Agenda

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09:00
  1. Main Stage
    5 mins
    • Main Stage
    Welcome to the 2026 Charlotte & East Coast FinCrime Leaders' Summit
09:05
  1. Main Stage
    35 mins
    • Main Stage
    • A materially different threat landscape 

    • Rising regulatory and consumer pressure 

    • Why incremental fixes are no longer enough 

10:30
  1. Networking Break and 1:1 Meetings
    30 mins
11:00
  1. 20 mins
    Panel Discussion: Sanctions Evasion in a Fragmented World
    -Detection, enforcement, and international cooperation
  2. 20 mins

    Panel Discussion: What Fraud Challenges Keep MLROs and Compliance Managers Awake at Night? 
    -Tech enabled threats (AI vs AI) influencing liability, data, sanction and human management layers.

11:20
  1. 20 mins

    Powering the AML mission with AI
    -On-going AI implementation with new model Governance & standards
    -Best Practice Case Study - Sponsor

  2. 20 mins

    Deploying behavioral intelligence at scale – tactics, opportunities, best practices and procedures
    -Integrating BI as infrastructure with processes, detection tools, data and feedback loops
    -Best Practice Case Study - Sponsor

11:45
  1. 45 mins

    Roundtable topics currently in development include:

    • Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Gordon Friedrich, Director, Risk & Compliance
      A Roadmap Primer: Better integration of legacy systems and AI tools
    • Combating the rise of Crypto-enabled FinCrimes
    • AI vs. AML
    • Integrating multiple vendor systems for ROI
    • The Evolution of KYC and pKYC
    • Bridging AI and Compliance
    • Mobile Banking and Mobile Threats
    • Fostering Operational and Team Resilience: aligning resources 
    • Effective Sanctions monitoring across geographies
    • Checking your Data Universe: best practices founded on verification, rules and controls
12:30
  1. Networking Lunch and 1:1 Meetings
    60 mins
13:30
  1. 45 mins
    Panel Discussion: AI Adoption and Model Governance 
    -How proactive Agentic AI systems can support new Governance requirements while meeting due diligence and data integrity standards
  2. 45 mins

    Panel Discussion: AI-Powered & Deepfake-Enabled Scams 
    -The weaponization of generative AI 
    -Why traditional fraud controls are being outpaced 
    -Building resilient defenses against synthetic deception 

  3. 45 mins
    Setting the Scene: The OnChain Era Begins
    With on-going convergence of traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) assets underway, join us for a discussion with views & outlooks for FinCrime compliance, risk and regulation in 2026.
     
14:15
  1. 25 mins

    The Evolution of KYC and pKYC - Managing Risk Across the Customer Lifecycle 
    Best Practice Case Study - Sponsor

  2. 25 mins

    Tackling the Money Mule Crisis in a Real-Time Payments Environment 
    Best Practice Case Study - Sponsor

  3. 30 mins
    The State of Play: OnChain Reality – Preparedness, Predictions, and the Path Forward
    How the TradFi–DeFi convergence is reshaping the global financial system
    Panel Discussion
14:45
  1. 45 mins
    Panel Discussion:
    The Future of AML & Transaction Monitoring – Moving from rules-based systems to AI- and intelligence-led approaches 

     
  2. 45 mins
    Panel Discussion:
    Tackling Fraud in 2026 and Beyond: Evolving Regulations, Policies, Laws and Strategic Responses
  3. 45 mins
    Sponsor-led Interactive Roundtable Discussions
    Roundtable topics currently in development include:
    • Tokenised Finance & On-Chain Liquidity
    • RegTech & Risk in the OnChain World
    • AML for Digital Assets
    • Bridging CeFi and DeFi
    • Cross-Chain Investigations
15:30
  1. Networking Break and 1:1 Meetings
    30 mins
16:50
  1. Main Stage
    30 mins
    • Main Stage
    • Regulatory clarity amid uncertainty 
    • Managing financial crime risk across blockchain rails 
    • Integrating digital assets into compliant operating models 
17:30
  1. After Hours Drinks & Networking
    60 mins