Women in AFC Conference

Mar 13, 2025 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Past Event

The Women in AFC Conference was the first event of its kind from the Coalition Against Financial Crime, celebrating the contributions of women in the fight against financial crime.

Held in honor of Women’s History Month at the Platform Conference Center in Chicago’s BMO Tower, the conference brought together women speakers from banks, fintechs, law enforcement and regulators. The event also championed women-owned businesses, from catering and bartending to decorations and entertainment.

Across five panels, the conference covered:

Uniting the three lines of defense for stronger risk management
314(b) information sharing: risks and opportunities
Third-party risk management
AI and data risk management
Career growth in anti-financial crime

The Women in AFC Conference was hosted by the Coalition Against Financial Crime and offered five continuing education credits.

Event Video

Agenda

Leaders from the first, second and third lines of defense on working together to strengthen risk management.

Moderator

Nancy Frankel

AVP, AML/CFT Manager, International Bank of Chicago

Panelist

Dana Messmer

Senior Director, AML and Sanctions Strategy, Discover Financial Services

Stacey Chieng

Chief AML Officer, Interactive Brokers

Jennifer Gill

VP, Senior Fraud Quality Assurance Manager, Wintrust Financial

Brooke Neuman

Director of Business Strategy and Operations, Financial Crimes Risk Management, Charles Schwab

Model, analytics and operations leaders on managing AI and data risk in financial crime programs.

Moderator

Silvija Krupena

Advisory Board Member, Coalition Against Financial Crime

Panelist

Marci DiGaetano

Director of Operations, Coalition Against Financial Crime

Kathleen Bell

Director, AI/ML and AML Model Development, BMO Financial Group

Ivana Donevska

Director, US Data Analytics and AI Risk Management, BMO Financial Group

Michelle Koper

Director, North American Transaction Monitoring, BMO Financial Group

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