# Event Details - **Event Name**: 6th Annual AML and OFAC Symposium - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 09 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 am – Wed, 09 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Get ready for the 6th Annual AML and OFAC Symposium - Protecting People. Protecting the System: The Next Era of Financial Crimes RiskAbout this EventWelcome to the ACAMS Carolinas Chapter 6th Annual AML and OFAC Symposium!Date: Wednesday, September 9th, 2026Location: Charlotte Convention Center - Richardson BallroomAgenda🕑: 08:00 AMRegistration and BreakfastInfo: Breakfast Sponsored by Quantifind🕑: 09:00 AMWelcome Remarks🕑: 09:15 AMGeneral Session (S1) - Keynote Speaker - Jamal El-Hindi Info: We are thrilled to announce our 2026 Key Note speaker, Jamal El-Hindi. Jamal is a former U.S. Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Deputy Director, having previously served as the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Associate Director for Program Policy and Implementation. Jamal was also Treasury’s inaugural Chief Data Officer, with responsibility for enhancing management and use of all Treasury data.At FinCEN, Jamal led the operational, policy, and strategic planning aspects of the bureau, overseeing rulemaking, guidance and interpretation efforts, and counselling on enforcement, regulatory analysis, and industry outreach. Jamal has demonstrated experience with respect to new payment methods, including prepaid access and virtual currency. In his role at OFAC, Jamal led Treasury engagements with industry and other stakeholders regarding compliance with OFAC sanctions, rulemaking and licensing. Jamal currently serves as Counsel at Clifford Chance in Washington DC. 🕑: 10:00 AMGeneral Session (S2) - Ask Us Anything, BSA Officer EditionInfo: Back and better than ever, this session will highlight session attendee’s pressing AML and OFAC related questions. How are you all utilizing AI “for good”? To what extent are your institutions implementing exceptive relief? How is your team responding proactively to the ever-changing geopolitical landscape? What keeps you up at night? A survey will be sent out prior to the symposium to solicit questions with additional opportunities to ask ad hoc questions live. Beth Herron Financial Crimes Financial Intelligence Unit Executive, Truist Tyler Reynolds Chief AML Officer, Truist Megan Davis Hodge Chief AML/BSA Officer, U.S. Bank Nicolas Khouri Executive Director - BSA/AML Officer, Ally Bank Mike Hall SVP, Director of AML and Sanctions and BSA Officer, Fifth Third Bank Jim Candelmo Chief Bank Secrecy Act and AML Sanctions Officer, PNC🕑: 11:10 AMConcurrent Session (S3.1) Customer Risk Across the LifecycleInfo: Customer Risk Across the Lifecycle: From Onboarding to Exit -- Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) is central to customer risk management and requires coordination across EDD, AML investigations, sanctions, governance, and business lines as institutions expand across banking, fintech, and new payment ecosystems. This panel brings together financial crimes leaders from regional banks, global organizations, and fintech/crypto firms to discuss how customer risk is defined, operationalized, and governed across the customer lifecycle. Panelists will cover key risk factors—such as geography, occupation, product usage, and behavior—and how they drive decisions from onboarding and monitoring to escalation and relationship exit. Attendees will leave with practical guidance on aligning risk appetite, reducing duplication, and ensuring decisions are consistent, well-documented, and defensible.🕑: 11:10 AMConcurrent Session (S3.2) Public/Private Panel Info: As the saying goes, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” Federal agencies have launched initiatives such as HSI Cornerstone and CI-FIRST to accelerate collaboration, yet these efforts can fall short without strong, trusted relationships between government and banking partners. This session bridges the gap between strategy and execution by equipping attendees with practical approaches to building and sustaining those relationships—ensuring information sharing is efficient, effective, and mutually beneficial.🕑: 12:00 PMLUNCHInfo: Lunch Sponsored by Crowe🕑: 01:30 PMConcurrent Session (S4.1) Practical AI and Data Quality in AML ProgramsInfo: Data quality is a financial crimes risk—not just a technology issue. In this panel, leaders across business, risk, and technology will unpack the most common data breakdowns (late delivery, missing attributes, incorrect values), how they disrupt a program, and how data quality will power AI use. We’ll also cut through AI hype with practical, everyday ways to use AI—enhancing analysis, documentation, and consistency without major investment or “replacing” core systems.🕑: 01:30 PMConcurrent Session (S4.2) Agility in a Shifting Regulatory LandscapeInfo: Tactical and Practical: Operational Agility in a Shifting Regulatory Landscape -- This session will provide a cross-industry perspective on how banks of varying sizes are responding to recent regulatory updates from the OCC and FinCEN, including the removal of reputational risk from supervisory programs, revisions to SAR FAQs, and the elimination of new account opening as a beneficial ownership triggering event. The discussion will explore the complexities of regulatory change management, emphasizing how to balance modernization efforts with sustained focus on high-risk areas and how to communicate these changes effectively to auditors and examiners. Industry experts will share candid insights into their implementation approaches and will help attendees build a network of trusted peers for future collaboration.🕑: 02:50 PMGeneral Session (S5) - Human Side of AMLInfo: From Any Town to Every Bank: Where Criminal Fraud Investigations Meet Compliance -- Join our dynamic panel of veteran HSI special agents and AML banking experts as they dive into today’s most pressing fraud threats, including elder abuse and romance scams. Discover how sophisticated, global poly-criminal networks are driving these schemes—turning local crimes exploiting the elderly into international criminal operations. Gain insights into how these schemes unfold at the local and national level, and how HSI and risk professionals are joining forces to combat fraud, protect vulnerable populations, and safeguard the financial system. 🕑: 03:50 PMClosing Remarks🕑: 04:00 PMNetworking ReceptionInfo: Networking Reception Sponsored by SAS - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/charlotte/6th-annual-aml-and-ofac-symposium/100001983466205815 - **Event Categories**: nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 10 hours - Location: Charlotte Convention Center - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 25, max: 225, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Charlotte - **state**: NC - **country**: United States - **location**: Charlotte Convention Center - **lat**: 35.2223511 - **long**: -80.8456832 - **full address**: Charlotte Convention Center, 501 South College Street, Charlotte, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: 6th Annual AML and OFAC Symposium - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=6th+Annual+AML+and+OFAC+Symposium&date=Wed%2C+09+Sep%2C+2026+at+08%3A00+am&bg=1 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is 6th Annual AML and OFAC Symposium being held? - **A:** 6th Annual AML and OFAC Symposium takes place on Wed, 09 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 am to Wed, 09 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm at Charlotte Convention Center, 501 South College Street, Charlotte, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing 6th Annual AML and OFAC Symposium? - **A:** 6th Annual AML and OFAC Symposium is organized by ACAMS Carolinas Chapter. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** 6th Annual AML and OFAC Symposium is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Charlotte, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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