Sameena Shah

Global Head of AI and Data Science, JP Morgan

BIO

Sameena Shah is a distinguished leader in the field of artificial intelligence, currently serving as the Managing Director & CIB Operations Chief Analytics Officer at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. She also holds the position of Global Head of Wholesale Client Onboarding & Documentation. Her previous roles within the firm include Managing Director in AI Research and Global Head of Product and Transformation for Wholesale Client Onboarding.

Before joining J.P. Morgan, Sameena spearheaded S&P Global’s Augmented Intelligence Ratings transformation. At Thomson Reuters, she led R&D teams responsible for major product launches such as Eikon Search, Reuters Tracer, and Westlaw Quick Check. Her career also includes AI-focused roles at Schonfeld Securities hedge fund, Yahoo! Research, and her own consultancy firm advising businesses on AI integration.

Sameena is recognized as a leading AI scientist, having delivered keynotes at prestigious AI conferences including IJCAI (2021), KDD (2022), and TED.com. She is one of J.P. Morgan’s most prolific inventors with over 60 patents. Her accolades include several best paper awards and industry recognitions. She holds a PhD in AI, Master's in Computer Science from IIT Delhi, India, along with a Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering.

Tomasz Joniec

Partner, PwC

BIO

Tomasz is a Partner in PwC Poland's Financial Crime Unit. With 15 years of experience in financial crime, Tomasz has gather his expertise in banking and professional advisory services, particularly in areas such as KYC, Transaction Monitoring, and Sanctions.

Tomasz leads an 80-person strong Financial Crime Regulatory Consulting team that focuses on AML regulatory aspects, governance, and customer risk rating methodologies. He successfully advised international clients on complex regulatory matters in the AML domain and led multiple projects from design to implementation and transformation, across the Three Lines of Defence.

Before joining PwC, Tomasz served as a Group MLRO in an Austria-based banking group. There, he oversaw the Group AML/CFT framework in the SEE & CEE regions, covering all areas of AML Compliance, including KYC, Transaction Monitoring, and Sanctions.

Marcin Bizoń

Partner, EY Poland

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Partner at EY Poland, specializes in anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) and fraud risk management. He has many years of experience working for financial institutions in Poland and abroad. He has advised the largest Polish financial institutions on compliance with AML/CFT requirements and the implementation of IT solutions aimed at detecting and preventing fraud. His professional interests focus on the following areas: the effectiveness and efficiency of AML/CFT operations, operating models for AML/CFT, regulatory compliance in AML/CFT, IT systems supporting AML/CFT and fraud prevention, and use of AI in compliance processes. He is a speaker at conferences dedicated to KYC and AML topics.

Aaron Goldfinch

Head of GFCP Portfolio Change, Nordea

BIO

Aaron is a Strategic Leader within the Group Financial Crime Prevention (GFCP) unit at Nordea, his current role is Head of GFCP Portfolio Change and he is based in Warsaw. For over 16 years, Aaron has led initiatives to reduce financial crime risk and improve technology effectiveness and efficiency. His experience includes building and leading multi-disciplinary teams in jurisdictions including the UK, France, Central Europe and the Nordics.

Stathis Onasoglou

FSI Principal Architect for EMEA, Google Cloud

BIO

Stathis is currently the FSI Principal Architect for EMEA at Google Cloud, helping FSIs to digitally transform with Cloud. He has over 17 years of combined experience in technology and financial services. Prior to Google he worked in a London-based event driven Hedge Fund, where he was leading the data science capability. Previously, he worked as a Product Manager in the FX algo-trading desk at Morgan Stanley, and in the past in the FS Risk Advisory of Deloitte UK as a management consultant. Stathis is a CFA Charterholder, has an MSc in Signal Processing from Imperial College London (2008), has achieved his MBA with focus on Strategy in 2013 and graduated with a joint MSc & BSc in Electrical & Computer Engineering in 2006.

Craig Brown

Illicit Finance Lead at National Economic Crime Centre, NCA

BIO

I work in the National Economic Crime Centre, part of the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), on the Cryptoassets and Tech Enablers team. I previously worked in the NCA’s National Assessments Centre as a senior intelligence analyst. I previously worked in other UK law enforcement agencies as an intelligence analyst, including in the City of London Police’s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, and in the British Transport Police. In all, I have over 10 years’ experience working in UK law enforcement roles.

Pawel Spławski

Partner in the Financial Services Industry, Deloitte

BIO

Pawel Spławski is a Partner in the Financial Services Industry (FSI) with over twenty years of experience in advisory companies and the banking sector in Poland. During his career, he was responsible for the implementation of the conduct and prudential regulatory standards in financial institutions with a specialization in the corporate and financial markets area. In Deloitte he is responsible for Financial Crime, covering advisory and outsourcing projects for local and international clients.

Jessica Kaffrén

Head of Operations, Outsourcing, and Technology, JP Morgan

BIO

Jessica is responsible for oversight over J.P. Morgan SE Operations, Technology, Outsourcing, Data Governance and Business Resiliency across Lines of Business. The primary business objective is to partner with global and local LOBs and functions to ensure delivery towards the legal entity business strategy and client outcomes, as well as regulatory obligations. Jessica joined J.P. Morgan SE in January 2024 and is based in Frankfurt.
Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Jessica was the Chief of Staff to the Global Wealth Management COO of UBS and prior to this the Global Head of Front Services (Middle Office) for Credit Suisse Wealth Management. She spent five years, 2016-2021, with HSBC in senior operational positions, including Global COO for Operations, Regional Head of Operations for Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, and COO for Wholesale Europe. In these roles she delivered improved client experience, risk landscape and operational efficiencies through process excellence and digitization such as robotics, automation, and the use of AI. Jessica started her career with Credit Suisse where she held roles with the Swiss Investment Banking team, the Credit Suisse internal M&A team and the CFO office.
Jessica is passionate about inclusive leadership and people development, and a firm believer in diversity of thought and collaboration to achieve the best collective result for our clients.
Jessica is Swedish, married and has two sons. She speaks Swedish, English and German.

Robin L. DeHaven

Global Head of Wholesale KYC Operations, JP Morgan

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Robin DeHaven is the Global Head of Wholesale KYC Operations. In her role she is responsible for the oversight and execution of Customer Due Diligence for the Wholesale businesses. Robin is located in Plano, Texas.
Prior to joining the KYC program in 2014, Robin was the Operations Executive responsible for Alternative Investment Services in Dallas, TX. Robin joined JPMorgan in 1999 with Corporate Finance in Newark, Delaware. Robin’s career with JPMorgan has included positions across the firm including Treasury, the Chief Investment Office, Retail Finance, Investment Bank Operations and Securities Lending. Her management experiences have included line of business financial management and reporting, merger integration, strategic technology program leadership, client on boarding, location strategy, and trade & cash management. In 2010, Robin relocated to Dallas to manage the Prime Custody Operations organization. Additionally, she had responsibility for Fund of Hedge Fund Custody, and Private Equity and Hedge Fund Services Treasury.
Robin graduated from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a degree in Economics. Robin resides in Texas with her husband and two children.

Jennie Abrahamsson

Head of GFCC Advisory PeB and AWM, Nordea, Nordea

BIO

Jennie is a Leader within the Group Financial Crime Compliance (GFCC) unit at Nordea. Her current role is to head up the Advisory team that covers the two business areas Personal Banking and Asset and Wealth Management and she is based in Copenhagen. Jennie has been working in different roles with in Financial Crime Compliance since 2008, with the last 7 years within Nordea. Her experience includes Compliance roles both wiithin larger Nordic banking groups as well as being the AML/CTF Officer in a smaller Nordic banking group based in Sweden, as well as several Advisory roles within her current organisation.

Chor Teh

FinCrime Compliance Industry Practice Lead, Moody's

BIO

Chor Teh is a noted expert in client relationship management with more than 19 years of experience working across international financial services. With his extensive knowledge of client lifecycle management (CLM), regulatory & KYC remediation and regulatory classification, Chor has been instrumental in the rollout of major programs including CLM Transformation, Onboarding Digital journey and other regulatory remediation i.e. Dodd-Frank, EMIR, and FATCA/CRS etc.

Before joining Moody’s, Chor worked for global organizations including JPMorgan, BNP Paribas, ICBC Standard Bank, and Investec Bank - driving strategic activity to deliver efficiency through people strategies, target operating models, location strategies, and large-scale digital transformation.

Michał Szermer

Director of the Department of Financial Information, Ministry of Finance

BIO

Michał Szermer is a distinguished leader in the AML/CFT field, serving as the Director of the Department of Financial Information (Poland’s Financial Intelligence Unit – GIFI) at the Ministry of Finance. His mandate includes the daily management of the Polish FIU’s operational and strategic analysis, AML/CFT supervision, and setting policy objectives to counteract these crimes. He coordinates key AML/CFT stakeholders, represents the FIU in international forums, and drives legislative and technological initiatives.

As a Council of Europe MONEYVAL assessor, he actively participates in evaluating the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing systems of other nations. His expertise also extends to serving as a trainer and expert in international projects focused on combating money laundering and terrorism financing.

Francis Marinier

Financial Crime Compliance Practice Lead, Moody's

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Francis Marinier is a seasoned professional in the fight against financial crime. He is currently Financial Crime Compliance Practice Lead for Moody’s and practices across Europe and the United Kingdom. With over 15 years of experience, he assists financial institutions and regulators in managing risks exposures to money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions, corruption, external fraud and tax evasion.
He is particularly committed to technological innovation applied to compliance, promoting the adoption of data-driven solutions to enhance the effectiveness of AML/CFT measures.
Author of specialist articles, notably for Bank Review on measuring the risks associated with shell companies or implementing RTS, Francis Marinier is a regular speaker at conferences. He is also an active member of the French Risk & Compliance Institute, UK Financial Markets Standard Boards and the European Data & Technology 4 Compliance Alliance, contributing to the development of an informed and innovative professional community.

John Griffin

EMEA Head of Wholesale KYC Operations, JP Morgan

BIO

John leads the Wholesale Know Your Client Operations (‘WKO’) Client Office in EMEA. Middle Office and Production teams across all Lines of Business (GCB & GIB, Markets, and Wholesale Payments), for New Business, Renewals and Remediation Programs.

John has joined JP Morgan chase in April 2022. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan Chase, he was with Deutsche Bank. John has 20+ years’ experience in Investment Banking Operations across number of firms and variety of roles including Settlements, Middle Office, Listed Derivatives, and KYC. In his latest role, John managed the U.K. and EMEA KYC organization across 19 countries with 1800 staff, leading them through a multi-year remediation program, implementation of a new KYC platform, and managing key regulatory engagements.

Tim Tyler

Vice President, International Compliance Association

BIO

Tim joined the ICA from the Gambling Commission where, as AML lead, he was responsible for all aspects of AML regulatory and supervisory activity. This was preceded by thirty years in UK Law Enforcement spanning the police, Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and National Crime Agency. During this time he led a number of functions including the Proceeds of Crime Operational Command within SOCA, and the UK International Crime Bureau, responsible for criminal and fugitive enquiries transacted between the UK and the rest of the world. Countering the threat of financial crime has been a recurrent theme throughout Tim’s career. He established money laundering investigation teams across the UK and in strategic locations around the world. He developed innovative tactics to counter the threat and worked with many domestic and international partners to track and eliminate laundering at source.
Earlier in his career Tim worked in partnership with the Serious Fraud Office and overseas agencies including the FBI in the investigation of complex fraud and corruption. The understanding and specialist skills he developed over this time combine with his experience as a supervisor and mean that Tim offers significant insight and practical expertise as a trainer and as the lead for qualifications within the ICA.

Barbara Bader-Klein

Global Head of Policy and Program Support, JP Morgan

BIO

Barbara Bader-Klein is the Global Head of Policy and Program Support for CIB Wholesale KYC Operations (WKO) and is the Financial Crimes Business Executive for CIB at J.P. Morgan.
Barbara leads the Global Policy and Policy Program Support organisation for CIB WKO and her responsibilities include partnering with compliance and regulatory leaders to ensure the effective interpretation and implementation of KYC policies and standards across the global CIB business.

Barbara joined the firm in June 2025 having gained extensive experience in the financial services industry with a particular focus on financial crime risk management and compliance. Previously Barbara held roles with HSBC as the Chief Control Officer for Wealth and Personal Banking, the Global Chief Control Officer for Financial Crime Risk Operations and the Executive Officer for Financial Crime Compliance, UK, and Europe. Barbara has also held the role of the Chief Control Officer at Aviva UK and the Deputy Chief Legal Officer and Head of Governance for Allianz UK in addition to senior consulting positions with various financial institutions including Bupa Global, Worldpay and Standard Bank.

Barbara is a qualified English Solicitor and a South African Attorney and has practiced as a corporate lawyer in leading UK and US Law Firms in London. Barbara holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Natal in South Africa and an MBA from Oxford University.

Michał Barszcz

AML/CFT Expert, Bank Millennium

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AML/CFT Expert at Bank Millennium, responsible for regulatory issues. A professional with several years of experience in the area of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism. Throughout his career, he has held positions within the first and second lines of defense, assessing AML risk. He conducted training for obliged institutions with regard to the application of CDD measures.

Agnieszka Arciszewska

Director, PwC

BIO

Agnieszka Arciszewska is a Director in PwC’s Financial Crime Unit, leading the Financial Crime Data and R&D Teams within the Technology Stream. She specializes in advanced data analytics, FinCrime technologies, and digital transformation of operational processes. Her career includes developing AI-driven solutions, fraud prevention systems, and data-centric approaches to managing financial crime risks. She is passionate about building high-performing teams and delivering impactful, data-informed solutions that drive innovation and efficiency.

Aleksandra Patrzek

Senior Manager, PwC

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Aleksandra Patrzek is a Senior Manager in PwC’s Financial Crime Unit, specializing in redesigning managed services across multiple business lines. As AI Adoption Leader and Technology Architect, she has led the implementation of advanced AI solutions in financial crime, particularly in KYC, risk management, and fraud prevention. Her practical, hands-on approach and focus on delivering tangible business value are matched by her passion for innovation and cutting-edge technologies.

Janusz Januszkiewicz

Executive Director, Standard Chartered

BIO

Janusz joined SCB in September 2021 and since then is leading PVB CDD advisory team in GBS Poland. Prior to joining the SCB, as civil servant Janusz was working for Polish Financial Intelligence Unit (GIFI). After that as an AML expert, he joined one of the universal banks in Poland where was building up his experience which resulted his nomination for the position of Head of AML and CFT team. Afterwards he continued his journey in similar role in another universal bank in Poland. During his work in abovementioned banks, he was covering all AML and sanctions aspects for all Client segments

Bartosz Robak

Transactions Monitoring Operations Lead, ING

BIO

Bartosz Robak is the Transactions Monitoring Operations Lead at ING where he oversees Transactions Monitoring Investigation teams as well as Transaction Monitoring Experts team. Bartosz is responsible for maintaining and enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of ING’s post transactions monitoring investigations team in line with regulatory expectations and ING Risk Appetite framework. Prior to joining ING in 2022, Bartosz led the Global Capacity Planning team for Citibank’s FIU and 2nd LoD function, overseeing planning and reporting of capacity for 10000 people organization. Bartosz brings extensive experience in anti-money laundering and in leading large-scale regulatory operations through transformation programs.

Joby Carpenter

Global SME, Cryptoassets and Illicit Finance, ACAMS

BIO

..Joby is a global subject matter expert on cryptoassets, illicit finance and emerging threats. Joby has 20 years of experience and expertise in strategic policy making, critical thinking, threat and risk analysis across the U.K. Government, intelligence and regulatory community. In his previous role Joby was responsible for the management of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Strategic Assessment Team, overseeing a team of analysts tasked with delivering high quality intelligence reporting on money laundering, fraud, market abuse, corruption and other forms of criminality across the regulated sector.

As part of his role Joby has undertaken extensive regulatory and threat analysis of cryptoassets and represented the U.K. on a variety of high-profile engagements.

Recently Joby has produced a range of thought leadership papers covering cryptoassets, their regulatory framework, the threat environment and cryptoasset business models. Joby has also had articles published relating to the importance of threat analysis and intelligence sharing.

Julian Broxup

Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Goldman Sachs

BIO

Julian is Head of Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) for Goldman Sachs in EMEA and is the Money Laundering Reporting officer for Goldman Sachs entities in the UK. Previously, Julian was Deputy Head of FCC in EMEA, managing the FCC Global Strategy teams. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2009 as an Associate in Client Onboarding Operations and was named Managing Director in 2021.

Prior to joining the firm, Julian worked at Freshfields from 2008 to 2009 as an anti-money laundering risk analyst. Before that, he was a policy advisor at the Law Society of England and Wales from 2004 to 2008. Earlier in his career, Julian worked in the non-governmental organization and journalism industries in the Commonwealth of Independent States region, with a focus on the Caucasus, in addition to working as a freelancer for a corporate intelligence company.

Julian earned an MA, with honours, in Modern European Languages and Literature, an MSc in International and European Politics from Edinburgh University and a post-graduate diploma in Anti-Money Laundering from Manchester University and the British Bankers Association.

prof. Lech Kurkliński

Professor of SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw School of Economics

BIO

Deputy Director of the Institute of Corporate Finance and Investment
Head of Digital Finance FINTECH Department
Head – postgraduate studies "FINTECH - new technologies on the financial market

Academic career: scholarship holder of the Minister of Science and Higher Education for the best students, master's degree with distinction - Central School of Planning and Statistics (1985), doctor of economics (SGH - 1993), habilitation in management (SGH - 2017), internships at the University of Virginia and the University of Oklahoma City, graduate of the Graduating Banking Study (USA) . Present: member of the SGH Senate, chairman of the SGH Senate Committee of Foreign Affairs, member of the SGH Scientific Council of the Management Discipline, member of the SGH Scientific Council of the Doctoral School, Deputy President of the Foundation for the Development of Management Education SGH, chairman of the Audit Committee of the Scientific Society of Praxeology.
Business career: director of Cooperative Bank in Warsaw, CEO of Polish Investment Bank, member of the management board of Millenium Bank, deputy CEO of HSBC Bank Polska SA, member of supervisory boards of Warsaw Stock Exchange. Present: member of supervisory board of Toyota Bank Polska SA.
Expert career: member of the expert group "Team Europe", director of ALTERUM - the Center for Research and Analysis of the Financial System. Present: chairman of the Committee on Qualification Standards in Polish Banking (Polish Banking Association).

Awarded the Gold Cross of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Medal of National Education Commission, Medal of Nicolaus Copernicus, Medal of Polish Brotherhood of Gutenberg Knights. 7 awards from the Rector of the SGH Warsaw School of Economics for scientific, didactic and organizational achievements.