AGENDA
April 22
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM WLW and Fraud & BSA Forum Combined Reception - Spire 73
April 23
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast & Registration - Roosevelt Foyer
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome - Roosevelt Room
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM AI, BSA/AML, & First Line Transactions - Roosevelt Room
This session explores how AI is transforming fraud detection, BSA/AML compliance, and first-line transaction monitoring. Learn how AI can enhance alert generation, prioritization, and investigative workflows while maintaining strong oversight and governance.
- Elissa Brewer, Principal Consultant, Abrigo
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9:45 AM - 10:45 AM SARs: From Detection to Decision-Making - Roosevelt Room
A deep dive into Suspicious Activity Reports—what regulators expect, common pitfalls, and best practices for documenting, escalating, and filing SARs in an increasingly complex fraud landscape.
- Sam Chen, Quantitative Consultant, DCG
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10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Break
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM From Findings to Fixes: Strengthening Your Bank’s BSA/AML Compliance - Roosevelt Room
This program explores how granular BSA/AML issues—such as control gaps or transaction-level failures—can signal broader enterprise risk, connecting early findings to impacts on risk assessments, customer risk management, and change management.
- Stephen King, Principal, Wolf
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch - Roosevelt Foyer
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM IRS Criminal Investigations - Roosevelt Room
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Bankers Panel - Roosevelt Room
Roundtable discussion of 5 areas that are top of mind for BSA, Risk, and Compliance leaders.
Moderated by Victor Cardona, Senior Vice President, Golden State Bank
- Edward Gerovian, Senior Vice President, Head of FIU, Bank of Hope
- Mia Lee, Compliance & BSA Officer, Woori Bank
- Veronica Frank, Chief Risk Officer, Chino Commercial Bank
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Break
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Regulator Panel
Moderated by Stephen King, Principle, Wolf & Co, Inc.
- Greg Mullane, Special Activities Case Manager, FDIC
- Gen Sato, Senior Specialist Examiner, FRB SF
- Rochelle Rapada, Examinations Manager, DFPI
- Tyler Hoke, BSA/AML Lead Expert, OCC
