Agenda:
Day 1 – November 7, 2023 – 9:00 – 17:15 EST + 17:30 -19:30 – Networking
| 08:00 – 09:00 | REGISTRATION ON SITE @ SNELL HALL – Light breakfast/refreshments/coffee/tea |
| 09:00 – 09:05 | Welcome + Land Recognition Sheereen Khan -Master of Ceremony |
| 09:05 – 09:50 | KEYNOTE: FINTRAC to MSB Community Stéphane Sirard –Assistant Director – FINTRAC |
| 09:50 – 10:50 | Reporting Changes Relating to LCTR & STR + MSB Sector Insights Chadwick Burgess – FINTRAC Emily Wolting – FINTRAC |
| 10:50 – 11:00 | Spotlight – Andrew Davies – ComplyAdvantage |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | BREAK – Let’s network! Coffee, tea, refreshments, & treats |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Financial crime victims, financial intelligence sharing Josh Glock – OPP |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | LUNCH Let’s eat & network! |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Getting Ready for Retail Payments Supervision Deanna Ladouceur – Independent amL Consultant Marcelle Dadoun – the AML Shop Joseph Iuso – CMSBA – Executive Director |
| 14:30 – 14:40 | Spotlight – Naveed Weldon – Flex |
| 14:40 – 15:05 | BREAK – Let’s network! Coffee, tea, refreshments, & treats |
| 15:05 – 15:50 | Retail Payment Services – Industry Perspectives Joseph Iuso – Executive Director – CMSBA Adam Atlas – Adam Atlas Attorney at Law – Representing US MSB Association Alexander Vronces – Fintechs Canada Noah Niznick – PAA Inc – Representing CPPO |
| 15:50 – 15:55 | Spotlight – Regulativity |
| 15:55 – 16:25 | Economic sanctions awareness and compliance Robert Glasgow–McCarthy, |
| 16:25 – 16:30 | Spotlight – Emri |
| 16:30 – 17:15 | What’s going on with all this Fraud!!! Souzan Esmaili – TCAE – Moderator Josh Glock – OPP David Coffey – TPS Maude Blanchette– AMF Jessica Gunson – CAFC |
| 17:30 – 19:30 | Network – Let’s network! Snacks, Beer, Wine & Refreshments Sponsored by: The AML shop |
Day 2 – November 8, 2023 – 9:00 am – 17:00 EST
| 08:00 – 09:00 | REGISTRATION ON SITE @ SNELL HALL – Light breakfast/refreshments/coffee/tea |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome Address Deanna Ladouceur – CMSBA – Co-chair Carinta Mannarelli – CMSBA – Co-Chair |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Member Updates (New Sign up/Renewal Portal, Finance Update, Survey Update) Karene Lewis – CMSBA – Director of Membership |
| 09:30 – 09:40 | Spotlight – Minerva |
| 09:40 – 10:30 | Updates and Changes to Canada’s AML Legislation Affecting MSBs Jackie Shinfield – Blakes, Cassels, Graydon |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | BREAK – Let’s network! Coffee, tea, refreshments, & treats |
| 11:00 – 11:05 | Spotlight – KYC2020 |
| 11:05 – 11:35 | Outsourcing Compliance – Provisional CAMLO, Transaction Monitoring, Reporting Tigran Rostomyan AMLIncubator – Moderator Purvi Rastogi – Independent AML Consultant Marcelle Dadoun – the AML Shop |
| 11:35 – 12:15 | Crypto Assets Regulation, Threats, and Risks on the Radar in Canada Maude Blanchette – AMF Joseph Iuso – CMSBA – Executive Director |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | LUNCH Let’s eat & network! |
| 13:15 – 14:00 | What to expect in the context of a FINTRAC examination with recent stats Amber D. Scott – Outlier Compliance Group Liana Ulikhanyan – PWC |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Leveraging Digital Money Rails to Manage Banking Challenges for MSBs Alex McDougall – Stablecoin |
| 14:20 – 14:40 | KYC Periodic Refresh, Automation, and Digital solutions Andres Betancourt – Scotiabank |
| 14:40 – 15:00 | XRP – What does the Securities and Exchange Commission Appeal Really Mean? David Vijan – Outlier Compliance Group – Moderator Susan Han – Weirfoulds Matthew Burgoyne – Osler |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | BREAK – Let’s network! Coffee, tea, refreshments, & treats |
| 15:15 – 15:45 | Cost of outsourcing and how to optimize tools and tech Charlene Sebastian – Moderator Claudius O. OTEGBADE Naveed Weldon – FlexM ComplyAdvantage |
| 15:45 – 16:15 pm | Fraud schemes, scams trends, & other interesting typology David Coffey – Toronto Police Services |
| 16: 15 – 16:55 | How Beneficial Ownership Registries Impact Financial Crimes Investigations Jinisha Bhatt – Independent Crypto Compliance Consultant |
| 16:55 – 17:00 pm | CLOSING REMARKS- plus stick around for PRIZES |