Corporate Crime & Regulation Summit 2025

Regulatory change in practice: mastering change and mitigating risk

Hear about the lifecycle of regulatory change through the point of view of the first line business lead, second lines of defence, the external advisors and the regulators.

In an era of regulatory change and expansion, compliance is a real challenge for those in financial services. With the development of ‘principles based’ regulation, the challenges for firms in ensuring comprehensive and robust implementation and embedding have evolved. Businesses are required to ‘extrapolate’ regulatory guidance and assess how to best act in any particular situation without the support of detailed ‘rulebooks’.

We will bring our audience through some key milestones, from horizon scanning to embedding the operational, legal and governance steps to effectively implement regulatory change and mitigate risk.

Speakers: Mark Devane (Moderator)

Fraud vs friction: balancing the compliance burden with good business

All businesses alike face the competing challenges of increased operational threats from fraud (resulting in potential losses to the business) and increased regulatory obligations to prevent fraud or legal exposure where frauds occur (increasing costs to the business). 

Most businesses can take a ‘risk-based approach’ to managing fraud and money laundering risk. Where is the line between ensuring compliance and remaining competitive and able to transact in today’s evolving and global markets?

This session will cover:

• What are the key fraud risks facing regulated and non-regulated businesses today?

•  What do new regulatory frameworks require front line, compliance and governance steps to do to monitor and prevent fraud risk?

•  How should regulated and unregulated businesses balance the cost of compliance with the ease of doing business: is this a choice, a risk, or a non-negotiable?

Speakers: Dario Dagostino (Moderator)

Regulator and DEI: measuring accountability, encouraging change or shifting course entirely

As regulatory and policy developments signal a potential retreat from DEI, the session will explore the current DEI regulatory landscape, the challenges regulators face in promoting DEI standards, and the broader implications of regulatory shifts for businesses. The discussion will focus on how regulators drive accountability—whether through guidance, thematic reviews or enforcement—and how these approaches influence corporate culture and inclusion efforts. The session will bring insights from domestic and international experiences and focus on how businesses can navigate regulatory expectations while fostering meaningful DEI progress.

Speakers: Keavy Ryan (Moderator)

Next generation investigations - leveraging the Potential of Generative AI to accelerate regulatory investigations

Join us for a dynamic session where panel members share first-hand experiences of using generative AI in regulatory investigations, including perspectives from regulators and the regulated. Expect a fast-paced exchange of views, real-world stories, and practical insights into how AI has the potential to transform every stage of the investigative process, with the right safeguards in place. Discover how cutting-edge technology is streamlining data analysis, shaping case strategies, and redefining what’s possible in investigations. The panel will spotlight both the opportunities and challenges, offering a lively debate on the future of generative AI in regulatory work.

Speakers: Katie O'Connor (Moderator), Joe O'Sullivan

Sanctions and trade - shifting strategies and managing risk

As geopolitical rivalries continue to evolve, new sanctions, countersanctions, tariffs, and other restrictive measures are anticipated to impact international trade through 2025 and beyond. This session will be a lively conversation and exchange of views on real-life sanction pressure points, drawing on the perspectives and experiences of the panel members. The discussion will explore the interplay between geopolitics, sanctions, and trade, including:

• Impact of geopolitical shifts and emerging power centres, EU trade relationships

• Lessons learned from the use of sanctions as a foreign policy tool

• Evolving sanctions strategies and countermeasures

• Sanctions circumvention

• Challenges for businesses

• Future outlook and trends including sanctions enforcement

Speakers: Kenan Furlong (Moderator)

Turbulence ahead - navigating an uncertain world

As global markets and norms are disrupted by heightened tensions and shifting policies, a period of economic and geopolitical instability seems certain in an increasingly uncertain world. The issues this creates for businesses and regulated firms are multi-faceted and constantly evolving. Looking back, we know that significant periods of uncertainty can be expected to change the legal and regulatory landscape. But how? And what steps can be taken now (if any) to help mitigate those risks?

In this session we will bring together leading economic, policy and legal experts to look back on lessons of the past and share insights and expectations as to what may come next.  

We will explore the economic and geopolitical factors influencing business today and discuss the read-across to legal and regulatory issues. We will also consider how best to navigate related risks in order to protect your position.

Speakers: Chloe Culleton (Moderator)