Australian Financial Crime Summit 2027
Threat. Regulation. Execution.
Australia's premier financial crime summit, uniting regulators and senior industry leaders for high-level strategy, intelligence, and action.
September 1, 2027 | Sydney
September 1-2, 2027
Mission Statement
Threat. Regulation. Execution. Financial crime is no longer contained, predictable, or siloed. Criminal networks are AI-enabled, cross-border and operationally sophisticated — and the institutions staying ahead of them are the ones acting now, not next year.
The Australian Financial Crime Summit 2027 is where you get there faster: AUSTRAC's own priorities straight from the regulator, the AI and data infrastructure institutions are actually deploying, and the case studies proving what's working right now. Two days. The leaders turning regulation into readiness.
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The 6 Conversations Defining Financial Crime in 2027
Only at Australian Financial Crime Summit
AI vs AI: The Race Between Criminal Innovation and Institutional Defence
The AI-driven fraud and scam detection platforms Australian institutions are running live right now — benchmarked against real case studies, not vendor theory.
Regulatory Pressure to Operational Reality
Translating heightened regulatory scrutiny into executable frameworks, inside the business and directly with regulators.
Cross-Sector Intelligence in Action
Even where ownership sits on paper, fraud, AML, cyber and compliance still make separate decisions. Making financial crime defence behave like one function, not four teams quietly working around each other.
Breaking the Silos: Integrating Data, Tools and Teams
Fragmented tech stacks and data lakes aren't something to defend — they're the blind spot criminal networks exploit while governance tries to catch up. Closing it before someone else finds the gap.
Future-Proofing AML Programs Under Pressure
The false-positive, cost-to-serve and regulator-confidence numbers that move a board — and where the case for automation is currently being lost internally.
Real-Time Identity & KYC Intelligence
Moving from periodic checks to actually knowing the customer in real time, and what a genuine live identity view requires operationally.
BECOME AN AFC SPONSOR
Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities
Be part of Australia's only dedicated summit for the leaders who own end-to-end financial crime defence.
Bring your solution directly in front of senior AML, fraud, compliance and risk decision-makers. Join the 2027 discussion to demonstrate how your platform, data or AI capability supports faster detection, stronger governance and measurable resilience.
Australian Financial Crime Summit 2026 Speakers Included:
Brendan Thomas
Chief Executive Officer
AUSTRAC
Robert Colquhoun
Chief Operating Officer and Head of Tax and AML
Australian Financial Market Association
Katie Lourey
Head of Risk and Compliance
Gold Bullion Australia
Marlene Sadhai
Senior Manager Enterprise Compliance - Financial Crime (Fraud & AML Officer)
Aware Super
Krzysztof Lyson
Senior Director, Risk and Compliance
Torrens University Australia
Anthony Hope
Group Head of AML, CTF and Fraud Risk
NAB
Zachary Lu
Regional of Anti-Money Laundering, Compliance Director Financial Crime Compliance Regional Head I (A
Interactive Brokers
Brian Yeung
General Counsel & Director of Compliance, APAC
Interactive Brokers
Jason Rohloff
Head of Compliance
Sokin
Siddhant Sahai
Director, Financial Crime Compliance
The Star Entertainment Group
Jeremy Leong
Chief Risk Officer, Head of Risk and Compliance
Taishin International Bank
Sarah Roberts
Head of Customer Protection
MyState Bank
Shiv Toor
Head of Financial Crime Compliance and MLRO
ING Australia
Mandy Green
Group Head of Financial Crime - WIB and BWD
Westpac
Ben Scott
Head of Industry, Government and Relationship Management
Australian Financial Crimes Exchange
Penny Chai
VP
Sumsub
Nathan Newman
Group MLRO and Chief Financial Crime Officer
NAB
Tess Ogle
Head of Financial Crime Risk Stewardship
HSBC
Farhana Qaosar
Senior Vice President & MLRO Australia
BNY
Lloyd Koong
General Manager, Australia & New Zealand
Tookitaki
Siddhant Sahai
Director, Financial Crime Compliance - Speaking in a personal capacity
The Star Sydney
Graham Dixon
General Manager, Scam, Fraud and Identity
Quantium Telstra
Igor Kadinski
General Manager Investigations,
commonwealth
Davinder Kundan
General Manager Threat Intelligence
Commonwealth
Maryam Saeed
Global Head of Expansion
Sardine
Andrew Davies
Global Head of FCC Strategy
ComplyAdvantage
Stefanie von Westphalen
Head of Financial Crime Compliance Advisory
Bank of Queensland
Joyeeta Dey
Executive Manager - Fraud, Scam, and Business Disruption Risk
Commonwealth
Davinder Billing
Head, Financial Crime Risk, Fraud, Scams
Westpac Institutional Bank
Your Unmatched Experience at Australian Financial Crime Summit 2027
The Big Conversations
The sharpest voices in Australian financial crime, unpacking the threat, regulation and execution decisions shaping the year ahead — live, unscripted, and worth every minute.
VIP Concierge Service (1-2-1 Meetings)
Hand-picked, guaranteed introductions to the people and solutions built for exactly what you need — no chasing, no wasted conversations.
Technology Demonstration Drive
Real technology, live in action — fast-paced, hands-on and built for direct comparison, not polished pitches.
Problem-Solving Labs
Real financial crime scenarios, real time pressure — working through live cases with industry peers to pressure-test decisions and uncover practical solutions
Interactive Discussion Groups
No slides, no pitches — just Australia's sharpest financial crime minds working through the challenges that actually matter, together.
Connection That Counts
The conversations that happen between sessions — where peers benchmark, compare notes and walk away with the plan they came for.
Co-located with Digital Identity Week
Australian Financial Crime Summit runs alongside Digital Identity Week — one venue, one audience pass, two summits built around the same underlying problem: proving who someone is, and stopping the people who are lying about it.
Future-Proofing Financial Institutions
A Leadership Perspective on Evolving Threats from Senior Leaders from Commonwealth Bank, AusPayNet, G&C Mutual Bank, American Express, Beyond Bank Australia
