14:00 – 14:30 : Fraud and Financial Crime Intelligence Keynote

Keith Swanson, Director, Asia Pacific/Japan, Global Fraud, Financial Crime & Security Intelligence Practice, SAS

In this session you will hear about:

• Increasing Focus to combat financial crimes across the industry global trends in adopting new age technologies.
• Global best practices and methodologies in prevention.
• Moving from Detection to Prevention program.
• Achieving Real time response from Customer on Suspicious Transaction Alert.
• Resilient fraud management operations (CI / CD).
• Intelligence everywhere in next generation requirement of integrated fraud and financial crime platform.

14:30 – 15:00 : New Age Financial Crime Analytics

In this session you will hear about:

• Industry trends on emerging AML / CTF risks.
• Best practices and techniques evolution in the financial crime management program.
• Critical success factors of technology beyond regulatory compliance

15:00 – 15:30 : Fraud Prevention in Digital India

In this session you will hear about:

• Early detection of digital payment fraud and scoring.
• Why cross channel fraud monitoring is relevant in digital India.
• Regulatory environment to combat digital fraud.
• Impact on customer in the absence continuous risk profiling.

15:30 – 15:50 : Break

15:50 - 16:20 : Continuous Control Monitoring beyond Compliance

Grozdana Maric, CFE, Head of Fraud & Security Intelligence, EMEA Emerging Markets & Asia Pacific, SAS

In this session you will hear about:

• Control assurance in digital banking era
• Analytics center of excellence is need of the hour of compliance and audit executives.
• Enterprise approach to digital control assurance.
• Employee integrity assurance.
• Where to start the program – risk-based approach.
• Leveraging AI and unique, cutting-edge technology for audit digitalization.
• Regulator inspection and assurance enquires. 

16:20 – 16:35 : AI/ML in Fraud Management

Radhakrishna B, Head of Customer Advisory, SAS India

In this session you will hear about AI/ML in fraud management and Gen AI use cases of next generation fraud management

16:35 - 16:45 : Wrap-up

14:00 – 14:30 : Navigating the future : Strategic direction for Risk

Martim Rocha, Global Head of Risk Banking Solutions, SAS

In today's rapidly evolving business environment, effective risk management is essential for organizations to thrive amidst uncertainty and volatility. This session will explore the strategic direction of risk management, focusing on how businesses can proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks while seizing opportunities for growth and innovation.

Drawing on insights from industry leaders, risk management practitioners, and academic experts, the session will delve into key themes shaping the strategic landscape of risk management.

14:30 – 15:00 : Recalibrating Risk and Capital

With every crisis and bank failure, the banking industry has learned lessons on how to better do risk identification and scenario analysis considering both idiosyncratic and systemic risks.

Next in line is acknowledging the interconnectedness of risks across different financial risk types and the need to bring down silos. Even though integrated risk management is easily recognized as a very commonsense approach to risk management, why is it still not widely put into practice, thereby unable to harness the benefits of holistic integrated risk solutions. This session will cover perspectives on possible reasons and realized benefits.

15:00 – 15:30 : Moving towards ECL under Ind AS 109 – Convergence of Risk, Finance and Accounting

With different steps undertaken by RBI in moving towards ECL based framework for loan loss provisioning in banks which is a forwarding looking measure and leading identifier of stress, this session will provide insights on the challenges and potential solutions.

Through this discussion, it intends to provide valuable insights into the complexities of IFRS 9 and actionable strategies for addressing them effectively.

15:30 – 15:50 : Break

15:50 – 16:20 : Evolution of Climate risk - Manifestation in Balance Sheet Management

Climate change poses significant risks to businesses worldwide, affecting not only their operations but also their financial performance and long-term sustainability.

As the physical, regulatory, and transitional impacts of climate change become increasingly pronounced, it is imperative for organizations to understand how these risks manifest in their balance sheet management practices and to adopt proactive strategies for mitigation and adaptation.

This session will explore the evolution of climate risks and their implications for balance sheet management, with a focus on identifying emerging challenges and opportunities.

16:20 – 16:35 : Wrap-up