Fraud & Financial Crime Australia 2026
Agenda
08:15 - 09:00
Registration and Networking
Registration and coffee on arrival. Please pickup your badges and network with fellow attendees.
09:00 - 09:05
Introduction from Regulation Asia
David Haynes
Chief Revenue Officer
Regulation Asia
09:05 - 09:10
Opening Remarks
Setting the scene: rapid regulatory change, escalating APAC wide threats, and the compliance uplift Australia urgently needs. Our systems were built for another era — and in a 21st century threat environment, modernisation is no longer optional but a national priority.
Bradley Maclean
Co-founder & Editorial Director
Regulation Asia
09:10 - 09:30
Opening Keynote: Navigating Cross-Border Money Flows—Asia-Pacific Fraud & Financial Crime Trends: Scam Factories, Cryptocurrency and Hot Property
A regulatory intelligence briefing on how illicit funds move across the region — from scam factories and crypto channels to property based integration — and the systemic blind spots these flows expose in Australia’s financial system.
Brendan Thomas
CEO
AUSTRAC
09:30 - 09:45
Presentation: Always-on Compliance
In the wake of significant global changes, increasingly complex threats, and growing illicit money being invested into formal economies, technology-driven change is key for an effective financial crime platform. These trends require an “Always-on” approach to change and capability to mitigate risks.
Sunny Nagpal
Senior Solutions Consultant – Financial Crime Compliance
SymphonyAI
09:45 - 10:25
Panel: Are Cross-Border Risks Australia’s Blind Spot? Fraud, Financial & Cybercrime in the Digital Age
As geopolitical shifts and organised crime alliances reshape the Asia Pacific, cross-border threats are outpacing Australia’s domestic controls. This session explores emerging blind spots in AML, fraud, and cyber frameworks, focusing on information sharing, supervision gaps, and industry readiness.
Mark Rysanek
Cybercrime Liaison Officer
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Sunny Nagpal
Senior Solutions Consultant – Financial Crime Compliance
SymphonyAI
Amber King
Executive Director, Global Financial Crimes Compliance
Morgan Stanley
Shiv Toor
Head of Financial Crime Compliance and MLRO
ING
Jeremy Moller
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
(Moderator)
10:25 - 10:40
Threat Talk: Wealth on the Move: The Princes Group, Golden Passports & Global Financial Hubs
A concise briefing on cross‑border wealth movement across ASEAN and North Asia, and the red flags institutions are expected to detect.
Cherrica Li
Foreign Financial Liaison
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Bradley Maclean
Co-founder & Editorial Director
Regulation Asia
(Moderator)
10:40 - 11:10
Networking Break
11:10 - 11:50
Panel: The Red Flags Were There — Closing the Gaps That Allow Child Exploitation Payments to Slip Through and Preventing Harm Upstream
AUSTRAC’s findings reveal why child exploitation payments still slip through, despite clear red flags. This session explores gaps in monitoring, reporting, and typology use, and challenges posed by encrypted platforms, rapid payments, and cross-border networks — highlighting how effective prevention and harm reduction must evolve.
Suzie White
Deputy Executive Secretary
The Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG)
Toby Evans
Head of Economic Crime
AusPayNet
Colm Gannon
CEO
The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) Australia
Matthew Field
APAC Market Director AML
NICE Actimize
Dr Hannah Harris
Senior Lecturer | Host, Financial Integrity Hub (FIH) Podcast
Macquarie Law School
(Moderator)
11:50 - 12:05
Presentation: Networks Without Borders: The Rising Sophistication of Transnational Crime in SEA & the Pacific Islands
Drawing on UNODC insights, explore how organised crime across Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands is reinventing itself, exploiting digital channels, cyber‑fraud, laundering money, and outpacing regulations.
Megumi Hara
Regional Adviser on Transnational Organized Crime, Regional Office for SEA and the Pacific
UNODC
12:05 - 12:45
Panel: Risky Connections: Mule Networks, Complex Structures, Offshore Funds and Hidden High-Risk Relationships
Mule networks, offshore intermediaries, and cross-border linkages are hiding high-risk activity across Asia. This session explores gaps in information sharing, KYX intelligence, and sanctions exposure.
Karl Supit
Head of Financial Crime Compliance, AU Regional AML/CTF, Sanctions & Fraud Officer
Rabobank
Farhana Qaosar
Senior Vice President & MLRO Australia, Compliance & Control
BNY
Abhishek Chatterjee
Founder & CEO
Tookitaki
Bradley Maclean
Co-founder & Editorial Director
Regulation Asia
(Moderator)
12:45 - 13:45
Lunch & Networking Break
13:45 - 14:25
Panel: AI Modelling in the Age of Disruption: Fighting Fraud, Financial Crime and Synthetic Threats
How regulatory expectations and adversarial pressure are reshaping model design. Focus: stress testing controls against synthetic data, deepfakes, automated fraud networks, and AI-driven evasion techniques.
Jason Gordon
Head of Data, Technology & Program Management
Australia Financial Crime Exchange
Souveek Halder
Head of Data Science, Analytics & Intel Reporting – Financial Crime Surveillance
Westpac
Keith Swanson
Regional Director, Fraud & Compliance – EME-AP
SAS
Siddhant Sahai
SME & Adviser, Financial Crime Compliance & Risk Management
Nathan Lynch
Chief Correspondent
Regulation Asia
(Moderator)
14:25 - 14:40
Threat Talk: The Sophistication Shift: How High-Quality Synthetic Identities Are Changing the Risk Equation in APAC
Fraud-as-a-service and AI are creating synthetic identities that blur the line between real and fake. This fireside chat dives into the “shift” that’s challenging assumptions, exposing blind spots, and forcing leaders to rethink the future of identity risk in APAC.
Darren Yan
Partnerships Director
Sumsub
Bradley Maclean
Co-founder & Editorial Director
Regulation Asia
(Moderator)
14:40 - 15:20
Panel: Redefining Customer Risk at Scale — Ensuring Information Integrity in the Age of AI
Synthetic IDs, cloned biometrics, and manipulated onboarding data are redefining what “trust” means in customer verification. This session explores how to protect data integrity, privacy, detect sophisticated fraud, adopt smarter verification models, and meet evolving regulatory expectations across the region.
Claire Shaw
Head of Fraud Risk Management
BOQ Group
Santanu Lodh
Chief Information Security Officer
OFX
Paul Warren-Tape
Chief of Risk & Product Strategy
IDVerse, LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Debra Au
Co-Chair, Asia Pacific
Global Coalition To Fight Financial Crime
Anthony Hope
Group Head of AML, CTF & Fraud Risk
NAB Group
(Moderator)
15:20- 15:40
Networking Break
15:40 - 16:20
Panel: Cryptocurrencies and Sanctions Evasion beyond the Financial System
Illicit actors are exploiting cryptocurrencies and alternative payment channels to bypass sanctions and acquire high-priority goods. Explore emerging typologies, cross-border networks, and the investigative and policy measures needed to counter these evolving threats.
Sophie Bowler
Global Chief Risk & Compliance Officer
Zodia Custody
Claudine Lamond
Director, Australian Sanctions Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Valerie-Leila Jaber
Senior Advisor
Crypto Council for Innovation
Katrina Sharman
Special Counsel
Piper Alderman
(Moderator)
16:20 - 16:40
Panel: Moderator Reflections — Key Learnings from the Day
Our moderators return to unpack the day’s key trends, recurring challenges, and hidden opportunities for collaboration. The discussion highlights how preparedness, tech adoption, and policy integration can shape the future of security and enforcement.
Bradley Maclean
Co-founder & Editorial Director
Regulation Asia
Jeremy Moller
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
Katrina Sharman
Special Counsel
Piper Alderman
Anthony Hope
Group Head of AML, CTF & Fraud Risk
NAB Group
Nathan Lynch
Chief Correspondent
Regulation Asia
(Moderator)
16:40 - 16:45
Closing Remarks
Bradley Maclean
Co-founder & Editorial Director
Regulation Asia
