08:30 – 09:00

Registration & Coffee

Delegate’s arrival / registration and a chance to grab a pre-event coffee and some nibbles before settling into the day’s busy schedule!

09:00 – 09:10

CEO’s Introduction

A quick welcome to MLROs.com Conference One North 2019 from our CEO and an update on the latest forum news and developments.

David Pelled,

CEO MLROs.com

09:10 – 09:55

Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery – Practical Advice for the AML and Financial Crime Professionals to Combat These Practices.

Stop The Traffik will run this session on human trafficking and modern-day slavery and how the AML and financial crime professional can practically help stop this awful trade.

Speaker: Bill Peace
Stop the traffik

09:55 – 10:40

Companies House – Post Consultation Document, the Start of the Way Forward

This is a follow up session after the initial session in London on 12th June 2019 where Companies House introduced the consultation document and process. As the process for submitting comments ended formally on the 5th August, this is the initial follow up to continue the engagement

Speaker: Mark Buckley
Head of Integrity, Companies House

10:40 – 11:00

 Morning Coffee

Selection of teas, coffees, cakes and fresh juice available.

11:00 – 11:45

Regulators and Strong Customer Authentication: Implications for Financial Crime Professionals

Strong Customer Authentication is part of PSD2 and requires PSPs to check it’s their customer making payments.

The implementation has been divisive, confused and complicated resulting in a moratorium on enforcement in some countries as long as the implementation period.

In this session, Jonathan Williams will be looking at the approach from regulators, industry bodies and governments, How SCA directly affects AML and financial crime teams, where our PSPs are now, how we got to this position, uncovering some of the political manoeuvring, and considering what lessons can be learned for other regulatory changes in financial services.

Speaker: Jon Williams
MLROs.com Advisory Board Member

11:45 – 12:30

What does the MLRO Really Do and What Does the Future Hold?

The role of the MLRO is constantly evolving and in some firms has grown to include responsibilities such as fraud, tax-evasion and immigration compliance.  How are MLROs adapting to this change and what does the future hold?  Technology is also enabling firms to better identify and manage financial crime risk but is the pace of change really helping?  Also, the external environment including public, private partnerships has been much espoused – but are they really making a difference?

Speaker: Allan Clare
Head of Financial Crime Compliance & MLRO, HSBC UK

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch

Selection of sandwiches, drinks and snacks available.

13:30 – 14:15

MLD5: Evolution not Revolution

Hard Brexit or not, the 5th European Money Laundering Directive comes into force in January. Join us as Sameer gives practical pointers on how to prepare yourself for changes as well as a look further ahead to what the 6th MLD has in store for financial crime professionals

This session will have a focus on:

1. Improvement of safeguards for financial transactions to and from high-risk third countries

2. Preventing risks associated with the use of virtual currencies for terrorist financing and limiting the use of prepaid cards

3. Centralised national banks and payment account registers, and ensuring that financial intelligence units have access to information

Speaker: Sameer Ismail
MLROs.com Advisory Board Member

14:15 – 15:00

AI and FinTech: An Intelligent Choice or Artificial Hype?

The recent growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) is starting to promise a revolution in the way that due diligence and alert monitoring is conducted. Among FIs, FinTechs seem to be best placed to take advantage of this new technology. But do FinTechs see AI as an intelligent choice or artificial hype?

Speaker: Greg Wlodarczyk
Senior AML/ FinCrime Expert, FINTRAIL

Hugo Veazey
Director- Anti Financial Crimes Solutions , RDC

15:00 – 15:20

Afternoon Coffee

Selection of teas, coffees, cakes and fresh juice available.

15:20 – 16:05

Extension to the SMCR

This session will detail the changes implemented by the extension to the SMCR that comes into force in December

Garon Anthony
Partner, Squire Patton Boggs

16:05 – 16:50

Keynote Speaker Nick Downing

The presentation will look at the current focus by government on economic crime and the emergence of the National Economic Crime Centre. I will explore the value of private sector intelligence to law enforcement and question whether more can be done by both industry and law enforcement to make the use more effective.

 In April 2018 he was delighted to secure the role of National Police Chiefs lead for Financial Investigation and Proceeds of Crime. This is an integral role in the fight against organised crime and to ensure that ‘crime does not pay’. Nick is the former head of Proceeds of Crime for London, head of Economic Crime prevention and was an integral member of the national identity crime working group.

16:50 – 17:30

Panel Q&A

A selection of the days speakers will be available for a short open Q&A session with questions from the floor.

17:30 – 19:30

Evening Reception & Networking

A fantastic opportunity to decompress with a drink and some food; and network with your peers and the expert speakers of the day, hosted by Squire Patton Boggs.