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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.

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
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
Senior Advisor - Risk Advisory,
Norton Rose Fulbright
Tim McKibbin
Tim McKibbin
CEO,
Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW)
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
12:30pm

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

01:15pm

Choose your hub

Tranche 1/Tranche 2 Crossover Hub:

The Crossover Hub is designed to give Tranche 2 entities direct access to the people who’ve already lived through the hard parts of AML/CTF implementation. Tranche 1 banks and major reporting entities have spent years building, refining, and stress-testing their programs under regulatory scrutiny, and while they are still facing their own looming compliance deadline, this hub distils those lessons into clear, practical guidance for the professions entering the regime for the first time.

If you’re trying to turn guidance into a functioning program and you want to avoid the false starts, rework, and regulatory friction Tranche 1 has already experienced, this stream is where you’ll find the most direct, experience-based answers.

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 Reporting & Intelligence,
SkyCity Adelaide
Giselle Lindley
Giselle Lindley
Head of Financial Crime,
Indue
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
02:45pm

Movement and refreshment break

03:00pm

Sanctions are moving too fast for most teams – here’s how to cope

  • Rapid sanctions changes and why the EU/US are setting the global tempo
  • What non-bank sectors keep getting wrong
  • Building a sanctions response process that doesn’t fall apart under pressure

Tech & Resourcing Hub:

The Tech & Resourcing Hub is built for Tranche 2 entities that need to operationalise AML quickly, efficiently, and without overextending internal teams. With enforcement approaching, the right mix of technology, outsourcing, and talent will determine whether firms can meet their obligations at scale, and this hub is designed to give attendees an unfiltered view of what actually works.

Across live product demos, practitioner-led discussions, and workforce-focused sessions, attendees will see how leading AML technologies and service providers approach onboarding, verification, monitoring, and reporting for high-volume, time-poor professional environments. The hub also digs into the realities of outsourcing versus in-house delivery, showing firms how to structure engagements, maintain oversight, and avoid the quality and governance traps that often appear under pressure.

If you’re making decisions about tools, providers, staffing or skills and you want practical clarity rather than vendor hype, this stream will give you the comparisons, context, and confidence you need.

01:15pm

Lightning demos part 1

Sharp, useful tech and process demos from leading solutions providers highlighting practical tools, workflow fixes, automation shortcuts, and resourcing solutions Tranche 2 businesses can deploy immediately.

3 x 10-minute partner demos

01:45pm

Outsource, co-source or in-house? Making the right call for your business

  • What functions can be outsourced without regulatory pain
  • How to get pricing, SLAs and oversight structures right
  • Early failures – when outsourcing creates new compliance problems
02:15pm

The hidden costs of AML – budgeting for the first 2 years

  • How not to blow out year 1 costs, budget beyond tech for people, remediation, and process uplift
  • Why year 2 still bites – ongoing monitoring, QA, training, and audits
  • How to stay ahead by building a two-year AML budget with buffers for regulatory shifts and vendor creep
02:45pm

Movement and refreshment break

03:00pm

Lightning demos part 2

2 x 10-minute live demos from leading solutions providers

03:20pm

Australia’s AML talent crisis: how to build and train your team fast enough

  • What skills actually matter (and which are overrated)
  • How to reskill existing staff for AML roles quickly
  • How global KYC/AML teams source and develop talent
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

Don’t forget to collect your copy of AML Edge Bedtime Stories 2!

Jeremy Moller
Jeremy Moller
Senior Advisor - Risk Advisory,
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!