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Dr. Louise Shelley is a leading expert on the relationship among terrorism, organized crime, and corruption as well as human trafficking, transnational crime, illicit financial flows, and money laundering. She has authored several books on the subject, most recently Dark Commerce: How a New Illicit Economy is Threatening our Future.

Dr. Shelley has been the principal investigator of large-scale projects on money laundering from Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia and of training of law enforcement on the issue of trafficking in persons as well as wildlife. She has testified before the House Committee on International Relations Committee, the Helsinki Commission, the House Banking Committee, the House Financial Services Committee, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the Task Force on Terrorist Financing.

Dr. Shelley served on the Global Agenda Council on Illicit Trade and Organized Crime of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and was the first cochair of its Council on Organized Crime. She is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Additionally, she often appears on television and radio, including appearances on CNN, NPR’s Marketplace and Takeaway, PBS, A&E, the History Channel, C-Span, Tavis Smiley, Kojo Nnamdi and 60 Minutes as well as in the European media such as BBC, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, Die Welt.

  

Mary Ann Miller has built a trusted and highly visible reputation as a thought leader and global authority on digital fraud on BBC News, NPR, American Banker, USA Today, and others. For over 20 years, she has helped financial institutions globally lower exposure to fraud in an increasingly digital environment through her work with Prove.com, USAA, PayPal, and Lloyds Banking Group, and previously served on the US Federal Reserve Secure Payments Task Force.

Kevin Lyons is an experienced analyst in multiple subject areas, with a holistic approach to the areas of financial crime, fraud, and cybersecurity. His expertise in multiple domains, including open-source intelligence, financial forensics, cyber threat intelligence, telecommunications analysis, data visualization, blockchain/cryptocurrency tracing, and general intelligence collection, allow him the versatility to advance investigations effectively.

A Partner at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP and co-chairs its Payments Systems Practice, representing the acquiring side of the payments industry in legal matters encompassing adversarial disputes and regulatory and compliance work, government investigations of payments companies by the FTC, CFPB, and state attorneys general.

As the founder and CEO of Marketplace Risk, Jeremy Jeremy Gottschalk leads a global platform dedicated to educating, networking, and empowering start-ups and established companies to build and scale successful digital businesses. The organization delivers critical resources for leaders to navigate the ever-evolving digital economy through conferences, boot camps, virtual events, strategic consulting, and world-class content. 

With over two decades of experience combining legal expertise and operational insights, Jeremy’s unique blend of legal acumen and industry knowledge make him a thought leader in the digital platform space. He is a recognized expert in trust & safety, risk management, and legal strategy for online marketplaces and digital platforms. 

 

Prof. Jorij Abraham is Managing Director of the Global Anti Scam Alliance, whose mission is to prevent consumers worldwide from getting scammed, as well as ScamAdviser.com, the global blacklist for malicious websites. Previously, he was Director of Research at Thuiswinkel.org (the Dutch Ecommerce Association) and Ecommerce Europe (the European Ecommerce Association).

A professional with over 30 years' experience in the card payments industry, Rob leads the Visa Rules Management team for North America. Liaising with execs, lawyers, business leaders, product SMEs and sales teams, he provides direction on all aspects of Visa Rule development, interpretation, application, and compliance enforcement and outcomes for the card brand’s largest region by payment volume.

 

Drawing on her expertise in counterterrorism, risk assessment, and mitigation analysis in the intelligence sector, Maya Shabi tracks emerging threats to drive thought leadership and product development with the goal of leveraging technology to beat bad actors at their own game. Maya is deeply fascinated by the evolution of society's engagement with technology, and passionate about standing up for vulnerable and marginalized communities that are most impacted by global threats.

With 20 years of experience in content creation and strategy, including over 10 years working in finance, banking, and compliance risk, Aileen’s mission is to educate and enlighten audiences by distilling complex topics into engaging content.  Aileen is a highly rated speaker, a college instructor, and award-winning writer whose work has appeared in Independent Banker magazine.