
Day One: 07-12-2021
10:00 am
* The program follows UAE’s standard time (UTC+4)
2 hours and 50 minutes
10:00 am
UAEBF’s welcome message
5 minutes
Jamal Saleh
Director General, UAE Banks Federation
Director General, UAE Banks Federation
10:05 am
UAEBF’s Fraud Prevention Committee welcome message
20 minutesPresented by: 

Charanjeet Singh
Head of Group Fraud Risk & Investigation, First Abu Dhabi Bank
Head of Group Fraud Risk & Investigation, First Abu Dhabi Bank
10:25 am
Fraud in a New World of digital payments
50 minutes- The Payment Fraud Epidemic Arising from the Pandemic
- How to balance customer experience while offering secure payments
- Investment Fraud’s boom and future ventures (crypto, green energies..)
- Social Engineering scams, BOT Attacks, synthetic identities: how might these typologies evolve beyond 2021?
Moderator:
Speakers:


Nisreen Sabri
Regional Head Fraud Management- Wealth & Personal Banking, HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
Regional Head Fraud Management- Wealth & Personal Banking, HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

Nandkumar Saravade
Senior Advisor & Mentor on Security
Senior Advisor & Mentor on Security

Sheetal Bhardwaj
Financial Crime Expert | Board Member MENA Chapter, The Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists
Financial Crime Expert | Board Member MENA Chapter, The Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists

Vinay Sugunanandan
Head of Fraud Risk Management, Commercial Bank of Dubai
Head of Fraud Risk Management, Commercial Bank of Dubai
11:15 am
Digital Onboarding; For a Seamless and Secure Journey
50 minutes- Secure digital onboarding
- Striking the right Balance between security concerns and CX
- The use of AI, cognitive document automation and RPA
- ID verification; facial recognition and e-signatures
- How can you create trust and safety while onboarding customers, staff and vendors digitally?
Moderator:
Speakers:


Charanjeet Singh
Head of Group Fraud Risk & Investigation, First Abu Dhabi Bank
Head of Group Fraud Risk & Investigation, First Abu Dhabi Bank

Sujata Dasgupta
Global Head – Financial Crime Compliance Advisory, Tata Consultancy Services
Global Head – Financial Crime Compliance Advisory, Tata Consultancy Services

Ali Suha Ter
Head of Enterprise Risk Management, Mox Bank
Head of Enterprise Risk Management, Mox Bank

Nick Mothershaw
Chief Identity Strategist, Open Identity Exchange
Chief Identity Strategist, Open Identity Exchange
12:05 pm
Trade finance Frauds- Money laundering and beyond
45 minutes- Trade Finance fraud: Common red flags and risks, Synthetic or structured LCs, and Blockchain adoption
Moderator:
Speakers:


Geoffrey Wynne
Head of Trade & Export Finance Group, Sullivan
Head of Trade & Export Finance Group, Sullivan

Carl Wegner
Chief Executive Officer, Contour
Chief Executive Officer, Contour

Dhiraj Kunwar
Managing Director, Business Banking, RAKBANK
Managing Director, Business Banking, RAKBANK

Alex Gray
Head of Trade & Transaction Banking, The London Institute of Banking and Finance
Head of Trade & Transaction Banking, The London Institute of Banking and Finance

Zulqarnain Javaid
Chief Executive Officer, UAE Trade Connect
Chief Executive Officer, UAE Trade Connect