Navigating AML/CTF Risks

This is an event for senior accountants and C – Suite executives who want to understand how to comply, lead and drive successful domestic and/or international businesses.

Join moderator Evatt Styles, Partner - Longton Blackwell and a panel of legal, regulatory, in-house, financial crime, audit, compliance and risk experts who will unpack what the reforms may actually mean in practice.

This event is more than a discussion of the AUSTRAC pack and a checklist – it is a deep dive into the Boardroom and explores cross-border risk exposure, regulatory expectations, enforcement trends and real-world implementation challenges.

Evatt Styles, Partner - Longton Blackwell (Moderator) – Head of Commercial Disputes & Insolvency

Evatt is one of Australia’s leading commercial dispute resolution and insolvency lawyers. He is the “go to” for directors, boards, in-house lawyers, developers, builders, lenders, and sophisticated clients because he drives outcomes. Recognised by his peers as a dual -accredited specialist in Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution by the Law Society of NSW, he also serves on the Advisory Committee for Dispute Resolution accreditation.

Over 15 years’ experience in domestic and international commercial dispute resolution, corporate governance, insolvency, cross border disputes, Building and Construction disputes, sports law, white collar crime investigations and large high-profile cases (Australian Federal Police, ASIC and ACCC), as well as search, seize and freeze orders in the Supreme and Federal Court of Australia.

Evatt is an Accredited Mediator from the Australian Disputes Centre, a Fellow of the Resolution Institute, a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia, a Fellow of the College of Law and a Professional Member of the Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association.

Jim Holding, Group Managing Partner – Longton Blackwell (Former Group Managing Partner of DLA Piper)

Jim is a highly accomplished legal and business leader, recognised for his strategic vision and extensive expertise in corporate law, digital assets, and executive management.

Jim has been a mergers and acquisitions lawyer for over 25 years and has been named in Best Lawyers for M&A since 2016. He has been the lead partner on many complex acquisitions and sales in infrastructure, mining, technology and communications.

Prior to his current role, Jim served as Chief Strategy Officer and Compliance Officer at Scintilla/TOKO (a company owned by DLA Piper) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from February 2023 to February 2025, where he honed his skills in navigating complex regulatory environments in the digital assets space.

His leadership extends to significant roles such as Managing Director at TOKO Limited (2020–2024), Aldersgate Funding Limited (2019–2024), and Aldersgate Holding Company Limited (2019–2024).

Jim also held the position of Country Managing Partner at DLA Piper in Australia (2016–2019) and served as Chairman of the Board for Brisbane Heat and Queensland Cricket (2010–2017), showcasing his deep ties to Queensland’s business and community landscape.

Samuel Ung – Head of Asia Practice (NSW), Hall Chadwick

Sam is a seasoned finance and investment leader with a strong focus on the Asia-Pacific Region. Since 2019, as Chairperson of the ASEAN Australia Association he as been instrumental in strengthening economic, social and cultural ties between ASEAN and Australia. Sam is also Director and ESG Committee Member at RC Global.

Samuel’s career highlights include his roles as Impact Investment Analysis at Christian Super, specialising in private assets, and as a founding team member at Brightlight Group where he helped establish property funds and managed investment risks. Currently, as Head of Asia at, Samuel oversees complex business property and investment transactions across Asia.

Brent Kijurina – Partner, Hall Chadwick

Brent has accumulated over 30 years of experience in corporate insolvency.

As a registered liquidator, Brent is a specialist in insolvency and business recovery, Brent’s role includes providing advice to various stakeholders of distressed companies including directors, financiers, employees, unsecured creditors and their respective professional advisers.

Kaan Yuksel, Managing Partner, FSReg- https://fsreg.com.au/ and https://visibl.com.au/

Kaan has comprehensive experience in independently managing the regulatory obligations of various financial institutions, spanning across AFSL regulatory compliance, AML/CTF, bribery & corruption, data protection and corporate governance.

Kaan has broad experience in advising different financial services businesses across the industry, including, payments businesses, foreign exchange firms, derivatives brokers and crypto exchanges.

Kaan is also a lawyer and holds an RG 146 to provide general financial product advice in relation to foreign exchange products and derivatives.

Dr Giridhar Kannan- Ph.D., PMIIA, Founder and Director, AML SureCheck ®

Giri is an expert in anti-financial crime, sanctions, fraud, and the controls and technology used to mitigate these risks. His extensive and practical experience of more than 20 years in implementing compliance programs and assessing company compliance with regulatory and industry standards was gained from his previous role as a first-line regulator and as a financial crime internal auditor with Westpac Group providing trusted advisory through testing of their AML/CTF controls, processes and systems during and after AUSTRAC enforcement action.

Nikunj Shrivastava - Mounties Group, Head of Financial Crime Risk Management

Previously - Head of Financial Crime and AML/CTF Compliance at the Australian Military Bank Ltd; Ernst & Young, Forensic and Integrity Services, Risk and Compliance and previously Treasurer and Director of the (Sydney Chapter) of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE).

A certified, AML Specialist (CAMS), Certified Internal Auditor (IIA) and Certified Fraud Examianer (ACFE).

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Hall Chadwick, 2 Park Street, Sydney, Australia

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