Agenda
Explore a dynamic line-up of sessions, aimed at providing you with practical knowledge and valuable insights into the latest Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) trends.
Key Themes:
Expect focused sessions, high-calibre speakers, and case studies grounded in South African realities, not theory. Every item on this agenda is built to deliver clarity, action, and immediate operational value.
The Link Between Compliance and Good Governance:
Why Compliance Starts in the Boardroom
From the Front Lines:
What Investigative Journalism Reveals About Financial Crime Patterns in South Africa
Human Trafficking & Modern Day Slavery:
How Traffickers Move Money, Recruit Victims, and Exploit the System
Engaging the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC):
Regulatory Expectations and Industry Response
Enemy Within:
How One Whistleblower Took on State Capture at SAA and What It Cost Them
Digital Assets & AI in Financial Crime Compliance:
New Technology, New Risks, and the Controls That Cannot Wait
Gain Practical Insights from Expert Speakers
Wednesday, 24 June, The Forum Conference Venue, Bryanston
8:00
Registration & Morning Refreshments
9:00
Opening Remarks:
Staying Ahead of Financial Crime & Setting the Scene
Tertia Barrett
Area Vice President Sales,
nCino KYC
9:20
From the Front Lines:
What Investigative Journalism Reveals About Financial Crime Patterns in South Africa
Pieter-Louis Myburgh
10:05
Good Governance vs. Compliance:
Why A Culture of Compliance Matters
Pieter Rossouw
Specialist Consultant,
Gatekeeping Consulting
10:50 – 11:20
Refreshments
11:30
An Open Dialogue with the FIC:
Regulatory Expectations and Industry Response
Adv. Pieter Smit
Thilomi Govender
Financial Crime Compliance Manager,
nCino KYC
12:15
Human Trafficking & Modern Day Slavery:
How Traffickers Move Money, Recruit Victims, and Exploit the System
Adv. Carina Coetzee
13:00 – 13:45
Lunch
14:00
Inside a Romance Scam Investigation:
How Criminal Networks Operate and How Cryptocurrency Enables Global Fraud
Sharon Knowles
Chief Executive Officer, Certified Cybercrime and Cybercrime Intelligence Analyst,
Da Vinci Forensics
14:55
The Great Convergence:
How FRAML, AI, Crypto, and Quantum are Redrawing the Financial Crime Battlefield
Rianné Potgieter
Chief Executive Officer,
International Federation of Compliance Associations (IFCA)
15:40 – 16:00
Refreshments
16:05
Enemy Within:
How One Whistleblower Took on State Capture at SAA and What It Cost Them
Cynthia Stimpel
16:40
Closing Remarks
Hawken McEwan
16:45
Networking Opportunity & Prize Giveaway:
A Chance to Engage with our Industry Experts.
