received his Accounting Diploma from Centennial College, his Bachelor of Commerce – Business Management and Marketing Management with a minor in Human Resources from Ryerson University and his Fellowship with the Credit Union Institution of Canada (FCUIC) designation through Dalhousie University.

George is a proud father of his 5 year old daughter, Aliyana.

Marcelle Dadoun, Principal, Program Design and Advisory, leads The AML Shop's compliance program design division and provides advisory support to all reporting types, including new and evolving money services businesses, payment service providers and fintech clients looking to navigate local and international regimes for registration, licensing, banking access, and regulations. With over 20 years of compliance experience, Marcelle came to The AML Shop after serving in senior level roles with international banks and has since become a thought leader for emerging and newly regulated industries, such as crypto currency, payment services providers and prepaid card powered neo-banks. She specializes in the development and maintenance of policies, procedures, risk assessments and training programs. Marcelle serves on several government and industry advisory groups and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and has additionally obtained a certification in risk management from the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, as well as the Chainalysis Inc. Cryptocurrency Fundamental Certificate.

Souzan has over 17 years of international experience in consultancy and training with a focus on Regulatory Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, and RegTech. She worked for various financial institutions and consultancies in Dubai and Toronto.

In 2019, when Souzan moved to Canada, she created TCAE with a passion to help, educate and empower Compliance & AML professionals around the world. She gained her first Canadian job experience by working as a subject matter expert on the Anti Bribery & Corruption Program for Wells Fargo’s Canada and Latin America regions. In March 2020, Souzan launched The Knowledge Series where she brings international industry experts and thought leaders to share their knowledge and experience with the AML and Compliance professionals around the world. As TCAE was expanding, Souzan decided to leave Banking in 2021 and enter the entrepreneurship world.

Prior to moving to Canada in 2019, Souzan worked for various financial institutions and consultancies where she assisted her clients to understand their compliance needs, advised on meeting regulatory requirements, and managed a multitude of remediation projects. She has acted as an Authorized Individual in the capacity of Compliance Officer and MLRO for a number of firms regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).
Souzan holds an MBA from the American University of Sharjah (UAE), a Post Graduate Diploma in GRC from Manchester Business School (UK), a Certified Anti Money Launder Specialist (CAMS), a FinTech Program certificate from Oxford University, and a Chainalysis Cryptocurrency Fundamentals Certification (CCFC).

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September 14, 2023

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Speakers

Nathalie Martineau

Jackie Shinfield

Stuart Davis

Asya Boskovic

Chaina Steinberg

Gabriel Ngo

Charles Victor Gonzales

Lisa Freeman

Stephen Scott

Mondiu Jaiyesimi

Steven Luckie

Valerie Dahan

David Coffey

Jennifer Arnold

Andres Betancourt

Catharine Dutt

Cameron Field

Lori Stein

Amber D. Scott

Joseph Iuso, CAMS, CFCS

Joe Tosti

Sheereen Khan

Jeremy Nicholls

George De La Rosa

Marcelle Dadoun

Souzan Esmaili

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