ACAMS Conference 2023 - Canada | ACAMS | 26 October 2022 | Hilton Toronto, 145 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2L2, Canada

We hoped things would get easier this year and while we seem to finally be making our way out of the pandemic and getting back to normal, 2022 has brought a whole new set of domestic and global challenges for Canada’s AML professionals.

Join us for a deep dive into the current state of Canada’s AFC landscape – whether it’s new requirements for crowdfunding platforms under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations after the truckers’ convoy or sanctions challenges resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In addition, the country’s top AML experts will address critical issues affecting compliance professionals today such as the Cullen Commission’s recommendations and what they could mean for the Canadian economy. Expert panelists will also address the risks posed by new digital developments such as NFTs and metaverse casinos. Finally, the conference will analyze money laundering cases by domestic organized crime groups with international connections, such as Niagara’s Wolfpack, the “Millennial Mobsters” who trafficked cocaine for El Chapo and his Sinaloa cartel.

2022 Speakers

Donna Achimov
Chief Compliance Officer and Deputy Director, FINTRAC

Safeena Alarakhia
Senior Advisor, Financial Crimes Governance and Operations, Department of Finance Canada

Chris Bagnall, CAMS-FCI, CFE
Head of FinCrime Solutions, Quantexa

Samantha Ball
Intelligence Analyst, Federal Policing Criminal Operations – Financial Crime (FPCO-FC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Annie Bédard
Manager, Relationship Management Unit Compliance Sector – Operations, FINTRAC | CANAFE

Kieran Beer, CAMS
Chief Analyst, Director of Editorial Content, ACAMS

John Boscariol
Partner, Leader of the International Trade and Investment Law Group, McCarthy Tetrault

Michael Bowman
Global Chief AML Officer, TD Bank Group

Julien Brazeau
Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sector Policy Branch, Department of Finance Canada

Mauriceo Castanheiro, CAMS
Product Manager, Real Time Payments Fraud, Verafin

James Cohen
Executive Director, Transparency International Canada

Laura Colella
Compliance Manager, Policy Interpretation, FINTRAC | CANAFE

The Hon. Austin Cullen
Former Commissioner, Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in British Columbia

Jessica Davis
President, Insight Threat Intelligence

Stuart Davis, CAMS
Executive Vice President, Financial Crimes Risk Management & Group Chief AML Officer (CAMLO), Scotiabank

Kevin deBruyckere, CAMS
Director AML and Investigations, British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC)

Lilly Di Felice, CAMS
AVP, Global AML Policy, Training and Governance, TD Bank Group

Eugenio (Gene) Di Mira, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit
VP Product Commercialization, Compliance, Socure

Teri Doesborgh, CAMS
Director, FIU Governance and Business Management, AML Risk FIU, Scotiabank

Michael Donovan, CAMS
Senior Vice President and Chief AML Officer, CIBC

Cameron Field, BAA, MSc, CAMS
Vice President, VIDOCQ

Nolan Fuller
Attaché, IRS Criminal Investigation, United States Embassy – Ottawa

Christopher Ghenne, CAMS
Global Lead for Banking/Compliance Solutions, SAS

Jennifer Graham
Deputy Director Sanctions Policy Division, Global Affairs Canada

Ryan Hamilton
Detective Sergeant, Provincial Asset Forfeiture Unit, Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Ontario Provincial Police

Stacey Hopps
Compliance Manager, Strategic Reporting Entity Engagement, FINTRAC

Guillermo Horta
Global Head and Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer, Scotiabank

Oliver Kanter
Economist/Policy Analyst, Department of Finance Canada

David J. Lee, CAMS
MBA, Director, Global AML/ATF Policy Development, Scotiabank

Scott Liles
Chief Executive Officer, ACAMS

Thomas J. Mangine
Director, AML and Risk Resilience, BMO Financial Group

Joseph Mari, CAMS
Director, Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and External Partnerships, Global Risk Management, Scotiabank

Nathalie Martineau
Regional Director - Central Region and Major Reporters, FINTRAC

Brock Martland, KC
Senior Commission Counsel, Cullen Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in BC

Det. Bob McCleary
OPP Biker Enforcement Unit, Ottawa Police Service

Rick McDonell
Former Executive Secretary, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Executive Director, ACAMS

John Murison, CAMS
Vice President, Governance, Programs and Advisory, EAML, CIBC

Daniel Nagle, CAMS
Head of Financial Crime Solutions, Palantir

Gabriel Ngo
Director, Enforcement, Retail Payments Supervision, Bank of Canada

Deanna Pacitti
Head of Financial Crime, HSBC

Mandy Ramlow, CAMS
Managing Director, AML Systems, Data, Innovation and Operations, BMO Financial Group

Derek Ramm
Director, Anti-Money Laundering, The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario

Paul Jonathan Saguil
Deputy Head, Global Sanctions Compliance and Anti-Bribery/Corruption Program, TD Bank Group

Matthew Shannon
Senior Economist, Department of Finance Canada

Jacqueline Shinfield
Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Jay Stark
SVP Financial Crime and CAMLO, RBC

Georgia Stavridis
Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, HSBC

Ted Sausen
AML Subject Matter Expert, NICE Actimize

Joe Tosti
Chief Compliance Officer Canada, Kraken Digital Asset Exchange

Insp. Adrienne Vickery
OiC Financial Integrity - Money Laundering/Cryptocurrency, Federal Policing Criminal Operations, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Rob Vingerhoets
Detective Constable, Proceeds of Crime Section, Financial Crimes Unit - Detective Constable, York Regional Police

Andrea Walser
US Head of AML Solutions for Global Markets, Quantexa

Liz Warner
Director Cyber, Privacy and Financial Crimes, PWC

2022 sponsors

Diamond Sponsor
• Palantir
• PWC

Platinum Sponsor
• sas

Knowledge Session Sponsor
• NICE Actimize
• Quantexa
• Verafin

Exhibitors
• AML Rightsource
• Aston Carter
• Dow Jones Risk & Compliance
• Elliptic
• BVD Moody
• Navaera
• NICE Actimize
• Palantir
• PWC
• Quantexa
• sas
• Verafin