2011 ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTER-TERRORISM FINANCING CONFERENCE
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Financial intelligence: Global and domestic partnerships and practices, successes and challenges

Conference information

The 2011 AML/CTF conference will be held in Sydney’s city centre at the Swissotel Hotel on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 November 2011. The theme for the conference is Financial intelligence: Global and domestic partnerships and practices, successes and challenges.

The conference is co-hosted by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), the Attorney-General’s Department, Australian Federal Police, Australian Crime Commission and the Australian Bankers’ Association.
This is an opportunity to participate in the premier AML/CTF forum for the Asia-Pacific region.

Conference delegates will join distinguished local and international speakers and key decisions makers and representatives from sectors such as banking and finance, gambling and licensed clubs, law enforcement, education and government, to discuss approaches to countering money laundering and terrorism financing.

Speakers include:

  • The Hon. Brendan O'Connor, the Minister for Home Affairs and Justice
  • John Schmidt, CEO, Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
  • Roger Wilkins, Secretary, Attorney-General's Department
  • John Lawler, CEO, Australian Crime Commission
  • James H. Freis Jr, Director, USA Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
  • Carol R. Van Cleef, Partner, Patton Boggs LLP, USA.
  • Bart Hellemans, Chief Risk Officer, ING
  • John Ribeiro, Chief Superintendant, Hong Kong Police Narcotics Bureau

Topics

Through presentations and expert panel discussions, delegates will explore topics of domestic and global importance to both government and the private sector such as:

  • the latest money laundering and terrorism financing typologies and real life AML/CTF case studies
  • the challenges for business in establishing beneficial ownership
  • how AML/CTF reporting contributes to generating financial intelligence and benefits industry
  • regional perspectives from the USA, UK, Asia and Australia on law enforcement and the impact of money laundering.

Who should attend?

  • banking and finance industry
  • gambling sector
  • money services business
  • industry associations
  • government and law enforcement
  • compliance, risk and AML/CTF executives and officers
  • tertiary sector.

 
Sponsorship and exhibition

Take the opportunity to be recognised as an industry leader by becoming a 2011 conference sponsor or exhibitor.

This is a chance to promote your company’s products and services to an interested, relevant and influential audience, and an opportunity to network with key industry stakeholders and decision makers.

A wide range of sponsorship opportunities is available, ranging from advertising in the conference handbook to the many benefits associated with ‘Conference partner’ status.

 

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