Risk Ready Baltics 2024 Summit will take place on 19th September in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Speakers

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  Lukas Jakubonis

  Head of the Centre for Financial Market Development, Central Bank of the Republic of Lithuania

  Lukas Jakubonis is the Chief Business Development Officer, responsible for attracting new companies to the credit, capital, payments and insurance markets and therefore increasing competition. He is the head of the Centre for Financial Market Development, which is responsible for attracting, processing and helping local FinTech community to grow their businesses. Top industry names, government institutions and relationship with local financial community is the Centre's everyday work. Lukas constantly discusses the future trends of the FinTech and banking sector, possible future models, regulation and other aspects of the business from the regulatory side in various events across the world.

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  Marina Valpitere

  Lawyer, Sun Finance

  A lawyer and AML manager in financial services industry, with an expertise in ensuring compliance with AML regulations and protect the financial system from illicit activities, developing and implementing robust AML programs, conducting risk assessments and investigations into potential financial crimes related to consumer credits. Pursuant to work in AML/CTF prevention Marina is a corporate and data protection lawyer, taking the position of data protection officer to ensure the data protection compliance in financial service industry.

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  Janis Kaulins, CAMS-Audit, CFA, FCCA, CIA, CISSP

  Partner, EY

  Janis is a Partner at EY, leading Financial Services Sector - Forensics in Central, Eastern & Southeastern Europe and Central Asia, as well as Forensic & Integrity Services and Climate Change & Sustainability Services practices in the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania).

  He has 14+ years of professional experience in Financial Services Industry - advisory and assurance services, including more than two years of financial audit, internal controls and compliance experience at EY FSO Luxembourg.

  Janis has earned his Bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude (with great honors), at Lawrence University, USA, double-majoring in Economics-Mathematics and Psychology. Janis has attended Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (SSER), in pursuit of a Bachelor's in Business & Economics.

  Janis is a Co-Founder and a Board Member of the Baltic ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists) Chapter.

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  Jorij Abraham

  Managing Director, Global Anti Scam Alliance

  Prof. Jorij Abraham is Managing Director of the Global Anti Scam Alliance, whose mission is to prevent consumers worldwide from getting scammed and ScamAdviser.com, the global blacklist for malicious websites. Before, he has been Director of Research at Thuiswinkel.org (the Dutch Ecommerce Association) and Ecommerce Europe (the European Ecommerce Association).

  The Global State of Scams

  With $1 trillion lost in scams and online fraud is now the most reported type of crime in most countries. With a chance of getting caught of less than 0.05% scams have become a safe and very lucrative business. Jorij Abraham discusses the latest facts, figures, and forecasts in online scams, and more importantly, how can we fight them more effectively and efficiently.

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  Linas Sadeckas, CFE

  Head of Fraud Risk Management, Luminor Bank AS

  Linas Sadeckas is an experienced Anti-Fraud, AML, Compliance professional with solid more than 10 years of experience working in legal and banking industries mainly focused in fighting financial crime. He has master’s degree in the field of law and is a Certified Fraud Examiner by ACFE (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners).

  Currently Linas is leading Fraud Risk Management unit in Luminor Bank AS within Baltic countries, mainly responsible for prevention-detection-investigation value chain.

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  Greta Ranonytė

  Head of Association, Fintech Hub LT

  From October 2, 2023, Greta Ranonytė has been appointed as Head of Association at Fintech Hub LT.

  For the last 5 years, Greta Ranonytė worked at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania, where, among other projects she has been a driving force in preparing the Lithuanian Fintech Guidelines for 2023-2028.

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  Vaidotas Kaukėnas

  Head of Card and Payment Fraud Analytics, Danske Bank

  A seasoned fraud subject matter expert with extensive experience in comprehensively understanding fraudster behavior and the full spectrum of fraud and scam techniques. Currently, he leads the Card and Payment Analytics team at Danske Bank, overseeing a group of professionals dedicated to configuring fraud detection systems, developing tactical intelligence, and creating fraud-related data products.

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  Vytautas Danta

  Deputy CEO and Chief Compliance Officer, Revolut Bank

  Vytautas Danta holds the positions of Deputy CEO, Chief Compliance Officer, and Board Member at Revolut Bank. Since joining the company in 2020, he's overseen the Compliance division, which encompasses Regulatory Compliance, Financial Crime Compliance, and Regulatory Affairs. Bringing 17 years of banking industry experience, Vytautas has held key compliance roles at leading Scandinavian banks, such as DNB and Swedbank. He holds a Master's degree and is also a certified anti-money laundering specialist.

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  Viktor Tkatsenko, MLRO, CAMS, MBA

  Head of AML & Security Department, Citadele banka Estonian Branch
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  Daiva Faustina Safranavičiūtė

  Fraud Prevention Coordinator, Central Bank of the Republic of Lithuania
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  Rob Woods

  Director Market Planning: Finance SME, International Fraud and Identity, LexisNexis® Risk Solutions

  Rob Woods is a senior fraud and identity and biometrics expert for LexisNexis® Risk Solutions. With more than a decade in threat readiness and fraud prevention, Rob is a leading industry expert on this topic.

  Rob is responsible for international market planning for financial services for LexisNexis® Risk Solutions. One of his core priorities within the fraud and identity leadership team is delivering the product portfolio and planning the strategic roadmap service to fit client needs.

  Rob’s product expertise has led the design and delivery of major agile transformation programmes in financial services that are purposefully focused on authentication, fraud and digital identity. A notable project was the implementation of an authentication as a service platform for PSD2 / strong customer authentication at Lloyds Banking Group.

  Rob’s philosophy is customer oriented, which he applies to create services that are centred on identity protection and focused upon a smooth digital banking experience, whilst enabling end users to shop and carry out online transactions with confidence.

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  Eve Whittaker

  Market Planning Director, LexisNexis® Risk Solutions

  Eve Whittaker is an experienced professional in the field of anti-money laundering and financial crime compliance with a passion for finding innovative solutions to aid the fight against financial crime. She has spent several years designing and deploying technology solutions that facilitate compliance with nuanced regulatory requirements while improving the efficiency and efficacy of financial crime prevention programs, with a particular focus on the secure and responsible application of AI and machine learning. Her expertise spans technology and solutions for KYC, AML and CDD/EDD processes.

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  Karina Gabidullina

  Senior Director, LexisNexis® Risk Solutions
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  Daniela Dedeva

  Business Development Manager, LexisNexis® Risk Solutions