Fighting Money Laundering through partherships

Fighting Money Laundering through partherships

6th Nordic Fintech Research Symposium 2024 - bringing academia and industry together

By Copenhagen Fintech

Date and time

Tuesday, September 24 · 8:30am - 6pm CEST

Location

The Old Celebratory Hall at University of Copenhagen

4 Frue Plads 1168 København Denmark

Refund Policy

Contact the organizer to request a refund.

Agenda

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

Welcome by Copenhagen Fintech 

Thomas Krogh Jensen, CEO

9:05 AM - 9:15 AM

Welcome by University of Copenhagen and Moderator of the Symposium

Linda Nielsen, Professor at The Faculty of Law (KU)

Linda Nielsen will be our moderator for the day. She is a Professor of Law at the University of Copenhagen. Her academic fields include Financial Regulation, Social responsibility (CSR), Financial Re...

9:15 AM - 9:50 AM

KEYNOTE I - Robbing the Bank with a Model Checker

Professor David Basin - ETH Zürich

In his talk David Basin will explain the work of himself and his research group over the last 5 years in analyzing, breaking, and ultimately fixing the EMV protocol for smart card payments.This work ...

9:50 AM - 10:25 AM

KEYNOTE II - AI and process mining

Professor Thomas Hildebrandt

In this talk Thomas Hildebrandt will talk about how to use AI and process mining for digital compliance, AML detection and management of KYC processes.

10:25 AM - 10:45 AM

Coffee Break and Networking

10:45 AM - 11:20 AM

KEYNOTE III - Improving AML systems and reinstating trust

Professor Tom Kirchmaier - LSE and CBS

In his keynote Tom will talk about how to improve the AML systems in banks to make them (much) cheaper, faster, and better. He will argue that the last few years were used to bring the systems in Da...

11:20 AM - 12:15 PM

PANEL DEBATE I - Why and for whom should we fight money laundering?

Professor Tom Kirchmaier - LSE and CBS

Anita Nedergaard Nielsen, Country AML Responsible Nordea

Irene Peschel Nielsen, Partner at McKinsey and Company

The amount of money laundered globally in one year is believed to be 2% to 5% of global GDP, or $800 billion to $2 trillion. Only a fraction of fraudulent, criminal activities through AML is however ...

12:15 PM - 1:10 PM

Lunch and Networking

1:10 PM - 1:40 PM

TALK 1 - Privacy-enhancing Technologies in the figth against AML

Bernardo David, Associate Professor at ITU

This talk will focus on how knowledge sharing can be secured between stakeholders without sacrificing privacy using e.g. MPC (Multi Party Computation) and/or federated learning techniques.

1:40 PM - 2:10 PM

TALK 2 - Data driven economy without comprimises

Kurt Nielsen, CEO Partisia

In his talk, Kurt Nielsen will talk about how to support a data driven economy without compromises (such as privacy)and provide key insights from working with banks and regulators on addressing finan...

2:10 PM - 2:50 PM

PANEL DEBATE II - Balancing technology and privacy

Associate Prof. Bas Spitters - Aarhus University

CEO Christian Visti - Meo

CEO Taavi Tamkivi - Salv

Kurt Nielsen, CEO Partisia

2:50 PM - 3:10 PM

Coffee Break and Networking

3:10 PM - 4:00 PM

PANEL DEBATE III - Addressing AML through partnerships

Tobias Thygesen - Danish Fin. Supervisory Authority

Professor Tom Kirchmaier - LSE and CBS

Dr. Janet Bastiman, Napier

Dr. William Zhang, BIS

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

HONARARY TALK - Charging a new path forward in the fight against AML

Professor Ivan Damgård - Aarhus University

4:30 PM - 4:40 PM

Wrap up of the day by Moderator

Professor Linda Nielsen, University of Copenhagen

4:40 PM - 5:15 PM

Networking and reception

About this event

  • 9 hours 30 minutes

The 6th Nordic Fintech Research Symposium will focus on how academia, fintechs, larger financial institutions and authorities can collaborate on fighting financial fraud with a special focus on Anti Money Laundering (AML) by applying knowledge from state-of-the-art research and advanced industry solutions.

For the 2024 Symposium Copenhagen Fintech has worked with The Department of Computer Science at The University of Copenhagen to bring you a full day program delivered by world renowned researchers and industry experts. We promise that the symposium will be a valuable platform for knowledge exchange, networking, and collaboration.

Agenda

Key research themes will be application of advanced technology to address technical challenges such as:

  • Managing the sheer volume and velocity of transactions
  • Securing data quality and integration
  • Balancing data privacy, anonymity issues and regulatory compliance
  • Reducing false positives
  • Managing and replacing legacy systems to fight AML
  • Handling cyber security risks

We will also adress measures to fight AML from a soceital and ethical perspectives and how we through partnerships can improve AML systems in banks to make them cheaper, faster and better and what measures are needed on a more systemic level to get there.

Confirmed Speakers and moderators

  • Professor Linda Nielsen, University of Copenhagen
  • Professor Ivan Damgård, Aarhus University
  • Professor David Basin, ETH Zurich
  • Professor Thomas Hildebrandt, University of Copenhagen
  • Professor Tom Kirchmaeir, London School of Economics and CBS
  • Kurt Nielsen, CEO and co-founder of Partisia
  • Christian Visti, CEO and co-founder of Meo
  • Taavi Tamkivi, CEO and Co-founder of Salv
  • Bas Spitters, Associate Professor, Aarhus University
  • Anita Nedergaard, Country AML Responsible, Nordea Denmark
  • Dr Janet Bastiman, Chief Data Scientist, Napier
  • Tobias Thygsen, Director at The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority
  • Bernardo David, Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen
  • Irene Peschel Nielsen, Partner at McKinsey and Company Inc.
  • Dr. William Zhang, Technology & Innovation Adviser, Bank of International Settlements Innovation Hub (BIS) 


Who Should Attend:

  • Researchers and Academics
  • Financial Industry Professionals
  • Regulatory Authorities
  • Fintech Entrepreneurs
  • Legal and Compliance Experts
  • Students studying subjects related to computer science, finance and technology law

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The Nordic Fintech Symposium is supported by Copenhagen Fintech as part of the “National Position of Strength programme for Finans & Fintech” funded by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science and co-funded by The Danish Data Science Academy (DDSA).


NOTE: Due to the immense interest in the symposium and limited seating capacity, we have implemented a no-show fee of DKK 1100,- for registered participants who fail to attend without prior cancellation.

Additionally, please note that the deadline for cancelling your ticket is by 9 am on Monday, September 23rd, as this allows us to accomodate individuals on the waiting list.

Frequently asked questions

Will the event be in English?

Yes

Will it be possible to see the event online?

Yes but not on the same day. We will make recordings of the Symposium available later on our webpage www.copenhagenfintech.dk

Will you provide invitation letters (to conduct business) for attendees outside Shengen?

No

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