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Upcoming conference to outline the latest risks and opportunities in the AFC space

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ACAMS, a leading international membership organization for anti-financial crime (AFC) professionals, is pleased to announce the LATAM Assembly 2023, a special two-day conference focusing on strategies to mitigate compliance risks and investigate criminals engaged in illicit-finance schemes in Latin America. The event, which features more than 60 experts, will be hosted in the Dominican Republic beginning on Aug. 29.

Under the theme "Fostering a Culture of Compliance in Latin America," the Assembly will offer guidance on an array of issues, including deploying AI to reduce money-laundering risks, adopting compliance plans to fight cyberterrorism, and understanding regulatory priorities on digital banking and cryptoassets.

Highlights include:

• A keynote address by Gustavo Elhim Vega Ruvalcaba, Deputy Executive Secretary, GAFILAT, and special presentation by Meliton Cordero, Special Agent Advisor, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic
• "Regulatory Fireside Chat: Recent Trends and Challenges in Latin America" with speakers Alejandro Fernández, Superintendent, Superintendency of Banks of the Dominican Republic, and Rodrigo Kibsaim Garcia Romo, General Director, National Banking and Securities Commission of Mexico
  

Attendees can also participate in networking sessions to help bridge the public-private sector divide, elevate women in AFC compliance, strengthen ties between the FinTech and crypto communities, and convene professionals from non-bank institutions.

"The LATAM Assembly brings together some of the region's best financial crime fighters to discuss what we need to prepare for and how we can do better," said ACAMS CEO Scott Liles. "We've created a platform for open and honest dialogue between public- and private-sector entities in the AFC space."

For more information, please visit: https://www.acams.org/en/events/the-assembly/the-assembly-latam.

About ACAMS®

ACAMS is a leading international membership organization dedicated to providing opportunities for anti-financial crime (AFC) education, best practices, and peer-to-peer networking to AFC professionals globally. With over 100,000 members across 180 jurisdictions, ACAMS is committed to the mission of ending financial crime through the provision of anti-money laundering/counterterrorism-financing and sanctions knowledge-sharing, thought leadership, risk-mitigation services, ESG initiatives, and platforms for public-private dialogue. The association's CAMS certification is the gold- standard qualification for AFC professionals, while its CGSS and CCAS certifications are for sanctions professionals and AFC practitioners working in the crypto space, respectively. ACAMS' 60+ Chapters globally further amplify the association's mission through training and networking initiatives. Visit acams.org for more information.

SOURCE Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)