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The Economic Crime Product & Service Board (PSB) provides strategic oversight of and direction to UK Finance’s activity on Economic Crime. Meet the Board Chair as they provide an overview of the PSB, its strategic committees, and the activity that they undertake on behalf of UK Finance Economic Crime stream members and the industry.
Speaker: Robin Bulloch, CEO, TSB
Join our panel of senior experts from the regulators and government as they share their thoughts and perspectives on tackling the threats and harms caused by economic crime.
Speaker: Emad Aladhal, Director – Specialist Directorate, FCA
INTERACTIVE DISCUSSIONSSpeakers to be announced soon
The international economic crime landscape continues to move at pace both at an EU level and beyond. This discussion will delve into the UK’s priorities at FATF and within the broader international landscape, exploring key priorities and cross collaboration opportunities with the public sector.
Join our panel as they discuss the progress of the Online Fraud Charter and engagement from the technology sector, highlighting and examining what can and is being done in practice from this sector, and how all parties can work together to ensure that what is in place is as effective as possible in addressing and mitigating the harms perpetrated by criminals to victims.
Moderator: Stephen Kinsella
Speakers:
Join this interactive session which will look at the existing threats (e.g. deep fakes) followed by insight and discussion on the progress and challenges to threat mitigation, as well as the opportunities AI presents when viewed through a wider lens.
Moderator: Jana Mackintosh, Managing Director, UK Finance
Trade Finance is a complex area for banks, with many areas that are subject to minimal information which the banks can use to screen for sanctions reasons. This panel will look at how Trade Finance operates and the challenges for those not directly involved in the commercial undertakings.
Following another year of regulatory and legislative changes, we sit down with key policy makers and thinkers to discuss recent scrutiny, activity and changes for 2024. From a new opportunity to reform the Money Laundering Regulations, to increased scrutiny on PEPs and new legislative opportunities on Companies House this panel of experts will discuss how to practically manage regulatory change within institutions as well as areas of potential change.
With the Payment Systems Regulator’s (PSR) APP reimbursement requirement due to come into effect on 7th October this panel will discuss what challenges payment service providers will have in preparation for the regulation and the impact anticipated following the implementation of the regulation.
Moderator: Dave Callington, Head of Fraud, HSBC UK Bank plc
Crypto brings both threats and opportunities. Join our experts who will discuss the threats that crypto brings, including harms such as romance fraud, but also the opportunities that arise from the currency.
Sanctions measures span the globe and frequently impact areas prone to requiring humanitarian aid or assistance, either due to natural disasters or due to collateral damage created by restrictive measures. This panel will look at the issues surrounding humanitarian aid and the conflict with sanctions.
In this session we put Money Laundering Reporting Officers (MLROs) under the spotlight to discuss the most pressing challenges of today, extracting their key takeaways and advice for compliance and risk management colleagues in 2024. We will discuss the breadth of emerging compliance themes and their effect on risk management, focusing in on hot topics such as the role of technology, the existing and emerging regulatory landscape, and thoughts on political and supervisory priorities.
With the government announcing its 22-point action plan to tackle Money Mules this panel will discuss the harms of child financial exploitation, the wider threat caused by money mules and the disruption of organised crime gangs.
What do we need to do today in policing to protect society against the harms of tomorrow? Join our panel of law enforcement representatives as we discuss the learnings from major investigations, the threats and opportunities that technology brings to policing and the law enforcement response to future harms.
With the introduction of a suspicious activity reporting code for Environmental, Social & Governance standards (ESG) and the harms and societal impact of economic crime, join our panel as we discuss harms such as human trafficking and modern-day slavery and what is and can be done in practice to protect society.
This panel will look at the changes in the wider sanctions regulatory environment, the focus on circumvention and evasion, and the move into an enforcement stage.
With 2024 being the year of elections worldwide, join our fireside chat as we hear from the opposition on their views on the harms caused by economic crime and their plans to tackle the problem.
Participate in an interactive Q&A session with a journalist from a national newspaper, discussing how the newsroom and readers feel about the industry’s efforts to prevent fraud as well as the changing media narrative around economic crime.
The Economic Crime Congress is a brilliant opportunity to hear from industry experts and build your knowledge. We’re thrilled to return this year after the success of 2023, which featured more than 550 delegates and 75 speakers from organisations including the Home Office, National Crime Agency and City of London Police.
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