John is the CEO of 2Keys Corporation, a subsidiary of Interac Corp. John is also the Chair of the Board of Crypto4A Inc., a post-quantum security company, a member of the Law Society of Ontario, and a past Chair of the Trust Framework Expert Committee of DIACC. For 22 years 2Keys has provided a range of digital security and identity outcomes for the Canadian Public and Financial Sectors with a primary focus on identity and access management policies, operations, technologies and monitoring. 2Keys is ISO 27001, 27017, and 27018 certified, a Privacy by Design Ambassador, a DIACC, CIO Strategy Council and Kantara member, and possesses a commensurate range of security designations and clearances.

Digital ID 101:

This session will explain what Digital ID is, why it is becoming increasingly important -specifically to payments, how it relates to privacy, security, fintech and other service innovations, and what the future of Digital ID in Canada might look like.

Michel is currently a Senior Investigator with the Corporate Security of Financial Crime Management at National Bank of Canada. Michel joined National Bank of Canada a year ago after retiring from the police force. Over his 27-year career with the Sûreté du Québec, Michel spent 22-years specializing in the field of criminal investigations, fraud, homicide and polygraphs. Michel finished his career with the police by Managing the behavioural science and detection division. During his time as a polygraphist with the police, he gave a several lectures at various conferences in Nicolet, Brussels, and Lausanne.

Michel was actively involved in the teaching and redesigning of the courses on witness and suspect interviews at the Quebec National Police Academy. Michel has also taught the courses on suspect interviews and major crimes at the Canadian Police College, where he provided training on polygraphs. In addition to working as a Senior Investigator at National Bank, Michel teaches interview principles at the University of Montreal as part of the new Certificate in Investigation and Intelligence program. He is still an active polygraphist and is a member of the American Polygraph Association (APA) and the Canadian Association of Police Polygraphists.

Polygraph Myth and Reality:

Michel will discuss how a polygraph test works and how it is performed. Michel will also discuss the legal aspects of a polygraph test regarding the field of private investigation.

Andre Romanovskiy is a Partner in the Cyber Risk Services practice of Deloitte. He has 28 years of Financial Services Industry experience, including IT strategy, technology architecture, IT risk management, security management, and cyber security transformation projects.

Mr. Romanovskiy leads the Payments Risk practice, which provides a wide range of consulting services around payments cyber risk, fraud risk and liquidity risk, ranging from assessment and strategy engagements to complex solution integration and business process transformation projects.

• Master of Science, Electronic Engineering
• Designations: CISSP, CRISC, SABSA

Learnings from a decade of UK Faster Payment fraud risk management:

UK has been on a journey of faster payments (FPS) for over 10 years now. In that period, the financial services industry has seen rapid increases of fraud losses and continuous evolution of fraud tactics. FI’s used various methods to combat fraud. As Canada embarks on the real-time payments journey, many of the UK lessons will be highly relevant and applicable.

Danis Graduated from the Nipissing University with an honour’s degree in Criminal Justice, a minor degree in Native Studies, and with a concurrent diploma in Police Foundations from Canadore College. Danis has served 14 years with the OPP and has worked in several regions and capacities across Ontario, including general duties, traffic, crime and intelligence units. From 2015 to 2017, Danis worked as a Criminal Intelligence Analyst with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre’s Operational Support Unit.

Danis is currently a Detective Sergeant with the OPP’s Anti-Rackets Branch at the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre as a team leader.

The CAFC: here to help you fight fraud:

The presentation will cover MMF and ID fraud stats, current trends, tips and tools used in investigations and how the CAFC can assist you. There will also be overviews of successful fraud investigations.

Detective Constable Micheal Lane has been a member of the Toronto Police Service since 2006. His policing career has been predominantly spent within the field of criminal investigations. He has worked in the Gun and Gang Task Force, Major Crime Unit, and Divisional Fraud Unit. Detective Constable Lane has been certified by the Canada Border Services Agency in Level 1 and Level 2 document examination. Detective Constable Micheal Lane is currently assigned to the Financial Crimes Unit, Corporate Section, where he is assigned to investigate organized, multi-jurisdictional, and complex Fraud cases.

Identifying Counterfeit IDs:

Micheal Lane will be providing an understanding on what a counterfeit document is. He will also go over the basic features of government identification and discuss a Case study on Project Fellowship. The presentation will also provide tips and tools to assist front line employees.

Ritesh started an eight-year career within policing which involved two police agencies within Canada along with several international assignments. He co-led the creation of the Cyber-Crimes unit and the Research and Innovation portfolio focusing on digital transformation. Ritesh then transitioned to the Private sector where he worked with different Fortune 500 Tech companies on global projects related to technology.

Ritesh holds a BBA from the University of Toronto, an MBA from the University of Edinburgh and has completed several courses at the Canadian Police College related to digital investigations. In 2018, Ritesh was selected by Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government for their Emerging Leaders Executive Program. He has presented globally including the World Internet Conference in China, Intersec in Dubai, NATO sponsored cyber summit in North Macedonia, and at the Major City Chiefs/FBI National Executive Institute Conference.

Ritesh frequently appears in mainstream media as a subject matter expert on tech and cyber related stories. He has written for major publications including the Economist and the Financial Times on various topic. He also sits on National E-Crimes Committee and is working on his first book which will explore the impact of future technology on society.

Tomorrow’s Digital Divide:

The world will look very different in a few years from banking systems, identity, biometrics to the nature of fraud. Ritesh will discuss what these emerging technologies may be and how should agencies build the capacity to take advantage of the opportunities it will bring and address the threats it may pose.

Ireen Birungi is accountable for leading the IT security strategy and implementation at Interac Corp. This includes enterprise wide security programs; identifying, reporting and controlling security incidents and breaches; monitoring threats and taking preventative measures; IT security and risk assessments including recommendations to minimize threats; creating awareness and diligence among employees about cybercriminal methods and use and training and managing an effective and experienced security team. Ireen is responsible for operational compliance to industry standards, regulations and legislation.

As part of her role, Ireen partners and works closely with various departments and teams to seek out and create new and innovative solutions to enhance cyber defence and protection.

Ireen has worked in cybersecurity for nearly 20 years. She began her career in the security operations centre for a major Canadian bank, managing processes around network devices and systems, administering cryptographic keys for ABMs and conducting vulnerability assessments on varying technologies. She then progressed to senior roles in governance, risk management and compliance providing consulting advisory services, including recommendations for improving security posture, to a number of different clients in the healthcare sector and telecommunications and ultimately ending back in operations, where she managed individuals on a number of security operations capacity: vulnerability management and security event management.

Ireen holds a degree in Economics from the University of Toronto and cybersecurity designations: CISSP, CISM, and CRISC.

Ben Sapiro is the Global CISO of Great West LifeCo and has worked in both security consulting and operations roles. Ben has security oversight for all of Great West LifeCo operating companies including Canada Life, Irish Life, Empower and Putnam. He has lived both sides of the vendor risk management world as a customer and a vendor.

Detective Constable Rob Vingerhoets has been a police officer with York Regional Police for 15 years and has spent the past 7 years as a member of the Financial Crimes Unit. He is currently assigned to the Proceeds of Crime Section, where he investigates proceeds of criminal activity and money laundering, provides financial investigative support to other criminal investigations, and identifies criminal assets, which may be subject to forfeiture. Prior to working in Proceeds of Crime, D/C Vingerhoets worked in the Major Fraud Section, where he developed a specialization in payment card frauds and identity thefts.

D/C Vingerhoets was recently seconded to Interpol in Lyon, France, where he worked in the Works of Art Unit. While there, he examined money laundering related to cultural heritage crime, specifically art theft and antiquities trafficking.

D/C Vingerhoets has a Master’s degree in Forensic Archaeology from Bournemouth University in the UK, and in addition to his financial crimes duties, he is a member of the YRP Archaeological Forensic Recovery Team.

Profiting from Misery: Examining the Financing Behind Human Trafficking:

This presentation will provide an overview of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, and then look at how criminals profit from this activity. Collaboration between the financial sector and law enforcement is stressed, and emphasis will be made on how financial data can be used by police in their investigations through collaboration with the financial sector.

Colin Organ is a Detective with York Regional Police and a supervisor in the Human Trafficking unit. He has investigated, supervised and managed sex trafficking investigations since 2011, including testifying at various levels of court during prosecutions. He instructs at Ontario Police College on the Human Trafficking Investigators course and has been involved in training and lecturing to police services, community agencies, and court staff, including crown and defense counsel regarding Human Trafficking investigations. Detective Organ was the lead investigator of Project Convalesce, a 12-month multi-Provincial joint forces operation that utilized wiretap, undercover investigations, and surveillance into a criminal organization that were financially benefiting from trafficking in persons, organized frauds, weapons, and drug offences across Canada. This resulted in approximately 40 persons arrested in excess of 350 charges laid to date.

Profiting from Misery: Examining the Financing Behind Human Trafficking:

This presentation will provide an overview of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, and then look at how criminals profit from this activity. Collaboration between the financial sector and law enforcement is stressed, and emphasis will be made on how financial data can be used by police in their investigations through collaboration with the financial sector.