Javier Alonso Brito Sanchez.
Venezuela

He is an attorney with a specialization in Penal Law. Specialist in Prevention and Control of Money Laundering and Insurance Fraud. He has consulted for the Institute of Higher Law Studies, International Consultants for Prevention and Control (CIPREC Inc.), Institute for Higher Professional Studies, Superintendence of Banks (Typology exercise 2003), ENIAC (2004) and risk management consulting. He has been a Compliance Officer for BanCentro Insurance Inc, Nuevo Mundo Insurance, and Central Universal Bank.

Subject:

Insurance companies and reinsurance: Typologies of insurance market. Know your client politic. Report of suspicious activities

Marcos Kerbel
United States of America

Economist, banker and teacher. He was during 22 years manager and vice-president of the Israel Discount Bank in Miami. He was also president of the Florida International Barkers Association (FIBA), and actually he is the manager of Education committee, and associate teacher of International Banking, in the International University (FIU), in the Finance department of this institution.

Subject:

Vulnerable merchandise to money laundering and financing of terrorism.

Julio Aguirre
Panamá

Aguirre is a graduate of Universidad Latina of Panama where he earned a MBA with an emphasis on Banking and Finances and Management. He holds a degree in Accounting from the Panama National University. He is Head Compliance Officer for the Latin American Bank of Exports (Bladex) and worked as a compliance officer for the International Bank of Panama. His experience in the banking sector expands over the last 22 years. For the last 11 years he has worked as a compliance officer and has been president of the Committee of Compliance Officers of the Panama Banking Association. He was second vice-president of the Committee for the Prevention of Money Laundering of FELABAN for two consecutive terms. He is President of the Organizing Committee of the Hemispheric Congress for the Prevention of Money Laundering of the Panama Banking Association. He represents the private banking sector in the Presidential High Committee for the Prevention of Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism in Panama. He is certified by the IADB and the World Bank as an instructor and lecturer on the prevention of money laundering and the financing of terrorism for the International Banking Institute of Panama. He is a professor at the Universidad Latina of Panama.

Subject:

The performance official and his work in the prevention and fight against Money laundering. How to scatter a culture of performance inside institutions.

Alejandro Rebolledo CAMS
Venezuela

Alejandro is a Lawyer graduated from Santa Maria University specialized in Criminal Law. He has a Master’s Degree in Criminal Law and a doctorate in Judicial Sciences with a Criminal Law concentration. He is an undergraduate and graduate professor at Santa Maria University and earned a CAMS certification. He was a Special consultant for the Investigation Committee on Money Laundering and Corruption at the former Venezuelan Congress (now National Assembly). He is Executive Coordinator of the National Commission against the Illegal Use of Drugs. He is an instructor for the CAMS Exam. He has been an international lecturer about Money Laundering, Financing of Terrorism and other related issues. He is consults for several public and private companies. He is certified by the National Anti-Drugs Office under No: 001

Subject:
Money laundering as a support system to the corruption: Operatively of the criminal system. Public and private institutions that prevent and fight against this offense

Alberto Rabinstein
Argentina

Director of the AML Graduate Program in the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is an AML authority in the south cone, amongst his past responsibilities stand out the direction and presidency of his country’s Financial Intelligence Unit, coordination of GAFISUD’s FIUs, direction of a GAFISUD /FATF complex money laundering techniques’ research project and the representation of Argentina in many international meetings.

Subject:

Requirements that must fulfil financial institutions according to the FATF recommendations and the FATF-FMI/BM testing methods.              

Ramon Garcia Gibson
Mexico

HSBC Compliance Executive Director in Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela. He had been at charge of the money laundering prevention department at Banamex-Citygroup financial group; Compliance Executive Direction in Santander/Serfion financial group where one of his fundamental functions was to responded the charges made by the United States during the “Casablanca” operation. He also took place as a consultant for the Latin America and Caribbean Group of the World Bank in Washington D.C.. He is a Doctor of Law graduated from the Mexico Autonomous National University; he has a Master`s Degree in Law from Houston University. He also has several publications about the Compliance and Money Laundering prevention.

Subject:

Importance of an antimoney laundering consultant to reduced risks. What to do in case of non-fulfilment norms and proceedings?             

Ramón A. Aguilar Lugo, CAMS
Venezuela

Manager of Rules Performance Unit f BBVA Venezuela. Previously, worked during 5 years in superintendent’s office of Bank and other financial institutions of Venezuela as a specialist of inspection. He also worked in financial entities, -Provivienda, Tequendama Bank, Saet Group and Union Bank-. He got graduated form National Experimental University Simon Rodriguez, Aguilar works in the Institute of Professional High Studies as an instructor in Advanced Program in Prevention of money laundering and audit of performance, and in the Centre of Specialized Studies in Administration, Supervision and Banking Control.

Subject:
Keys of success for an effective activity of prevention and control of money laundering.

Consuelo Herrera, CAMS, CFE
United States of America

Ms. Consuelo has a degree en South Florida University, a College of Business Administration BS, on accounting, a specialization in customs and taxes, accountancy and earned a CAMS certification. Certified Fraud Examination (CFE). More than 20 years of experience in private companies, government entities; she teaches on anti money laundering, banking fraud and forensic accounting, issues. Contributes with the “ACAMS, TODAY” magazine.

Subject:

Lessons to remember- the what, how what could prevent itself

Juan Pablo Rodriguez Cardenas
Colombia

Lawyer of the Externado University of Colombia, specialist in Penal Law and Criminology, specialist in control and prevention ok money laundering of the Salamanca’s University Foundation, Spain. International Consultant and lecturer in banking, stock market, forensic auditing, corporative government, administrative corruption, banking security, corporative fraud, in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Dominican Republic. Invited professor of forensic audit section of Integral Audit master’s degree of polytechnic University of Nicaragua, undergraduate teacher, and author of articles about penal Law and money laundering.

Subject:
Money laundering since risk administration perspective

Paula Ramírez Barbosa
Colombia

Paula Ramirez has a doctorate in law, Master degree en Penal Law, Master degree un Latin- American Political Studies all in Salamanca University. She is a specialist in Penal Law and Forensic Science of the Catholic university of Colombia. Another studies en Penal Law, labour Law, Public Law, foreign relations and Criminology. Legal Assessor of General Attorney of the Nation, member of the Editing council of the General Magazine of Penal Law in Spain, member of the International Association of Penal Law, Spanish section, undergraduate teacher, Extraordinary prize of Doctorate in Salamanca University.

Subject:
Procedural measures in the fight against Money laundering. Typologies in Colombia.

Rafael Nuñez
Venezuela

Over 9 years on experience in the area of Information Security. Deputy Director of the Counter Paedophilia Investigative Unit (www.CPIU.us). Founder of www.EnfoqueSeguro.com. Editorial Consultant for "El-Nacional.com", Director of InteliCorp: (www.InteliCorps.com). Coordinator of Forensics Computing for CANTV Telecommunications - 2003-2006, Information Security Manager for: Bolivar Bank and BanPro. 2006-2007, Training at the France Institute- Hack Academy, Paris France, 2001.Sans Insitute, GIAC Track 8. Las Vegas, USA, 2004. EC-Council - CEH V4.0 Venezuela. Caracas Venezuela. 2007,International Lecturer at BSecure México DF. 2007,PoliGram, Colombia 2006, Security Summit 07, Argentina, International Universities

Subject:
Cybercrime, How to detect the enemy within?

Emilio Negrón CAMS.
Venezuela

He is a graduate in Public Accounting from the Central de Venezuela University, former Bank Superintendent’s official and other financial institutions. His most recent positions were: Inspection Director, Financial Control and Analysis Director, Deputy Bank Superintendent, Acting Bank Superintendent, Auditor, Bank and Financial Institutions Liquidator. He has been a Vice-president and Board Secretary of the Deposits Guarantee and Bank Protection Fund (FOGADE), as well as consultant for Venezuela’s Central Bank in the 1991-1992 banking reform process. He has developed consulting services in the Latin American Monetary Studies Center based in Mexico, the InterAmerican Development Bank and some of the regulatory and bank supervision entities in Latin America and the Caribbean. He is a Costs Accounting, Financial Law, Banking Firms Financial Statements Analysis and Financial Institutions Analysis Professor for the Central de Venezuela University’s Undergraduate and Graduate Courses as well as a Bank Supervision and Risk Analysis Associate Professor in the Banking.

Subject:

New Strategic Visions on prevention and money laundering.

Douglas Serrano
Venezuela

Economist graduated from the Santa Maria University, Magister Degree in Currency and Financial Institutions from Venezuela Central University. 

He was former Banesco, Universal Bank C.A; Comercio Exterior Bank, C.A and Exterior Bank officer for Prevention and Control of Money Laundering. He was Prevention and Control Head Department for the National Financial Intelligence Unit. He had represented Venezuela at the XI CFTF Conference; XII CFTF Ministerial Conference, United States Department of Treasury and the Prevention of Money Laundering and Fiscal Offences Executive Service in Spain. He participated at the Working Multilateral Group reunion about Peso Exchange System in the Black Market. Nowadays Diego Serrano is a Currency and Financial Institutions postgraduate course Professor at the Venezuela Central University. He is also a Professor for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Financial Risks Evaluation Advance Program from the Venezuela Central University.

Subject:
Financial intermediation process in the stock market; Stock Brokerage House and Banking

Diego Bleger
Argentina

He is certified public account from the UCEL University in Rosario, Argentina. He is KPMG Forensic Manager in Buenos Aires. Bleger has a very extensive experience in investigations related to assets manipulation, unlawful appropriation of money, corruption inside companies, contractual argument, international arbitration, fraud prevention, all of this learned in United States, Venezuela, Guatemala, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. He also possesses knowledge in sectors such as retail, power & natural resources, oil & gas, pharmaceutics companies, media & communications, and financial. He worked in New York city KPMG office in matters related to money laundering control and prevention and counter terrorism financing in north American banks. He is also member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

Subject:

Clasic typologies of money laundering and financing terrorism

Silvina Capello
Spain

She has more than 8 years in expertise about Money laundering and terrorist financing. Before she became part of KPMG group, she worked from 2001 to 2007 in the Executive Secretary from the GAFISUD. She has coordinated mutual evaluations in National Antimoney Laundering Systems for 5 countries, which belong to the GAFISUD; she has also coordinated Groups of Legal and Police work. She has dictated a number training seminars and courses in Latin America. Besides she has represented KPMG group for 6 years in the FATF money laundering working group in its usual meetings; in the UN Counter Financing Terrorism Committee; and also she has been present at the GAFIC meetings. Silvina Capello is a lawyer from the Catolica Argentina University; she has a Master degree in Criminal Law from the Palermo University in Argentina.

Subject:

How does money laundering affects countries touch by the nowadays financial crisis?

Sven Stumbauer, CAMS
United States.

Sven is a Director in KPMG’s Forensic Practice. Prior to joining KPMG, Sven worked with the NASD (National Association of Security Dealers) as a Compliance Examiner. His prior experience includes Financial and AML/U.S. Patriot Act compliance audits of broker/dealers as well as securities fraud examinations. Sven’s industry expertise includes domestic and international banks, broker/dealers, trust companies and hedge funds, focusing on regulatory compliance, fraud issues and Anti-Money Laundering and OFAC compliance. Sven participated in the development and deployment of KPMG’s proprietary Anti-Money Laundering approach and system, for both correspondent and retail banking, which focuses on the development of scenarios to identify potentially suspicious transactions as well as other indicators of money laundering or fraud. Sven is fluent in English, German, Czech and Slovak, and possesses a working knowledge of Russian and Spanish. He has extensive international professional experience, providing advisory services to clients in the United States, throughout Europe and Russia, the Caribbean Islands, South America and Asia. Sven currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Florida International Bankers Association (FIBA).

Subject:

Brokerage Houses in the face of Money laundering, Information’s security and terrorism. Common solutions.

Monica Mendoza
Colombia (U.N.)

Mendoza is an attorney for the Latin American Legal Assistance Program for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAPLAC) at the United Nations Office against Drugs and Crime (UNODC). She holds a law degree from the National University of Colombia, with a Specialization in Administrative Law and Specialization in Penal Law and Criminological Sciences. She is organizer of the Workshops of Evidentiary Proof in Money Laundering Crimes (Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Colombia). She supervises the Financial Internships against Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism. She was Delegate Prosecutor (E) before the Criminal Judges of the specialized Circuit, and Assistant Prosecutor.

Subject:
UN and its typologies about money laundering in the region

Fernando Fernandez
Venezuela

Fernandez is a partner at Baker & McKenzie. He is an international lecturer in the areas of organized crime, money laundering prevention, insurance fraud and other financial crimes (drugs LOCTICSEP, contraband etc.) He works as a professor for the Political Studies and Law department at the Central University of Venezuela. He holds a Master’s degree in Philosophy from the Simon Bolivar University, and a Master’s in psychoanalysis from the CETRAC. He is coordinator of the Group for the Institutional Reform, State Reform and Economic Reform of the Presidential Commission for State Reform (COPRE). He has been a legal consultant for the Fund for Deposits Warranty (FOGADE) and of Progreso Bank and the Republica Bank. He is also a consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank. He co-wrote the final report for the development and application of the COPP.

Subject:
To be announced.

Luis E. Núñez Santana, CAMS
The Dominican Republic

He is an Economist, expert on international economic relations. He worked for 24 at the Central Bank International Department and 8 years as its director. He is President of L. NÚÑEZ & ASOCIADOS. He is Certified AML instructor by the Banks Superintendence and international organisms. He participated in the Hemispheric Program of capacitating on Money laundering control and prevention sponsored by the FATF, National Drugs Committee, the SB and the BID; “Course-Conference The Changing Face of Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism in the Caribbean Basin Region” Sponsored by GAFIC in Port Spain, Trinidad; “Anti-Money Laundering Training Program for the Securities Industry”, promoted by the SIV y la US Securities and Exchange Commission under the USAID sponsorship. He participated on the Entertainment seminary for financial and exchanging intermediation to prevent money laundering and fight against financing terrorism sponsored by the SB and the United States Treasury Department. He received a Master in Business Leadership at the Bizz Award of the World Business Confederation and Success Business Awards 2008.

Subject:

“Money laundering prevention and fight against financing terrorism in the exchange market. The Dominican Republic Case”

Asdrúbal Aponte CFE, ACAMS, CFSA
Puerto Rico

He started his studies in Germany and United States, coming back later to Puerto Rico to complete them in Commercial Management specialazing in Accounting. He worked 16 years with the Chase Manhattan Bank and the Chase Capital Markets as a Treasury Assistant; his last 7 years in International Audit covering Puerto Rico, Caribbean Islands and South America. Today and for the last 18 years he has been ahead of the Division Investigations from the Financial Institutions Commissionaire Office, where he investigates any kind of violation related to financial institutions and investment fraud schemes. Currently he is member of the Fiscal Committee of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA); and the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) in which he is founder member for the Puerto Rican Chapter. He is also Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA) and Certified Antimoney Laundering (CAMS).         

Subject:
How to prevent Ponzi Scheme: Ponzi and Multilevels

Vielka Ramirez
Panama

She has Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Panama; she possesses a stockbroker licence issued by the National Commission Security of Panama. Since the beginning of her career she worked in banks that became the pillars of her professional instruction; she worked in Deutsch Sudamerikanische Bank and in the International Bank of Panama, institutions where she practice several titles related to Private Banking and Investment. Vielka is founding partner of the firm “Ramirez & Asociados Consultores, S.A.”, a consulting firm for stock houses and investment assessors for these institutions development and operational capacity. For 5 years she has been working an instructor for those people that need the appropriate due diligence to work in the Panamanian capital market. She is Executive Director for the “Cámara de Emisores de Valores de Panamá”; and member of the “Patronato de Panama Viejo” a non-profit organization which dedicates to the preservation of Panama historical patrimony.   

Subject:
Stock houses in Panama - Risks and controls

Michael Diaz, Jr.
EEUU

He is a lawyer and the founding and managing partner of the international law firm of Diaz Reus & Targ, LLP. He is and managing partner of the domestic and international trade and investment transactions, litigation and arbitration. He represents Fortune 500, financial institutions, multinationals and government entities on complex commercial disputes, and regulatory investigations. He is an ACAMS anti-money laundering certified specialist.

Subject:

Ponzi, Madoff and Stanford: Fraud Anatomy