Join us on Thursday, November 21st from 16:00 (doors open at 15:30) for an insightful evening focused on "Client Onboarding and Continuous Compliance," hosted by spektr and ACFCS Nordic Chapter. Organized in collaboration with Louie Vargas, Lead Compliance Officer at Nordea and founder of the ACFCS Nordic Chapter, aims to bring together senior industry professionals and compliance practitioners to discuss the evolving challenges and opportunities in the client onboarding process and ongoing compliance management.

The event is sponsored by Moodys and Copenhagen Fintech.

Please RSVP, and we look forward to having you join us!

Preliminary Agenda

15:30 Doors open - Registration & Networking

16:00 Welcome: Louie Vargas (ACFCS Nordic Chapter)

16:10

Keynote Speaker: Onboarding Unfiltered: Real Talk on Compliance Challenges

Join Mikkel Skarnager, CEO and co-founder of spektr, as he shares his first-hand experience with the challenges onboarding faces in the financial industry. In this session, Mikkel will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the real struggles and untapped opportunities, explaining why the right approach is more crucial than ever in a landscape of increasing compliance demands.

• Speaker: Mikkel Skarnager (CEO & Co-founder at spektr)

16:35

Digitalization in Financial Crime: Best Practices in applying technology solutions to stay compliant

1. Discuss the current landscape for banks and fintech in terms of digitalization of the onboarding process, what the drivers are for change, and the challenges they are facing.

2. Recommendations and best practices in adopting technology to achieve perpetual KYC

3. Benchmarking Nordic institutions in terms of appetite for efficiency and digitalization in the area of financial crime

Panelists:

1. Chor Teh (Director, Financial Crime Compliance Industry Practice Lead at Moody’s), Sverker Tornhagen (Head of Financial Crime Prevention at Finshark), and Christian Visti Larsen (Founder and Board Member of Meo)

17:00

Panel Discussion: AI and Compliance – Transforming the Client Onboarding Journey

A dynamic panel discussion featuring industry leaders who will explore the role of AI in enhancing compliance measures by streamlining onboarding and screening processes.

1. Moderator: Judit Toth, Process Manager at Nordea

Panelists

1. Confirmed Panelists: Thomas Krogh Jensen (CEO at Copenhagen Fintech), Jeremy Joly (CPO; Co-founder at spektr), Hera U. Smith (Director and Practice Lead for FinCrime Compliance at Moody’s/Co-chair of ACFCS Nordic Chapter), and Marcus Mølleskov (Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at Januar).

17:40

Evening Snacks, Drinks & Networking

19:30

Have a great evening, and thank you for joining us!

For questions regarding the event, please send them through to Nicolette nth@copenhagenfintech.dk.