John Calderon is a financial crime and compliance executive with nearly 15 years of experience leading BSA/AML, sanctions, and consumer compliance programs across banks, fintech, and money services businesses. He has served as Chief Compliance Officer and BSA Officer, with a strong track record of building and remediating complex compliance frameworks under regulatory scrutiny, including consent orders and enforcement actions. He has led large-scale AML transformations, including the implementation of AI-driven transaction monitoring systems that improve detection and reduce false positives, and brings deep expertise in high-risk banking areas.

Mike Jones is a Partner at SRA Consulting, leading financial crimes and regulatory compliance services and serving as interim Chief Compliance Officer and BSA Officer for banks and fintechs. With nearly 25 years of experience, he has advised institutions ranging from $400 million institutions to some of the largest US banks on compliance, risk management, BaaS, digital assets, and AI. A former US Army officer, Mike has led remediation efforts, managed teams of 1,500, and supported compliance due diligence for acquisitions totaling approximately $7 billion. He holds an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, a BS from the United States Military Academy at West Point, and is both CRCM- and CAMS-certified

Peter Sweeney is Head of GTM Strategy at Footprint, the AI operating system for risk. Footprint gives compliance teams at leading banks and fintechs the end-to-end agentic infrastructure to review more cases, in more depth, in less time. As a Wharton alum and former Goldman Sachs investment banker, Sweeney has built his career at the intersection of finance, product, and growth. Before Footprint, he co-founded ALAO Loyalty, a loyalty management software company acquired by Commonwealth Markets.

Christopher Phillips is a financial crime compliance leader with nearly 20 years building and transforming AML, sanctions, and fraud programs across banking, fintech, trading, and payments. Having led large, distributed analyst and investigator teams across the US and Europe, he turns complex, messy programs into sharper, faster operations through automation, machine learning, and AI. A frequent speaker and published author, Christopher focuses on practical, scalable controls, and how AI-native platforms are redefining investigation workflows and suspicious activity detection.

Ken Triemstra, MBA, CAMS, is the Enterprise AML and Sanctions Program Lead at Block, overseeing financial crime compliance across the company's payments and digital financial services ecosystem. With more than 20 years of experience spanning AML, sanctions, KYC, and customer due diligence, Ken has held senior global compliance roles at Citi, State Street, and JPMorgan Chase, including Global Head of KYC Compliance and Head of AML Transformation. He has led complex regulatory programs and large-scale transformation initiatives across multiple countries and business lines.

Lubomira Ivanova Minkovsky, Ph.D., is Senior Vice President and Head of Model Development and AI within Risk at Northern Trust, leading a global team responsible for credit risk, market risk, and balance-sheet projection models for regulatory purposes, alongside advanced analytics initiatives involving machine learning and generative AI. With more than 20 years of experience in data science, statistical modeling, and financial risk, she holds a Ph.D. in Finance from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and the FRM, PRM, and RAI credentials.

Jennie Jonas is Senior Vice President and Global Head of Financial Crimes Advisory at AML RightSource, leading advisory services across AML, sanctions, fraud, data analytics, model risk, and emerging technology. With more than 20 years of experience, she has helped financial institutions strengthen financial crime programs and improve detection through risk-based governance and data integrity. Previously, Jennie served as Managing Director of Financial Crimes and Analytics at KPMG US and as VP of BSA/AML and OFAC Compliance at Synchrony in both the US and the UK. She holds a degree in Accounting from Cardiff University and is a Certified Fraud Examiner.

Thephil Russelliah Roby is Vice President of Risk and Compliance at Onbe, serving as board-appointed Compliance Officer, Data Protection Officer, and AML/Sanctions Officer. With more than 20 years of experience, she leads enterprise risk management, consumer compliance, privacy, and financial crime programs across the US, Canada, EMEA, and APAC. Previously, she held senior roles at Discover Financial Services and BMO Financial Group, building and transforming AML, sanctions, and governance programs. She holds an MBA from DePaul University, completed Yale School of Management’s Executive Leadership Program, and is both CRCM- and CAMS-certified.

Ashish Aggarwal is an enterprise AI, data, and analytics transformation executive with extensive experience helping highly regulated financial institutions modernize their technology, governance, and decision-making capabilities. Most recently, he served as Managing Director of Data, Analytics and GenAI Transformation at CIBC US, leading initiatives in generative AI, intelligent automation, cloud-native analytics, and data governance. Previously, Ashish held senior roles at Freddie Mac, Northern Trust, and Regions Bank, overseeing more than 160 AI and machine-learning models and leading global teams across North America, EMEA, and APAC.

Carrie Gilson brings over 20 years of progressive experience in financial services, with leadership roles at JPMorgan Chase, KeyBank, and U.S. Bank, and a specialized focus on financial crimes compliance and analytics. She has a proven track record managing teams across AML, OFAC, KYC, and fraud programs, with particular expertise in model development, regulatory engagement, and relationship management. Carrie is dedicated to developing innovative AI/ML techniques that identify suspicious activity, reduce false positives, and strengthen the effectiveness of existing detection scenarios. She holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

Michelle Koper is Director of Global Transaction Monitoring at BMO, where she provides strategic leadership for the development, maintenance, and governance of the bank’s global AML transaction monitoring program. She specializes in transforming financial crime detection through machine learning, network and graph analytics, predictive modeling, and other advanced technologies. Since joining BMO in 2014, Michelle has held several leadership roles across AML modeling, machine learning, and model management. She holds an MBA from Alverno College and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

Noordin Tharani is Interim Chief AML Officer and Deputy Chief AML Officer at Interactive Brokers, bringing deep expertise in AML, counter-terrorist financing, sanctions, enhanced due diligence, enterprise risk assessments, and compliance technology. Previously, he served as Director of Financial Crimes Compliance at CIBC U.S., where he was the board-appointed BSA Officer for multiple private wealth and trust entities, and held AML and risk roles at SunTrust and JPMorgan Chase. Noordin holds a JD from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist.

Paulina M. Peters is Vice President and Deputy BSA Officer at Old National Bank, supporting enterprise oversight of AML, sanctions, and financial crime compliance. With more than 20 years of experience spanning program governance, risk assessments, investigations, and regulatory remediation, she previously served as the board-appointed BSA/AML Officer at CNB Bank & Trust, where she led the successful remediation of an OCC consent order. Paulina has also held senior roles at BMO and GE Capital and serves as Chair of the ACAMS Chicago Chapter Board.

Richard Paskis is Director of the U.S. Financial Intelligence Unit at BMO Financial Group, where he leads financial intelligence and anti-money laundering operations. He brings more than three decades of banking experience spanning AML investigations, high-risk customer management, commercial lending, credit risk, and special assets. During his more than 20 years with BMO, Richard has held several leadership roles across financial crime compliance and commercial banking. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.

Robert M. Reed is Chief Operating Officer at International Bank of Chicago, overseeing bank operations, regulatory controls, and a growing e-commerce payments business. With more than 25 years of experience across banking operations, BSA/AML compliance, enterprise risk, and fintech, he is known for turning regulatory pressure into durable operating capability. Previously, Robert held senior roles at Ankura, BMO Capital Markets, BMO Financial Group, and OCC. He holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame and is CAMS- and CAPFC-certified.

Mark Szott drives efforts to improve and develop AML models for new products and to address gaps and risks identified across the full AML model suite, including transaction monitoring, event and relationship risk, and customer risk rating. He works collaboratively with a dynamic group of cross-functional stakeholders including Legal, Product, Engineering, Finance, and Marketing, to build innovative, scalable AML compliance systems and processes that harness the transactional power of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and other Meta platforms.

Iskra Sbraccia brings over 20 years of experience leading compliance risk management, overseeing sanctions governance, screening technologies, and operations. A certified Sanctions Specialist, she has led transformative initiatives including global content and data management systems, third-party vendor risk assessments, and AML and sanctions governance. Her leadership emphasizes collaboration and transparent communication across regions and functions, driven by strategic foresight and innovation to advance organizations through a dynamic regulatory landscape.

Kathleen Bell is Director of AI/ML and AML Model Development at BMO Financial Group, where she leads the development and application of advanced analytics and machine learning solutions within financial crime compliance. She brings nearly three decades of experience in data science, predictive modeling, and analytics leadership across the financial services and marketing industries. Kathleen is skilled at identifying high-value business challenges, developing strategic innovation roadmaps, and translating complex data into actionable insights for executive decision-makers. She holds a Master of Science in Applied Economics and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Marquette University.

Larry Massen serves as the Director of AML Integrity within the Financial Crimes Risk Management department at Charles Schwab & Company, working out of Chicago. His team investigates market manipulation in the stock market, along with securities deposit fraud schemes. Now in his eighteenth year at Schwab, Larry previously held financial crime roles at Peak6 here in Chicago and Apex Clearing Corporation in Dallas, Texas. Before transitioning into financial crimes, he spent nine years working in the United States Senate in Washington, D.C. Larry earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Law Degree from American University’s Washington College of Law.

Patrick Bowe is Head of Product at Solytics Partners and a senior financial crime transformation leader with more than 20 years of experience across banking, RegTech, and consulting. His background spans AML, KYC, transaction monitoring, sanctions, case management, and financial crime product strategy, with leadership roles at organizations including AML RightSource, Nasdaq, ING, and Standard Chartered Bank.

At Solytics Partners, Patrick focuses on helping financial institutions improve how they detect, investigate, and manage financial crime risk through AI-driven compliance technology. He brings a practical perspective on transformation, governance, target operating models, and the deployment of AI and machine learning across regulated financial crime workflows.

William Eisenmenger is the AML Transaction Monitoring Lead for Payments Compliance at Google, where he applies advanced analytics, statistics, and machine learning to financial crime risk management. He brings more than a decade of experience across AML/BSA compliance, quantitative modeling, transaction monitoring, KYC, sanctions screening, and model validation.

Previously, William held senior analytics and modeling roles at U.S. Bank and KeyBank, where he led teams responsible for AML model development, OFAC screening, customer risk assessment, and the deployment of machine learning solutions to improve transaction monitoring effectiveness. He holds a B.S. in Mathematics from Case Western Reserve University and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist.