Fraud Intelligence and Risk Management Conference – Chicago

The Fraud Intelligence and Risk Management (FIRM) Conference came to Chicago on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the Platform Conference Center in BMO Tower. The conference addressed the most pressing fraud threats facing traditional banks, with a strong emphasis on check fraud and synthetic identity fraud.
Bank AML and fraud investigators, risk management and compliance professionals, law enforcement officials and financial services providers heard from leaders at the forefront of fraud prevention and enforcement through a keynote from Homeland Security Investigations and three expert panels.
The conference covered:
- Local and national fraud trends
- The evolution of check fraud tactics
- The growing threat of synthetic identity fraud
- Cybersecurity safety
- Innovative approaches to detecting and preventing fraud and other financial crime
The Fraud Intelligence and Risk Management Conference – Chicago was hosted by the Coalition Against Financial Crime and offered four continuing education credits.
Event Video
Agenda
Moderator
Panelist
Conor Gleeson
Enterprise Director, Castellum.AI
Ray Olsen
SVP Director Enterprise Fraud Management, WinTrust Financial
Michael Fasanello
Director, Fraxional
Shawn Loveland
Chief Operating Officer, Resecurity
Tom Eisner
Enterprise Account Executive, ComplyAdvantage
Moderator
Panelist
Urriolagoitia Miner
Head of Intelligence, Refine Intelligence
Joseph Osborne
U.S. Postal Inspector, U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS)
Tyler Hoke
National Bank Examiner, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
Paul Kiefer
Prosecutor, Cook County State's Attorney's Office (CCSAO)
Taylor Etzell
Senior Principal Investigator, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Moderator
Panelist
Silvija Krupena
Director of FIU, RedCompass Labs
Karolina Pawlak-Daracz
BSA/AML & Fraud Director, Byline Bank
Meaghan Wood
Fraud Expert, Refine Intelligence
Yanelis Perez
Director Risk Advisory Services, Kaufman Rossin
Amanda DuPont
Product Expert, Thomson Reuters
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Thomson Reuters provides trusted content and technology to professionals, including risk, fraud and compliance solutions that help institutions investigate and prevent financial crime. It was represented by Thomson Reuters Risk & Fraud Solutions and Thomson Reuters Special Services.
Resecurity is a cybersecurity company providing threat intelligence, digital risk monitoring and endpoint protection.
Kaufman Rossin is a CPA and advisory firm whose risk advisory practice helps financial institutions with BSA/AML and regulatory compliance.
Refine Intelligence provides AI-driven investigation technology that helps financial institutions detect and investigate fraud and money laundering.
ComplyAdvantage provides AI-driven financial crime risk detection, including AML screening, transaction monitoring and payment screening.
Castellum.AI provides AI-driven sanctions, watchlist and adverse media screening for financial institutions.
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