AML SUMMIT 2025 Schedule
See the topics across the two days of the AML SUMMIT
Day One Agenda - 8 May 2025
8:00am | Registration opens
You are invited to register your attendance at Level 3, Auckland War Memorial Museum, prior to the start of the conference.
8:45am | Welcome
The AML SUMMIT 2025 begins with a welcome from your host, AML Solutions.
9:00am | Keynote: Cracking Down on Crime
In this session our first keynote shares their experience of linking predicate crimes to money laundering, the red flags they picked up on from the underlying financial institutions, and how reporting entities can do the same in their compliance programmes.
9:35am | Keynote: Coming soon!
10:10am | Morning Tea
Join fellow conference delegates and presenters for refreshments and networking.
10:40am | Ministry of Justice Update | MoJ
Hear from the Ministry of Justice on the significant recent changes, including the Bills before Parliament, introduction of levies, changes to the regime, and more.
11:05am | The AML/CFT Supervisor Update
After 12 months of significant guidance releases and legislative updates, hear from the Supervisors on the focus for the year and beyond.
11:45am | AML/CFT Updates: A Year in Review
It's been a busy year of regulatory updates and guidance from our AML supervisors. We'll review the highlights (and gaps) in the guidance, and consider what matters most for effective AML compliance.
12:20pm | Lunch
Join fellow conference delegates and presenters for lunch and networking.
1:30pm | Panel Discussion: Preparing for the Coming Changes
Representatives from the Supervisors, AML/CFT Auditors, and Reporting Entities discuss how the coming changes will impact Reporting Entities, and the best way to prepare for them.
2:05pm | Online Scams and Cyber Crime
How can Reporting Entities ensure the safety of their clients' data? This session explores the importance of data security, record-keeping, and how to protect client information from malicious third parties.
2:40pm | Afternoon Tea
Join fellow conference delegates and presenters for refreshment and networking.
3:10pm | Disrupting Proliferation Financing
Weapons of mass destruction including nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons are a serious threat to global security. In this session, we look at how proliferation financing can happen through New Zealand Reporting Entities, and the policies, procedures, and controls you need to detect and deter it.
3:45pm | From AMLCO to Auditor: Audit Insights and Tips
Finding AML/CFT audits a challenge? Hear from AML Solutions' Brandon Stanaway as he shares valuable insights from his experience as both auditee and auditor.
4:30pm | Close and Networking Drinks
Enjoy the opportunity to relax with presenters and fellow delegates over drinks and canapes after the conference.
Agenda is subject to change.
Day Two Agenda - 9 May 2025
8:00am | Doors open
Make your way to Level 3, Auckland War Memorial Museum, prior to the start of the conference.
8:45am | Welcome
The second day of the conference begins with a welcome from your host, AML Solutions.
9:00am | Case Studies: Unusual CDD / ECDD
95% of CDD is standard and easy to manage. But when you encounter the remaining 5%, what do you do? In this session you will hear about unusual CDD and enhanced CDD cases, and how they were resolved.
9:45am | Workshop: Practical Reporting
Learn the different types of AML/CFT reports in this workshop. We will walk through each one, share practical insights, and what you should pay attention to for optimising your Compliance Programme.
10:20am | Morning Tea
Join fellow conference delegates and presenters for refreshments and networking.
10:50am | Workshop: Building and Evaluating Your Individual Client Risk Assessment
By 1 June 2025 your business will need to have a methodology for risk rating each client in place. In this workshop, you will be supplied with a workbook, and taken step-by-step through the process of building a CRR system. If you have already have a CRR system prepared, you will be able to test its robustness, assisted by AML Consultants and experts.
11:50am | Conducting Effective Remediation
Not everything goes according to plan when managing AML/CFT obligations. In this remediation workshop you will hear anonymised case studies of significant successful remediation, and learn the principles of a strong remediation plan for most scenarios, that can be taken away and applied in your business.
12:25pm | Close of the Conference
Closing remarks from your host, AML Solutions.
Agenda is subject to change.