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Agenda

08:15am

Caffeinate and connect

09:00am

Meet your host

Welcome to AML Edge 2026, 3rd Edition: Your final checkpoint before enforcement.

Luke Hannan
Luke Hannan
Professional MC
09:10am

Welcome from our headline partner

09:15am

Inside the regulator’s mind: AUSTRAC’s final word before enforcement

  • What AUSTRAC expects Tranche 2 entities to get right on Day 1
  • Emerging enforcement priorities and early red flags
  • Clarifying misconceptions: what “good enough” actually looks like
Brad Brown
Brad Brown
National Manager, Regulatory Operations,
AUSTRAC
Katie Miller
Katie Miller
Deputy CEO, Regulation,
AUSTRAC
09:45am

Sector readiness check - who’s actually prepared?

  • How each profession is interpreting risk and readiness
  • Pain points members keep raising - and where the guidance gaps are
  • Sector-by-sector predictions on capability gaps and regulatory friction
Jeremy Moller
Jeremy Moller
Partner,
Norton Rose Fulbright
Tim McKibbin
Tim McKibbin
CEO,
Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW)
Bobbie Wan
Bobbie Wan
Head of Regulatory Policy & Strategy,
Law Society of NSW
Jill Muir
Jill Muir
Senior Policy Advocate Business Reform,
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Peter Docherty
Peter Docherty
Head of Professional Standards and Quality Assurance,
Law Institute of Victoria
10:30am

Caffeinate

11:00am

KEYNOTE: What happens when AML fails: inside Australia’s biggest scandals

  • Case studies that reveal systemic blind spots and control failures
  • How criminal networks exploited governance weaknesses
  • What Tranche 2 must learn immediately to avoid repeating history
Nick McKenzie
Nick McKenzie
Investigative Reporter,
The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, 60 Minutes
11:45am

Your AML build kit: risk assessments, programs, controls done properly!

  • How to unpack the starter packs
  • The non-negotiable components of a functional, defensible AML program for Tranche 2
  • Quick wins: essential templates, smart sequencing, and minimum viable documentation that passes an audit
Neil Jeans
Neil Jeans
Partner - Risk Consulting,
Grant Thornton
Michael Wood
Michael Wood
Head of AML/CTF,
Johnson Winter Slattery
Nick Ahrens
Nick Ahrens
Co-Founder,
Personr
Charlie Westerman
Charlie Westerman
Co-Founder ,
Personr
12:30pm

Lunch, AML partner showcase and lunch ‘n’ learn clinics

01:15pm

What Tranche 1 knows that you don’t: A reality check perspective for Tranche 2

  • Lessons learned the hard way: onboarding, beneficial ownership verification, and risk scoring – what works, and what breaks, in practice
  • How Tranche 1 assesses risk, spots red flags and decides what customer activity warrants escalation
  • The controls, reporting rhythms and documentation standards that stand up under audit and regulatory review – and you should copy!
Stefanie von Westphalen
Stefanie von Westphalen
Director,
Financial Crime, Consulting, KPMG
Elise Muhlheim
Elise Muhlheim
Head of Financial Crime Monitoring & Intelligence,
SkyCity Adelaide
Giselle Lindley
Giselle Lindley
Head of Financial Crime,
Indue
Nick Boudrie
Nick Boudrie
Co-Founder & CEO,
LAB Group
02:00pm

Mutual evaluation 2026: what FATF will be looking for and what it means for you

  • Regional trends and red flags emerging across APAC
  • What FATF assessors consistently criticise, regardless of country
  • How Tranche 2 obligations will be scrutinised in Australia’s next review
Grace Mason
Grace Mason
Partner,
KordaMentha
Alice Bexson
Alice Bexson
First Secretary,
Illicit Finance Policy, British High Commission
02:45pm

Move & Refresh Break

03:00pm

The fraud landscape is becoming more sophisticated and dangerous, and traditional AML systems are feeling the strain.

But just as criminals are adopting AI technologies to mask their activity, so too can firms to improve detection, efficiency, and scalability. This session asks what AI integrations look like under the new regime so you can begin future-proofing compliance.

Mark Monfort
Mark Monfort
Managing Director,
Foundry Labs
03:45pm

This is it! The last steps between you and a Tranche 2-compliant operation

  • Reconfirming the enrolment and operationalisation non-negotiables you must have in place
  • Avoiding the final mile mistakes no one talks about
  • Transitioning from “project mode” to steady-state AML operations
Jeremy Moller
Jeremy Moller
Partner,
Norton Rose Fulbright
Neil Jeans
Neil Jeans
Partner - Risk Consulting,
Grant Thornton
04:30pm

Unwind, debate, collaborate

This is where the magic happens – informal F&B, conversations and lightbulb moments.

05:30pm

You can go home!