Risk, Fraud & Financial Crimes Customer Connection for Banking and Insurance

28^th– 29^th October | SAS Institute Tokyo, Japan

Secure Horizons - Defining Tomorrow

In today’s fast-evolving landscape—shaped by rapid advancements in AI, increasing regulatory pressure, and heightened financial volatility—organisations face unprecedented challenges in managing risk and combating financial crime. Criminals are leveraging technologies like Generative AI to exploit financial systems with alarming sophistication, while Risk professionals face increased regulatory pressure and higher volatility and an ever increasingly complex risk landscape making it imperative for institutions to adopt equally advanced tools for Risk, Fraud and Financial Management.

Join us at the SAS Customer Connection 2025 to explore how cutting-edge data, analytics, and AI solutions are transforming the way we approach fraud prevention, financial crime compliance, and enterprise risk management. This event offers a collaborative forum for banking and insurance leaders to share insights, discover innovations, and shape the future of risk strategy.

This year’s agenda will encompass:

Best practices in Banking: Enterprise Decisioning, including: Credit modelling & decisioning, Model lifecycle automation, Model validation and Model risk management; Dynamic IBSM including: Regulatory Capital, Loss Provisions, ALM, Liquidity Risk, Market Risk and Stress testing. Governance including: Operational Risk, Operational Resiliency and BCBS 239 governance.
Best practices in Insurance: Insurance Enterprise Decisioning including actuarial modeling and decisioning, customer onboarding, automated underwriting; Fraud including Claims and Subscription Fraud IFRS17 including financial insights, updates and beyond, Asset Management including Mark-to-Market and Portfolio Optimization.
How AI and GenAI can accelerate business processes

Agenda

The agenda will be updated on a frequent basis.

28^th October – Day 1 Plenary - Risk, Fraud & Compliance/AML

Agenda

Sessions Details
08:00 - 09:00	Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00 - 09:10	Welcome & Agenda Chikara Teshima, Vice President Japan, SAS
09:10 - 09:40	SAS Executive Vision: SAS Approach for the Future of Risk, Fraud and Compliance Anselmo Marmonti, Vice President, Pre-Sales for Banking Risk, Fraud and Compliance Solutions, SAS
09:40 - 10:20	Fireside Chat: The Banking Landscape: Emerging Trends & Strategic Challenges Tatiana Zambrano, Head of Operational Experience and Transformation, Truist Financial Corp. Anselmo Marmonti, Vice President, Pre-Sales for Banking Risk, Fraud and Compliance Solutions, SAS
10:20 - 11:00	Networking Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30	Keynote Speaker: Resilience in a new Age: Navigating Risk, Fraud and Emerging Threats Shiro Miyamoto, Executive Officer, Managing Director of Corporate Risk Management Division, MUFG
11:30 - 12:10	Panel Discussion: Orchestrating & Governing AI Models, Agents, and LLMs at Scale How SAS delivers governance for modern AI systems through unified I inventories, automated workflows, and built-in compliance. Generative AI in Action: Transforming Fraud and AML Investigation · Moderator: Terisa Roberts, Global Director, Enterprise Modeling, Decisioning & Governance, SAS · Keith Swanson, Director, Fraud & Compliance, APAC · Ian Holmes, Global Head of Banking Fraud, SAS
12:10 - 12:15	Wrap Up and Preparation for breakout sessions Grozdana Maric, Head of Fraud & Security Intelligence, EMEA Emerging Markets & Asia Pacific, SAS
12:15 - 13:30	Networking Lunch
13:30 - 17:45	Breakout sessions: · Fraud, Compliance and AML · Banking Risk · Insurance Risk & Scheduled 1-1 meetings with SAS Executives and SMEs
18:00 onwards	Networking Dinner

28^th October – Day 1 - Risk, Fraud & Compliance/AML

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Sessions Details
13:30 - 13:45	Introduction - Welcome and Agenda Christopher Ghenne, Global Head for Banking Compliance Solutions, SAS
13:45 - 14:30	Keynote Speaker Michael Hall, Senior Vice President Director of AML and Economic Sanctions and Bank Secrecy Act Officer, Fifth Third Bank, US Financial crimes programs seek to attain a delicate balance of three factors: · Effectiveness of detecting and reporting suspicious activity · Efficiency in detection and reporting with the aim of focusing on the highest risk activities · Regulatory understanding and acceptance of how the financial crimes program achieves this balance In the keynote presentation, specific and actionable examples of innovation and best practices from the US market will be shared.
14:30 – 15:00	Strategic Defense: The Future of Fraud Prevention Through Technology Fireside chat with Tatiana Zambrano, Head of Operational Experience and Transformation, Truist Financial Corp. Moderator: Diana Rothfuss In a world where fraudsters evolve faster than ever, financial institutions must stay one step ahead. Join us for a dynamic fireside chat exploring how cutting-edge technologies—AI, machine learning, real-time analytics, and more—are transforming the fight against financial crime. Our experts will unpack emerging trends, share practical insights, and discuss how banks can predict, prepare, prevent, and protect against fraud in 2025 and beyond.
15:00 – 15:45	Customer Panel: Exploring the Future of Financial Crime Prevention: Possibilities and Challenges in Integration, Governance, and AI Moderator: Chiharu Yamazaki, Founder & CEO, Raksha Consulting Co., Ltd. Panelists: · Tomoko Oshima, Executive Officer in charge of FATF Mutual Evaluation of Japan, Head of Financial Crimes Compliance, MUFG · Teppei Tsujimoto, General Manager, Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crime Prevention Dept., SMBC · Hiroshi Sagawa, General Manager, Financial Crimes Compliance Promotion Office, Mizuho
15:45 – 16:15	Generative AI in Action: Transforming AML & Fraud Investigation · Louis Guilbaud, Industry Consultant, Fraud & Compliance, SAS · Jin Khor, Banking Fraud Consultant, SAS
16:15 – 16:45	Customer Story: PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Nitia Rahmi, Head of Omni Channel Development, PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia
16:45 - 17:10	The Rising Threat of Scams and Means for Combatting Keith Swanson, Director, Fraud & Compliance, APAC SAS
17:10 - 17:15	Wrap Up and Preparation for Day 2 Ian Holmes, Global Head of Banking Fraud, SAS
17:15 - 17:45	Scheduled 1-1 meetings with SAS or Customer Executives and SMEs (meetings could be scheduled throughout the day)
18:00 -	Networking Dinner

Sessions Details
13:30 - 13:45	Introduction - Welcome and Agenda Martim Rocha, Global Head of Banking Risk Solutions, SAS
13:45 - 14:15	Keynote Speaker: The New Imperative for Integrated Balance Sheet Management Martim Rocha, Global Head of Banking Risk Solutions, SAS • Unified capital, liquidity, and funding optimization: integrating RWA, LCR/NSFR, and TLAC into a single balance sheet view. • Dynamic stress testing and scenario analysis. • Balance sheet profitability and resilience: linking NIM, cost of funds with risk-adjusted return and regulatory capital. • Data, analytics, and AI enablement: deploying ModelOps and integrated platforms to reconcile finance, risk, and treasury.
14:15 - 14:45	Customer Story: Best Practices to Manage Volatile Interest Rate Risk and Liquidity Challenges on Balance Sheet Fireside Chat with: • Heng Li Koon, Managing Director, Head Balance Sheet Management, UOB • Shirley Hue, Executive Director, Group Credit and Risk Management, UOB • Moderator: Martim Rocha, Global Head of Banking Risk Solutions, SAS
14:45 - 15:15	Implementing IFRS 9 – from ECL Models to Enterprise Value Fireside Chat with Hamidi Razak, CRO, Bank Muamalat Moderator: James Clarke, Director, Risk Management Solutions, EMEA Emerging & Asia Pacific, SAS • Challenges – data availability, ECL model development, credit risk assessment & stage allocation • Operationalisation - bridging the gap between Risk & Finance • Compliance with regulatory / prudential frameworks • Using IFRS 9 outputs to enhance stress testing, capital planning, and early-warning systems
15:15 - 15:45	Customer Story: IFRS9 Transformation Program: Standard Chartered Bal Bagary, Deputy CFO, Standard Chartered Bank in conversation with Amir Sohrabi, Regional Vice President ASEAN & Korea, SAS
15:45 - 16:00	Wrap Up & Preparation for Day 2 Martim Rocha, Global Head of Banking Solutions, SAS
16:00 - 16:30	Networking Coffee Break
16:30 - 17:45	Scheduled 1-1 meetings with SAS or Customer Executives and SMEs (meetings could be scheduled throughout the day)
18:00 -	Networking Dinner

Sessions Details
13:30 - 13:45	Introduction - Welcome and Agenda Stefan de Lombaert, Senior Director, Global Head of Insurance Solutions, SAS
13:45 - 14:15	Keynote Speaker: Technology-Driven Transformation for the Next Decade Ken Chan, FSA, Head of Finance Solutions Architecture, AIA Group Andy Tang, FIAA, Head of Financial Data & Analytics Solutions, AIA Group • The Digital Imperative: Embracing end-to-end digital ecosystems to remain competitive and resilient. • AI, Automation & Analytics: how predictive modeling, generative AI, and real-time data are reshaping underwriting, claims, and customer service. • Operational Resilience: Addressing the growing threat landscape, operational and third party risk management on digital platforms and using non-traditional distribution models • Regulatory Evolution: Navigating innovation, compliance, and responsible AI in a rapidly shifting global landscape.
14:15 - 14:45	Challenges & Opportunities for Insurance Digitization Oana Avramescu, Sr. Manager, Insurance Solutions Leader • Integrating AI / ML with legacy systems • Fostering a data-driven culture • Overcoming data silos and ensuring seamless data interoperability • Building an agile and adaptable analytics framework in a rapidly changing environment
14:45 - 15:15	Customer Story: Advanced Analytics for Actuarial Modelling Neslihan Neciboğlu, CEO, Neova Sigorta Leveraging AI for sales productivity and hyper-personalization; automation and improved accuracy of underwriting; augmented claims management and transformation of finance, actuarial, and IT
15:15 - 15:45	Latest Partnerships at SAS within the Insurance Industry Speakers: • Ryuta Kemmotsu, Vice President, Swiss Re Asia • Oana Avramescu, Sr. Manager, Insurance Solutions Leader, SAS • Stefan de Lombaert, Senior Director, Global Head of Insurance Solutions, SAS Improving pricing and underwriting within property insurance with real time catastrophe data from Swiss RE. Automating underwriting for health and life policies with SampleMed.
15:45 – 16:00	Wrap Up and Preparation for Day 2 Stefan de Lombaert, Senior Director, Global Head of Insurance Solutions, SAS
16:00 – 16:30	Networking Coffee
16:30 – 17:45	Scheduled 1-1 meetings with SAS or Customer Executives and SMEs (meetings could be scheduled throughout the day)
18:00 -	Networking Dinner

29^th October – Day 2 - Risk, Fraud & Compliance/AML

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Sessions Details
08:30 - 09:00	Welcome Coffee
09:00 - 09:05	Welcome and Agenda Grozdana Maric, Head of Fraud & Security Intelligence, EMEA Emerging Markets & Asia Pacific, SAS
09:05 - 09:35	Customer Story: Japan Post Bank Co Kunio Kanazawa, Japan Post Bank Co
09:35 - 10:05	Customer Story: Strategic Approach – Counter Fraud Strategy Zuhaib Syed Zafar, SVP – Fraud Risk Management The National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE
10:05 - 10:35	Staying Ahead of Real-Time Fraud: Empowering Financial Institutions with SAS Fraud Decisioning & ThreatMetrix Mariko Maeda (前田まりこ) - Head of Japan and Korea, Country Manager, LNRS-TMX Ken Wan, Principal Solutions Architect, Global Security Intelligence Practice, SAS
10:35 - 11:05	The Weakness in the Industry of New Payment Products Michael Hall, Senior Vice President Director of AML and Economic Sanctions and Bank Secrecy Act Officer, Fifth Third Bank, US Fraud Monitoring across Payments in and out of Crypto Transactions, Account Opening, ATO, and other Emerging Threats, Combining Fraud and AML
11:05 - 11:30	Networking Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:15	SAS Vision – Banking Fraud Solutions Roadmap Advantages of Modernizing from SAS FM to SAS FD Ian Holmes, Global Head of Banking Fraud, SAS SAS Vision – AML / Compliance Solutions Roadmap Advantages of using AML on Viya 4 Louis Guilbaud, Industry Consultant, Fraud & Compliance, SAS
12:15 – 12:25	Audience moves to Main Room
12:25 – 12:40	Broad Audience Back Together – SAS Exec Wrap Up and Closing Remarks Anselmo Marmonti, Vice President, Pre-Sales for Banking Risk, Fraud and Compliance Solutions, SAS
12:40 – 13:30	Networking Lunch
13:30 - 14:00	Roundtable: FRAML Approach: From Silos to Synergy - The Convergence of Fraud and AML · Keith Swanson, Director, Fraud & Compliance, APAC · Ian Holmes, Global Head of Banking Fraud, SAS · Christopher Ghenne, Global Head for Banking Compliance Solutions, SAS
14:00 - 14:45	Roundtable: Trade-based Money Laundering Challenges and How to Address the Subject in an Efficient Way, SAS Real-Time Watch New Screening Engine, AML in the Crypto & Digital Assets Space Christopher Ghenne, Global Head for Compliance Solutions, SAS Ahmed Drissi, APAC AML Lead, SAS
14:45 – 15:15	Live Demonstrations of the Latest SAS AML Technological Innovations Louis Guilbaud, Industry Consultant, Fraud & Compliance, SAS
15:15 – 17:30	Scheduled 1-1 meetings with SAS or Customer Executives and SMEs (meetings could be scheduled throughout the day)

Sessions Details
08:30 - 09:00	Welcome Coffee
09:00 - 09:10	Welcome and Agenda Terisa Roberts, Global Director, Enterprise Modeling, Decisioning & Governance, SAS
09:10 - 9:40	Real-Time AI Governance: Building Trust Across Data, Models, and Agents Stephen Tonna, Head of Risk Modeling and AI Governance, Emerging EMEA & Asia-Pacific • How real-time AI governance extends beyond traditional model risk management to include data, prompts, agents, and AI systems. • Applying the Three Lines of Defense at source, stores, and consumption to ensure integrity and accountability. • Enabling continuous assurance through integrated data orchestration across hybrid, RAG, and fine-tuning environments.
09:40 - 10:10	Latest Trends and Innovations in Credit Decisioning Terisa Roberts, Global Director, Enterprise Modeling, Decisioning & Governance, SAS • Enterprise Decisioning – integrating the silos • How SAS customers are modernising legacy systems • Use of Agentic AI in modern modelling & decisioning ecosystems
10:10 - 10:40	Fireside Chat: The Future of Credit Information Utilization • Toshitaka Kodama, Credit Information Centre, Japan • Saito Kimi, Credit Information Centre, Japan • Moderator: Akiko Kayo, Director, Sales, SAS Japan In today's rapidly changing environment, where consumer needs for credit products are evolving and fraudulent tactics are diversifying, CIC will exchange views on the potential for utilizing credit information to solve industry challenges and advance the credit business
10:40 - 11:30	Networking Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:15	SAS Vision – Banking Risk Roadmap Martim Rocha, Global Head of Banking Risk Solutions, SAS Terisa Roberts, Global Director, Enterprise Modeling, Decisioning & Governance, SAS
12:15 - 12:25	Audience moves to Main Room
12:25 – 12:40	Broad Audience Back Together – SAS Exec Wrap Up and Closing Remarks Anselmo Marmonti, Vice President, Pre-Sales for Banking Risk, Fraud and Compliance Solutions, SAS
12:40 – 13:30	Networking Lunch
13:30 - 16:00	Scheduled 1-1 meetings with SAS or Customer Executives and SMEs (meetings can be scheduled throughout the day)

Sessions Details
08:30 - 09:00	Welcome Coffee
09:00 - 09:10	Welcome and Agenda Stefan de Lombaert, Senior Director, Global Head of Insurance Solutions, SAS
09:10 - 09:40	Customer Story: IFRS17 Journey Stefan de Lombaert, Senior Director, Global Head of Insurance Solutions, SAS Modernising SAS solution for business value. Leveraging the platform for cost savings, process improvement and to enhance strategic decision-making.
09:40 - 10:10	Insurance Decisioning Oana Avramescu, Sr. Manager, Global Insurance Solutions Leader, SAS Transforming insurance decisioning from data to business insights.
10:10 - 10:40	Insurance Fraud – Exploring the Risks and Challenges Globally and In Japan Keith Swanson, Director, Fraud & Compliance, APAC, SAS
10:40 - 11:30	Networking Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:15	SAS Vision – Insurance Roadmap Stefan de Lombaert, Senior Director, Global Head of Insurance Solutions, SAS
12:15 - 12:25	Audience moves to Main Room
12:25 - 12:40	Broad Audience Back Together – SAS Exec Wrap Up and Closing Remarks Anselmo Marmonti, Vice President, Pre-Sales for Banking Risk, Fraud and Compliance Solutions, SAS
12:40 - 13:30	Networking Lunch
13:30 - 16:00	Scheduled 1-1 meetings with SAS or Customer Executives and SMEs (meetings can be scheduled throughout the day)

Speakers

Ahmed Drissi
AML Lead, APAC
SAS

Risk, Fraud & Financial Crimes Customer Connection for Banking and Insurance

28th– 29th October | SAS Institute Tokyo, Japan

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28^th– 29^th October | SAS Institute Tokyo, Japan