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Starting 3 November 2025 (Canada) / 4 November 2025 (Australia), the Vancouver Anti-Corruption Institute (VACI) will host a five-part webinar series connecting leading voices from Canada and Australia on today’s most pressing financial crime challenges.

These weekly one-hour sessions are designed for AML/CFT professionals, compliance teams, law enforcement, investigators, policymakers and other professionals working in financial crime enforcement. Each session will be held on consecutive Mondays commencing at 1:00 p.m. (Vancouver) / 4:00 p.m. (Toronto) and Tuesdays at 8:00 a.m. (Sydney). Registration is free.

Session 1: Understanding the Drug-Money Supply Chain – November 3 (Canada) / November 4 (Australia)

• Dr. Peter German, KC, ICCLR President and Executive Director and Chair of the VACI Advisory Committee (Introductory Remarks)
• Jeffrey Simser, Former Director of Civil Forfeiture, Ministry of the Attorney General in Toronto and VACI Expert (Moderator)
• Kim Bolan, Reporter, Organized Crime, The Vancouver Sun
• Dr. John Coyne, Director, National Security Programs, Australian Strategic Policy Institute

Session 2: Money Laundering – November 10 (Canada) / November 11 (Australia)

• Crispin Yuen, VACI Expert (Moderator)
• Sgt. Robin Critchley, E-Division, Cyber and Financial Investigation Team, RCMP
• Anthony Morgan, Research Manager, Australian Institute of Criminology

Session 3: Informal Value-Transfer Systems & Capital-Flight Laundering – November 17 (Canada) / November 18 (Australia)

• Stefan Cassella, CEO of Asset Forfeiture Law, LLC and VACI Expert (Moderator)
• Cameron Field, Vice President, The Vidocq Group
• Stefan Williams, Detective Superintendent, Australian Federal Police

Session 4: Prevention – Customer Due Diligence – November 24 (Canada) / November 25 (Australia)

• Amber D. Scott, Co-Founder, Chairperson, and Strategic Advisor, Outlier Compliance Group (Moderator)
• Warren Dickins, Head of Financial Crime, Money Laundering Reporting Officer, Suncorp Bank
• Dwayne King, Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer, WFCU Credit Union
• Nelson Yiannakou, Head of Financial Crime & Regional MLRO, APAC, Revolut

Session 5: Disruption & Asset Forfeiture Measures – December 1 (Canada) / December 2 (Australia)

• Melinda Murray, Executive Director, Criminal Property Forfeiture, Manitoba (Moderator)
• Melanie Paddon, Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU-BC), RCMP
• Mark Pulvirenti, Director Confiscations, New South Wales Crime Commission
• Anthony Krunes, Intelligence Manager, Financial Investigations Team, New South Wales Crime Commission

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