FinSec25: Finance & Security in a Changing World

A behind the scenes look at Operation Destabilise; the NCA's successful investigation into a multi-billion dollar Russian money laundering network.

Speakers:
Miles Johnson, Financial Times
William Lyne, National Crime Agency

Speaker: Dr Kinga Redlowska, Head of CFS Europe, RUSI Europe

Keynote Speaker: Oliver Bullough

Financial crime investigative journalist and author Oliver Bullough has been a friend of the CFS since its inception in 2014. He will reflect on where we where we were ten years ago, where we are today, what we (as a community) have achieved and what we still have to do.

This panel will assess the changing face of finance and security over the past 10 years, as the topic has moved from a merely criminal focus, to a cornerstone of international security.

Panel speakers:
Justin Baldacchino, DFSA
Andrea Bowe, Financial Conduct Authority
Sue Hawley, Spotlight on Corruption
Tracey McDermott, Standard Chartered Foundation

Moderator: Wendy Ennis, Standard Chartered

This panel discussion is sponsored by Standard Chartered

What does it take to become a successful fraudster? This discussion will hear from a former fraudster who will provide unique insight into the criminal mind. 

Kathryn Westmore, CFS, RUSI and Tony Sales, We Fight Fraud

Over the last decade, advancements in technology have presented both new forms of financial crime threat and enhanced tools to identify and root out bad actors. This panel will discuss the impact of technologies and identify how future developments can strengthen the financial system. 

Panel speakers:
Marc Fungard, Stripe
Eglė Lukošienė, Center of Excellence in Anti-Money Laundering
Jess Sommerlad, National Economic Crime Centre
Geoff White, Author and Investigative Journalist

Moderator: Kathryn Westmore, CFS, RUSI

This panel discussion is sponsored by Stripe

Hear from HSBC and Google as they discuss their groundbreaking collaboration that uses technology to manage financial crime risk.

Speakers:
Jen Calvery, HSBC
Graham Drury, Google

This panel will consider how the established anti-financial crime order is being challenged by geopolitical fragmentation and how Western allies should respond.

Panel speakers:
J. Edward Conway, The Wolfsberg Group
Dara Fernandez, Honeywell
David O'Sullivan, EU Sanctions Envoy
Dan Tannebaum, Oliver Wyman & Atlantic Council

Moderator: Tom Keatinge, CFS, RUSI

This panel discussion is sponsored by Oliver Wyman

Across the world, criminals make billions of dollars from trafficking human beings and 50mn people are held in conditions of modern slavery. What is the role of financial institutions in tackling human trafficking? 

Ruth Dearnley, Stop the Traffik, and John Cusack, Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime

This panel will look at how Western allies should respond to the growing use of finance as a dimension of state-based threats. From the ever-increasing use of sanctions, to the threat posed by state-sponsored terrorism, and the financing of political interference - where are the threats coming from? And what measures should be developed to confront our adversaries and ensure our security?

Panel speakers:
Andrew Fierman, Chainanalysis
Eliza Lockhart, CFS, RUSI
Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP
Elad Wieder, Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority (IMPA)

Moderator: Oliver Bullough, Author