As AI adoption accelerates, organisations face growing risk not from the technology itself, but from how people use it. This keynote explores the gap between AI implementation and real-world behaviour, highlighting why confidence, capability and critical thinking are now essential to compliance.
Erica Farmer shares how organisations can move beyond tick-box governance to build genuine accountability and responsible AI use.
Simon Truckle
Director of Learning Solutions
Skillcast
Erica Farmer
Professional Speaker- AI & Future Skills
EricaFarmer. AI
Nadine Balkanyi-Nordmann
CEO
Lexperience AG
Nadine Balkanyi-Nordmann is a seasoned legal, compliance, and governance expert with extensive experience in Swiss and global corporate leadership. She is the founder and CEO of Lexperience AG, a leading firm specializing in regulatory investigations and compliance services. Previously, she held senior roles at UBS, GE Money, and BNP Paribas. A qualified Swiss attorney, she holds an LL.M. from the University of Hong Kong and certifications from INSEAD and Imperial College London. She serves on multiple corporate and non-profit boards, including Sanitas Health Insurance and Zoo Zürich, bringing strategic insight and risk management expertise to her leadership roles.
Pieter-Jan Serreyn
Technical Director
AnimalHealthEurope
This session brings together experts from around the DACH region to unpack how geopolitical changes are reshapinginvestigative landscapes in the DACH region.
Through practical insights and case-driven discussion, the panel will explore how organizations can anticipate risks, adapt strategies, and ensure integrity while operating under geopolitical uncertainty.
Roi Lavi
Managing Director - Europe
Sqope Intelligence
With more than two decades of experience in the intelligence and financial sectors, Roi has been developing and expanding Sqope’s business in continental Europe since 2014, including directly managing some of its largest markets and key accounts. Based in Geneva, he works directly with over 50 banks, financial intermediaries, and other companies to help them meet their AML/KYC and ESG requirements.
Prior to joining Sqope, Roi, who is also a certified attorney, worked in the legal field at leading firms, including the risk and compliance department of one of the “Big 4”. In addition to his LL.B and B.A. degrees, he graduated with distinction from the University of Geneva with an Executive MBA.
Stefano Barone
Independent Advisor- Financial Crime & Integrity
ACI
Stefano Barone is an investigative professional with over 15 years of expertise in financial crime and compliance. As a Chief Investigator with the Guardia di Finanza, he led high-profile cases in VAT fraud, money laundering, and corruption, achieving significant asset recoveries. At the World Customs Organization, he spearheaded Project Tentacle, an AML/CTF initiative enhancing global cooperation against economic crime.
Currently part of the GITOC expert network, Stefano focuses on AML, CFT, and organized crime. Previously at FIFA, he investigated misconduct and helped establish the first Integrity Task Force for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Nicolas Graber
Founder- Chairman
Graber Advisory Ansalt
The U.S. Department of Justice continues to sharpen its enforcement approach to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), raising the bar for corporate compliance
programs, internal investigations, and cooperationexpectations.
This session will unpack the DOJ’s updated enforcement guidelines and priorities, offering practical guidance for legal and compliance leaders tasked with managing
corruption risk across global operations.
Kersten Schmahl
Senior Director – Ethics and Compliance
CSL
Kersten Schmahl is Senior Director Ethics & Compliance Intercontinental at CSL, a global listed biotech company. He previously held various international Ethics & Compliance leadership positions with both listed and privately-held pharmaceutical, biotech and medical technology companies being based in Germany, Switzerland, and Sweden.
Kersten graduated from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and Leuphana University in Luneburg, Germany. At the latter University, he has teaching assignments for Compliance & Investigations in Corporate Practice since 2009. Kersten is also a standing co-author for the chapter “Compliance in the Pharmaceutical & Medical Technology Industry” in the Handbook of Corporate Legal Management – Manual for Corporate Compliance in Germany.
Kathleen Hofmann
Group General Counsel
KD Pharma Group
Yannine Pasula
Director, Disputes & Investigations
S-RM
Yannine is a Director in the Disputes & Investigations team at S-RM, a global Corporate Intelligence and Cyber Security business. Yannine is based in the US and leads cross-border investigations and proactive compliance projects related to fraud, anti-bribery, and anti-corruption matters, including those involving the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Yannine has extensive experience as a forensic accountant and uses forensic accounting and interviewing techniques, data analytics, corporate intelligence, and eDiscovery tools to assist clients in mitigating legal and regulatory risks.
Switzerland is undergoing significant reforms to its antimoney laundering (AML) framework, aiming to enhance transparency and align with international standards. This session will explore the latest legislative developments, including the introduction of a federal register of beneficial owners and expanded due diligence obligations for legal professionals.
Further to this, attendees will gain a compare and contrast with the EU and key glboal jurisdictions so that they can understand the full scope of financial crime regualations. Attendees will gain insights into the practical implications of these changes, focusing on risk management strategies, compliance program enhancements, and the integration of emerging technologies to combat financial crime effectively.
Elena Mokretsova
Risk and Control Oversight Head, Vice President
Banco Santander International SA
Elena has extensive international experience in Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering with global financial institutions with roles based in Switzerland, Spain, Mexico and Poland, with special interest in detecting money laundering patterns of Latin-American and Russian organized crime groups, as well as prevention of embezzlement of funds proceeding from public contracts.
In her current role with Banco Santander, she is responsible for leading Financial Crime Compliance team covering Sanctions Screening, Transaction Monitoring, Investigations and Periodic Reviews.
Prior to joining Santander Group in 2018 in Madrid, she was with Citigroup from 2009 until the end of 2017, covering the role of AML Global Investigation Unit Senior Compliance with Citi in Mexico as her last position, working on complex investigative projects on organized crime and corruption proceeds laundering in Latin American Region. Her main achievements in this role include development of investigative projects focused on detection of money laundering schemes used by Russian organized crime applied for Latin American drug-cartels and public embezzlement project aimed to identify corruption schemes in Construction sector in Mexico.
Before that, Elena was AML Quality Assurance Team Leader in Mexico and AML Subject Matter Expert (SME) for EMEA Region in Warsaw, as well with Citigroup. In the SME role in Poland, she was supporting the migration of the AML Operations processes for virtual units in Switzerland, Russia and Ukraine.
She graduated with a master’s degree in International Economics from Lazarski School of Commerce and Law based in Warsaw in 2009 and holds a bachelor’s degree in finance management from Higher School of Economics, Russia. Elena has Advanced AML Certification by International Compliance Association and collaborated for the book The Untold Stories of Financial Crime by Maurren Mutua. She is fluent in 6 languages, including her mother-tongue Russian, Spanish, Polish, English, Portuguese and French.
Stefano Barone
Independent Advisor- Financial Crime & Integrity
ACI
Stefano Barone is an investigative professional with over 15 years of expertise in financial crime and compliance. As a Chief Investigator with the Guardia di Finanza, he led high-profile cases in VAT fraud, money laundering, and corruption, achieving significant asset recoveries. At the World Customs Organization, he spearheaded Project Tentacle, an AML/CTF initiative enhancing global cooperation against economic crime.
Currently part of the GITOC expert network, Stefano focuses on AML, CFT, and organized crime. Previously at FIFA, he investigated misconduct and helped establish the first Integrity Task Force for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Eleonore Marti-Feced
Executive Director- Head Financial Crime Compliance
Vontobel
Most financial institutions have access to excellent regulatory intelligence. The opportunity lies in doing more with it. The journey from typology to live detection rule is difficult and lengthily - meaning valuable insight from industry bodies, FIUs, and enforcement actions rarely translates into updated controls. Always-on compliance is changing that dynamic, giving institutions a practical model for continuously converting regulatory intelligence into calibrated, active detection.
Charmian Simmons
Principle Strategic Advisor, FinCrime Compliance
SymphonyAI
Charmian Simmons is a Principal Strategic Advisor for FinCrime Compliance, helping financial institutions navigate the evolving intersection of regulation, risk, technology and innovation. She has over 20 years of experience in the financial sector across risk management, financial crime, internal controls and IT advisory. A technology evangelist with a focus on AI-driven innovation and transformation, Charmian leverages her practitioner expertise and industry knowledge to provide strategic advisory services and thought leadership on the regulatory, policy and technology developments transforming financial crime compliance.
Prior to joining Symphony AI, Charmian was a FinCrime Expert with BAE Systems, a Regional Director of Strategy and Performance for the Risk business at Refinitiv, the Head of Audit in North America at Lloyds Banking Group USA and a Vice President at Morgan Stanley covering Capital Markets. Charmian is CAMS, CDPSE, CRMA and CISA certified.
With enforcement agencies intensifying their cross-border collaboration, companies face unprecedented scrutiny in managing financial crime, corruption, and corporate misconduct. This interview brings in the UK Serious Fraud Office to share their priorities, enforcement trends, and expectations for corporates in the year ahead.
Victoria Fitzpartick
Case Controller- Prosecutor
Serious Fraud Office