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Learn the latest key insights to help navigate the ever evolving and complex landscape of financial crime compliance. Join us for the Financial Crime Compliance Workshop, Wednesday, November 12 and Thursday, November 13, virtually over Zoom. The workshop is approved for 5 continuing professional development (CPD) units towards your CTFC, CDCS, and CSS recertification. Grab the opportunity to learn and network while also advancing your professional standing in the trade finance industry.
This event brings together leading experts in the field of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and financial crime. Spearheaded by senior AML stalwart Miriam Ratkovicova, Managing Director, Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP; and Deepa Sinha, SVP for Payments & Financial Crime at BAFT, this workshop also features a lineup of distinguished subject matter experts as guest speakers, promising a comprehensive and insightful learning experience.
Workshop Format:
Engage in five hours of sessions split over two days including:
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is designed for both BAFT members and non-members. It is ideal for professionals seeking to enhance their understanding and capabilities in preventing and mitigating financial crime. Ideal participants are those in operations, compliance, and business line professionals of financial institutions, corporations, government agencies, and other entities engaged in international trade and cross-border payments.
Key Topics
A selection of topics critical to the financial crime compliance landscape will be covered including:
For a detailed agenda and session specifics, please visit our Program Page.
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM
8:05 AM - 8:50 AM
8:50 AM - 9:35 AM
9:35 AM - 9:45 AM
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM
8:05 AM - 8:50 AM
8:50 AM - 9:35 AM
9:35 AM - 9:45 AM
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM
Registration is open to all members and non-members.
| Early Bird Rate | Regular Rate | Last Minute Rate | |
| Until October 3 | October 4 – October 31 | After October 31 | |
| Member | $450 USD | $550 USD | $650 USD |
| Non-Member | $650 USD | $750 USD | $850 USD |
| Bring the Bank Rate | $5,000 USD | ||
*Bring the Bank: allows member institutions to register an unlimited number of attendees at a flat rate. Please contact [email protected] to register your team.
Please Note:
You will be asked to log in to your BAFT web account to complete registration. Your username is the email address you used to set up your web account. If you forgot your password, please click the password reset link. If you do not have a BAFT web account, please create one first. Once you have created an account or reset your password, please return to this registration page to complete your registration.
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Miriam Ratkovicova is a Managing Director in the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Sanctions practice of Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP. She has more than 20 years of experience advising US, Canadian, European and Asian large financial institutions on various Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/AML, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery & Corruption and other Financial Crime compliance matters. Specifically, Miriam has led multiple large and complex projects involving historical transaction investigations, Know Your Customer (KYC) remediations, AML and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) risk assessments, and customer risk ratings. Miriam has delivered AML/Sanctions engagements in numerous countries throughout Europe, including Germany, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Latvia, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Portugal, UK, Cyprus and Slovakia. Currently, Miriam is serving several large financial institutions based in China, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia.
Deepa Sinha is the Senior Vice President of Payments and Financial Crime at BAFT, and will work to advance the goals of the payments and cash management industry through standardization, defining best practices and developing usable industry data. She will also be responsible for formulating policy recommendations and educating industry stakeholders including practitioners, regulators, policymakers and the broader business community. Prior to joining BAFT, Sinha accumulated more than 25 years of treasury and cash management experience at both corporations and banks. She formerly served as Treasurer at Caliburn International, now Acuity International, where she oversaw cash forecasting, working capital and debt management, and implemented policies and banking technology to support all core treasury functions. As the Associate Vice President of Banking Operations and Relationships at the Carlyle Group, she developed the cash management, FX and banking platforms, and built and managed the infrastructure for multicurrency cash management across 5,000+ bank accounts at more than 100 global banks. She also served on both the JPMorgan Chase Treasury and Wells Fargo Treasury Advisory Councils.
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